The J2ME Mobile App Top 10 of 2007
Tuesday, 27. November 2007, 19:49:57
The J2ME Platform has a huge market out there. In fact it is so large that it includes nearly any mobile phone out there today and a whole lot of other mobile devices. The IPhone being the exception but that’s another story all together. This big market with huge potential is still relatively untapped and that’s very surprising, but if one search hard enough there is indeed a few gems out there.
And these are my picks of the bunch. You may notice some applications not on the list (Like GMail). That'’s mostly due to the fact that it probably did not work like it should on my testing device: a Vodafone branded Samsung SGH-Z400v. If however you know of another great applet that deserves a mention please leave a comment about it. And stay tuned to Technology or Not for information and full reviews of all these applications coming soon. Without more chatter here is the list
1. Opera Mini 4 (operamini.com)
Does this even need a description? If your phone can only fit one application make sure it’s Opera Mini. This great little app fits the real web on almost any mobile phone with its unique small screen rendering. It also features photo bloging and RSS feeds.
2. Flurry (flurry.com)
Flurry puts all your e-mail accounts in one place, on your phone. It’s fast, simple and very effective. It works with nearly 90% of all e-mail accounts and now even has RSS suppport.
3. Google Maps (mobile.google.com)
Get all Google Earth’s images and Maps directly on your phone where you need it on the road. It’s ingenious and shows off the future of our mobile world.
4. Yahoo! Go (go.yahoo.com)
A browser, RSS reader, Flickr account, yahoo mail, local information, weather and much more all in one well presented yahoo j2me application.
5. Nimbuzz (nimbuzz.com)
Make international calls at local rates while also keeping up with most
of your instant messaging accounts. Includes MSN, Gtalk, AOL and yahoo
6. Mobizines (mobizines.com)
Get snippets of your favorite magazines on you mobile phone to read anywhere and whenever you want. This great application also provides you with local content specific to the media in your country.
7. eBuddy (ebuddy.com)
It’s still beta but probably already is the best mobile instant messaging client out there if you have a MSN, Yahoo or AOL account. I just hope they add more in the future.
8. Mxit (mxit.com)
Mxit is a dedicated mobile instant messaging network. It’s probably the biggest network of its kind and is great to keep up with your friends. It’s very big in South Africa and is rapidly being taken up by the global market.
9. Bing (bing.im)
Yet another dedicated mobile instant messaging network. Has less dedicated features but deserves a place on the list simply because of its quality and better support of other web based instant messaging accounts.
10. CricketCast (plusmo.com/getcy)
Follow live international cricket on your mobile phone. Ball by Ball scores and updates from the world’s leading cricket website cricinfo.com. I would just like to see more sports apps like this!
Notable Mentions (Notice the M’s?):
Mobispine (mobispine.com)
A RSS reader
MovaMail (movamail.com)
A e-mail client
Mig33 (mig33.com)
Mobile IM network
MORANGE (morange.com)
Multi featured mobile app
Eye on the Future:
TruTap (trutap.com)
TryTap will soon be the one stop applet for all social networking and instant messaging. It’s still beta and lacks a lot at the moment but the project has some serious potential. To take a look at the future of J2ME applications go and grab it.
And these are my picks of the bunch. You may notice some applications not on the list (Like GMail). That'’s mostly due to the fact that it probably did not work like it should on my testing device: a Vodafone branded Samsung SGH-Z400v. If however you know of another great applet that deserves a mention please leave a comment about it. And stay tuned to Technology or Not for information and full reviews of all these applications coming soon. Without more chatter here is the list
1. Opera Mini 4 (operamini.com)
Does this even need a description? If your phone can only fit one application make sure it’s Opera Mini. This great little app fits the real web on almost any mobile phone with its unique small screen rendering. It also features photo bloging and RSS feeds.
2. Flurry (flurry.com)
Flurry puts all your e-mail accounts in one place, on your phone. It’s fast, simple and very effective. It works with nearly 90% of all e-mail accounts and now even has RSS suppport.
3. Google Maps (mobile.google.com)
Get all Google Earth’s images and Maps directly on your phone where you need it on the road. It’s ingenious and shows off the future of our mobile world.
4. Yahoo! Go (go.yahoo.com)
A browser, RSS reader, Flickr account, yahoo mail, local information, weather and much more all in one well presented yahoo j2me application.
5. Nimbuzz (nimbuzz.com)
Make international calls at local rates while also keeping up with most
of your instant messaging accounts. Includes MSN, Gtalk, AOL and yahoo
6. Mobizines (mobizines.com)
Get snippets of your favorite magazines on you mobile phone to read anywhere and whenever you want. This great application also provides you with local content specific to the media in your country.
7. eBuddy (ebuddy.com)
It’s still beta but probably already is the best mobile instant messaging client out there if you have a MSN, Yahoo or AOL account. I just hope they add more in the future.
8. Mxit (mxit.com)
Mxit is a dedicated mobile instant messaging network. It’s probably the biggest network of its kind and is great to keep up with your friends. It’s very big in South Africa and is rapidly being taken up by the global market.
9. Bing (bing.im)
Yet another dedicated mobile instant messaging network. Has less dedicated features but deserves a place on the list simply because of its quality and better support of other web based instant messaging accounts.
10. CricketCast (plusmo.com/getcy)
Follow live international cricket on your mobile phone. Ball by Ball scores and updates from the world’s leading cricket website cricinfo.com. I would just like to see more sports apps like this!
Notable Mentions (Notice the M’s?):
Mobispine (mobispine.com)
A RSS reader
MovaMail (movamail.com)
A e-mail client
Mig33 (mig33.com)
Mobile IM network
MORANGE (morange.com)
Multi featured mobile app
Eye on the Future:
TruTap (trutap.com)
TryTap will soon be the one stop applet for all social networking and instant messaging. It’s still beta and lacks a lot at the moment but the project has some serious potential. To take a look at the future of J2ME applications go and grab it.
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