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Applications you wish were ported from other platforms

Revision as of 14:48, 18 May 2010

Please list all those apps from other platforms (Symbian, Palm, Iphone, Java etc.) you can't live without, and you wish were available on your new maemo convergence device.

Please list the product name here, also including the operating system, the developer's site (if you know it), and a brief summary of the functionality.

You should include only already existing apps which are today available for other mainstream pocketable devices, not generic "rants" for some generic fancy functionality, or applications meant for desktop computers. This way, we can keep high the signal-to-noise ratio and maybe select a number of developers we should convince to work on the new maemo platform.

Note: Possibly merge this with an already existing request page

Closed Source

Communication

Blacklist - S60 - An application which blocks calls and SMSs from all the numbers in a black list. Optionally it should also be able to send custom messages when a blocked no calls or sends an SMS. Like : http://nokia-5800-software.smartphoneware.com/blacklist.php

Business Card Reader - S60 - scans business cards using camera and populates an addressbook entry automatically. Like : http://www.abbyy.com/bcr/

• Suggestion: implement as a "Share With" plugin

Call Recorder - S60 - An call recording application with rules for saving conversations for incoming/outgoing calls from known/unknown numbers. It should be able to record call automatically or manually by pressing a button. Like: http://nokia-5800-software.smartphoneware.com/callrecorder.php

• Please test the "recaller" widget to manually record a call (in extras-devel only, take care!)

Gravity - S60 - http://www.mobileways.de - THE Twitter App for S60.

• How do Witter or Mauku (MicroFeed) compare?

Nimbuzz - S60, iPhone, Android, Windows - http://www.nimbuzz.com - Great multiprotocol messenger.

• How does Pidgin On Maemo compare?
• Or builtin telepathy with various connection managers

Shake SMS - Symbian - http://thinkchange.cn/products/index/shakesms - Deals with SMS and Phone Lock using the Accelerometers technology,to make you use the phone in an easier way!

Skebby - Symbian - http://www.skebby.it - Send sms messages at low prices or for free

TruPhone - Symbian and others - www.truphone.com - send SMS at low price and allow cheap VoIP calls (at better than standard SIP quality

SMS Timer - S60 - an application which sends SMSs at a time scheduled earlier. Like: http://www.mobimonster2.com/SMS_Timer.asp

Total recall - Symbian - http://www.killermobile.com - records phone calls without the "beep"; this is also accomplished by Ultimate voice recorder - Symbian - http://www.fingertip-access.com

• Please test the "recaller" widget to manually record a call (in extras-devel only, take care!)

Wallet - S60 - Keeps a list of all the bank, creditcard, login details. It should also synchronise with PC. Like : http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/wallet/ Handy Safe Pro - S60 - Password and others manager ... Like previous one, also with PC versions for backup/easy maintenance.

• How does Password Safe compare?

Games

Multimedia

Location Aware

Sports/Exercise

Misc

ABBYY Lingvo Mobile Symbian, Windows Mobile - http://www.abbyy.com/lingvomobile - multilingual translation dictionary for mobile devices

Lingvosoft PharaseBook Arabic-English RIM, Windows Mobile - http://www.lingvosoft.com/LingvoSoft-Arabic-Platinum-Pack/ - multilingual translation Pharasebooks and Dictionaries. an excellent keep for travelers.

Amazon Mobile - Iphone - http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000291661 - ebook reader for Amazon books

Automatic profile switcher - S60 - The profile, theme, wallpaper, audio and all user customizable content can be set automatically based on user location(gps/GSM cell id), time, calendar entry etc. Like : http://nokia-5800-software.smartphoneware.com/profiles.php

Birthday Reminder - S60 - An application that helps organizing and viewing birthdays and anniversaries in a handy way: monthly view of anniversaries found in Contacts applications. It also puts an appointment in the native calendar and sends greeting automaticaly(if user wishes so). Like: http://nokia-5800-software.smartphoneware.com/birthday.php

Device Lock - Symbian - http://webgate.mobi/advanced_device_locks_pro/ - Mobile security - restrict access to apps, secure data storage, remotely lock/wipe data.

Epocrates - Palm, Windows Mobile, iPhone, and BlackBerry - http://www.epocrates.com - medical drug reference

• Already available through Garnet VM - http://www.access-company.com/products/gvm/

Evernote client (or an open, N900 contacts like, note-sync /notes-cloud service). http://www.evernote.com/

• Is already provided as a sharing service plugin. Applications need to become sharing aware. Besides, http:///m.evernote.com/ can be used as alternative interface.

Expense Tracker - S60 - an application to track day-to-day expenses. It should also give nice reports of all the expenses. Like: http://www.flyingbirdsoft.com/products/flyingmoney.html

GTD application (Getting Things Done): like ominfocus - with sync capabilities [at least with] the N900 calendar application. http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnifocus/

Hour Power - S60 - Speaks the current time (see Ovi)

Mode Switch Symbian, as in E71. Changes active standby (shortcuts not necessary!), themes and maybe also display light brightness, gsm alerting profile, im status and so on. http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=32512

Mobile Web Server' - Symbian/FIPS - makes your device accessible on the Internet. You can access phone features and data via a browser and share your life through a personalized mobsite. http://mymobilesite.net/ (Nokia)

Panoman - Symbian - ??? - Make and view panorama images with phone. Think has been bought up by Nokia ?

PhoneTorch - S60 - an application which uses the integrated camera flash as a Torch.

• in extras-testing as Flashlight

REV - iPhone - iPod - Application that reads information straight from the OBD-II port on your car and displays it on your iPhone. Rev can display things like vehicle speed, RPM, fuel consumption, calculated engine load, and a host of other parameters. You'll even be able to check and reset engine and error codes. http://www.devtoaster.com/products/rev/

StockWatch - Iphone - http://iphone.toughturtle.com/stockwatch/ - Financial app to monitor a list of user defined stocks and portfolio's and all financial graphs and data associated with the said stocks.

• How does StockThis compare

T9 Nav - Symbian - http://www.t9nav.com/ - Find anything on mobile device instantly.

Vlingo - Symbian, WinMo, Blackberry, Iphone - http://www.vlingo.com - Control mobile phone by voice.

WaveSecure - S60 - Allows remote backup, tracking and locking of a stollen phone. Like : https://www.wavesecure.com/

Stanza - Iphone - ebook reader able toread many ebook format. Like : http://www.lexcycle.com/

Aka Aki - S60, Iphone - a social mobile network using bluetooth - http://www.aka-aki.com

Open Source

Insert here, instead, those free and open-source application you wish on your maemo 5 device. Being non commercial software, with source available, they might be more straightforward to port, needing only (!) good-will, time and energy.

Office

Communication

Games

Misc