It seems like the world is entering a new age - The Mobile Age! There was a time when using a computer was more for the elites and for others it was more like fruit in the sky that you could never get hold of. Gone are those days. Today computer and internet has become an integral part of everybody’s life. In today’s world we have gotten so busy with our lives, we have moved our work load and pleasure from our PCs to our phones. And without some cool mobile applications this would have never been possible.
In this post you will find 25 mobile apps that will help you get your work done or have some pleasure while you are on the go. Although we wanted to include every mobile application out there, we do have our limitations
. So do us a favor and once you are done please share your favorite mobile app with us.
Let’s get started,
- Wordpress For Iphone : An open source application for iPhone that lets you write posts, upload images and edit your Wordpress blog on your iPhone or iPod Touch. This application was recently launched and is hot out the oven.
- Primospot : This service allows you to find a parking spot while you are on the go. Currently the service is available only for NY area ( Manhattan and Brooklyn ) but they plan to include Queens, Philadelphia and Boston soon. To find a parking spot you need to provide zip code, address or intersection.
- Utterz : I personally enjoy “utters.” Utterz is a mobile application that lets you create and follow discussions with friends, family and people with similar interest. To use this service simply dial 712.432.6666 if you are in US or click here for international numbers. Once you dial the number you can record your utters or hear what others are “uttering.” Your utters can be audio, images or video.
- Mixelpix : This service allows you to share you pictures with anyone from your computer or mobile phone. If would like to send a picture from your mobile phone , simply text your images to 817-522-8132 and share it with the world, well whoever uses this service
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- Qik : This service recently went from private beta to public beta. Qik allows you to stream live videos directly from your cell phone to the internet. You can capture and share hours and hours of videos without ever having to worry about storage on your cell phone. Qik is pronounced as “quick.”
- Goosync : Goosync is a service that allows you to sync your google calendar to almost any mobile device. Users have an option to either use a free account or a premium account. Premium account offers additional services and costs about 39.00 US dollars approx.
- Digby : Digby currently is available only for Blackberry users. It allows users to find, browse and buy popular name brand products from major retailers on the internet from their cell phone. Digby’s catalog is updated daily so the blackberry users always have access to the latest product. Some of the retailers on Digby are : Best Buy, Barnes and Noble, FTD and Office Max among many others.
- Wampad : Wampad is a search engine designed for mobile browsers. This is one of the reasons the site is so minimal. Using this search engine on your mobile browser you can pretty much search any website which includes Digg, Myspace, Del.icio.us, Flickr and many more.
- Blueapple : Blueapple is one of the most popular mobile websites that is used to search and view any video from the internet on your mobile phone. This service allows users to search over 100 million videos on the internet from their mobile phone and share with others via SMS.
- MapMyTracks : This application is directed towards sports enthusiasts. It allows you to accurately track and or share your sporting activity over land, sea or air. To use this service users must have a GPS enabled mobile phones.
- Shozu : With Shozu you can take your online life with you. With the use of this application you can connect and share with most online communities from your cell phone. This app literally helps you take your online life with you no matter where you go.
- Mofuse : Mofuse helps you launch and manage a mobile version of your blog or site. To mobilize your blog/site simply enter your URL in the box provided on the site. To use this service users do need to create an account which takes less than a minute.
- Emoze : Emoze is a free PUSH mobile email service which eliminates the need to click on send/receive every time you want to check your email via your mobile phone. Emoze supports Gmail, Google apps, Outlook and Outlook web access making it extremely versatile and simple to use!
- AlertU : This application provides mobile alerting for enterprises. Users can access their account from any web enabled mobile phones. Alerts are sent in the form of text messages. Account managers and individuals can send alerts in a matter of seconds which proves this service to be very efficient in case a crisis strikes.
- Gabcast : Gabcast allows you to record podcasts using your phone. This application is very handy for podcasters on the go. In addition to recording it also allows you to publish your podcasts directly from the phone.
- Mobiluck : Mobiluck is a free mobile tool that allows you to share your current whereabouts with your friends and family, receive alerts when one of your friends is in close proximity and chat with your IM contacts.
- Wapedia : Are you a information junkie? If you are one of them this service will certainly make your life easier while you are on the go. Wapedia is a mobile encyclopedia for the information junkie. It houses more than 10 million articles on wikipedia so you never really have to worry about not finding something that’s on wikipedia.
- Unwiredbuyer : This service is for people who just cant stop “ebaying.” It allows users to place last minute bids from their cell phone. Go ahead and use this service to make sure you don’t lose the product you want to other last minute bidders.
- Buddyway : Buddy is a free GPS track maker for mobile devices that allows you to track any mobile phone or PDA with built-in GPS (or with Bluetooth GPS receiver) in real time. Use this service to keep track of your friends, share your trips, view trips in 3d in google earth and let your friends know where you are at all times.
- Comombo : Wouldn’t it be nice to have a scanner that fits in your pocket? It certainly would. If your phone has a 2 or more mega pixel camera this free application lets you use your phone camera as a scanner.
- Goojet : This app turns your favorite websites, web apps, RSS feeds and widgets into small pretty icons and aggregates them in one place for easy access from your mobile phone. This allows you to have all your websites and such nicely organized in a widget form on your phone called “goojets.”
- Radio.Mundu : Allows you to access hundreds of digital internet radio stations from any web-enabled mobile phone. Browse radio by stations (or music genre) and create your favorites list. Rock on!
- Jtwitter : A java based application that allows you to use Twitter from your phone without having to use SMS messages. We know there are many other mobile twitter apps but we wanted to include at least one. It just seems like a list is incomplete without adding one mobile twitter app
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- Snap2Face : This app lets windows mobile users upload photos from their phone to their facebook account. It can also import your friend’s profile images to outlook contacts.
- Metro : Metro is a small database application that allows you to download different cities metro information. A free public transportation guide on your phone.
Like we mentioned earlier, although we would like to cover everything we know we have missed couple worthy ones. Please take a moment and share some of your favorite mobile applications with us.























OggSync will natively and directly sync Google Calendar and Contacts with your windows mobile device.