What are the first 10 applications you install on your phone? That's the question that was poised, and answered, by Mark Guim of the Nokia Blog. Also weighing in with responses were a number of other S60 Bloggers: Vaibhav Sharma of the the Symbian Blog, Steve Rowlands at S60 Blogger, Gerrymoth at Nokia Addict, Zack Epstein at Symbian-in-Motion and Stefan Constantinescu at IntoMobile. Read on for a summary of the applications mentioned and their popularity.
I've compiled a table that lists all the applications mentioned in the above blog posts, or in the comments attached to those blog posts. Amongst these you'll no doubt find some of the best S60 applications available.
There are a few notable points to be made:
* Many of these application are free. This is not surprising when sorting by popularity. However the most popular application is the commercial Handy Taskman from Epocware.
* Some of the application could be considered client applications for online services (Shozu, Share Online)
* Big Internet brands (Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, YouTube) all make appearances, mainly as client application for thier services.
* A number of these application make use of the GPS, perhaps suggesting a strong future location trend. Similarly many are focused on communication (messaging, IM and VoIP) suggesting communication is still at the core of phone usage.
* These out the choices of bloggers and their commenters, or, in other words, those who are participating in social media as creators or commenters. This will skew the results compared to the majority of users, but as they are edge / power user this may suggest future general usage patterns. Also the total numbers contributing are too small for there to be any statistical rigour.
Let us know what your favourite applications are in the comment thread (or if we missed you out on the list of bloggers).
Here's a break down of the applications by popularity:
| Application Name | Mentions | Description |
| Handy Taskman | 10 | Replacement task manager and application switcher |
| Gmail | 9 | Google Mail client |
| Opera Mini | 9 | Proxy based browser from Opera |
| Screenshot | 6 | Capture screenshots on your phone |
| Calcium | 4 | Simple to use calculator |
| Google Maps | 4 | Client to access Google Maps |
| Share Online 3.0 | 4 | Share and send media to online websites |
| LCG X-plore | 3 | File manager |
| Shozu | 3 | Share and send media to online websites |
| Walking Hotspot | 3 | Turn your phone into a Wifi hotspot |
| BT Switch | 2 | Switch Bluetooth on and off from the Active Idle screen |
| Flixwagon | 2 | Stream video from your phone to the web |
| Fring | 2 | Access multiple IM networks and VoIP functions |
| Handy Calendar | 2 | Calendar replacement with more views and user configuration |
| Joikuspot Light | 2 | Turn your phone into a Wifi hotspot |
| Mobitubia | 2 | YouTube client application |
| Nokia Internet Radio | 2 | Listen to Shoutcast audio streams on your phone |
| Nokia Maps | 2 | Mapping and GPS navigation |
| Nokia Sports Tracker | 3 | Record routes using GPS |
| Qik | 2 | Stream video from your phone to the web |
| SkyeQuiKey | 2 | Smart dialing program, access applications and more |
| TomTom Mobile | 2 | Mapping and GPS navigation |
| Viewranger | 2 | Off road mapping and GPS navigation |
| Y-Browser | 2 | File manager |
| Best Profiles | 1 | Profile Management |
| Bible Reader | 1 | Bible Reader |
| cClock | 1 | Large clock screen saver |
| Salling Clicker | 1 | Control your PC from your phone |
| Nokia Conversation | 1 | Threaded SMS client |
| CorePlayer | 1 | Multimedia player |
| CryptoGraf Messaging | 1 | Encrypted SMS messages |
| Device Status | 1 | Device information and status |
| Geocache Navigator | 1 | Geocache GPS navigation client |
| Gizmo VoIP | 1 | VoIP and IM client for Gizmo |
| Google Search | 1 | Access Google Search form the Idle screen |
| GooSync | 1 | Sync your phone with Google services |
| Handy Clock | 1 | Clock replacement with multi city and alarm functions |
| Jaiku | 1 | Microblogging client |
| KJV Go Bible | 1 | Bible Reader |
| Metro | 1 | Public transport planning |
| Mobipocket | 1 | eBook Reader |
| Mr Lock | 1 | Auto key lock |
| MSDict | 1 | Dictionary client |
| Nimbuzz | 1 | Access multiple IM networks and VoIP functions |
| OfficeSuite | 1 | Edit Word and Excel files |
| Palringo | 1 | Access multiple IM networks and VoIP functions |
| RoadSync | 1 | Sync with Microsoft Exchange server |
| Scribe | 1 | XML-RPC blogging client |
| SEVEN | 1 | Push email |
| Shazam ID | 1 | Music identification client |
| Sky Anytime | 1 | Access Sky box while mobile |
| Slick | 1 | Access multiple IM networks |
| SlingPlayer Mobile | 1 | View home TV from your phone |
| SlovoEd | 1 | Dictionary client |
| Smartmovie | 1 | Multimedia player |
| SMS Scheduler | 1 | Send scheduled messages |
| Solution Calculator | 1 | Advanced calculator |
| Truphone | 1 | VoIP client |
| Vizimo | 1 | Media discovery |
| Windows Live | 1 | Microsoft Live client |
| Worldmate | 1 | Travelling utility suit |
| Yahoo Go | 1 | Yahoo services client |
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