Sunday, January 2, 2011

Best entertainment apps from Android, Ovi

Today, entertainment on the go has become a part of our day to day lives with the humble mobile phone. Moreover, with the advent of low cost feature rich handsets, this form of entertainment is within the reach of people across all strata's.

In view of this, most handset companies and telecom operators have launched their own application stores which have an array of applications under various categories.
Entertainment category is a major part of these stores, with millions of such applications being downloaded every day.
As Nokia's Ovi Store and Google's Android Market are two of the most popular application stores, we bring to you a glimpse of top 5 entertainment apps that both offer.
Android Market:
Talking Tom Cat – Talking Tom is a cat that talks. He repeats everything you say with a funny voice. You can pet him, poke and punch him, and even grab his tail. This is a fantastic app for children too. They can record their own videos of Tom and share them on Youtube and Facebook, or send them by email. A cool way to pass your idle time and indulge in some fun.
Talking Santa – The animated Santa Claus in this application laughs if you tickle him and gives you gifts. But if you poke or slap him, he will not give you anything. You can be nice to him by giving him milk and cookies or naughty by running him over with a giant snowball. If you want to see your gifts, you can open Santa's bag too!
Backgrounds – This application contains 10,000 unique designs that you can set as a wallpaper on your mobile phones. The pictures come under various categories such as funny, cute, beaches, girly, flowers, money, animals etc.
Zedge Ringtones and Wallpapers – This application offers millions of ringtones, notification sounds and wallpapers shared by 17 million users. It contains high quality ringtones and HD wallpapers. Till now, 5 million Android users have installed Zedge.

Talking Roby the Robot – This application is similar to Talking Tom and Santa. Roby is a talking, hip-hop dancing robot who can speak whatever you type. He can speak the words you type on your keyboard and also repeats anything you say with his robotic voice. You can try to poke or pet Roby to see his reactions. You can also see Roby dance at a press of a button. This application now comes with one new free animation.
Ovi Store
Fingerprint Scanner – This application allows you to use your fingerprint to unlock the phone. It enables you to block all key press when fingerprint screen is on top. When the fingerprint screen pops up, you need to touch your finger to the screen to be scanned for your identity, and there will be vibration and beep sounds during the scan.
Playboy – This application is constantly updated with Playboy's most recent Playmates, Cybergirls and Coeds. You can also check out articles and movies on dating, lifestyle, gaming, nightlife and fitness through this application.
Snow Globe Touch – With this you can have fun with a classic snow globe. Shake it and watch the snow falling silently down.
SPB TV – This is a subscription-free live TV application which is fully optimised for viewing on mobile devices. Internet connection is required to work with SPB TV.
TuneWiki - The TuneWiki's social music player shows real time, subtitled lyrics as you listen to music, watch music videos, or stream songs through Shoutcast radio. Translated into over 40 languages, you can also search for lyrics to over 2.5 million songs. You can also find the most popular music on the app's top 50 charts and music maps.

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