Windows Phone 7 has some really good apps that can be extremely useful and give you a more fulfilling experience on your smartphone. Most of the Windows phones & apps are available in the marketplaces and can be installed by following the instructions, after downloading the apps. While some of them are free, others may be bought at cost effective prices from the apps stores.
Here is a list of the top 10 important Windows Phone 7 you should have:
Google Voice:
Google Voice is a Windows Phone 7 app through which users can envisage their inbox, have a look at their call history and get a peek view of their voice mails. According to the app developer, which is a third party, Notifications and Live Tile will soon find an entry in the next update. It is priced at approximately $2.99.
Poynt:
Poynt is a very handy app if you want to find out local restaurants, movie halls, businesses and the local weather update. This is a location app that uses your GPS to locate phone numbers, websites and map direction via Microsoft’s browser Bing. It is available only for users in US and Canada and even allows you to buy movie tickets or reserve a table from your Windows Phone 7 smartphone. It is a free app.
PhotoBucket:
This is a very popular app that helps you upload photos and videos from your Windows Phone 7 mobile onto your PhotoBucket account. You can even download content from PhotoBucket and use them as wall papers or contact icons. The app further allows online access to your account and search various categories. This is a free and official app for Windows Phone 7.
Yelp:
Yelp is your friendly location based app that helps you find and review shops, bars and restaurants in the vicinity. This is a free app and promises to bring a personal touch by allowing you to view personalized bookmarks and favorites in the next version.
Adobe Reader:
This app from Adobe enables downloading and reading of PGF files on your smartphones. It can even read PDF attachments from emails and websites, Adobe Reader admirably supports multi-touch gestures and the accelerometer with which you can orient your PDF file to your desire. This is a free app. Bookmarks, search and page jumps are likely to added with the next update.
Fandango:
This Windows Phone 7 app allows you to find movies with the help of your GPS location. You can even book and purchase tickets from your smartphone. You need to create a Fandango account prior to this. It also gives you a list of the latest movies and their trailers. This app is free and is integrated with the search and browse option so that access becomes easy.
SkyFire Mobile:
This app is a renowned mobile browser with which you can watch videos, connect with family and friends, shop, listen to music and browse the web. It easily integrates with Gmail, Twitter and Facebook. It supports both Silverlight 2.0 and Flash 10. You can even customize your experience and share it with your friends. This is a free app.
Wallpapers:
This is a very popular app that was earlier available only for Android phones. This app gives you an assortment of nearly 800 wallpapers in different categories. This is free app and users can simply download the wallpaper and use it on their smartphones.
NetFlix
This is well known movie streaming app that has now been made officially for Windows Phone 7. With this app, users can browse available movies, read their synopsis, review their ratings and stream them directly on to their Windows Phone 7 smartphones. His app uses MS Silverlight to stream shows and movies and gives a near perfect viewing experience on your smartphones.
Kindle:
This is an official app for Windows Phone 7 from Amazon which gives the users free access to nearly 730,000 books. It can automatically sync with Kindle across platforms such as PCs, Mac, iPad, Android and Blackberry phones. Users can read in two views namely landscape or portrait mode and customize the settings according to their requirements from font sizes to backgrounds. This is a free app.
