12. BBC iPlayer
For UK residents only, of course, and almost certainly only really practical while in Wi-Fi range, this presents the best of the BBC's TV output in very high quality, in streaming form. There are hundreds of programmes on offer, mostly from the last few weeks, plus a number of radio programmes as well, better for listening on the move since the bandwidth requirements are somewhat lower.
Never mind the version you get offered in Download!, head straight over, in Web on the device, to www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/iplayer/iplayer.wgz and install that version of the widget instead - it runs independently of Web and so is a lot less confusing in overall operation.
[Interestingly, the BBC were allowing the widget to 'Download' programmes onto the 5800 for a while, but they've now stopped this, either because of licensing restrictions or because new users were getting confused by the two-stage download/play system.]
13. JoikuSpot Light
Perhaps a pinnacle of modern software engineering, JoikuSpot turns your S60 phone and its data connection into a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot for other devices (of yours) to hook into. The premium version has loads more functions and security, but for cheap, cheerful and ad-hoc use, the free 'Light' version does very well, letting you surf away on your laptop, for example, using (in this case) the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic as the hotspot. Yes, PC Suite also allows through-Internet connections, but isn't is just so cool to be making your own Wi-Fi hotspot?
Get it from Joiku's download page.
14. MDictionary
With the Nokia 5800 now sporting its own dictionary application in its firmware, complete with language options, MDictionary isn't such an essential download as it was... but it's Open Source and for that worthy reason I'm going to give it a plug here. Language pair options are currently a bit limited, but the project deserves to go further.
Get it from here.
15. Fring
The first of several 5800-optimised VoIP and chat clients, Fring scores by also including Skype integration, something which other clients omit. The guys at Fring also seem incredibly keen at getting onboard with the very latest handsets and they deserve support, if only for that.
16. Solitaire
Ostensibly a coding example from Forum Nokia, this is also a very playable little finger-optimised solitaire card game.
Get it from here. Once unzipped, you need the .SIS file in the /sis folder.
17. Qik
This well known live video capture utility is also now available for the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. It'll be limited in quality due to the small size of the 5800's camera unit, but it should work better in future on the Nokia N97 and other compatible devices.
You'll find Qik in Download!
18. Mobbler
This is a Last.fm radio player and 'scrobbler' for S60 smartphones. It allows you to listen to your Last.fm radio stations and to scrobble (share) tracks played using the S60 Music Player.
Get it from here.
19. Y-Browser
This is the classic third party file manager for S60, reworked a little for touch on the large screened 5800. It's not technically fully optimised yet for S60 5th Edition and touch, but it's damn close.... try it for yourself here and don't forget to stock up on all the handy plug-ins....
20. ScreenSnap
And I just couldn't end this round-up, even the 'best of the rest' without at least giving a nod of the hat to ScreenSnap - it's written for S60 3rd Edition and doesn't work fully on the 5800, but it's still the only tool that will take screenshots, as used in this article, on S60 5th Edition. Tip: start it in landscape mode if you want to take landscape screenshots etc.
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