Microsoft Announced Apps for Symbian, More Apps coming on 2012

Today, Nokia and Microsoft announced that they would deliver Symbian software updates called Microsoft Apps. These updates will add some serious business productivity tools for anyone buying a new Symbian Belle device, as well as anybody looking to upgrade from Symbian Anna to Symbian Belle. Read on to find out exactly what’s coming, and when.

If you are into downloading apps that wil increase your productivity and we know you all are you will be happy to hear that during the fourth quarter of this year you will be able to start up the Software Update app from within your phone and find the following free apps:

• Microsoft® Lync™ 2010 Mobile – for cost efficient IM, presence, audio and web meetings on-the-go.

• Microsoft® PowerPoint® Broadcast – quick broadcast of presentations directly from PC to mobile.

• Microsoft® OneNote™ – rich note taking with images. Syncs with Microsoft® SkyDrive®.

• Microsoft® Document Connection – single view to documents stored on mobile, including email attachments as well as documents on Microsoft® SharePoint® 2010 sites.

A second update in early 2012 will add:

• Microsoft OneNote sync with SharePoint (in addition to SkyDrive)

• Adding Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint as native applications for the first time outside the Windows platform.