Recently while playing with a Nokia N97 I discovered an application that has been long out there, Ovi Contacts. I had heard of it before but never bothered to find out what it really was. And when I started using it, I realised I had been missing a lot!

In the N97, Ovi Contacts comes with the latest update, so I started using it. Ovi Contacts is a messenger for Nokia devices, more or less like the Blackberry Messenger for Nokia phones. With Ovi Contacts you can chat with friends using supported Nokia phones, or friends using Google Talk. Ovi Contacts allows you to chat anytime anywhere with all your friends and family, definitively very very useful. With Ovi Contacts you can also do other things, for example send your location to someone that then can use Nokia Maps to reach you easily.  You can also update your status like on Facebook or Twitter and share the song to which you are listening to on your Nokia device at that moment. The cool thing about Ovi Contacts is that is has an option to start the app when the phone starts, so you are always available to chat and vice-versa. You can also choose an avatar and nickname.

Still the bad thing about Ovi Contacts, and Blackberry Messenger has the same problem, is that you need a Nokia device for it to work. Almost every S60 device is compatible, of course the E71 is included. And I have to say the E71 is a great phone to use Ovi Contacts in because of the keyboard. Here you can get Ovi Contacts: NBL