Top 10 Must Download Apps For Your New Nokia Lumia 920

By Gizbot Bureau

| Published: Thursday, January 17, 2013, 19:27 [IST]

Well, every Nokia fan is awre of the fact that Lumia 920 has finally arrived in India just over a week ago priced at Rs. 38,199. The Windows Phone 8 smartphone has 4.5-inches 1280x768 PureMotion HD+ display, 8.7 MP camera employing PureView technology and houses Snapdragon S4 processor clocked at 1.5 GHz, 32 GB internal storage and 1 GB RAM.

For those of you who have managed to get their hands on this much-acclaimed device, it is time to think about the apps you want to have in your Lumia 920. Gizbot has listed some of the most useful apps to have on your Lumia 920.

Facebook

Facebook app for Windows Phone helps users share information and stay connected always. With the help of Facebook for Windows Phone, Lumia 920 users can post updates, receive updates on Live Tiles, check news feed, manage inbox, publish notes, look at friends' walls, photos and other information, check into places, review upcoming events etc. Users can also pin Messages and Places as Tiles. Facebook chat is in-built in the Messaging app of the phone as well.
Download Facebook app for Lumia 920 for free from Windows Phone Store.

Opera Link for Windows Phone

Opera browser allows complete access to Notes, Bookmarks and Speed-dials. A new PRO version is available now which is free of advertisements. The version is adapted to Windows Phone 8 as well. In order to use the tool, Opera Link in Opera has to be enabled. This can be found under ‘options' in the case of Opera Mobile and Opera Mini.
Download Opera Link for Lumia 920 for free from Windows Phone Store.

WhatsApp Messenger for Windows Phone is a must-have messenger on Lumia 920. The app uses Wi-Fi or 3G connection when available in order to send messages to friends and family. There has been a shift in trend from SMS to WhatsApp which allows the sending as well as receiving of pictures, messages, videos, audio notes etc. The app can be used for free during the first year and comes at a cost of $0.99 per year in the following years.

Download WhatsApp for free from Windows Phone Store.

YouTube

Enjoy non-stop entertainment with YouTube app for Windows Phone. The app lets users play the videos by clicking on links in email and also MMS messages, apps like Facebook and websites. The YouTube icon can be tapped and YouTube will be opened in the browser where users can sign in from. Users can then watch any videos they want to, including videos from favorites and playlists. Music & Videos hub is integrated by the app which allows users to watch most-recently played videos. It also launches YouTube right from the hub.
Download YouTube app for Lumia 920 for free from Windows Phone Store.

Lumia Clock

This is a really cool clock for Lumia phones and would be a great addition to Lumia 920. The clock is equipped with amazing visuals which makes the phone display very attractive. The latest update which was released for Christmas supported Landscape mode and added the ‘Xmas' color. The developer promises more cool stuff for the next update including new colors. The clock comes in a number of colors including some interesting ones like Gangnam Style. It offers smooth transition when going from one page to the next. Battery Saver has been added to it and so has the feature of sliding in order to switch the clock mode.
Download Lumia Clock for Lumia 920 for free from Windows Phone Store.

Quick Questions

Quick Questions is just like a human search engine. Instead of getting browser results, other users answer your queries. You can include your friends or friends of friends or even everyone in the world to be able to see and answer to your questions. The questions can be asked in order to get facts, advice or opinions, ask brainteasers, to enquire about networks etc. The latest questions are shown by default. Questions can be shown according to local, popular, friends etc. Even though the app uses English, the queries can be made in any language. Several new features are in store for the upcoming updates including ‘IQ' score for users depending on answering questions correctly and also a separate section meant for smartest users.

Download Quick Questions app for Lumia 920 for free from Windows Phone Store.

Flashlight Free

Flashlight app is a really strong and fast flashlight which lights continuously using the camera flash LED of the phone. It runs even under lock screen. It does not require any configuration and can be turned on and off using camera shutter button. The trial version is absolutely free and unlimited and has the same features as the paid version. The only difference is that the paid version comes without ads. Flashlight can be used even when the screen display is off thus making it energy efficient. The upcoming updates are all free for those who download the app.
Download Flashlight app for Lumia 920 for free from Windows Phone Store.

Wonder Reader

Wonder Reader for Windows Phone is one of the best apps for Google Reader. The app requires the user to have an account with Google Reader. It offers two-way real time sync with Google Reader. Users can search for articles using keywords. Live Tile shows latest headlines and images. Feeds and categories can be pinned as live tiles on Start screen. URL for articles can be send to other phones using QR code. It offers full SSL encryption. It also functions with the two-step verification of Google. The app allows users to share articles on Facebook, Windows Live, Twitter etc.
The app is on sale for a while as part of its two-year anniversary celebrations as well as the launch of Windows Phone 8. Free version supported by ads is also available. Download Wonder Reader app for Lumia 920 for Rs. 70 from Windows Phone Store.

HD Wallpapers WP8

This is one of the best wallpaper app available for Windows Phone. The app provides as many as 10,000,000 HD wallpapers allowing users to choose from a wide range of categories. These categories include portrait, art, television, star, car, beauty, landscape, travel, game, animation, food, animal, plant etc. Users can update their wallpapers on a daily basis and also keep abreast of the latest ones. Users can select their wallpapers based on popularity, randomly or the most recent ones easily. The application also offers a beautiful interface design.

Download HD Wallpapers WP8 app for Lumia 920 for free from Windows Phone Store.

AE 3D Motor

AE 3D Motor is the newest nerve-wracking game on the phone. It comes with amazing graphics, addictive gameplay, realistic vehicles and scenes, smooth tilt control, vivid sound, all of which imparts a life-like feel of motorcycle racing. The game incorporates three attractive scenes- the Cereus Desert, Sunshine Beach and a magnificent bridge. Insane speeds, double scores, bonus scores are in plenty in this game, provided users can live up to the challenge.

Download AE 3D Motor game for Lumia 920 for free from Windows Phone Store.