Nokia has officially annouced in contact to the start of the holy month of Ramadan that speacial apps designed for Nokia phones are now available at Ovi store to be downloaded absolutely free. As we saw last year the apps were very well received by the Muslims all over the world with over 2.4 million apps were downloaded and based on the feedback by the users Nokia has not only enhanced the apps but has also added newer mobiles in the compatibility especially newly introduced touch screen mobiles are also added in the list and those with less functionality have been added too.
Users can launch Ovi Store from the Download folder on the main menu on their Nokia device or access nokia.com/Ramadan on the PC.
This year’s Ramadan applications are feature packed, and include the Holy Quran, Prayer Times, Hadeeth, Zakah Calculator, Mozzaker, Hajj and Umrah and Cards. New features include Quran recitation from multiple recitors, which users can choose to download, based on their preference and in MP3 form. Prayer timings and Qibla direction are provided for 1000 cities in 200 countries, along with the ability to add, remove, update and edit any location using the GPS. The new Zakah Calculator helps Muslims calculate Zakah based on their income.
These apps are developed by ASGATech, a Forum Nokia Premium Partner in the Middle East, with all content reviewed and approved by Al Azhar Al Shareef.
Ramadan applications for 2009 are compatible with a range of Nokia devices including Nokia N97, Nokia N86, Nokia E75, Nokia E66, Nokia 7210, Nokia 6730c, Nokia 6720c, , Nokia 6303, Nokia 6300, Nokia 6120c, Nokia 5800XpressMusic and Nokia 5130, . The user interface for the applications is in English, Arabic, French and Urdu.
Nokia 2009 Ramadan Applications include the following:
The Holy Quran: allows users to read, search, bookmark and listen to Quran recitation
Prayer Times: provides prayer timings and Qibla direction for 1000 cities in 200 countries, along with the ability to add, remove, update and edit any location using the GPS
Hadeeth: gives an easy and convenient way to read the Honorable Hadeeth from Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Riyad us-Saliheen, Holy Hadeeths and Arba’in An Nawawi
Zakah Calculator: helps Muslims calculate Zakah on different kinds of income
Hajj and Umrah: offers a mobile guide with multimedia content and the most famous places that people can visit during Hajj and Umrah
Mozzaker: allows mobile users to listen, search and translate a large collection of daily Azkar and selected supplications. People can also download more Azkar and share via SMS and MMS with friends and family
Cards: helps users create their own Mobile Greeting Cards for different occasions and send them to family and friends via SMS or MMS
