Nokia Belle Gets a Taste of Microsoft Apps

Following the release of the new Nokia Belle operating system for Nokia’s Symbian Anna devices, more applications with support for the new platform version have started to emerge. 

Among them, we can count the Microsoft Apps (aka a set of productivity apps from Microsoft), which are now up for download for Nokia’s Belle-powered handsets. 

These apps are meant mainly for business users who own Belle devices, and come as the result of the collaboration between Microsoft and Nokia. 

With Nokia Belle, anyone can easily stay productive when using these apps. Not to mention that users will also be able to easily connect to their work environment from just about anywhere.

“The idea of IT consumerisation is no longer just an idea – it’s real and happening everywhere around us. People are making their own choices when it comes to deciding which smartphone they want to carry – at home and at work,” David Mason, head of product marketing for Business Mobility, said. 

“And there’s really no need for a separate phone just to check your work email. With all the right security policies, great devices and the right apps – especially when they were developed and tested by Microsoft – both you and your IT manager can stay happy.”

The Microsoft Apps in this release include Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft Document Connection, Microsoft Lync 2010 Mobile, and Microsoft PowerPoint Broadcast. 

With Microsoft OneNote, users will be able to create rich text notebooks through words and images, while also having the option to sync them to SkyDrive. 

Microsoft Document Connection offers a single view to all docs on the device, attached in emails and in SharePoint. Microsoft Lync 2010 Mobile delivers chat capabilities with colleagues, while Microsoft PowerPoint Broadcast enables fast sharing of PowerPoint presentations via phone. 

Microsoft Apps also offer support for 48 different languages, so that as many Nokia Belle smartphone owners as possible benefit from them. 

These apps can be installed on Nokia E7, Nokia C7, Nokia C6-01, Nokia X7, Nokia Oro, Nokia 700, Nokia 701, and Nokia 603. They will offer support for Nokia N8, Nokia E6 and Nokia 500 soon.

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