These include DLNA media streaming, navigation, a social networking client, and a custom e-mail app.

Seeing an operating system means you know how to run any application on that system, even custom apps.

The applications in the Diamond is much more customizable as custom apps can be played using an SD Card.

The hardware, the screen, the camera, the sound quality, the video stabilization, and Nokia's custom apps are all extremely impressive.

The way I see it, custom apps allow the programmer to put in just the level of functionality they want without having undue complexity.

It gives mobile users quick access to our audio stream without the need to develop my own mobile site or custom app.

Apple has definitely pushed companies to create custom apps, and get more video options than just through Flash.

Carriers get next shot, because they can ban apps that compete with their businesses or force you to take custom apps and UIs you don't want.

So instead, they're having to double the screen except in the presence of custom apps.

Troughton-Smith said that Whelton's work is the very first step in a long chain of events that have to happen before custom apps can be loaded.