How to Have a Smartphone-like Experience on a Basic Java Phone

Now no need to feel bad or fret about the fact that you don't have a smartphone.
Thanks to a number of high-quality free apps, which are no less than their corresponding smartphone apps, you can have a smartphone-esque experience on your basic Java phone.
Let's see some such apps:

Nimbuzz

This is actually a bouquet of applications which enable the user to make free calls, send text messages, and chat. You can access Gtalk, MSN chat, Yahoo! Messenger, AIM, Facebook etc. via your Nimbuzz account. Apart from this, you can also share images, video and other data. And what's more! You can buy 'Nimbuzz Credit' to make phone calls to any mobile.
More on: nimbuzz.com
Talkonaut
This is one those rare apps which provide the facility to make VoIP (voice over internet protocol) calls (there are many such apps for smartphones). With the help of this app, Users can call their online friends using GPRS or Wi-Fi. Of course, they can chat and send files through this.
More on: talkonaut.com

RockeTalk and WhatsApp

Two great apps to access MSN and Yahoo! messengers and Gtalk. You can also share pictures and videos. You can setup your own gallery where you can upload pictures, ringtones, wallpapers etc.
More on: rocketalk.com

Jigsee

Using this app, users can watch videos on GPRS. If your interent speed is modest, then you can adjust the video quality according to that. Jigsee has an awesome library which includes videos on Bollywood, news, kids' stuff and educational videos. And here's the best thing about it: if you receive a call during the streaming of a video, you will not need to re-buffer it again, rather it will start streaming from the point it paused.
More on: jigsee.com

Mobiesta

Thanks to Mobiesta, you can find out what's happning in your city by just a few key-presses. Currently, it covers Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bangaluru and Hyderabad.
More on: mobiesta.com

ngpay

Now no need of a smartphone to do online shopping or get a rail/air ticket booked. Install the ngpay app on your normal Java phone and you'll be able to purchase jewellery, movie tickets, travel tickets, and a lot more. You can also check train timings, PNR status and reservation status through this amazing app. A debit or a credit card can be used for making payments.
More on: ngpay.com

Newshunt

This is a brilliant application for reading newspapers on your phone. It provides as many as 50 newspapers in nine different languages and has multiple categories like sports, entertainment, politics etc. Newshunt is compatible with almost 1,500 phone models.
More on: newshunt.com

TinyTwitter

This is already an immensely-popular Twitter app for smartphones and is doing great for Java phones now. Users can easily access Twitter features like user profile, links and images. This helps you to retweet, increase and decrease font size and manage tweets.
More on: tinytwitter.com

Bolt Browser

Apart from the popular Opera Mini browser, Bolt is also a wonderful, though less popular, browser for your mobile phone. It supports HTML5 and Flash plug-ins which are latest in website-building technology. Apart from this, it allows tab browsing, direct posting to Facebook and Twitter, one-push Google Docs access and data backup. All in all, it's something much more than a browser. It's a fully loaded basket of goodies. (Technology, MensXP.com)