Users of the social network for professionals, LinkedIn, will be pleased to hear that an official client has now been released for Symbian. It's available at the Ovi Store, free of charge, and is built with Qt. The client provides access to all the core functions of the social network. Users can view status updates from other users, and post their own, with an option to have the update tweeted. Read on for more details and screenshots.

Quick look app review: LinkedIn

LinkedIn

The home screen of the application presents icons for the core LinkedIn functions. In line with LinkedIn's focus of facilitating users to create new business contacts, user can view their invitations to connect with others, and manage their private messages.

The LinkedIn app home screen

For those one is already connected with, users can view a time-line of status updates, and review their current list of connections.

Viewing status updates of your LinkedIn contacts

Reviewing the list of people you're connected with on LinkedIn

The LinkedIn app also allows users to create their own status updates, along with the option to have the update sent through to their Twitter account.

Creating a LinkedIn status update

Lastly, just as with the Nokia Social application and official Facebook application, LinkedIn provides a home screen widget, which provides an overview of one's invitations and inbox messages, along with a rather slim link to search through the social network. This widget will be of most help to those who heavily use LinkedIn.

The LinkedIn homescreen widget

As ever, comments are welcome. If you're a frequent LinkedIn user, what do you think of this application?

David Gilson for All About Symbian, 12th May 2011.