Lack of help screens in apps

I have downloaded several apps from the ovi store for my C6-01. Many of the apps have no "help" screens or instructions on how to use them. A case in point - I downloaded the CNN app. It is a great app, but I couldn't figure out how to play videos. Videos just wouldn't play. It would be so easy to have a "help" screen that would tell you how to do this. I am not singling out CNN. Many of the apps posted on the ovi store suffer from the same drawbacks. It's just that this was the latest one I downloaded.
Well, I'm not stupid (at least I don't think so). I like to try to figure things out if I can. I discovered that the videos will play if I change the settings within the app. I have the phone settings to use wi-fi only, but CNN defaults to my cell phone provider data to play videos.
What other unknown surprises lurk in some of these apps?
I think Nokia should require any app posted on the ovi store site have a "help" screen or some kind of a "how to" screen.

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