Bandits raiding Villages? Kidnapping your friends? And you, with a sword, a spell and the truth? Sounds like a classic RPG set up. Lassi Kinnunen takes a look at how Elder Scrolls Shadowkey shapes up on the N-Gage.
OPL (The Open Programming Language for Symbian OS) is now available for the Nokia 9500 and other Series 80 v2.0 devices (such as the 9300). With this runtime, OPL programs for the 9210 should run happily on the new device. The runtime can be found at the Sourceforge Project page.
AvantGo have announced that the long awaited upgrade to their new version (named 2005) is available for beta testing. Versions for both Series 60 and UIQ are now available. The key feature is improved wireless sync and better support for wireless browsing. AvantGo faces stiff competition from both RSS and direct anytime browsing via products such as Opera.
Proporta have announced the availability of their Bluetooth keyboard. Priced at £70 or €100 the keyboard includes drivers for both UIQ and Series 60. The keyboard is unusual in that it has a full row of number keys, making typing a little bit more like a full sized keyboard. Proporta also carry a number of cases for various Smartphones.
MGS Jewel Impulse 2 is the latest puzzle game powered by MGS and brought to you by MobileMe. Jewel Impulse 2 consists of three different games with 100 levels each. There's also multiplayer available via Bluetooth games.
Symbian Themes, one of our sister sites, has now been relaunched with a new look and more features than ever before. You can download themes for your Series 60 2.0+ device (6600, 7610, 6620, 6670, 6260, 6630), as well as wallpaper, operator logos and smart lanucher themes for all Series 60 devices. There's a dedicated form for discussion of phone customisation too. Congratulations to jw and the team!
Having a kick-ass review means we usually get linkage from a lot of strange places, and it's fun to watch them come in. Yesterday, there was a big spike from a new site. So a big american hi there to everyone coming from Penny Arcade to read Pathway to Glory thoughts. We've more exclusive stuff coming up in the next week, but to answer the one point raised by Tycho, yes, we think Nokia are finally working out the strengths of the system and releasing kick ass games.
The Nokia 9500 Communicator… how well does it communicate with the outside world? One of the main selling points of this device is the fact that it can go online in a number of different ways. For the next part of the All About Symbian Nokia 9500 review, Ewan looks at the 9500 on the Internet.
A few N-Gage fans have set up an IRC channel purely for the N-Gage. Based at irc.gamesurge.net, you want to log into the #n-gage channel. If you're on a PC, we'd recommend using Hydra IRC Client, or you could try connecting directly from your N-Gage using Wireless IRC.
A long time ago, EA released Fifa 2004 for the N-Gage. Jim reviewed it and gave it a Recommnded award. Now, with a surprising name, Fifa 2005 is out. Frank's taken some 'extra time' to review this latest soccer game. Is it any better this year?
Activision's World War Two action fest, Call of Duty heads out from Finland to distributors and retaillers today. It's no Pathway to Glory strategy, it's all first person action. We'll have a review once we get a hold of the final retail build.
Back in October, Nokia announced a new area for the Finnish company. Preminet would be a software store retailer, that would work with the carriers and developers, providing over the air download services for handset owners. With strong online competition from Handango and Symbian Gear, All About Symbian were interested in what Nokia could bring to the table. We sat down with Steen Thygesen, from Forum Nokia, to talk about this new venture.
As of today SPMark™04 is available for end users. SPmark will do a set of comprehensive OpenGL tests to measure your phone's graphics performance and it features a detailed system information module that reveals technical data about your device. It supports handsets with Symbian 6 and 7 operating systems and Series60 or UIQ user interface so that includes most of the major if not all handset manufacturers out there. The best bit is that SPMark is FREE! Get it here
In this Photo Contest, we want your Best photos featuring Shadows (taken on a Symbian Phone). Please upload your photos to the Photo Contest 18 page. Vote will start on 5th December 2004 to pick a winner. Winners Photo is displayed on Main Gallery page and can select next category.
Last week, All About N-Gage recieved one of the first review copies of Pathway to Glory. After some intensive and hard fought battles on the N-Gage Arena, Ewan is finally ready to give his verdict. Here it is... the first Pathway to Glory review, anywhere in the world. No previews. No demo builds. The actual product. And it looks like it's our first Mega Game.
