Forum Nokia recently announced the launch of it device loaner program. For €30 and a variable guarantee fee developers can borrow a device for three weeks. Devices currently available include the N95, N75, E65 and the 5700. A number of plug-ins for the S60 SDK, which enable access to Eseries specific features (such as the notification LED), have also been added to the Forum Nokia website.
So, by happy chance, a couple of Nokia N81s have hit All About Symbian - in the next week you'll have music-angled and gaming-angled reviews from Ewan and Krisse, but first - Steve's first impressions. Others round the net have either slammed the N81 or praised it - read on for Steve's opinion.
The developers of the recently reviewed Final Battle adventure game have come up with a special offer exclusively for AAS readers: enter the promotional code aascrazysoft when buying the Final Battle for S60 3rd or the Final Battle for UIQ3 and you'll get $3 off the usual price. (Please note that this only works when buying through the AAS software store, and the offer is available until the 16th of November.)
Nokia Multimedia Transfer 1.2 Beta for Mac just got Leopard-compatible! It also adds an improved Nokia Device Browser with folder view and the ability to customise the transcoding of files in iTunes and iPhoto transfers.
The Nokia Music Store (UK) is now live at music.nokia.co.uk. The PC site requires Internet Explorer (partly due to the Nokia Music Bar which is used to download tracks) and is open to allcomers. The mobile version (same address) can currently only be accessed on a Nokia N95 8GB or a Nokia N81, using the dedicated on-device client. [Updated] Screenshots showing both the store and buying tracks below the break! See also our earlier story which gives additional background details on the Music Store.
Ah, you knew those crazy Greek programmers would come up trumps in the end. Krisse has been reviewing The Final Battle and it's a pretty decent graphical adventure game, for both S60 3rd Edition and UIQ 3-based smartphones. Well worth a look!
Si Brindley has spotted that there's a (hidden) new version of Nokia Multimedia Transfer that works with Apple's new Leopard on the Mac. You have to use the exact URL though. There are new features, too - customizable transcoding settings and the option to transcode all files if so desired.
How come these technologies didn't surface nine months ago? First we had that early beta of Rotate Me, with auto sensing of attitude to swivel the N95's screen. And now (from the forum) comes news of an accelerometer project demonstrating the power and response of the N95's sensor with a moving ball example, with even vertical movement sensed and reacted to. Link and notes below.
Last night Nokia UK held a small press event in London where we were told that Nokia's UK Music Shop, first shown off at the Go Play event in August, will launch on Thursday morning (November 1st). Music is priced at 80p per track and £8 for a complete album. Read on for more details.
