Reset Generation: The ultimate viral game?

In the second part of our look at Nokia's upcoming N-Gage flagship game, this time by Evan Zelfden, there is further chat with producer Scott Foe and reflections on how Reset Generation's free embeddable web-based version could attract new people to N-Gage, even people who don't currently own a mobile. Oh yes, and we also get to see those legendary Pac-Man biscuits...

Nokia Music PC Client in beta

Nokia Music PC Client is now available in early beta form from the Nokia Beta Labs website. The application is designed to help you manage your music collection on your PC and then transfer it your mobile device. The software has been designed with mobile users in mind and includes the ability to directly rip a CD to a mobile device, to easily sideload music from a PC and to use bi-directional playlists and music sync.

How to: Make more from your smartphone snaps

In a tutorial for beginners, and with plenty of real world examples, I look at some practical photo-taking tips for your multi-megapixel smartphone when conditions are less than perfect... and I explain that adjusting the photo later in software is cheating - but often helps a lot!

Insight 24 - Devices, News, Location-based search

It's... Insight number 24, aka AAS audio podcast 73, in which the usual team discuss the news of the week, including N-Gage and Nokia Communication Center (sic), three new S60 3rd Edition smartphones (black N82, Samsung i450, Nokia 6122c) and we introduce the idea and state of play in the world of Location Based Search.

Route 66 Mobile 8 gets a serious test drive

Guest writer Arjen Broeze has been trialling the new Route 66 Mobile 8 for over a month now and here's his very detailed review. The only real problem seems to be over-stubborn clinging to originally-calculated routes - apart from that Arjen gives this sat-nav solution a green light on all fronts. I was sceptical about the way search matches are still shown in alphabetical order, but Arjen argues that the search match filtering is good enough to do without location-sorted results.

All About N-Gage reviews Mile High Pinball

Over on All About N-Gage, we've been putting one of the games of the year, Nokia's first party title Mile High Pinball, through its paces. Those of you who remember the original gen N-Gage version may want to check out the new high res graphics, as there are lots of screenshots. Click here to read Tzer2's in-depth review on AAN and find out how Mile High Pinball did. UPDATE: We've now added a gameplay video at the beginning of the review.

Long term review: Nokia N82 (Black)

Secrets of the new Sports Tracker widget

Nokia's Sports Tracker has proved to be one of the must-have GPS applications. It is now possible to share journeys recorded using Sports Tracker via the brand new Nokia Maps and Photography widget. Steve explains how the photo location actually works and runs through the steps needed to get your own Sports Tracker powered widget up and running, including how to embed it in almost any web page and with a tweaked example formatted for wider blogs and pages.

Insight 23 - Adobe, MOSH, Nokia in the US

It's Insight time, covering News, the MOSH ad-sponsored games, Adobe Open Screen Project and we (shock, horror) actually try to answer a user-submitted question, talking about whether Nokia could be more aggressive in the US market. Plus, Rafe reports back from the Nokia Design Studio Day in London. You can listen (and subscribe) to Insight number 23 here.

The Rules of N-Gage

Over on All About N-Gage, we've been considering what minimum standards N-Gage titles ought to have, from wraparound menus to demos that let you actually try the game properly. Any suggestions of your own?