Over at GearLive they're discussing the add on peripherals that Nokia announced at E3 - while we've not seen review units of these (and it appears GearLive is going on what they saw at E3) they're not convinced that the peripheral's have quite hit the mark.
The man who took the standard BASIC program of Snake and put it on the Nokia 6610 as "Nokia Snake" has recieved a Special Recognition Award at the Mobile Entertainment Forum for destroying the lives of millions of Snake addicts the world over. Congratualtions - now how about a head to head with the original Tetris...
Not directly N-Gage related, but Electronic Arts (behind N-Gage titles such as Tiger Woods PGA 2004) has announced their intentions to have 20 mobile gaming titles in conjunction with Qualcomm's Brew Environment, reports The International Herald Tribune.
Steve's been taking the very latest Nokia 6680 smartphone for a spin this week and he's been very impressed, with only a few disappointments along the way. Read the full review here.
Nokia today announced the Nokia 770 - a Linux powerd Internet Tablet device. The device which does not include a phone or an PIM software runs on a platfrom called maemo and is based on Debian 2.8 and the user interface is derived from the GNOME UI. The device has a 4.1 inch 800 x 480 touch screen with connectivity supplied via 80211.b/g and Bluetooth 1.2. Clearly this device would be ideal for mobile use when coupled with a Symbian Bluetooth enabled phone. Expected availability is Q3 and the cost will be around $350.
Now don't go panicing, we're not leaving you all high and dry, but we've just launched All About Palm. AAP will be providing the same community news and views service that you're all used to on All About Symbian, only for the Palm OS community. The full press release is here.
You wait ages for a decent, card-based satellite navigation system for the Nokia 9500 (and 9300) and then all of a sudden two come along at once! Navicore Personal comes on a 256MB card and is available from June 1st (and also available in Series 60 form), while TomTom MOBILE 5 comes on a 128MB card and is supposedly already out now but will probably take until June 1st to actually get into shops. We'll contact Navicore for a review copy as soon as we can; in the meantime, I have TomTom's 9500 version of MOBILE 5 and I'll be posting a review in the next few days.
The N-Gage game scene was looking really healthy before E3, but two new games (one announced, one merely 'on display' at the booth) have caught my eye. Pathway to Glory: Ikusa Islands takes the wartime strategy game into the Pacific Theatre, while X-Men Legends 2: Dawn of the Apocalypse sees the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse challenge Wolverine, Cyclops and the rest of the gang. Both titles are expected Q4 2005.
Now the platform news from E3 is out there, it's time to pick over the rest of the news. To keep the N-Gage range 'fresh' a number of accessories are coming from Nokia. The full list of new peripherals (including a Jabra based bluetooth headset) are after the fold, and they're expected to be available in Q3 and Q4 2005.
No Nokia haven't shouted any new Nseries phone at E3 (although there are a few days left) but Nintendo may just have stolen a march on any coverage they might have got with the 2 inch wide GBA Micro.
No Nokia haven;t shouted any new Nseries phone at E3 (although there are a few days left) but Nintendo may just have stolen a march on any coverage they might have got with the 2 inch wide GBA Micro.
Steve takes delivery of one of the first MOBILE 5 kits off the production line and puts it through its paces. He's been trying it on a Nokia 6670 (Series 60) device, but there will be UIQ and Series 80 mini-reviews along shortly. In the meantime, you can see why he was so impressed here.
Mixing together the collectible card game genre with the MMORG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing) comes Spirits, from Jadestone. This gaming style has been very popular on other gaming handhelds (can we say Pokemon?), so grab your Spirit catching tools to continue the fight of Good vs Evil. Screenshots posted in the Spirits MMC Games Database Entry.
It's the difference between disappointment and success. It's the difference between getting your application on 1000 and 100,000 smartphones. It's the difference between getting almost no coverage in the press and getting plenty. And the difference can be bridged with only a little effort.
Penrillian specialize in Symbian OS application development and porting and are experts at helping clients to imagine, to specify, to build and to launch software running on Symbian OS. Ewan caught up with Charles Weir to find out just what this UK company are up to in the Symbian OS world. Read the interview here.
