Digital Chocolate, a well known mobile games developer, will be publishing games for the next generation N-Gage platform. The first of these will be DChoc Cafe which has a virtual cafe around with a number of different casual (card, board, puzzle) games can be played. The games also features social elements with customisable characters, game recommendations and competitions.
Ewan's been trialling some of the ZingMagic games for UIQ 3 smartphones (like the Sony Ericsson P990 and Motorola Z8) - here's his review of Hearts - a game that's slick and professionally implemented.
Well, that's the theory anyway. See here for details. Apparently, v1.05(4) is a customised version of Google Maps for Mobile that takes your position from Vodafone's cell network. Except that it did nothing for me. Comments welcome if you manage to get it working on your Vodafone SIM-ed smartphone....
LocatioNet has launched amAze, 'the UK's first free mobile mapping, navigation and local search solution', with voice guidance, maps and satellite imagery. As with Google Maps for Mobile, it's Java-based with heavy reliance on a data connection, but it's reported to work with both Bluetooth GPS and built-in receivers. The press release and link follow....
DataViz has announced that until the end of August it will make its Document to Go viewer available to Motorola Z8 users at no cost (the normal cost will be $20). Documents to Go allows you to view Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. A version with editing capabilities will be available later in the year.
S60.com do like giving things away. This month it's PhotoLocker, for Series 60 2nd Edition devices like the Nokia N70. PhotoLocker is a way of keeping certain images safe, password protected from prying eyes...
Steve looks at the under appreciated Download! application, here highlighting some of the semi-exclusive content arranged by Nokia for the Eseries communicators. Download! is also available on most new SIM-free S60 phones and offers a variety of downloads including fully licensed applications, themes, add-ons and trial applications. In the article, a UK-based E61i is used as an example of what is available (content varies by phone model and market).
UIQ Technology has made available another of its 'official' UIQ 3 themes available. If you own a Sony Ericsson or Motorola UIQ 3-powered smartphone, grab UIQ Morning right now, it's a looker...
Gah. Trust MobiMate to scupper my perfectly good Eseries Download! editorial that was in-progress. It turns out that WorldMate isn't an Eseries exclusive anymore, but is now a general free download for any S60 3rd Edition smartphone. I'm only joking, MobiMate, thanks for the great freebie.
