Film trailers seem to be the standard way of showing off video on your expensive smartphone. Numerous phones come with a few short videos pre-loaded, but there's only so many times you can watch the Tron Legacy trailer before you lose interest. This is where Nokia Trailers, that was quietly added to Ovi Store this week, comes in. It is a Qt based application that offers an easy way to stream or download trailers for current and upcoming movies. Read on for a video quick look and full text review.
Physics is everywhere, whether you realise it or not. Everything we do involves it, and our environment is determined by it. Yes, Physics is a rather important part of life. As such, today's review is of Physics Reference, a pocket guide to life, the universe, and everything, or is it? Read on to find out.
Having trouble getting off to sleep is something that afflicts many of us from time to time and there as many remedies as there are people willing to proffer their opinion. One such which is surprisingly effective is something monotonous or relaxing to listen to, which is where Sleep Machine comes in, a free application by the Pico Brothers.
Ah, Speedball 2. It's a name that is spoken of in reverential terms, because of the impact that it had on the computer gaming world in the late 80s and 90s. Now two of the original Bitmap Brothers, as part of Tower Studios, have updated the classic futuristic sports game for Symbian. Have they captured enough of the spirit of the original to make Brutal Deluxe a watchword for smartphone fun? Let's find out.
Started in Amsterdam in 2009, Layar is an award winning mobile browser, specifically geared towards augmented reality and presenting location based information on the screen of your smartphone, mixing real world views with data pulled in from a number of sources. Now available on Symbian^3, Layar is an application that is far more than a test-bed prototype. Layar has been out there for two years, in the real world, helping people find out what is around them. It's a glimpse into a world that's been promised by science fiction, and while it might have some teething problems, Layar is still a great example of what a modern smartphone can do.
Buying music isn’t just an audio experience. For as long as music has been on sale, cover art has been part of the purchase. This continues into the digital age, where images are supplied with MP3’s as part of the download. As any seasoned Symbian user will know, the built-in music player doesn’t always successfully handle album art. Fortunately, help is at hand from an app called CoverUp which is here to fix our woes, read on for our review.
Some things shouldn’t work well together. Putting together a Bejewelled style match three game with a 'Sim Village' system to keep score strikes me as a four o’clock in the morning idea that's just wrong. But much like Run DMC and Aerosmith, 10tons's Heroes of Kalevala makes it work thanks to a smart learning curve and a huge dollop of style.
If you've been paying attention to our coverage of the Nokia E7, you'll remember that I complained at length about the slipperiness of the unibody main shell of the device: it was prone to dropping, especially when opening the E7, plus the device tended to skate away from me on the desk when I was typing. In addition, the camera glass on the back was flush, meaning it was prone to picking up dirt and scratches. The Black Silicone Skin fixes all the above, as you might expect, although there are a couple of minor caveats that help to push my rating for this accessory down a bit.
There are two types of music rhythm game out there – the first uses existing songs and performances and carefully pre-sculpts the musical beats you need to hit (Rock Band is a good example of this), and the second is where your own musical collection is used and the program will analyse the music to create the patterns to match on the fly. Where does Gamelion's Boom Beats fit in?
It's not often that you play a new game and wonder why on earth noone's thought of the idea before. But that's what I was thinking when reviewing Word Jockey. Not because of the horse racing metaphor for winning and losing, but because of the idea of a word game played with extreme time pressure. Word Jockey also manages to present a super-slick and rather pleasant interface, making it a sure fire hit all round.
