Nokia S60 News and Reviews

Win a HTC Touch Pro from Omio

2008-11-19T15:45:56-05:00

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting up with Matt and Ernest from Omio.com. I was really impressed with them and their website. Omio.com is a state of the art deal comparison site with a social twist.

Ernest told me about a competition they'd setup to win a HTC touch pro. Though because the sites relatively new and they're still focusing on development, the response so far isn't great. First thing I thought was, I want it!

I figured you lot would probably want one too. They're a really cool bunch of guys and I figured we could join in the fun and help make their first competition be a bigger success.

To enter simply submit a review for your favorite phone. The best review will win the HTC phone, simple as that.

Once you've submitted your review on the Omio website, let them know it's a competition entry by posting a link to your review in their HTC Competition Thread.

For more info, check out HTC Touch Pro competition.

Good luck

Fifa 09 Game Releases on N-Gage

2008-11-19T01:31:00-05:00

The official N-gage blog just posted that EA Sport's Fifa 09 has been released for N-gage.

Step onto the pitch in EA SPORTS™ FIFA 09! Pass, tackle and shoot your way to victory with real football action. Control the action with Side-On View and precision passing. Execute 1-2 passes, crosses, and triangle pass plays. Set up headers and volleys. Choose Season or beat the odds in Challenge.

The game weighs in at just 4mb. Was a bit of a surprise since this game wasnt even listed as an upcoming game in the Game Showroom in the N-gage site. If you need help with the game, you can check out the Official FIFA 09 N-gage forum.

To download the game, navigate to the Showroom Tab in the N-gage application in your Nokia device, select "Option" and then "Update now". After doing that, you should see it listed in the showroom.

I just know there are a lot of Fifa fans out there who are going to be interested in this game.

[Via ZomgitsCj]

Creating a More Personal Out of Box Experience

2008-11-18T00:00:00-05:00

One thing that many many many Nokia users fail to do upon receiving their new devices is read the manual. It's really quite funny. I remember a few years back on Howard Forums when people would ask device specific questions there would always be that response... RTFM (Read The F*#@ing). Yes a bit rude, but I guess to the point. Lol but who wants to read the manual... and why don't they?

Also over the years new services, products have been introduced. Can all the consumers keep up with this? Or do they even bother?

In receipt of my N96 I checked out all the brochures and such in the box. Free N-Gage code for Tetris, info on Ovi, user manual... and other stuff that I didn't bother to check out. How many others never read their paper extras? Maybe this could be changed by offering a more personal "out of box" experience for the user.

There is no question that most users like to be walked into a process. Sort of like holding hands until one gets the hang of something. Let's start with a basic plan.

Including a welcome or thank you card with a special code that the consumer would use to register their new purchase thus entering their IMEI number in for warranty support. (BTW are we still having an issue with that?) Also, offering the user the option to register the device from the device itself.
On the "thank you" page once a consumer registers, specific services for their device can be listed and introduced. This would be the introduction of Ovi, Maps, NGage, MOSH, Nokia Music Store and others and a useful How To guide as well as a downloadable user manual. Also displaying icons and This would help to educate the consumer on what is available for their device and what they can get out of it.
A follow-up method. Sort of like a Nokia Tune-up. This would include helpful links to other sites (not trying to push mine here) but places like MMC Forums for themes, Nokia Betalabs... any site that would fine tune or enhance the devices capabilities.
Community notices. I think I have subscribed to Nokia email newletters in almost every country. Lol that's how I ended up getting all of those cool downloads which I happily have stored on MOSH. So far Nokia has done a great job at this so I don't see a need for a change in this matter.

Now I know this idea and theory can be fine tuned... but I think it would be great AND it would get rid of the amounts of non-read literature that is placed in the boxes. I mean we have to admit... hardly anyone reads the manual unless something goes wrong.

But what do you think of the idea?

A Look Into the Nokia E63

2008-11-17T12:39:31-05:00

Taken from the pages of Nokia Conversations we look into the realm of the Nokia E63 with details given by it's product manager, Mikko Aro.

New N-Gage Game Announced : Mega Monsters

2008-11-17T11:33:14-05:00

The Official N-gage blog announced a new First Party game from Nokia Publishing today, which is being developed by a company called Firemint in Australia : " Mega Monsters ".

Mega Monsters features rich 3D graphics with a fully destructible environment where players can destroy anything in their path. While on the rampage, players must ensure their Mega Monster destroys selected targets and can pick up dozens of special items, including clothing and other items, to add character to their creature. Each Mega Monster develops its abilities, powers and appearance as it progresses through different missions, and can also gain new powers by hooking up with other Mega Monsters

The result of a mad scientist combining his supply of adorable animals, a borrowed gene splicer and a surplus government nuclear reactor, each Mega Monster provides an evil blend of cute and killer. With the intuitive one thumb control, players direct the Mega Monster of their choice to do what monsters do best - destroy!

"Mega Monsters is made for those of us who love monsters and who like nothing more than stomping through buildings and crunching a few tanks and helicopters along the way," said Dr Mark Ollila, Director, Games Publishing, Nokia. "The 3D graphics and fully destructible environment let you set your inner monster loose and smash through city after city. Exciting game personalization options help create a cruch-tastic game that will be hard to put down. Mega Monsters is going to be the biggest monster smash on mobile."

Players can stomp and smash through a series of existing city environment or they can create their own map and challenge others to beat it by uploading it to the N-Gage Arena. Players can also customize their game by taking a photo to use on an in-game billboard.

The game is expected to be out sometime in 2009.

Sounds like a fun game. I like that users can create and upload their own maps to challenge other users on the N-gage Arena. Looks like it'll be a really cool.

[Via ZomgitsCj]

N78 and 6210 Navigator Now Supported by N-gage

2008-11-17T11:29:21-05:00

The Official N-gage Blog just posted to let us know that the Nokia N78 and 6210 Navigator phone models are now N-gage compatible and supported by the N-gage application.

N78 users can download the N-gage client here.

6210 Navigator users can download their version of the N-gage client here.

W00t ! More devices to add to the N-gage family. Still no word on N93 and N73 support though.

[Via ZomgitsCj]

The Creative Mind of a 9 Year Old

2008-11-17T11:02:55-05:00

For almost a year my oldest son has been experimenting with my N90. At this point I can honestly tell what direction he is going in when it comes to mobile phone usage. He's a photographer. Everytime there is a family event he either uses the N90 or borrows my device to sneak away and capture images.

In this creepy video he uses the N90 in negative setting to create what his calls his "spook video".

Lol since he shows such an interest in photography and understands how to use an Nseries device to create images and videos I should get him his own Ovi page. Now to figure out what device to get him for Christmas, although he wants the N93i because it was in the Transformers movie, lol.