Nokia Mobile Reviews and Games

is Flash 3 official Lite
Nokia and NTT Docomo have stated that they will support Flash Lite 3 in their mobile devices. The footprint of the player is 380 kb, meaning it is considerably less than previous Flash Lite player. Flash Lite 3 is now officially launched! Some upgrades: upgrade is the support for Flash Video, and the ability to browse Flash websites directly from your phone, MMI extensions for User Interface design. It seems to be very close to Flash 8 player. You can request a developer version from Adobe (certified on Nokia N95 only). Do remember to download the Flash Lite 3 update for Flash. The code performance is promised to be 15-20% faster, and rendering 20-30% faster. Related to this, Nokia has announced Creative Pros community (read the press release here). (sorry, only for Flash CS 3). They will provide tools and Software Development Kits (SDKs), and technical and business support. Oh and do rememeber to download the Flash Lite 3.0 update for Device Central CS3 if you developing Flash Lite applications and testing them in Device Central. Read the full press release

N95 Preview Geek By Nokia 8GB Nokia Video
Matt Jones from Nokia Geek has a video of his initial impressions preview of the Nokia N95 8GB. However, the faster 3G internet speeds I get on the N95-3 will not be available on the Nokia N95 8GB because it is not compatible with AT&T’s 3G network. Check out the rest of his thoughts in the video. Click To Play After watching this video, I wondered if this device will make my recently reviewed Nokia N95-3 jealous. In the first of a few expected series, he covered the physical aspects of the Nokia N95 8GB.

and presentation Bill’s selling Lite content: your Flash Creating
It’s a 21 page package well worth reading - download it now And thanks Bill for including Aniway logo amongst great companies like Shockwave, BreakDesign, Moket, Smashing Ideas, Blue Sky North and others on page 2 Bill has released his “Creating and Selling your Flash Lite content” Flashforward presentation as a .pdf .

Post Introduction Writer Guest Delon
I met Mark in LA for the Nokia “Unlock LA” event, and I am very happy that Mark is giving me a chance to be a guest writer for his famous the Nokia Blog. This is Delon, aka angel_wing0 from Howard Forums. With the new firmware just came in today, I will be writing a review for the Nokia N76 soon, so look forward to it! —Related Articles at the Nokia blog:Will Be Right BackiMovie 08 and Nokia N95, Match Made in Video HeavenEasy to Replace the Nokia N95 CoverThe Nokia N95 Fits on the Nokia Tripod DT-22Video: Sheila vs Jen Boxing on Nintendo WiiVideo: Nokia N81 8GB Final Production Unboxing and Initial Usage

Rapid Application Flash for Adobe toolkit Lite Kuneri released Development KuneriLite
There is a rich set of plug-ins available and also allows developers to develop their own plug-ins.” Read the full press release Ugur/Kuneri has released the KuneriLite Rapid Application Development toolkit for Adobe Flash Lite - nice work “KuneriLite™ extends Adobe® Flash® Lite™ capabilities on S60 platform and is supported on all S60 3rd edition and newer devices, covering increasing number of smartphones worldwide.

Lite Flash eSeminar: Applications 3 Nokia Developing Devices for
Via Boston Adobe Mobile and Devices group, there will be an eseminar about developing Flash Lite 3 applications for Nokia devices. Wednesday, October 24, 2007 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM US/Pacific “Speaker for the eSeminar is Bill Perry and here is what it will cover: What is the difference between Flash Lite 2.x and 3? How can you embed an FLV into your Flash Lite 3 application? Are there any new security settings that I need to be aware of?”

US the N95-3 America N95 aka aka New N95 North N95 Nokia 3G aka Review:
The camera lens are protected if placed on flat surface. Performance: the Inside Beauty Faster Internet. The Nokia N95-3 works with the fast 3G service by AT&T here in the United States that the Nokia N95-1 is lacking. To fix this, switch the camera mode to Night Portrait, a simple step that most current Nokia N95 users ignore. Sample picture with Nokia N95: Me and Darla Mack in front of Hollywood sign. Video is amazing on this little device, shooting 30 frames per second at VGA size (640 x 480 resolution). Reading from my blog, you can read all the things I can do with this phone, like install games and additional applications. Just be careful when putting it in your pocket along with your coins and keys. However like everything else, it is not perfect. The 5 megapixel camera and DVD-quality videos also make it a perfect gadget to whip out at unexpected events to record for memories. Don’t worry if your phone is lying flat on a surface, because the lens are slightly deeper. The difference? Make sure to check AT&T’s coverage map to see if your area has it. Longer life. The Nokia N95-1 came with 950mah battery, while the N95-3 comes with 1200mah. If you owned any kind of music player, then you’d know how to use these buttons. Since this is only a software issue, Nokia has no excuse not to include it in future firmwares. Include a “.com” shortcut to complete URL’s when browsing the web. This basically means you can run more than one applications at the same time, just like using a computer. Sounds bold but true. The black has a soft surface, while the brown one has a hard surface, feeling like hard plastic. iPhone Maps versus Nokia N95 GPS. The only problem I have with the GPS, is that I often get a “results not found” when searching using keywords. About a second. this improvement aspect really makes me hate Nokia for releasing the N95-1 with such a disgraceful battery life. True Multimedia Computer. I have yet to see an “out of memory” error or situations where programs just close unexpectedly in the background. After a few tries, the Nokia N95-1 opens the camera application faster when the shutter cover is opened, compared to holding the camera button in the Nokia N95-3. Everything was far from each other. Genius, I’ll use the GPS in my Nokia N95, while you go to a gas station to find out what zip code you need to enter in your iPhone’s Maps. Nokia needs to improve on that. Camera and Video. Pictures come out really great on the Nokia N95 with proper lighting. This review is also written with beginners in mind and not getting too technical with specs, bandwidths, and technology blabber. Form Factor: The Physical Aspects Color. There are two colors currently available. What do I think? It’s useless.” I gave him a “Are you stupid?” look but played nice. Different on the Nokia N95-3 is that the buttons are more protruding than in the N95-1. During this review, the firmware I have is version 10.2.006. You can see all the Nokia blog videos on YouTube created on the Nokia N95-1 and my past Nseries phones. The autofocus takes forever in the dark, so you have to tell whoever you are taking picture of to stand still longer than average! This is very useful and is featured in the iPhone. Conclusion The Nokia N95-3 is currently the best phone or device out there. The new Nokia N95-3 brings attention to the flaws of the older version, but I think it is currently the best phone/device out there. All the pictures in this post were taken with the Nokia N95. To lessen the confusion between its names and nicknames, I will refer to this phone in this review as the Nokia N95-3, as labeled on the UPC of the box. I’ll review the newly released Nokia N95-3 that works with the US AT&T 3G. Nokia N95-3 Running 6 apps and still 53.5MB RAM left compared to Nokia N95-1 struggling with running Maps and Web with 8MB left. While the average user may not need to open up all these apps at the same time, more RAM leads to snappier performance. GPS Navigation. An Apple Genius at the 5th Avenue Apple Store saw my Nokia N95 and said to me, “Do you really need GPS? That translates to 26% battery improvement. Owners of the previous model, which from hereon will be called the Nokia N95-1, complained of bad quality sliding mechanism. With the 3G service on AT&T that gives me fast internet browsing, any kind of information available on the web is literally a few clicks away. —Related Articles at the Nokia blog:Video: The Nokia N81 Song Lip SyncNokia N95 8GB Video Preview By Nokia GeekNokia N95-3 Sample Night Indoor Photos From Halloween House PartyGuest Writer Delon Introduction PostNokia N80 Firmware Update Now AvailableNokia Los Angeles Mansion Party Itinerary This made the Nokia N95-3 feel more solid and better built. No noise when tapping the front. Dedicated Multimedia Buttons. The Nokia N95-3 features dedicated buttons for video and music playback. That is basically like DVD quality camcorder that fits in your pocket. Complaints and Suggestions. The Nokia N95-3 should have been the Nokia N95 that was initially released. Okay Mr. To give you an easier example, my Nokia N95-3 was fully charged this morning at 7AM and since then, I’ve left Jaiku on, continually browsed the web, checked email, watch youtube videos, took pictures, and surprisingly at 8PM I still have full battery bars. The Nokia N95-3 comes with a big improvement in RAM memory. I did not have trouble pressing the buttons in the older model but the upgrade is nice extra touch. Playback buttons on the Nokia N95-3 are more tactile. No Shutter Cover. Now on the newer Nokia N95-3, in order to use the 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens, you can set up a shortcut on the active display, or simply press and hold the the camera button. The flash helps a little bit at night, but do not come out as good as the regular consumer cameras. If I had the Nokia N95-1 with me, it’d be already be giving me the beeping death of low-battery. If you need to know how many seconds it takes for the camera to open, it’s about 4 seconds in the Nokia N95-1 and about 5 seconds in the Nokia N95-3. A problem is that since the camera lens is unprotected by a cover, it might be prone to scratches. Complaints included slides that wobbled and made noises when you tap the bottom right facia. You can use the web, minimize the window and look at the picture gallery, then use the GPS, then go back to the camera to make a video, while Jaiku runs in the background updating your status. In summary, it is the Nokia N95 that should have been released in the first place because of the better build quality and better performance. I’m a little annoyed I had to buy a second phone to get the results I expected. The new multimedia menu is not available in the Nokia N95-3 yet. I went ahead for the black color, because it did not feel cheap, unlike the brown one. Brown or black? Better Slide. I did not find this problem on my Nokia N95-3. Better Build. The Nokia N95-3 is a double slider phone revealing the numeric keypad on one side, and dedicated music and video playbacks on the other. Which is faster? When I went to LA, there was no way I could have gone to places. It is like having a computer in my hands. Finding out where I am with the GPS only takes a few seconds.

Perry’s presentations Bill available
Take a look at the right hand side, there’s a list, including the latest MAX Europe presentation. Bill Perry’s/Adobe presentations since around 2003 are now available at his blog.

Now Status Provides File .SIS Device Nokia As Beta
I did not want to install it before because it was only available in a .exe Windows file format, meaning I had to run Windows XP on my Mac. We can now try out Device Status from Nokia Beta Labs. It is a self-diagnosis tool that allows you to collect detailed information of S60 device. Hooray for Mac and Nokia users! It is now available as a .sis file where we can simply bluetooth it over to our phone and install. Download Device Status from Nokia Beta Labs Tommi from S60 blogs mentions that the Device Status .sis package was provided by the team as a separate download for those users without Microsoft Windows based PCs and was initially bundled with a PC application to make installation to device little bit easier. I have a request for the team… please don’t ignore the Mac users again with your upcoming applications. —Related Articles at the Nokia blog:Video: Wii Boxing Nokia N93 vs Nokia N80How To Use iSync With Unsupported Nokia PhonesSoftware Update Nokia N93i Firmware Using a MacAlex Tests a Nokia N95 Prototype in New York StoreReview: Nokia Media Transfer Beta for MacNokia N93 Video Experiment