Nokia Mobile Reviews and Games

launched Nokia Widsets
Users can easily download WidSets from www.widsets.com or on their mobile from get.widsets.com.” Read the Nokia Press release The recently unveiled Nokia 8800 Arte which will start shipping in the fourth quarter of 2007 will be the first handset to offer WidSets to its style-conscious consumers. During Widsets one year Beta existence, over 3 million users have registered to the service. “With the new platform WidSets will offer improved usability by localizing mobile clients and improving mobile widget library. In addition, users can already get started with WidSets via the Download! WidSets works on Java enabled handsets from a range of manufacturers and utilizes widgets, so users can have one-click access to real-time online content without needing to use a mobile browser.” “Nokia plans to pre-install WidSets in tens of millions of mobile phones during 2008, and enabling service support in tens of different languages. Nokia Widsets are no longer in Beta phase, and the service has been launched. folder on all Nokia Nseries and Eseries devices. WidSets works on a wide variety of mobile phone brands, and is already compatible with more than 300 mobile devices. WidSets will also bring advertising in as the primary business model.

Lite a Does Flash have future?
This type of discussion is needed more around Flash Lite ecosystem, bringing out what seems to be wrong with the ecosystem. Does Flash Lite have a future? Richard’s post in his blog, article about “Does Flash Lite have a future” is an excellent read — but the comments on the article are really awesome.

spreadsheet Updated device Flash Lite
Bill updated the Flash Lite device spreadsheet; there are now 60 Nokia mobile devices, 36 Sony-Ericsson and 13 BREW that have the Flash Lite preinstalled.

My More Photos Day Nokia N82 From Sample
You can see how night indoor photos look on the Nokia N82. More of the photos I’ve taken today can be seen at my Flickr gallery. Expect my Nokia N82 review in the following posts. This is where you can see how the Nokia N82 xenon flash looks near the evening. Checking out the new puppies! The combination of the responsiveness of the camera, the bright xenon flash, quick autofocus, and the quick preview after snapping a picture in the Nokia N82 gives an excellent experience I have not felt while using my Nokia N95. I’ve been enjoying taking pictures with the Nokia N82. The Nokia N82 has become my favorite cameraphone. Take a look at some sample pictures taken with my Nokia N82 following some of my activities in the past few hours. Random quick snaps with the Nokia N82 while driving and walking through the crazy streets of New York City. All the photos are taken in Automatic mode. Spending time with the sweetie. Note that I said “camera-phone,” because without the camera, I have small things to complain about. Subscribe to the Nokia blog RSS feed to be notified right away. —Related Articles at the Nokia blog:Nokia N82 Sample Photos from Nokia HouseNokia N82 Sample Video of Xenon Flash TestHighly Possible Nokia N82 Nseries Launch in a Few HoursMore Sample Photos From Nokia N95 on FlickrVideo: Nokia N82 Versus Nokia N95 Night PhotosThe iPhone Ads are Incredible and Makes Me Want to Buy It

File As Beta Status Provides Device Nokia Now .SIS
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. It is a self-diagnosis tool that allows you to collect detailed information of S60 device. Hooray for Mac and Nokia users! We can now try out Device Status from Nokia Beta Labs. 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

II 8GB Nokia N81 Part Review:
Watch it below. Album Art. Album art is not automatically transferred with the songs. I would hate it if this device falls unto the hands of those annoying people who likes to play their musicphones without headseats or earphones in public like the trains and buses. They find the procedure a pain. You can choose whether you want the directional pad on your left or right when playing. You can rewind or forward and change camera views. You basically just move around most of the time while the ship automatically shoots. Negative. There are a few negative points that I want to point out. For PC users, All About Symbian wrote a guide to adding album art to the music player with a PC. You’ll be fine if you play in upright portrait mode, but that’s not as fun. Asphalt 3: Street Style. This is my favorite of the three games. Syncing music with a Mac is currently nonexistent and album art is a pain to add to the phone. Nokia says the service will be available in November. In the end, I think the Nokia N81 does a great job as music-phone, and the upcoming Ngage games will be the main reason to consider buying this phone. For the newbies, the Nokia N81 8GB runs on the Symbian S60 operating system like many of the Nseries and Eseries phones. Unfortunately, the Nokia N81 is not yet compatible with Multimedia Transfer. I played with these settings on different songs. One for turbo, the other for brake. Space Impact Light I’m not a big fan. The Naviwheel scrolls up and down lists… yes, just like an iPod. The speakers are also loud, perfect for a music device. The defenders will run after you and steal the ball if you keep the ball too long. Another way to play music is by pressing the the multimedia key where you can instantly play shuffled music or any of your playlists. In offense, one button for passing player, the other for shooting. What I didn’t like about the game is that you need to hold the ‘5′ button to sprint. I’ll tell you how they are used in the three Ngage preview games: Fifa 07. What’s cool about Fifa 07 is that you have two options of landscape views. Surely, I’ll be checking it out once Nokia announces it is available. Games The Ngage service cannot be fully accessed yet, but they provided three games for preview: Space Impact Light, FIFA 07, and Asphalt 3: Street Style. Like I mentioned in the first part of my review, just pressing the play button at any time will play the last song. The dedicated buttons prove to be useful. When I chose no, I couldn’t find a menu option to try refreshing the library again. This happened so many times, that I just decided to turn off the option in the settings. In defense, one button to change player, the other for slide tackle. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, take a train in New York City around 4-5pm. The speakers are placed on the sides and play LOUD. Transferring Music. I’m a Mac user and Nokia provides the Nokia Multimedia Transfer application to transfer music, photos, and files with compatible Nokia phones. Results varied. It’s fast to play music and the dedicated gaming keys really enhances the playing experience. Nokia should add this as an option or just refresh the music library automatically. Buying Music. The music store is not available yet and you will see a web page that requires a password login if you try accessing it. To transfer music to the Nokia N81, I had to connect in Mass Storage mode then transfer the files over to the Music folder, the same way I would transfer files to a USB stick. You can learn more about S60 if you are interested in these really powerful devices. Replays are fun also. In the second part of my Nokia N81 8GB review, I’ll cover the main functions of the device that makes it stand out from the rest of the Nokia Nseries: its Music and Gaming features. With Ngage, we’re supposedly able to play against other people throughout the world, and instantly download and preview games into our phones. Sometimes the differences are barely noticeable, while others are obviously better or worse. The Nokia N81 is for people who want music and games. Unwired View captured a great video demo of the Nokia Music Store. Accessing music on the Nokia N81 couldn’t be any easier. Check out a video from Unwired View to have a sneak peek. Conclusion If you are looking for a phone with good camera, video, or GPS, you are looking at the wrong phone. There has to be a better way for a better music experience. Currently playing songs with and without Album art. Extra Settings. The Nokia N81 music player comes with loudness and stereo widening effects as options. For this part of review, I’ll talk about what’s special about using the Nokia N81. I’m not amazed at the graphics, but I’m impressed I’m playing a 3D soccer game on a phone. In the meantime, you can also install other non-Ngage games. The dedicated gaming buttons I mentioned in the first part of my Nokia N81 review becomes active and lights up when Ngage is running. My problem with the Naviwheel is often when I press down, it thinks I’m rotating the wheel. Simple, not bad-looking, and fun. With Ngage nearing its grand opening, the Nokia N81 is looking to be the ultimate gaming phone. We’ll see if software updates fix these problems. —Related Articles at the Nokia blog:Video: Nokia N81 8GB Final Production Unboxing and Initial UsageVideo: Nokia N81 Commercial The Next EpisodeNokia N95 Review by the Nokialist Part 1Review: Nokia N81 8GB Part IVideo: The Nokia N81 Song Lip SyncNokia Los Angeles Mansion Party Itinerary After transferring the files, the Nokia N81 recognizes the new files and asks if I want to refresh the music library. This really depends by preference, but leaving both options off are also fine. Read more about the physical aspects of the phone in my first part of the Nokia N81 review. Music Playing Music. I don’t really spend much time with the music player in my phones, but for reviewing purposes, I actually enjoyed playing music with the Nokia N81. Landscape view is the only way to play this game. The dedicated button is for shooting the special weapon. The preview for Ngage in the Nokia N81 is not a perfect representation of what’s to come. Quick Access to the music player. The interface will remind you of the iPod, so you know it’s not complicated at all.

developer Lite/Flex ultimate eSeminar: tool the professional Janus for the Flash
“ When you apply tell us something about yourself. “The Boston Adobe Mobile and Devices User Group is holding an eSeminar on November 9th at 12 PM EST (check your local time), Spaghetti Sort presents Janus. Spaghetti Sort is the producer of the ultimate tool for the Flash/Flex desktop application & mobile developer. Janus is the tool of your choice. Please join the Boston Adobe Mobile and Device User Group to participate to the eSeminar and be part of the User Group.

create Flash Lite How Battery to with indicator
It’s a simple one pager, which proves making things with Flash Lite is a breeze There is a downloadable example source code as well. Forum Nokia article of the week is How to make a battery indicator (compatible with Flash Lite 1.1. and newer).

capabilities 3 Flash article Lite video
A new article on Adobe DevNet for mobile, the topic is Flash Lite 3 video capabilities and the article shows how to create a sample video application. The writer is Giorgio Natili from Actionscript.it