Nokia Mobile Reviews and Games

Favorite on Casual of Gamers Play 45% Would Online Games Mobile
Mobile games revenue will grow from $ 3.4 billion to over $ 11 billion by 2011 (according to Informa Telecoms). Oberon and I-Play held the survey along 1,000 online casual game players that visited partner game sites served by Oberon during september. The total of 38% is above the industry average when looking at other North-American gamers (according to M:Metrics). This makes online casual gamers twice as likely to play and buy mobile games then other mobile phone owners.66% of the online casual gamers plays games on a daily basis while 22% said they play about three times a week. The market for online casual game subscriptions is set to grof from $ 2 billion in 2005 to $ 6.8 billion by 2011 (according to DFC Intelligence). The age groups where almost equally divided.” Here are the results, something that all Flash Lite game developers should too pay attention to: 38% of casual online games customers play games on their mobile phones and 45% of respondents would play their favorite online games, if they were available, on mobile devices “The 38% of online casual gamers can be split up in 22% that plays mobile games on a regular basis and 16% that plays sometimes. According to this press release by I-Play (and their parent company Oberon media), they made a survey to online gamers about how willing they would play their favourite online games on mobile.

Support Original’s 21.0.001 Nokia Firmware N95 Built-in Demo: Youtube Video Flash
Here’s a video demonstration of the Nokia N95 Original (also known as N95-1), playing flash videos within the Youtube.com site. Most likely, because the last update to the Nokia N95 8GB added built-in browser flash video support. In the meantime, I recommend emTube to satisfy your YouTube cravings for your Nokia N95. Related PostReview: Using Youtube Mobile on the Nokia N95Nokia N95 Viral Videos Uploaded on YoutubeYouTube or Flash Works Fine on the Nokia N95How To: Embed Map with Geotagged Photos for Your BlogNokia N95 Variation Guide for Newbies The firmware on this Nokia N95 is version 21.0.001, but its availability is still unknown. The current firmware at the time of this post, 20.0.015 can not play videos within the Youtube.com site. The v21.0.001 firmware for the Nokia N95-1 is available to developers for testing. Will Nokia release this functionality to the public?

games Mini free downloads Mobile Opera 1.6m adgames: from
If there is no access to the network, the game is/might not be playable at all. Although the number of Flash Lite enabled devices is on the rise, lot of phones don’t have Flash Lite. If you have any thoughts on the subject, feel free to post comments. It may well be, that the old models of pay per download or subscribe to a monthly service will not be as lucrative for Flash Lite content as the viral advertising model: PRO’s As End users are easily able to distribute Flash Lite files to each other; for example via bluetooth - just send the file from your mobile device to another [that has Flash Lite player] and there it is immediately; no installation, just find the game from your inbox, click, and play. Piracy is not an issue; as developer/publisher want the game to be accessed by as many people as possible, as the revenue comes solely from viewing the adds = more games played, more revenue Direct to consumer distribution is easier (as consumers, end-users, distribute the games to their friends) CON’s Legislation: legislation concerning mobile marketing differs vastly from country to country, and there are no clear rules. One of the most interesting avenues for mobile games — and especially Flash Lite games — is the adgaming; today mainly meaning games that are distributed for free, and the revenue comes from showing the ads before and after the actual gameplay (just like in the internet). (on November 23rd, 2007, Opera announced that the Opera Mini browser has been installed in more than 26 million devices - what is the churn rate [meaning how many of the old devices are still in use] is not known by us — Opera Mini officially launched worldwide on January 24, 2006). And how it works: “The Opera Mini homepage now includes a GameJump bookmark, allowing users to access Greystripe’s freemobile game portal with one easy click.” Now, when you think about the possibilities with Flash Lite games and other content, you should immediately realize that viral distribution (one of the reasons is the lack of built in DRM, Digital Rights Management), and installation, of Flash Lite files is far more easier than with J2ME — which generates an opportunity. How that legislation reacts to free mobile games — is anybody’s guess. When using term Advergaming, that usually refers to paid content, for example game comissioned by a client, to be used as a marketing tool for certain campaign or product. And the trend seems to be quite strong: according to this press release by Opera / Greystripe, during 60 days of launching a free downloadable mobile game service, over 1.6 million games and applications were downloaded. In order to show ads and count the number of ads showed, the mobile device needs to connect to the network — which creates some data transfer costs. Currently it is not an issue, but might prove to be one in the future. Airtime: the catch with free games is that they show ads.

Forecast: 91% Global Flash-Enabled 2007 Growth Handset in
The base continues to strengthen in Japan, but in 2008 we will see shipments of Flash Lite-enabled cellphones in the rest of the Asia Pacific region and Western Europe exceed shipments in Japan for the first time since the launch of Flash Lite. A further 1.4 billion FL-enabled phones are expected to be shipped globally over the next three years alone, at which point over 46% of phones shipped are likely to support Flash Lite. Via Bill: according to a study by StrategyAnalytics, the Flash-Enabled Handset Forecast: 91% Global Growth in 2007 as Flash Lite Gains Momentum outside Japan. “Adobe’s Flash Lite technology has taken off rapidly in the last 18 months. This report gives a global forecast of the market for Flash Lite-enabled phones with detailed analysis of 23 countries, and splits by Flash Lite version, air interface and network operator.” Cumulatively, over 301 million FL devices, of which over 90% are cellphones, have been shipped since 2003.

Brief: Tracking Cabo Sports Mexico
I don’t have much time to blog more about it but I’m really amazed with this app. Check out the ‘workout’ at Cabo. Related PostRecap: Puerto Vallarta Mexico Geotagged and Tracked with the Nokia N95 NAMNokia N95 NAM With Sports Tracker, Flickr, Google To Embed Maps With Photos Laguna Beach California Sunset Geotagged with the Nokia N95 NAMNokia N95 Variation Guide for NewbiesTesting Nokia Sports Tracker With The Nokia N95-3 During Vacation I used the Nokia N95 NAM with Sports Tracker to track GPS location while on a small boat tour in Cabo San Lucas. Surprisingly the pictures taken were also collected by the Nokia Sports Tracker.

Guide N95 Nokia for Variation Newbies
Nokia N95-3 vs. Nokia N95-3 vs. Nokia N82 vs. If you are thinking of buying a Nokia N95, I suggest you take a look at the Nokia N95 Variation Guide compiled by JohnyBruha at Howard Forums. This chart will help you know which features separate them from one another. Nokia N82 vs. I’ve also added a suggestion or request at the end. Nokia N95 Quadband GSM, 3G 2100 for Europe Available in Silver/Plum, Silver/Sand, Silver/Graphite, Silver/Red, and Silver/Pink color variants 30mb of RAM on boot with newest firmware 2.6″ 240×320 screen 950mAh battery Camera lens cover present MicroSDHC memory card slot expandable up to 32gb (current largest card available is 8gb) Flat, black media keys on secondary slide out keypad Nokia N95 NAM Quadband GSM, 3G 850/1900 for North America Available in Silver/Black, Silver/Bronze, Red 80mb of RAM on boot with newest firmware 2.6″ 240×320 screen 1200mAh battery Camera lens cover absent MicroSDHC memory card slot expandable up to 32gb (current largest card available is 8gb) Raised, black media keys on secondary slide out keypad Nokia N95 8GB Quadband GSM, 3G 2100 for Europe Available in Black/Black 90mb RAM available on boot 2.8″ 240×320 screen 1200mAh battery Equipped with demand paging for opening intensive applications faster and increasing the overall speed of the device Newest firmware allows direct viewing of YouTube content from YouTube website Camera lens cover absent 8gb of internal storage Memory card slot absent Front keys are smaller and grouped to accommodate larger screen Raised, black media keys on secondary slide out keypad Nokia N95 8GB NAM Quadband GSM, 3G 850/1900 for North America Everything else is identical to the Nokia N95 8GB Thoughts I have a suggestion and request for everyone including bloggers, buyers, and readers. Nokia N95 8GB Photo Comparison”>Bar Fight! Let’s get rid of the N95-1, N95-2, N95-3 names and use “8GB” or “NAM” instead to decrease some confusion. Related Post

enabled Lite handsets spreadsheet Updated Flash
This includes devices that are available in market today as well as some devices that will be available in either Q1 or Q2 of this year.” Bill has updated the Flash Lite enabled handsets spreadsheet (.pdf file). “Latest stats: Nokia = 67 devices, Sony Ericsson = 57 devices, BREW = 13 devices.

Testing With During Tracker Sports Nokia N95-3 Vacation Nokia The
I’m testing the Nokia Sports Tracker on the Nokia N95-3 during my vacation where I’ll be visiting Canada, West Coast USA, then Mexico. Nokia N95 8GB Photo Comparison”>Bar Fight! The map above is draggable, and contains some points provided by Sports Tracker like the fastest point, slowest point, and altitude. Related PostRecap: Puerto Vallarta Mexico Geotagged and Tracked with the Nokia N95 NAMNokia N95 NAM With Sports Tracker, Flickr, Google To Embed Maps With Photos Brief: Sports Tracking Cabo Mexico

webinars Lite Flash Upcoming
Two upcoming Flash Lite related seminars - do register to them now: Via Bill: Flash Lite and Flex for mTourism January 23rd (9 am PST) Speakers: Untravel Media’s CTO Ira Hochman and CEO Michael Epstein Topic: developing mobile travel applications (using geo-coding), a web-based Flex application and a Flash Lite mobile application Via Boston Flash Mobile and Devices User Group: Developing Flash Lite Widgets for the Chumby Platform January 25th (9 am PST) Speaker: Scott Janousek, Technical Director of Hooken Mobile Topic: developing Flash Lite widgets for the Chumby platform