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What the heck is Nokia up to with N-Gage?
We're a bit puzzled by what Nokia is trying to do with its gaming strategy, because they don't seem to have one right now. They're sending out so many mixed signals at the moment, it begs the question as to whether there is any kind of method in the madness. More details below.
What the N900 and Maemo 5 could mean for Ovi gaming
The N900 has been fully unveiled and is almost in the shops. We know it will support many Ovi services, though there's no word about Ovi Store yet (but that may come in the future). Looking at the hardware itself though, what will Maemo 5 and the N900 offer gamers? See below for some thoughts...
Disks Touch - a freeware Connect 4 clone on Ovi Store
Offscreen have produced another nice little freeware game with Disks Touch, a clone of the board game Connect 4 / Captain's Mistress. We've done a brief review of the game, taken a few screenshots and a captured a brief gameplay video too.
Wheel Of Fortune Deluxe review, video and screenshots
We're back, and first up is a requested review of the Sony game Wheel Of Fortune Deluxe, based on the TV programme of the same name. As well as our review we have our usual selection of screenshots and a ten minute gameplay video. If you have any requests for Ovi Store games you want us to review please post a message in the comments thread or on our forum.
Nokia announces the N900, the start of their next generation of high-end smartphones
After months of rumours and leaks, the Nokia N900 has finally been officially announced. This marks the start of a brand new generation of Nokia smartphones with higher specification processors and graphics, and is arguably Nokia's first direct rival to the iPhone. The N900 uses the latest version of Nokia's Maemo Linux platform, and features a faster CPU and a lot more RAM than Nokia's current smartphones, as well as a QWERTY keyboard, 5mp camera, WVGA screen (800x480 pixels) and a slick new interface. You can find out more on our sister site All About Symbian, and we have some videos embedded below. Ovi Store should be coming to the N900, and together with it we expect some high quality accelerated 3D graphics too. The N900 should be available in October 2009 at an unlocked price of about 500 euros.
TibiaME now has 40,000 users including 10,000 subscribers
The world's first mobile MMORPG Tibia Micro Edition has just gone through the 10,000 subscriber barrier, with another 30,000 users playing the non-premium edition of the game. Despite its rather old client, TibiaME has apparently managed to more than double its userbase since January 2009. You can get the original TibiaME client from Ovi Store right now, and the long-awaited high resolution client should be finally putting in an appearance later this year.
23 ways to fix and improve Ovi Store
Over on our sister site All About Symbian there's a long editorial detailing how Ovi Store could be made a lot better than it is now. Hopefully someone from Nokia will take notice...
Nokia 5230 - Ovi-compatible touchscreen smartphone for €149 unlocked
Nokia has today announced the 5230 which will launch for €149 unlocked, the lowest-ever launch price for a smartphone. It's physically similar to the Nokia 5800, and has pretty much the same features as the 5800 but with a lower-spec camera (2 megapixels instead of 3.2mp) and no Wi-Fi. You can see pictures and a video of the 5230 below, and you may want to see our sister site All About Symbian's take on the story too.
Nokia announces the Nokia Booklet 3G mini-laptop preloaded with Ovi software
Nokia's entered the laptop world with their Nokia Booklet 3G, which you can see in a video embedded below. It's a 3G and Wi-FI compatible netbook with a 12-hour battery and a glass HD screen. It runs on Windows but comes preinstalled with a new version of Ovi Suite which will allow you to sync your phone to all of Nokia's Ovi services. We have no word yet on what this means for Ovi Store or Nokia's gaming strategy, but we will keep you posted. In the mean time you might want to have a look at our sister site All About Symbian's coverage of the announcement. Nokia's probably entering the laptop market partly to promote Ovi services and partly because so many phone network operators are selling mini-laptops.
Tomb Raider: Underworld now avilable on N-Gage
Lara Croft has returned to N-Gage in Tomb Raider: Underworld. This time the aim of the game is to retrieve Thor's Hammer. Tomb Raider was one of the more popular N-Gage classic games, and this new version has a similar style. But in contrast to the original version, which was a full port of the classic version of the game, Underworld is a simple N-Gage port of a limited Symbian version of the Underworld game which was released last year. Oh dear.
