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N-Gage comes to Eseries: Nokia announces the E55 and E75
Two new N-Gage devices has been announced, the Nokia E55 and E75, which will be the first Eseries devices to include the platform. The client should be built into the phones' firmware, and people will be able to use the platform straight out of the box.
Nokia 5630 XpressMusic - A new N-Gage-compatible phone
Nokia has just announced the 5630 XpressMusic, a thin music-oriented smartphone which includes N-Gage-compatibility. There are two reasons it's significant for N-Gage: Firstly it will be the cheapest compatible phone so far at just 200 euros plus taxes for the unlocked model. Secondly, it will feature a central processor running at 600mhz, which is almost twice the clock speed of most current N-Gage-phones, opening the possibility for better graphics without a dedicated graphics chip.
N-Gage Competition Update
There are several new and existing N-Gage-related contests going on right now, and this news item brings you a complete run-down of them, including what you can win and how you can enter. See below for all the details...
All About N-Gage takes a look at the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
The touchscreen-based Nokia 5800 is now becoming available around the world, and with it the new Symbian S60 5th Edition operating system too. What is the 5800 like? Will N-Gage ever come to the 5800? How do games work on S60 5th Edition's touchscreen? And what about the upcoming N97? These questions and more are answered in AAN's special feature looking at this new phone and new interface.
AAN End-of-Year Survey Results
AAN's end of year survey has closed, and we can reveal the results of our two polls below. We asked which phone readers used to play N-Gage games, and which announced game they're most looking forward to. Remember, this isn't a scientific poll, it's just a bit of fun! :-)
The AAN End-of-Year Reader Survey
It's nearly the New Year, and to mark the occasion All About N-Gage is asking you our readers to take part in a simple two-part survey: the first poll asks which phone you are using to play N-Gage games, the second poll asks which upcoming N-Gage game of 2009 you're most looking forward to. Now, where did we put that champagne bottle?
Nokia N79 reviewed over on AAS
The N-Gage-compatible Nokia N79 has been reviewed over on All About Symbian, so if you're interested in this phone head on over to see what they think of it. It's been touted as a replacement for the N78, but it has higher tech specs and a higher price to go with them.
Nokia 5800 preview - part 2
Our sister site All About Symbian has published the second part of its hands-on preview of the upcoming Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia's first touchscreen phone to use the S60 platform (which is what N-Gage uses). Nokia hasn't officially confirmed that the 5800 will get N-Gage, but it comes with a special version of Bounce Boing Voyage and they have said that they will be bringing touchscreen compatibility to the platform.
N-Gage app now available for Nokia N78 and 6210 Navigator
Two more devices have been added to the N-Gage platform: the Nokia N78 and the 6210 Navigator. You can download the app straight onto your phone by going to n-gage.mobi/d (write it in your phone browser exactly like that, no "www"). Alternatively, you can install the app via your computer.
You can only transfer N-Gage games to another phone once
You may remember back in May AAN ran an editorial criticising Nokia for refusing to transfer games from one phone to another. Well, Nokia seemed to change their minds and announced that transfers would be possible after all, but as many of our readers can testify, there's a nasty catch: these transfers can only be done once. In a follow-up editorial, All About N-Gage takes a look at this one-transfer limit and why it's such a daft idea for the N-Gage gaming platform. Nokia say this transfer limit is temporary though, with a more permanent multi-transfer solution on the way, but they have so far failed to announce any details about it.
