Mobile Games in Finnish
Last week was a remarkable bulk of small but interesting events. Nokia has finally put an end to long waiting times and announced the final release of the new reincarnation of the gaming service N-Gage. The first generation N-Gage service has been fully tied to the eponymous game smartphone, in fact, is a portable game console with a built-in phone. Lucky owners have the privilege to be called "Cheburashka" a funny kind when talking on the N-Gage (location of microphone and speakers were forced to push the smart phone to your ear butt), and could "play anywhere and with anyone" through a Bluetooth or wireless network, in within the community of N-Gage Arena. Service N-Gage Arena, in addition to multiplayer games, provides access to tables of records, chat rooms and forums where users N-Gage could speak with associates. Especially popular this concept is not used, although a certain range and has won admirers.
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In the spring of 2005 at the gaming trade show E3 2005 was declared a revised concept for N-Gage, also known as N-Gage Next Gen. The company plans to expand the circle was admitted to the Games N-Gage phones. Instead of a specialized unit, sharpened by the game to the detriment of the rest of the functionality to participate in the N-Gage games could use some simple smartphone Nokia, convenient not only for games. Embodiment of plans into reality took quite a long time. For nearly three years, Nokia regular announcements would not let forget about the next generation N-Gage. Initially it was expected that service will start in mid-2007, but delays have followed one after another. The first transition from words to action took place with the release of the smartphone N81, for which in addition to the standard keys are added two special gaming keys, but he was not as extravagant as the N-Gage and the games were his only one of many chips and not very Home. Nokia N81 users have the right touch to the degeneration of the first N-Gage service in test mode and with a small selection of available games.
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Now, finally, became available a full version of the client application N-Gage, you can download and install any owner smartphones Nokia N81, N81 8GB, N82, N95 or N95 8GB. In the future this list will expand in the near future should see support for models N73, N93 and N93i. Through service N-Gage games can be purchased, download demos, chat with other N-Gage Arena and, of course, participate in multiplayer games. Since the new version of the N-Gage is a solution with the software foundation, the first generation of MMC-games are not backwards compatible, but some games have been released in the form of sequels (eg, System Rush: Evolution) or ported (eg, Mile High Pinball). Similarly, games developed for N-Gage 2.0 do not work on smartphones N-Gage and N-Gage QD. It remains to add that the new N-Gage has a very different positioning - not an exotic entertainment for a small group of "elite", but only one part of an Internet portal OVI, which already work mapping service Nokia Maps, a music online store, Nokia Music Store and social Network Share for the exchange of a variety of content between users. Thus, N-Gage has become one of the parts of a large-scale plan of the Nokia internet access and has a totally different chance of success than in its original variation.
Nokia 5800 Xpressmedia: touching the smartphone
Unexpectedly rapid growth was the story of the platform S60 Touch. Initially, Nokia does the emphasis on touch screen devices.Smartphone platform Series 90 have reached store shelves in the number of just one model, and she did not enjoy success. Internet Tablet Nokia, though equipped with a touchscreen, but the category of smart phones do not belong because they do not have the support of cellular networks. For a long time it was rumored that on the basis of a successful platform S60 smartphones with touch screen will appear, and last year the Finnish company officially confirmed the rumors. S60 Touch Interface was unveiled in October last year during an exhibition Symbian Smartphone Show. The presentation was shown an interesting video, where he demonstrated the main features of S60 Touch. Living units if not shown there. Mobile video is compared to the press mainly with the iPhone, a large touch screen, the orientation of the management of your fingers, not just the stylus, and a variety of sensors, including those responsible for the automatic transition from vertical to horizontal display mode, depending on the position in the smartphone space .
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In February at Mobile World Congress features S60 Touch demonstrated on specific modules, again without presenting real smartphones. The event was under the long title Evans Data Developer Relations Conference, held April 7 and 8, was shown again on the presentation, which saw the device, codenamed Nokia Tube. By itself, the presentation is not new, she "accidentally" lit up at the Go Play event in August, but it stirred up a wave of fresh speculation about the first phone with a touchscreen-based S60. By the way, the image is a prototype of the video on the Go Play quite markedly different from the prototype shown in the video from Symbian Smartphone Show, mostly striking fewer buttons on the front panel.
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Profiles resources gladly picked up the theme of "iPhone in Finnish and the bravest of the informal sharing of information on future new product. German resource NokiaPort.de, fairly well-known for his ability to get early information on future hits, issued a lengthy specification and layout of the appearance of the device. He also said the name of the smartphone, which he will receive at the time of registration - Nokia 5800 Xpressmedia. According NokiaPort.de, the smartphone will be equipped with a display diagonal of 3.2 inches with a resolution of 640x360 pixels, compared to the iPhone resolution is 320x480 pixels at a diagonal of 3.5 inches. Of the communication network to predict the GSM / EDGE and UMTS / HSDPA, Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi. The main camera is set to 3 megapixel with autofocus, provides GPS-module, TV-out, 3.5-millimeter headphone jack.
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Another equally well-known anti-spyware capabilities, resource Symbian-Freak has published as much as two live pictures from the Nokia Tube, though not very good quality. It is interesting that the author claims to Symbian-Freak, the novelty from Nokia does not support multi touch, one of the major "pieces" iPhone. Display, as well as a number of similar developments Samsung, when you provide a sense of tactile "impact", which should facilitate ease of management. Information NokiaPort.de and Symbian-Freak, in general, confirm each other. Believe it or not, minor matters, even if both resources are right before the official release of the device a lot can change. Some critically minded researchers point to similarities "Nokia Tube" with the Samsung F490, but it is rather a confirmation that all the phones with touch screen and with the aspect ratio, in some way resemble each other than a sign of artificially forged photos. Relative timing of the Nokia Tube in the network is also no agreement. Some say the release later this year, the other on the issue in the first quarter of 2009, and the most notorious skeptics report that in early 2009 will be only the announcement, and registration is not necessary to wait for the summer of 2009.
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Swedish-Japanese Paris
An impressive piece of preliminary information appeared on the future of flagship smartphones UIQ from Sony Ericsson. The device is known under the code name Sony Ericsson Paris, as well as the most likely market title of the labeling P5 and P3. If the earlier information on the P5 was more like a dream, not only tied to reality, now the details seem quite plausible. Profiling resource Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog slowly puts one at a photo of the new smartphone, gradually increasing the picture quality and providing more details.
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According to sources, the smartphone as well as models of Sony Ericsson M600 with P1, equipped with a hybrid QWERTY-keyboard, but it is made in the slider form factor, and not a monoblock. Slider design with a hybrid keyboard is used, for example, a modification of the communicator HTC Touch Dual and some Samsung models for the U.S. market, this Sony Ericsson is not a pioneer, but it does not detract from the merits of such a decision. In this device a fairly thin - the thickness of 16-18 mm.
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It is expected that the Sony Ericsson Paris will be a full-fledged successor to the current model of Sony Ericsson P1, surpassing his number of ways. In addition to the new form factor is expected that the camera with 3.2-megapixel replaced by a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, as an important innovation will be the integrated GPS-receiver, which is lacking in many Sony Ericsson P1. Undergo renovation and software platform - based interface Sony Ericsson Paris is the recently introduced version of UIQ 3.3, and hence as a browser by default here will be installed Opera Mobile 9.5. As in the Sony Ericsson P1, there communication range of 3G, Wi-Fi (802.11b / g), Bluetooth and USB 2.0, it is expected to support the emergence of high-speed standard HSDPA. In addition, the display should grow in size and get VGA resolution or even higher, but on this precise information yet. Official presentation of the new smartphone could happen very soon, in May this year, and admission to the sale is expected in the third quarter.
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Team mobile halophyte
Samsung has announced its next record. It is the world's first commercially released mobile on Windows Mobile with support for HSUPA. Recall that HSUPA is a family of HSPA, and if HSDPA delivers high speed for downloading data to your phone (currently up to 7.2 Mbps), but in reverse relationship holds at the level of up to 384 kbit / s, HSUPA delivers up to 5 Mbps for downloading data from phone to base station. HSDPA is already quite widespread, while the network to support HSUPA has only just begun to emerge. One of them is to create a Korean operator SK Telecom, he has something and start selling Samsung SCH-M470. The rest of the smartphone is not allocated by Performance - QVGA-display, a 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
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HTC is pleased with all who are waiting for devices based on the new platform, Android. Right so far nothing has been promised, but the press has already sent invitations to some event to be held in London on May 6. Slogan "Witness the next wave of HTC Innovation" company has hinted that this event will be presented not just a new model, and the founder of a new innovative line. Given the earlier statements by HTC, was made clear conclusion - May 6, the world will present the first smartphone based on Android. Recall, while even the prototype Android-devices exhibited extremely sparingly and small, and before the announcement of a commercial model, it does not get it. Code name of the first Android-Smartphone - HTC Dream, any specific details about its possibilities have not yet been reported. Preliminary description of a rather vague - the display almost the entire front surface, QWERTY-keyboard, the dimensions of approximately 127h76 mm. The closest to this description of the device was demonstrated by the representative of Google in an interview with BBC, but this prototype is not exactly what we expect from HTC. Wait and see. While understandable one - May 6, HTC is going to strongly impress their fans.
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Pretty much discussion in the network to the iPhone to support third-generation networks. Topic has been disclosed in detail and even some proofs, and many analysts took the opportunity and did not miss the chance to express their authoritative opinion on this matter. Here are the most vivid of posts under the general heading of "iPhone 3G". In the study of a new beta iPhone 2.0 firmware was found code for 3G-chip companies from Infineon. Edition TGDaily citing "reliable sources" stated that iPhone 3G will be announced in June at an event WWDC 2008, in addition to models with 8 and 16 GB can be added even more capacious 32-GB model, and their prices will be $ 399 $ 499 $ 599 for the U.S. market. Contributed to the debate even Walt Mossberg, the well-known columnist, Wall Street Journal, which at the Embassy of Finland to the United States predicted the announcement of the iPhone 3G in two months.The situation with the prediction Mossberg very well demonstrates the degree of reliability of information on such a sore subject - the rumors that are based on hearsay. His statement is consistent with other rumors, but then Mossberg himself dismissed his prediction saying that it was based on hearsay and the exact dates he did not know, but if I knew then would write an article about it in the Wall Street Journal, but did not mention passing during a conversation at the embassy.
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The authors, translation:
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