Get Free Codes for N-Gage Games!

UPDATE: This was a limited period offer from N-Gage and is long gone over. I do not have activation codes. No requests for codes will be entertained.

Nokia has decided to give away free codes for every single player on N-Gage Arena!

To get the free code, just check out the website N-GageWizard.com and do insert your details. Then, you’ll be e-mailed the code and the list of the games available for download.

Which game are you going to choose? I have chosen the Resident-Evil! -.-

Read this post in portuguese, press the link http://MaisonChaplinMobile.blogspot.com

MWC 2009: What went down there (part-2)

After the Navigator series, it was the time of the Eseries. This is where lay perhaps the biggest stash of fireworks to be displayed. Nokia launched two new Eseries phones. The first one being the E75. Now this device was leaked quite some time back, so there weren’t too many surprises for its launch, but it was a moment everyone was waiting for with bated breath.

The Nokia E75 is a side slider with a full QWERTY keypad (remember the HTC S740, same form factor) with a 2.4″ QVGA screen with 16.7 million colours. This is the first Eseries device to support N-Gage gaming.

The E75 will have a reported 11 days standyby time and 5.4 hours of talk time on a single battery charge. the 1000mAH Lithium Polymer(BL-4U) battery will not only make the E75 lighter but also better. Camera is a almost standard 3.2 Megapixel with autofocus allowing VGA vidoe recording. HSDPA is standard in this new Eseries beauty (111.8mm X 50mm X 14.4mm). The E75 will come with Nokia Messaging – mail and IM client out of the box. It is scheduled to ship next month at a price of 375 euros (approx $ 475, Indian Rs 23,000).

Oh and just in case you have fallen for the E75, you can preorder it. Just click http://europe.nokia.com/preorder and if you are from one of the countries mentioned there, you can preorder it.

Next up was the ace in Nokia new line-up of phones, the E55. This was one device that nobody expected or even had the slightest idea of. The E55 easily overshadowed all its brethren from the different categories. The E55 is the thinnest S60 phone ever! At just 9.9mm it’s setting a benchmark for the slimmest smartphone.

And it that was not enough for you, this device features a half QWERTY ala BlackBerry Pearl. The E55 will run the S60 V3 with FP2. It will sport a 3.2 Megapixel camera. The Nokia E55 also includes a predictive engine that will be able to suggest word completions, error completions and automatically learn new words. It will also boasts full access to Email, Calendar and Contacts with direct access to Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes. Sound quality is also enhanced over previous Eseries devices with new noise cancellation technology.

If all that wasn’t enough to make you want it, then may be this will, the Nokia E55 offers almost one month of standby time (28 days to be precise) with a 1500mAH BP-4L battery. The Nokia E55 will also have N-Gage platform available to it. This means that you can shoot those zombies, while preparing that important client presentation in office!

The E55 will also offer A-GPS, which means Ovi Maps will be there in it. It is expected to be available in Q2 2009 for a price of 265 Euros (approx $335, Indian Rs 16,500) unsubsidized.

N96 Review Part-5: Maps, Internet and N-Gage

This is the final part of the review of Nokia’s flagship device, the N96. Over the course of last few weeks, I have had a chance to play with this handset and get a feeling of what the N96 is all about. I have posted a look at the device from 4 angles.

1. Design
2. Lighting
3. Software, music, battery, screen orientation
4. Camera & accessories

Today I shall review the phone on the following parameters – Maps, Internet and N-Gage.

Maps:

I have found the Maps feature to be very helpful to me at many a times. On the N96, the screen’s size is one of its biggest assets. Also the GPS chip on the N96 is very quick to grab a fix on the location. I tried the Maps V2.0 and it performed really well. But by the time I could write something on it, Nokia Beta labs outed the Maps V3.0 beta. I downloaded it to see how much had changed in the new Maps. Well, a lot has changed. Maps V3.0 is definitely faster than the old one, the menu has changed a lot, there are quite a few interesting add ons to the the new Maps. I thought that the application was a little zippier compared to the older Maps. But going away from the software and taking a look at the hardware, The N96’s GPS hardware is definitely a generation ahead of the ones found on the N82 and N95. This thing gets a location fix faster, what that means is that now you can see where your on the map faster. I did not have to wait for 10-20 minutes to get a location fix on the N96.

Probably the only thing that really kind of upset me is that the software has no way to change the direction of the Map. Imagine if you were taking a left turn and the map on the phone showed you going in the exact opposite direction. Or if you were driving straight and the application was showing you to be driving reverse. It is extremely irritating to see that on the phone, I used to just switch of the Maps application at such points. I understand this happens because of a lack of a compass, but atleast allow the user to manually change the direction of the map on the screen. I’m sure that can be done.

Just for this irritating niggle, the N96 gets a 6/10. I knows that it’s abit harsh, but just think how irritating a dangerous it could be for a perso using it when he or she is driving?

Internet:

The internet, one of the most important  ‘things’ to have on the phone. Now there is little that I can say about the web browser as it is the same as one would expect to find on any S60 device, this one has one additional feature – the N96 allows you to change the font size. This is a nifty and good feature. The huge also screen plays a very important role in increasing the UI’s functionality. Let’s face it, a bigger screen is always going to make a person want to surf the internet than a small one.

The web browser is the same that has been on all the S60 devices I have reviewed so far, so othing new to tell you. It does not have tabbed browsing, which according to me is a very bad thing. I don’t know if other browsers and platforms have such a feature, but the need of the hour is tabbed browsing.

For everyday browsing and other things the browser is more than adept. I would give it a 8.9/10.

N-Gage:

The N-Gage application on the N96 is a second generation iteration of the N-Gage gaming platform developed by Nokia. Since this is not a review of the N-Gage, I will only be writing about my experience of the N-Gage application.

The N-Gage performs really well on the N96. The games have good graphics and seeing them being rendered on the N96’s huge screen really provides a good experience. The two gaming keys on music player keys are good, but could have been made more clearly identifiable. Another thing that is slightly weird is that the horizontal orientation for the N-Gage is such that one cannot use the stand. I know the stand is of no use, but why is the orientation so different for the N-Gage? One type of orientation would have been better, don’t you think Nokia? plus I don’t think one should burden the consumer by making remember the orientations for various applications on his device.

The N-Gage application is really looking good on the N96. A lot of people might complain that the 2.8″ screen is not a VGA screen, when it could have been. Well I agree that a VGA screen would have looked killer, but it would have also made things a lot smaller to read and see. The N-Gage games would have looked a little dull and I’m sure that rendering would have eaten up a lot of processing power and battery too.

On the whole I would give the N-Gage feature on the N96, a solid 9/10. A good platform that looks great on the N96 and that also has been executed well.

This brings us to an end with the N96. With all its shortcomings, the N96 still has a few good things about it. This device can no doubt be improved. What it needs is few software tweaks along with a hardware revision. A faster processor, more RAM, a dedicated graphics chip, xenon flash and a bigger battery.

The positives of the phone are the speakers that are absolutely loud!, the huge screen, the very good slider action and S60 FP2.

What do you like or dislike about the N96. do drop in a comment and let us at Adityasphones know.

ZOMGitsCj.com launches

Just a short note to let y’all know ZOMGitsCj.com has gone ahead and launched earlier today.Nokia and Symbian News, Reviews and More !

We moved on from our previous blogspot address, so do drop by and have a look around. It’s not a drastic change, atleast I don’t think, but it deffo has a cleaner feel and offers more functionality.

I’m so excited about all the new possibilities that this new site affords !

I also want to take time out to commend Aditya on his work here and on Symbian-LifeBlog where he’s also blogging. And if that wasnt enough, y”all should check out his detailed software reviews on PhoneReport. Way to go man ! Definitely a hard worker, that guy !

Thats about it. Do check out the site and let us know what you think.

-Clinton Jeff

N-Gage “Reset Generation” Campaign winners announced!

The N-Gage “Reset Generation” Campaign which began somewhere in mid October, finally came to a close on the 19th of January, 2009. This campaign was all about showcasing the N-Gage platform to the people and showing them what the N-Gage could do. This was also about S60 in a way. The promotion of N-Gage also helped the ambassadors in promoting S60 (My mobile OS of choice) to everybody out there.

I took part in the global campaign too. The prizes for being in the top 50, 10 full version N-Gage games. With the results now out and viewable on S60 Blogs ‘Living’. I am proud to let you know that I was ranked 30th overall for this campaign. I now will be getting to choose 10 N-Gage titles of my choice from various genres.

The fine people at S60 are planning another campaign around N-Gage. Don’t miss out on it, this time. Register at S60 by clicking here, it’s free. The rules of the game are mentioned on the website. Be sure to have read them. If you love S60, promote it! Just don’t forget to tell them who introduced you to it!