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Nokia Rolls Out N85 and N79 Smartphones

We've had eyes on both of these for a while, but Nokia today has dropped a couple new N-Series phones into the official UK chute, and they are expected to follow stateside soon. The N85 slider (left) appears to be replacing the N81, and the N79 candybar does the same for the N78 (even though it only dropped in the US a few months ago). Gaming and music seems to be the focus of the N85, which adds N-Gage support and ditches the built-in storage in favor of an 8GB micro SD card. An AMOLED screen reduces power consumption for up to 28 hours of music playback. The N79 bumps the N78's camera up to 5MP and adds an LED flash and swappable faceplates. All feature Wi-Fi, GPS and 3G across the board, but the rumored US 3G support we're still waiting to hear for sure on. [Pocket Lint via Electronista]

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11:18 AM on Mon Aug 25 2008
By John Mahoney
6,527 views, 10 comments

Latest by iamnotdrtran: @unclewinkie: better than the same phone with the same name more »

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N-Gage Flagship Game Full of Videogame Character Knockoffs

Nokia tells us that Reset Generation—their new "flagship" title for the N-Gage—will appeal to those who grew up playing videogames. The multiplayer puzzle-adventure is supposed to tickle you by using parodies of characters like Mario, Link, and even Master Chief, resulting in what they call "the world's first videogame about videogames." We are going to call it "yet another game that couldn't use the real thing so they decided to do humorous knockoffs." Although who knows, if it's crazy enough, it may work. More »

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8:30 PM on Sat May 3 2008
By Elaine Chow
9,479 views, 29 comments

Latest by DJTripleRRR: @ceriphim: Haha I would love to work for Nokia. I'm not though :P. Just read up about this stuff before more »

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Nokia's N-Gage Cellphone Gaming Platform Is Up and Running

The official announcement won't be until next Monday, but the N-Gage blog just let everyone know that their cellphone gaming platform went live today. If you've got an N81, N81 8GB, N82, N95 or N95 8GB, you can go download and install the service now (available on both Mac and PC). If you've got an N73, N93i and N93, you'll have to wait a bit for support. Here's our hands-on of it at Mobile World Congress. In short, it's like Xbox Live for your phone. [N-Gage Download]

5:20 PM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Jason Chen
4,215 views, 12 comments

Latest by jkoppee: @sleeper_service I've gotta agree with you on that one, turn the sound off and these are perfect for LONG meetings or more »

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N-Gage to Incorporate GPS and Cellphone Camera Into Games?

According to NokNok, a meeting with Will Shen, N-Gage's Head of Production in North America, revealed that Nokia is looking to use GPS and cellphone camera functionality as a utility in games. In fact, Shen noted that any functionality a phone may possess could be used to make a game more interactive. For example, users could be asked to take photographs that would be analyzed by the game for relevance using "clever techniques," then "feed" those images to an in-game character. More »

8:20 PM on Mon Mar 3 2008
By Sean Fallon
2,561 views, 9 comments

Latest by giodelgado: That's awesome, bad thing is that Nokias are not profitable to any carrier, they are so open you can get more »

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N-Gage Boss on PSP Phone: "We're Not Scared." Uh, Really?

When asked whether or not he viewed the upcoming PSP phone as a threat to the N-Gage, Nokia games head honcho Jaakko Kaidesoja responded thusly:
"I'm not scared about anybody. The real question is how do they [Sony Ericsson] do it? Can they create a link between the PSP games and a phone? Can they do the multiplayer and online stuff? We've been doing this for two years and it hasn't been easy."
Is that the real question, or is it whether or not Nokia can do anything right and finally get a gaming platform off the ground? [Pocket Gamer]

7:30 PM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Sean Fallon
3,937 views, 46 comments

Latest by DJTripleRRR: @ThriftyTechie: Haha I forgive you. Yeah I don't know I live in my own small world so I guess I more »

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Nokia N-Gage Video Hands-On

We played a bit with the new Nokia N-Gage service, which will be one of the core services on all the new Nokia phones presented here at the Mobile World Congress 2008. As we already knew, it's a very similar philosophy to Xbox Live, a social-oriented game service with N-Gage points, pictures, reviews, scores and rankings, so you don't have to play against a friend live, but you can still compete. The experience was smooth, the games themselves fast and crispy, all of them playable before purchasing them. Could Nokia make it work this time? More »

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8:26 AM on Tue Feb 12 2008
By Jesus Diaz
26,392 views, 17 comments

Latest by DJTripleRRR: Told ya so :P more »

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Nokia N-Gage Cellphone Gaming Platform in Beta...Looks OK-ish?

The prerelease of the N-Gage gaming app for Nokia cellphones is being trialled to N81 owners right now, and AllAboutSymbian has a hands on of the system, which has Xbox like Friends lists, over the air game demos, gamer points, and chat. The beta comes with three demos: Space Impact: Kappa Base, Hooked On: Creatures of the Deep, and System Rush: Evolution. The screenshots tell the tale best.
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10:47 PM on Mon Feb 4 2008
By Brian Lam
3,246 views, 8 comments

Latest by DJTripleRRR: Oh this is definately gonna end well. Nokia didn't go into it blindsided did a whole lot of reasearch and more »

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Nokia N-Gage First Access Gaming Platform Delayed Until 2008

Nokia's "First Access" service that would let N81 owners play the 2nd Generation N-Gage games has been delayed until 2008, citing issues that they discovered via their 1000 global testers. We actually tested this new N-Gage platform earlier this year, and found it kind of to be like an Xbox Live Lite for mobiles. It seems (from this patent) that Nokia is seriously thinking about beefing up the N-Gage experience, and a successful launch sans bugs goes a big way into doing so. [N-Gage Blog]

2:10 PM on Fri Dec 21 2007
By Jason Chen
1,579 views, 4 comments

Latest by DJTripleRRR: The thing is there install base for the N-Gage software is already larger than all three console systems. Although I more »

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Nokia Patent Shows N-Gage Revamp?

The Nokia N-Gage gaming system has already returned in software form on current series phones, but this patent for a handheld-like device seems to show that Nokia wants to make another serious thrust into mobile gaming. As the picture shows, it looks more like a PSP than it does a phone (it's even got extendable grips like the DualShock), but it's supposed to have camera and calling capabilities. If they can make this thing actually look like a phone and not a plastic taco (the original N-Gage), then there may be a chance yet. The only tacos we'll put up in our face are made out of meat. [Unwiredview]

3:10 PM on Thu Dec 20 2007
By Jason Chen
1,247 views, 9 comments

Latest by DJTripleRRR: Everyone's so hard on the original N-Gage that thing was awesome to play games on and is definately one of more »

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Nokia Delays N-Gage Game Portal as Warner Pulls from Its Music Store

Yes, the title could have been "Nokia's Crappy Friday": Reuters says the N-Gage gaming service and the new music store are "among the cornerstones" of Nokia's big mobile-content push, yet today neither one is where it's supposed to be. More »

9:22 AM on Fri Nov 2 2007
By Wilson Rothman
1,333 views, 1 comment