Nokia has announced that the N-Gage gaming service will be shut down in less than a year. Games will now be sold through the Ovi Store. The N-Gage.com site will remain in operation throughout 2010, with the exception of the N-Gage Store which will remain open until the end of September 2010.
N-Gage games can be purchased until the end of September 2010. While the N-Gage.com site together with the N-Gage Arena and other community features will remain in operation throughout 2010, the Ovi Store will be the new central place for all the mobile games that Nokia and other publishers offer from this point forward. We will no longer publish new games for the N-Gage platform.
Telus has released a new touchscreen phone, the LG Versa. The handset comes with a 3-inch touchscreen, LG’s 3D S-Class UI, a 2.0 megapixel camera with autofocus, flash and video capabilities, microSD card up to 16GB, stereo Bluetooth, MP3 player. The device costs $79.99 on a 3-year contract, $179.99 on 2-year, $229.99 on 1-year, and $279.99 sans any contracts via Telus.
(via mobilesyrup)
Symbian Foundation gets two new members to its board of directors, they’re Qualcomm and Fujitsu. Fujitsu joins wireless carriers AT&T, Vodafone, NTT DOCOMO, silicon providers ST Microelectronics NV and Texas Instruments, and handset manufacturers Samsung, Sony Ericsson, and Nokia as an Appointing OEM Member on the Symbian Foundation board. Qualcomm joined the Symbian Foundation through its wholly owned subsidiary Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC), which will have the role of “optimizing open source software for use with Qualcomm technology.“
DotEmu has recently announced the worldwide release of Nicky Boom 2 on iPhone/iPod Touch, the follow-up of the popular first installment. Nicky Boom 2 is a classic platformer back from Amiga in 1993. The remastered version, include hours of gameplay with an original level design requiring to go through various hidden paths, unlock doors, and blast your way out. The first game has already delighted fans over the world by hitting AppStore TOP50 in most countries.
Follow Nicky Boom through his new exciting adventures
As he just saved his grandfather from the witch Zoldrane, Nicky is already facing a new challenge. With his magical goose, help him to find out who removed the ladders and blocked the entrance of the caves in his land. Overcome all the traps, find the keys of many hidden passages, and get ready to fight loads of toadtools, killer wasps, spiked wheels and even hungry grizzlies..
Nicky Boom 2 is now available on the Appstore for a limited introduction price of $0.99.
Orange has announced an industry-first as it becomes the first operator to partner with Google to bring Google Mobile App to mobile customers in Europe. The multi-year strategic agreement, combining the best in content and search innovation from both partners, is making mobile search and geo-location services even more accessible by giving customers one-click access to Google Mobile App via the Orange homescreen. The application provides enhanced search features and access to the Orange mobile portal and other familiar Google products and services.
From October, the Orange Signature Android series, including LG Eve (France, Spain), HTC Tattoo (France, UK, Spain) and HTC Hero (France) will also feature specially designed services like the Orange Email Wizard which lets users set up and use their chosen mobile email services – including Google Mail – in one easy-to-manage place. Google Mobile App will later be made available across a wider range of Orange Signature devices operating on Symbian S60, RIM (BlackBerry) and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile. On these platforms the application will include links to services like Orange mobile portal, Google News, Google Maps and Google Mail, giving Orange Signature customers even greater access to content and tools that are useful in daily life. Together with the new services, Orange customers can continue to browse and download mobile applications that are personal and relevant to them, for example, from the Orange Application Shop.
Volkswagen of America has launched the latest GTI exclusively on an iPhone game app. Real Racing GTI is the lite version of Firemint’s Real Racing, sponsored by Volkswagen to introduce the all-new 2010 GTI. With this app, you can experience the joy of competitive racing with one of the most talked about games available on the iPhone and iPod Touch, and get your first chance to drive the all-new 2010 GTI.
Real Racing GTI offers one main track and six all-new 2010 GTI sport hatches. Access an array of options before selecting between three game modes: Quick Race pits you against five other cars, all hungry for first place; Time Trial is a battle against the clock and the world, letting you submit your time to an online leaderboard and post a replay on YouTube; and the GTI Cup championship is a fight for overall position across three tracks.
You can download the VW’s Real Racing GTI on the App Store.
Quickoffice for iPhone has recently been updated. New features include word count and underline in Quickword, smooth scrolling and adjust selection in Quicksheet, support for password-protected Word and Excel files, localization in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese. Quickoffice for iPhone is available on the App Store.
EA Mobile has released NBA Live on the iPhone/iPod Touch. NBA Live basketball game features all 30 NBA teams, players with photos, and accurate statistics. Player models and animations are pretty detailed. The iPhone game has several play modes—Exhibition, Season and Playoff. Each mode in NBA Live 10 provides 3 levels of gameplay difficulty (Rookie, Veteran, All-Star). You even get to use the accelerometer to control your throw when making a free throw. NBA Live is available on the App Store.
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