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Ovi Maps Racing available in Ovi Store

"Ovi Maps Racing is now available in the Ovi Store and, for a limited time, it is available for free. The game, which is available for Nokia's S60 5th Edition (Symbian^1) phones, is a top down style racer. The aim is to set the fastest possible lap times. There's a number of built in tracks with global leader boards, but the standout feature of the game is the ability to create your own tracks based on your current location. Using Ovi Maps (Navteq) mapping data you can create, and then...

Nokia E75 gets a next gen update to v201.12.01

"It has been a long time coming, but the Nokia E75 has now had its first major firmware update, to v201.12.01 (from v110.x). There are new features and a mountain of bug fixes and optimisations - it's an impressive update and I've included a summarised changelog below. It's a 153MB update via NSU and isn't available yet 'over the air' in the UK, possibly because it involves so many changes. Comments welcome on availability in your country.Changes for Nokia E75 v201.12 firmware: Ovi Contacts no...

Farewell N Gage Nokia to shutter gaming service

"In a low key announcement, via the N-Gage blog, comes the news that Nokia plans to shutter its N-Gage gaming service. Nokia say they will 'no longer publish new games for the N-Gage platform'; instead games will be provided via its Ovi Store service. Current N-Gage games can be purchased until September 2010 and the N-Gage website and Arena service (online elements) will be available throughout 2010.The closure of the N-Gage service is a blow to Nokia's service ambitions. However it is al...

Nokia scraps N-Gage, Motorola Droid becomes Milestone in Europe, and Bell to get Omnia II exclusive

Nokia has unveiled that it will stop producing games for its N-Gage devices next year with the date set for the month of September. Users will be able to continue downloading new games for the platform through September 2010 and all social aspects of games will cease to function then. The slick Motorola DROID is making big waves in the US with some saying the device is the best Android phone yet. The DROID is set to hit Europe with a new name called MILESTONE later this month. The device will ...

Farewell N Gage Nokia to shutter gaming service

"In a low key announcement, via the N-Gage blog, comes the news that Nokia plans to shutter its N-Gage gaming service. Nokia say they will 'no longer publish new games for the N-Gage platform'; instead games will be provided via its Ovi Store service. Current N-Gage games can be purchased until September 2010 and the N-Gage website and Arena service (online elements) will be available throughout 2010.The closure of the N-Gage service is a blow to Nokia's service ambitions. However it is also...