“Applications” Articles

Check out this video demonstrating an innovative approach to browsing your mobile media. The 3Dphone Media Browser is the first of three demo applications developed by TAT within the 3Dphone research project. This demo shows a wrapping 3D list based on an amphitheater layout, which is suitable for mixing portrait and landscape images. It is powered by TAT Cascades and runs on a TI OMAP3430 platform.

I recently installed the Google Mobile Search application on my Nokia N97 and was pretty amazed with the new voice control feature demonstrated in the video above. You can ask it anything, and I literally mean anything, to which it never fails to deliver. If you haven’t tried it out I suggest you take a look. You can download the new Google Mobile Search from the applications section here depending on which device you have.

Nokia has decided to terminate it’s N-Gage gaming services after several years of struggle in attaining a high level of users. The news comes with the vision of evolving its gaming platform and integrating it into the Ovi Store, which has now become Nokia’s ‘one-stop-shop’ for all mobile content. N-Gage has suffered in the past and after its initial downfall, Nokia revamped the service and relaunched it a second time round. At first it seamed to be the next best thing, with the devices sporting the service being more desirable compared to before. However with the high standard of mobile gaming provided by Apple and its iPhone, it was always going to be difficult to pursue a service that was already behind its competitors. More details after the break.

Matthew Bennett of N Series US has managed to get his hands on the Nokia N900, and has put together an article that was almost entirely edited on the N900 itself. The application used to post the article is called MaemoWordPy, which is a WordPress client for the Maemo OS. He talks you through the various features with screenshots, so head on over and check it out.

Nokia has launched the new MyDailyApp blog, which is designed to review one application everyday from a selection of those available at the Ovi Store. The idea is great as it will bring the applications to the user. The reviews are written by Forum Nokia employees, which is one of the worlds largest mobile developer communities. You can also let them know if you have any ideas or suggestions, or something you would like to see in the future.