“Demo” Articles

Nokia phones have been known for great things over the years, and voice quality is definitely one of them. While some smartphone owners may rave about their phone’s ability to land airplanes, you’ll find many complaints regarding the voice quality when using the handset. After all, a phone’s primary feature is, well, a phone! (and to play Angry Birds). Hit the jump to find out more.

Petanque Boule Fighters for Symbian S60 5th Edition and Symbian^3 devices is a cool bowl game, in which you have to throw the boules (balls) close to the jack (the small one). With the option of three court surfaces and various different game modes you can practice or enter a multiplayer knockout competition. Hit the jump for the gameplay demo.

We recently brought to you the news of Nokia Reader Beta – a RSS reader for Nokia’s touch screen phones. Although it has some great features, it requires you to manually input all your RSS feed, which can be a drag, if like me, you’re a Google Reader user and your list is endless. Well, check out the video after the break of a cracking little Google Reader app based on Qt Quick/QML, which means it will not only run on Symbian^3 but also on Maemo and upcoming Meego devices.

So what else have you discovered about your very-capable Nokia N8. How about connecting it to some USB speakers via USB On-The-Go, and playing music through the desktop speakers on-the-go. Not possible I hear you say, as a sufficient power source is required. Right? Well, I never thought it was possible too until I saw this video, hit the jump to take a look.

Sparkle for Symbian^3 has just been released. Use your orb slinger to shatter the orbs of darkness before they release their destructive powers. Can you bring the light back, from a sparkle to full bloom? Explore three different game modes, a multitude of greater magical amulets and power-ups, and uncover the deepest secrets. Don’t leave the fair trees of Crowberry Woods unsparkled. Check out the gameplay trailer after the jump.