“Demo” Articles

Here’s an HD video recording comparison between the 12 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera of the Nokia N8 and the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, which sports an 8.1 megapixel Exmor R CMOS sensor. Now although the Nokia N8 has around 4 megapixel more, the test is pretty fair in terms of video recording. Both devices record HD videos at 720p, with in fact, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc recording at 30 fps compared to the Nokia N8‘s 25 fps. Check out the video after the break.

Check out this video demo at CTIA Wireless 2011 of the Nokia C7 running a full version of BCard Reader, which allows the built in NFC chip on the Nokia C7 to read information from an NFC compatible business card. The app also has some cool features of its own. Video after the break.

Earlier today, Nokia launched the T-Mobile Nokia Astound for the US, which is essentially a re-branded US variant of the Nokia C7, however it does come with a slightly tweaked version of Symbian^3. It’s not quite the PR 2.0 firmware we’ve all been waiting for, but many features from that promised update are present, including the new web browser and portrait on-screen QWERTY keyboard. Hit the jump to check out the very first hands on videos of this device.

Tank Hero is a fast paced, 3D, tank-action game for Symbian^3 devices. Take out your enemies with cannons, heat seekers, and howitzers. Tank Hero sports campaign and survival game modes, 60 levels to challenge yourself with, and multitouch controls with several schemes to choose from. Check out the gameplay demo after the break.

Here’s a quick step by step video tutorial on how to re-download apps and games from the Ovi Store. You might need to do this if you either purchase a new device, or if you’ve had to reformat or reset your current handset for whatever reason. It doesn’t however explain how to get the Ovi Store app itself after a hard reset of the newer Symbian^3 devices.