“Touch UI” Articles

“Success is What You Make It” – The Nokia E7 tag line gives a glimpse of the thoughts behind this Communicator successor. Shunjiro Eguchi, Lead Industrial Designer of the Nokia E7 gives an insight to the thoughts behind the design of the Nokia E7. He talks about ‘making the complex, simple.’ The video after the break follows Shunjiro from his studio to the factory floor to explore the story behind the Nokia E7.

Nokia Beta Labs have release a cracking new application that lets you interact with your device in an exciting new way. Nokia Bubbles Beta gives you access to content relevant shortcuts right from your lock screen. Simply grab a bubble and drag it to one of the available drop points to initiate the corresponding action. Hit the jump to find out more.

App Stop is a great utility application for Symbian S60 5th Edition and Symbian^3 devices. It lets you close all your running tasks and applications instantly, and also allows you to shut down hidden background tasks that are not visible in the built-in task manager. Adding the App Stop shortcut to the homescreen lets you instantly shut down all applications with two presses of a button. Hit the jump for download links.

Nokia Internet Radio is now officially available for Symbian^3 devices like the Nokia N8 and Nokia C7. Although the S60 5th Edition version was compatible with the newer platform, this Symbian^3 version brings all the features officially to your device, including a great widget that lets you see what station is being played directly from your homescreen. Hit the jump to find out more.

Check out this gameplay demo of a Qt-based Paper Toss clone for Symbian^3 – Throw It. Paper Toss is a cool little game for the iPhone and iPod Touch, that basically requires you to throw crumpled pieces of paper into a bin, and has different wind speeds and distances to keep you entertained. Well Throw It offers the same gaming experience on you Symbian^3 handset. Check out the gameplay demo on the Nokia N8 after the break.