Nokia tries to remain relevant, releases new NFC-enabled games

Know Your Cell - Steve Tenerowicz - 19 Oct, 2011
In a release that screams "read me, I need my name to be relevant because now, it isn't,” Nokia has officially launched several new casual games developed at the Nokia Research Center. While definitely a bit gmmicky, the games are meant to demonstrate ...

Nokia introduces games for NFC-enabled Symbian smartphones

Geek.com - Ray Walters - 19 Oct, 2011
Near Field Communication or NFC for short, has become one of the hottest developing technologies in the global mobile economy. NFC allows a user to tap their phone or device to make purchases, exchange info, or check in with social networking sites. ...

Nokia will sell NFC-capable smartphones: Nokia 603

Mobile bloom News - 19 Oct, 2011
According to recent reports, Nokia has planned to launch the 603; its upcoming Belle based mobile phone, before the onset of the holiday season for a reported price of $273. The 603 is also said to offer the new NFC connection features along with a ...

Nokia's Symbian Anna devices get a new bug fixing software update

Unwired View - 19 Oct, 2011
By Vlad Bobleanta on 18 Oct 11 Nokia has apparently started the rollout of a software update for its smartphones running Symbian Anna. The phones in question are the Nokia N8, E7, C7, C6-01, X7, and the E6. However, if you were hoping to get the ...

Nokia 700 Review

SlashGear - 19 Oct, 2011
You could easily make a case against the Nokia 700. Launched on the eve of Nokia's Windows Phone drive, but running the oft-maligned Symbian, on paper the 700 has “too little, too late” written all over it. Still, Symbian may be on its way out, ...

Nokia launches NFC-enabled 'tangible' mobile games

Fiercemobilecontent - Jason Ankeny - 19 Oct, 2011
Nokia (NYSE:NOK) is rolling out a series of so-called "tangible" casual games leveraging Near Field Communications technology to enable gamers to play with physical objects in the real world. Available across NFC-enabled devices including the Nokia ...

Meet the colourful Nokia 603 with NFC

Stuff Middle East - 19 Oct, 2011
We're a sucker for a colourful array of handsets so imagine our delight when we clapped eyes on Nokia's new 603 Symbian Belle smartphone. The Nokia 603 joins the NFC brigade, letting you wirelessly connect to friends' phones and accessories like this ...

Nokia takes NFC into gaming

Stuff Middle East - 19 Oct, 2011
Nokia, having recently announcing the 603 Symbian Belle smartphone, is developing new ways to use the NFC technology packed into it and other handsets. And it looks like “tangible gaming” using NFC is the next big thing. Research team Nokia Beta Labs ...

Nokia 700 software review

NokNok.tv - Mike Browne - 19 Oct, 2011
The Nokia 700 is a striking looking smartphone with a 3.2-inch touchscreen display that turns up the 'must have' factor by being the first handset in the UK to rock the Symbian Belle operating system. ...

Nokia to offer games for Nokia Symbian NFC phones

Telecompaper (subscription) - 19 Oct, 2011
Nokia will soon release in the Nokia Store three new mobile games than can be played with any Nokia Symbian NFC-enabled phone and a few NFC tags. These games let end-users play with physical objects in the real world. As with traditional family and ...

NFC Phone Market's Takeoff to Benefit Taiwanese Manufacturers

The Taiwan Economic News - ‎Oct 17, 2011‎
Taipei, Oct. 18, 2011 (CENS)--The declining production costs of NFC (near field communication) chips have driven more phone suppliers to develop and market NFC phones, which will benefit Taiwanese manufacturers in the segment in the coming years, ...

Nokia Launches New NFC-Enabled Games

TechCrunch - ‎Oct 17, 2011‎
Over the weekend, Nokia launched a suite of casual games developed at Nokia Research Center which are meant to demonstrate how NFC can enable new forms of mobile gaming. The three new games include Nokia World Flags, Nokia Shakespeare Shuffle and Nokia ...

Nokia 700 Deals Now on Orange, O2 & Vodafone

Online News Today - ‎Oct 17, 2011‎
The new Nokia 700 now has deals on Vodafone, Orange and O2 in the UK, dubbed by Nokia as 'the smallest smart phone in the world' the 700 also offers some pretty impressive features and with an affordable price tag makes for an attractive, ...

NFC - a new game genre? (Possibly....)

All About Symbian - Steve Litchfield - ‎Oct 17, 2011‎
More a super-geek plaything than a mainstream set of games at present, but I can see where Nokia is going with this... Beta Labs just released a small set of NFC games, simple titles that leverage the NFC chip in the C7 and the newer Belle devices. ...

 

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