Ovi Store... now open all over!

Ovi Store.

Ovi Store is now open in all countries. This store can be accessed by web browser on the phone or desktop computer or the S60 Ovi Store application. I have tried all and I'm quite happy about them. I have also tries to buy applications and the experience was nice and streamlined. There are tabs like Recommended, Featured, Latest, Video & Audio, Games, Application and so on adn of cause you can filter by payed and free also. There are also categories like Entertainment, Business, Social Network, Utility ect.

I would like more applications in the store. Most of the stuff is wallpapers and videos, but many of the applications I'm use to are also there.

All in all the experiance was quite good after the first crash ;) but Nokia quickly fixed this with adding more servers and soon the service was running smooth again.

Ten Most Misused Words in MMOs

Editorial - Ten Most Misused Words in MMOs - MMORPG.com.

This article points the 10 most misused words in the MMORPG game genre. Most of these words goes on the 'outside' of a MMORPG, like the development and status of a game and not much in-game and more technical misused words like lag, hack and nerf/overpower <=> balanced.

Eg. balance:

Most MMORPGs are builed upon algebra formulas in one way or another, even if not intended. These formulas are the goals to acheive for hardcore gamer in many cases. Because of this, there are alot of buzz when MMORPG developers/companies balance the systems to a more even way. This is mostly done because of 2 reasons: new features or balancing issues. There must be balance in a MMORPG to accommodate all players and to have more real fun. It must be more satisfying to beat someone when knowing the balance is even compaired to win when overpowered. There must be some pride in that, or does other hardcore MMORPG gamers out there not possess pride at all?

hint: MMO != MMORPG ;)

Nokia 5800 firmware update v21 and video converting

Nokia 5800 firmware v21 and video converting guide

Here is a guide to update the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

The new Nokia N97’s Facebook Application

Summary view of the Nokia N97’s Facebook Application

The above link summarize the Facebook Application on the upcoming N97.
The souce of this is here.



There are many nice features in the new Facebook app which intergrade facaebook sevices with the local phone like pictures, calenders and contacts.

More depth in the upcoming Nokia N97

Social Networks In The Nokia N97 And More



The upcoming Nokia Flagship QWERTY phone has many nice features like all the N-series phones are known for. Some of the new features in this social-network model has some of the features already known from the Palm Pre, never the less has this feature in the N97 been known for months now so it does not seem as a copy/paste from Palm Pre. The contact-merge feature adds social-network-sevice-status direct to contacts like facebook, twitter, ovi, skype and google talk. This is good work Nokia, but please please upgrade the amount of ram to running apps. This would really smoothen the experience of the system. Also with many background running services to monitor all the cloud-services to update like e-mail, facebook-, twitter-, google-talk-, skype-, google latitude, friend view notifications + all the others. But we will see if it's a big issue or not.

Snaptu: Facebook, Twitter, Picasa and many more on your mobile

Snaptu: Facebook, Twitter, Picasa and many more on your mobile

Do you want more out of facebook, twitter picasa on a Nokia smartphone, try the Snaptu application. This application does fit on other phones as well. Facebook part of the application is fare better than the build-in web version and supports long home-feeds like the desktop version (not as long but long).



http://snaptu.com

Watch Application Video

Buddycloud for Symbian

Buddycloud for Symbian
This app does many things right when it comes to geo-messeging and awareness. It's more like twitter than Nokia's friend view app, and it does not run in the background as I know of. This kind of app could be nice, we just need more commen structure interfaces to link all these geo-networks together.

Behind the scenes of the N97

The Background Of The Nokia N97 In 7 Minutes

See how the team behind the N97 have worked on there 'baby'.

I'm really waiting for this phone to be released 23. june I hope.

Are you tired of Nokia Ovi Share - try Pixelpipe and get more

Pixelpipe Breathes Life Into Share Online



Pixelpip is a nice free service where many sharing services are supported like Facebook, Twitter, Ovi, You Tube, PhotoBucket and many more. Read more at the link.

The Guru’s Ultimate Guide To Twitter On S60

The Guru’s Ultimate Guide To Twitter On S60



Do you like twitter? Do you have a S60 phone? Now you can get a nice overview of which app to choose. Follow the link and this nice description.

StarCraft II Now Accepting Beta Signups!

StarCraft II Now Accepting Beta Signups!

This Sign up is hard to resist <(O.o)>

Huxley: The Dystopia Now Accepting Closed Beta Signups

Huxley: The Dystopia Now Accepting Closed Beta Signups

This upcoming MMOFPS is about to get tested. Sign up to test the happy trigger fingers in a massive 'Ureal'-graphic-engine

Aion : Daeva Interview - Aion for PC at MMORPG.COM

Aion : Daeva Interview - Aion for PC at MMORPG.COM.

The interview is all about the upcoming MMORPG Aionand its features like flying, skills and yet again wings :)

There are much new (and old) in this new MMORPG where wings are part of the combat system.

T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009 review

T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009 review.

This is a nice review of the T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009 by Engadget Mobile. Chris has tested this phone, but with no Wi-Fi only GSM and UMTS. Promise of Exchange integration coming soon helps a little. There are still many things to like about the new Sidekick ;)

Palm Pre FAQ: Round2

This is the link to engadgets summary about the Palm Pre FAQ Pre deets continue to trickle out; Office 2007 support in the mix.

Source

I'm really looking forward to this QWERTY smart phone. Is this the smart phone to own? There are so many unanswered questions and it's yet to be released.

Reset Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Soft Reset
The reset will restore all the phone’s settings to factory default. You need to use the dialer to enter this code.
*#7370# or turn on and hold GREEN + RED + CAMERA until handlogo appears.

Hard Reset
Hard reset only works if you had previously updated the phone to v20. Please make backup before applying this type of reset, since it will restore the phone’s settings as well as erasing all the data in the phone memory.

1. Switch off the phone.
2. Press GREEN + RED + CAMERA + ON simultaneously until you see the “Select Country” option.

factory reset: The default password is 12345. You need to press and hold the key until the number appear (long press).

N97 official pre-order

See the specs here

Try the demo here

It's now in pre-order at the official european nokia site.