Nokia and Glu Mobile, a leading global publisher of mobile games, announced today that Glu will be publishing a selection of mobile games and content on the N-Gage platform. Glu's portfolio of top-rated games includes original titles like Super K.O. Boxing!, Stranded and the Ancient Empires franchise, as well as titles based on major brands from Atari, Harrah's, Hasbro, Microsoft, PlayFirst, PopCap Games and Sony.

Glu Mobile is one of the driving forces in the mobile gaming industry and we're excited to be working with them to bring premium mobile game experiences to our N-Gage platform," said Gregg Sauter, Director, Games Publishing, Nokia. "Glu's reputation and experience in creating compelling mobile games makes them a natural fit for the N-Gage platform.

The first Glu title currently planned for the platform is World Series of Poker® Texas Hold'em (WSOP), which allows players to compete at tables with up to eight mobile gamers against WSOP champions such as Chris "Jesus" Ferguson and Scott Fischman. World Series of Poker Texas Hold'em is among the portfolio of games, applications and wallpapers that Glu is developing and publishing based on a multi-year, worldwide alliance with Harrah's License Company, LLC, an affiliate of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET).

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Anybody looking for a new phone and a free playstation 3 console should check out this months special offers in the MaXit mobile phone shop - yes we sell phones via Carphone Warehouse and e2save partnership.

If you are a heavy mobile phone user, you can pick up a contract from as little as £55 a month on a 1200 + 150 minute deal with Orange. There's also offers on Wii consoles and of course Xbox 360s to be had.

The popular RIZR phone from Motorola receives and important update and now includes windows media 11 compatability out of the box. It will play DRM protected WMA music files without any problem. Combine with some super sexy A2DP stereo bluetooth headphones and you have your very own iPhone. Okay, not quite but it does come in some nice colours.

 

We knew they are coming and now they are official. I am talking about Nokia's new enterprise devices branded as the E-Series, the E65 and the E61i. Both the phones have been rumored for a long time and finally 3GSM took the covers off of these phones.

 The E65 comes much as a surprise as its a slider business phone. Nokia might be targeting the business women with this model, but one thing is for sure - this phone ROCKS! This is the best looking device so far in the E-Series lineup.

This stylish slider comes equipped with quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS support, Wi-Fi, 2MP camera and a TFT display with a QVGA resolution capable of showing 16 million colors. The E65 was announced as a hard launch and so it is already available in selected markets and is selling for around 400 Euros.

Now onto the E61i, which is announced as an upgrade for the successful E61 QWERTY phone. The E61i features a 2MP camera and the memory card support has been changed to microSD instead of miniSD on the E61.

The keypad design has been slightly revamped. The E61i retail package includes a 2GB microSD card (Oh, is it a business phone or a music phone!?) and is expected to be available in early Q2 2007 with a 400 Euro price tag.

What A Beauty!

The Nokia E90 features all the current connectivity technologies such as quad-band GSM/EDGE/GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, miniUSB, Bluetooth 2.0 and Infrared port. The external 16 million colors display has a QVGA resolution, while the internal wide-screenish display has a resolution of 800x352 pixels capable of displaying 16 mil colors as well.

The E90 measures somewhere between the 9300 and the 9500 communicators and weighs a hefty 210 grams. What comes as a surprise in this Enterprise phone is the slew of multimedia capabilities it possesses. The communicator features a 3.2MP camera (almost equivalent in quality to the N73's) and also has an FM radio, stereo speakers, and a microSD memory card slot.

Another surprise is that both the internal and external displays run on the S60 UI unlike on the 9500 whose external screen is rendered useless by the featureless S40 interface. The phone is powered up by a 1500 mAh battery which is advertised to provide a standby time of 14 days (2 days with moderate use).
 
The Nokia E90 will be available in Q2 2007 and will cost somewhere around €750-800.

Nokie 7373

The Nokia 7373 Special Edition comes in Black Chrome and Powder Pink colors, both paired with signature Giambattista Valli phone accessories. The phone comes preloaded with exclusive Valli content including wallpapers, behind the stage videos, and more.

The Nokia 7373 Special Edition Powder Pink marries the faded luxury of grand architecture of the L'Amour Collection with Valli's iconic pearl necklace for a strap and a miniature pink skull. This set is Valli's interpretation of the contradictory elements of an intensive romance.

The Nokia 7373 Special Edition Black Chrome fuses its elegant glossy black appearance with an en vogue gros grain and onyx-like crystal strap. A black skull adds the finishing touches to a sensually appealing display of fashion.

The phone will be unveiled at the "Dress your Nokia in Giambattista Valli" party during Paris Fashion Week. The Nokia 7373 Special Edition will be available in select European markets next month for a retail price of around €280.

Who would have expected - Motorola is still in love with Symbian! After their infamous A1000 phone, Motorola never worked on a Symbian phone but instead concentrated on their proprietary Linux platform.

But the 3GSM saw quite a surprise in the form of the Symbian UIQ based RIZR Z8. This phone is an update to the not yet released RIZR Z6 and packs in a lot of punch. The Z8 is basically a 15.3mm thick slider with an unusual form factor. When slided, the bottom part slightly cracks in, allowing the handset to take the curve a little.

The Z8 features a 2.2" QVGA display capable of displaying 16M colors, a 2 megapixel camera with red eye reduction, stereo Bluetooth, a microSD memory card slot, 3G with video calls and is HSDPA enabled.

The Z8 is the first UIQ phone without a touchscreen and a slightly reworked user interface. The phone looks great and appeals mostly to the youth. The ones shown at 3GSM are black with green lining and green keys, but expect to see more colors as they hit store shelves in Q2 2007. No word yet on pricing.