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With its 8-megapixel sensor, motion blur reduction and large, variable aperture, the Nokia N86 8MP is Nokia’s most photography-oriented phone yet – and yet it doesn’t have the powerful Xenon flash toted by, say, the N82. Instead, it relies on an LED lamp, which is less bright, to aid low light shooting. Read on to find out why – and why Nokia says a Xenon flash is not a necessity for great low light camera performance.

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N-Gage has kept our thumbs busy all year, with top-notch gaming unlike that on any other handset.

From bloodthirsty beat-em-ups to super-smart puzzlers and yes, even fishing simulators. There’s never been more choice when it comes to mobile gaming, and for the first time there really is something for every type of gamer.

We’ve had a fun year, but which were our favourites from the last 12 months? Read on to find out.

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Nokia spent a sizable chunk of 2008 building up its services division. No-one in their right mind could now call the company a simple mobile manufacturer. The Big N is more than that, with tools to bring entertainment, fun and games, as well as enhanced organisation, direct to our handsets.

From new apps making use of our handsets’ hidden skills, to cloud-based extras that make living life on the move a whole lot easier.

There’s tons to choose from. But which get our vote as 2008’s finest? Read on to find out!

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Nokia Messaging, Nokia’s new email app/service combo has just dropped out of Beta and into the land of reality. Now available to download, Nokia Messaging is still a trial service but the app is a far cry from its beta predecessor. Alongside improved navigation and better syncing performance – it now actually works – we get a host of new features. We’ve already downloaded and had a little play and can happily report, all they say is true. It’s rather lovely. Continue reading>>

Ah, the 1980s. A simpler time when bits maxed out at eight and games could survive on little more than a plinky theme tune and a passably rendered cartoon hero. Reset Generation takes the fondly remembered characters of your gaming youth, gives them a 21st-century twist and dumps them into a multi-player puzzle game.

When characters have names like ‘Level 50 Elf’, ‘Hedgehog’ and ‘The Plumber’, you know you’re in for some gentle gaming sarcasm. The surprise is how smartly Reset Generation sends up its targets. The Plumber, for instance, is no longer from New Jersey but Eastern Europe, complete with spot-on voice phrases and some genuinely funny gags.

So can a hilariously cheesy puzzle gaming for old-school geeks cut the mustard on the modern mobile gaming stage? Darn tootin’, and read on to find out why…
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