Nokia stays ahead of the game with 40 free premium EA Games

With its announced partnership with EA Games, the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company, Nokia earn an exclusive offer that gamers surely cannot resist. As many as 40 free premium EA Games can be downloaded within a limited period of time when you buy any of Nokia’s latest and most affordable Asha phones.

For action-filled or adventure games, check out Need for Speed Shift, Worms, The Sims 3 Ambitions, Medal of Honor, Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian Twilight, The Sims Medieval, Mystery Mania, The Sims 3 World Adventures and MySims.

Play as if you’re in the arcade with The Sims 2 Castaway, Marble Madness, Cluedo, Bejeweled, Peggle and Monopoly Here & Now.

For those seeking the excitement of gambling and taking risks, card and casino games such as 12x1 Solitaire, Monopoly Deal, Downtown Texas Hold’em, and Hard Rock Casino Collection are also available for downloading.

With sports-oriented games such as Need for Speed The Run, Need for Speed Shift, Need for Speed Undercover, EA Sports FIFA 12, EA Cricket 11, EA Sports 2010 FIFA World Cup and Facebreaker, sports enthusiasts can now experience the thrill of playing in the field right at their fingertips.

Users can also satisfy their hunger for mental stimulation through puzzle and trivia games like Bejeweled Twist, Tetris, Tetris Pop, Tetris Revolution, Chuzzle, Jewel Quest III, The Sims 2 Pets, SimCity Metropolis, SimCity Deluxe, Command & Conquer Red Alert, Connect 4 Battleship, Game of Life, Risk, Spore Origins and Spore Creatures.

To get the games, hit the EA Games Gift icon and you’ll be taken to the EA Games collection page. Scroll through and choose the game you want and hit the red download button. You can download as many games as you like within the first 60 days of opening up the EA Games gift; just check you’ve got enough storage left before you download.

As of press time, all these 40 titles are available on several Nokia Asha phones such as Asha 202 and Asha 203. They are also in the new Nokia Asha Touch family, which consists of the Nokia Asha 305 and Asha 306 smartphones. Catch the games in the Nokia Asha 311 which is coming soon! So head to the nearest Nokia Store and get any of these affordable phones to avail of this exclusive and exciting offer from Nokia and EA Games.

The 40 titles are worth PhP 2,000.
Available to Globe and Smart subscribers only. Operator data rates apply

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CodeSpark: A Globe Telecom and Nokia Project Aimed To Innovate Connectivity Among Filipinos

Nokia Philippines, Forum Nokia and Globe Telecom launched a program for mobile developers to exhibit their ability and creativity in designing applications especially for the Philippine market. Kicked off last June 16, 2010, CondeSpark encourages Filipino developers on building innovative applications for the Nokia flatform to get a chance to distribute their creations through Globe and Nokia’s Ovi Store.

CodeSpark is led by Globelabs, a department in Globe Telecom created in 2008 to immerse the company and its partners with future technologies. With the theme “Innovating for the connected Filipino”, CodeSpark encourages mobile developers to design applications that would appeal to domestic taste and cater to the local preferences of the market. The program aims to celebrate Filipino talent and ingenuity as well as the presence in the online community. Thus, the applications should be designed to allow Filipinos to connect to one another through the internet.
Open to members of Globe Labs’ developer community which includes individuals and groups, companies and members of the academe, the application should make use of GPRS or 3G technology. In this year’s CodeSpark, the search is on for the application that can be implemented on Nokia devices using Java MIDP 2.0 or S60 Nokia devices using Qt/C++

Filipino developers can register anytime until September 3, 2010 and will be given three months to build their mobile applications. All entries will be posted at the Philippine Ovi Store in September 8, 2010 and at the myGlobe Free Apps for four months, making it available to Globe subscribers for free. The application must pass the Ovi Store Quality Assurance process prior to application. Also, the entries must pass the Globe Fair Use Policy on Mobile and Broadband before posting.

The awarding of the winner of CodeSpark is on September 24, 2010. The best mobile application for each of the two categories will be distributed through Ovi Store and myGlobe Free Apps. Four winningteams will be chosen with two winners from each categories, with new Nokia S60/Meamo and P25,000 cash price.

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