At clickergamer.com they have prepared a FREE Xmas gift being a game called SNOWED IN 5 - FLAKED OUT. As said it is free and downloadable for almost all mobile platforms including Symbian s60 3rd edition. Even better it has been specically optimized for the Nokia e61 and Nokia e62. Although it is clearly a marketing stunt of the guys at clickergamer.com I do not mind to much as actually it is a nice and addictive game. If you sign-up at clickergamer.com than you can get a registration code for free before the end of January 2007. You can download the *.sis file for the Nokia e61 and Nokia e62 here.

The purpose of the game is actually quite simple. The idea is that you manage to create as many “Xmas figures in a row of miminal three” as possible. The longer the row the higher the score will be you collect. Rows can be created both in horizontal and vertical direction. You create rows by “exchanging” Xmas figures from its square with adjacent squares. This can be done again in horizontal, vetical, as well as diagonal direction. TIP: to move in the diagonal direction use the number keys on your e61 / e62 (eg 1 for NW and 9 for SE). The game is offering two game modes: easy and time mode.

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Rafe at all about Symbian gives some more insight in the upcoming Nokia e61i and Nokia e65. Although, no real news other than that the expectation is that both devices will not run S60 3rd Edition FP1. A direction if Nokia chooses so is difficult to understand. For the Nokia e61i this basically means it is not a lot more than a basic hardware upgrade and an addition of a camera compared to the current Nokia e61 (and Nokia e62).

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