Asha 306 and Asha 311 phones

Nokia has announced the addition of two popular Zynga’s global hits to its mobile games offering. The global mobile device maker says in a statement that by the third quarter of the year Draw Something and Zynga Poker would be available on the Nokia Asha Smart phone, Asha 305, Asha 306 and Asha 311.

The announcement reinforces Nokia’s commitment to delivering must-have app and gaming experiences to consumers of Nokia Series 40 devices, including the Nokia Asha Smart phone range. With the two gaming offerings customers can challenge their friends to a round of the popular social drawing and guessing game in addition to owning their virtual poker match game.

Vice President, Nokia West Africa, Mr. James Rutherfoord said it is a great opportunity for Nigerians to also experience the awesome applications that are internationally acclaimed and provided by Nokia on the Asha phones. “This is part of our efforts to bring ‘more’ to our customers at affordable cost. We also believe that the games are one of the many features that will interest our customers.

Nokia Asha Smart phone devices have been designed to provide an incredibly rich, fast and engaging experience to customers: - The beautifully crafted Nokia Asha 311 is a fast and fluid 3.5G capacitive Smart phonescreen device, powered by a 1GHz processor to provide a great internet experience. - The bright and edgy Nokia Asha 305 is a fun and affordable phone, featuring the exclusive Easy Swap dual SIM. - Its sister, the Nokia Asha 306, is a single SIM model, and becomes Nokia’s most affordable Wi-Fi handset to date.

“It’s great to expand our offering of Zynga games to deliver more blockbuster titles across our portfolio of mobile devices, giving consumers great choice and tremendous value,” said Bryan Biniak, VP & GM, Global Partnering & Application Development, Nokia. “With premium design, powerful hardware and outstanding gaming capabilities, we’re redefining what consumers expect from today’s feature phone experience.”