Archive for September, 2007

Nseries LA event: Preliminaries & sea of phones

Nseries LA event: Preliminaries & sea of phones

| September 30, 2007 | Reply

Ok, so I just realised now why all my shots keep getting blurred with sunbursts at the lower left corner – there’s a massive smudge on the dang lens that’s preventing the camera from focusing properly – eeek! Sorry guys, I only noticed that now. (Now, maybe with no lens cover on the new N95 [...]

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Bye, bye LA

Bye, bye LA

| September 28, 2007 | Reply

Just about to go. Will finish recapping the event when i get back.

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Nokia N95 with 1200mAh BL-6F battery! It's possible!

Nokia N95 with 1200mAh BL-6F battery! It's possible!

| September 28, 2007 | 54 Replies

Since the very beginning we’ve been told that the reason the N95-3 and N95-8GB’s shutter was removed was due to the larger battery. Even though I saw the N95-8GB at London, the model I tested did not have the BL-6F for me to find out wheter it could fit or not. But I was amongst [...]

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Touring LA, Part 2: N95 goes to Hollywood

Touring LA, Part 2: N95 goes to Hollywood

| September 28, 2007 | Reply

N95 at Virgin MegaStore: – With emergency charger – Reflected my Master Chief’s helmet – With the almost iPhone Walk of Fame… Britney Spears Mary-Kate & Ashley Antonio Banderas Matthew Brodderick James Burland (oh yeah, with Harrison Ford) Anthony Hopkins Halle Berry Steven Spielberg Nicole Kidman Martin Scorsese Charlize Theron Nokia Eninetyfive Bing Crosby Shirley [...]

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Touring LA! Part 1.

Touring LA! Part 1.

| September 28, 2007 | Reply

So, whilst we wait for the rest of the US group to come to the Crowne Plaza, James, Chris, Delon, Abhi and I travelled around Los Angeles to see the sights, experience a bit of LA and get some pics/vids. What a city! Like Vegas, everything here seems larger than life. Passing by the landmarks [...]

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The LA Event Crew – So Far

The LA Event Crew – So Far

| September 27, 2007 | Reply

(BTW, Time Stamp is GMT, local current time is 7:34 am) Frank Grindrod and James Burland fighting over the last piece of bread. James & Frank Chaslam angel_wing0 (Watch the drinks) Where’d the booze go? Donna Suffling Listening to Mike… James & Mike Davison Oh, btw, abhi from HoFo also came last night but I [...]

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Grilling of Nokia peeps.

Grilling of Nokia peeps.

| September 27, 2007 | Reply

  This lovely herbed chicken breast has been grilled to perfection, and in a few hours, so will Nokia Product managers by the many attendants at today’s Nseries event at LA Mansion. That’s my dish yesterday when I had dinner with Donna, Frank, James, Chris, and Delon (sorry if that’s mispelled) We met up with [...]

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N95 Rant: Battery covers/Bigger Batteries/New back cover

N95 Rant: Battery covers/Bigger Batteries/New back cover

| September 27, 2007 | Reply

I mentioned when first testing the N95 beta, that sooner or later I would have problems with the stupid frail plastic hooks intented by Nokia to keep your battery cover in place. Due to the relatively weak battery of the N95, it’s a must to carry a spare battery. Swapping batteries often whilst in a [...]

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MMMMM…Meeting of N95s

MMMMM…Meeting of N95s

| September 27, 2007 | Reply

Even within a small sample batch of five N95s (Mine, Donna’s, Frank’s, James’ and Chris’), there’s already much difference between the build quality between each one, particularly the presence or lack of, of the slider wobble. The states of wear and tear is also interesting to see, with mine looking the sorriest of the lot [...]

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We're in LA!

We're in LA!

| September 27, 2007 | Reply

Frank, Christian, James and I arrived in LA at about 2pm local time. After immigration and customs we got to the Crowne Plaza Hotel where our group met up with WOMWorld’s Donna and Howard forum’s angel_wing0. Extremely toasty weather, really friendly people; yay LA! My N93′s being a bit of a bugger and not charging [...]

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Nokia All In One Torch!

Nokia All In One Torch!

| September 25, 2007 | 9 Replies

(Camera cap is covering led slightly, plus this N93 is dimmer than my other one – but you get the jist) Most N93 users will tell you that the one-touch-torch button is extremely useful for tasks beyond the simple video light/flash it was intended for. My N93 is my torch, albeit, not comparable to dedicated [...]

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Prepare to lose some dignity: It's the Nokia Wrist Band CP-218

Prepare to lose some dignity: It's the Nokia Wrist Band CP-218

| September 25, 2007 | Reply

See into S60 blog’s Phil has been testing out the Nokia Wrist Band CP-218 “The CP-218 is essentially a gym sock with a hole cut in it and the word “Nokia” printed on it “ Too right it is!  The more frightening thing is that it’s actually official Nokia goods. Yes, that’s right. Nokia really [...]

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Phone start up times. How quick is yours?

Phone start up times. How quick is yours?

| September 25, 2007 | Reply

How long does it take for your phone to start up? My basic Nokia phones like 3310, 2100, 6080 take mere seconds to turn on. My N95 takes well over half a minute. Granted, that is a powerful smartphone, but there are many other smartphones that start up much quicker. Even older generations, not just [...]

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N800 + no WLAN = :(

N800 + no WLAN = :(

| September 25, 2007 | Reply

There should be free WiFi everywhere!! This was a post I wrote on the 19th, when all the internet access I had was cabled gmail/gtalk. No WLAN. No google. No nothing. The N800: it’s a device that’s as good as the internet. i.e. What ever is on the web, fairly certain that the N800 can [...]

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Less than 24 hours to go till I start heading off for LA!

Less than 24 hours to go till I start heading off for LA!

| September 25, 2007 | Reply

It’s currently almost 03:00 of Tuesday, 25th September 2007. I can hear Jack Bauer’s “Damn its!!” and the infamous bleeping of that 24 Clock. Quite a few things need to be done today including packing for LA, which, I have not even started. At the early hours of the 26th, I’ll be heading off to [...]

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Freebie: Nokia Threaded SMS/MMS Application!

Freebie: Nokia Threaded SMS/MMS Application!

| September 23, 2007 | 64 Replies

Nokia’s just released a brand new free (beta) application called Nokia Conversation! Basically it puts all  messages (SMS/MMS) of one contact into one easy manageable folder, including both received and sent messages. You may have heard it called threaded SMS; not what I imagined threaded to be (like Gmail thread or vBulletin threads) but: it’s [...]

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7 days till I go to LA!

7 days till I go to LA!

| September 19, 2007 | Reply

OK, well, not including today (19th Sept 2007) that’s 7 days till I join Frank G of WOMWorld and Chaslam of 3G forums in jetting off to Los Angeles for the Nokia Nseries event on 27th (heading out on 26th) September at a Hollywood hills mansion and meet up with what seems to be the [...]

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N95 8GB versus iPhone

N95 8GB versus iPhone

| September 19, 2007 | Reply

I met the great Steve Litchfield in London last month at the London Go Play event, sharing hands on with the upcoming N95 8GB. He’s put the King Pins of the 8GB Mobile phones against each other, but who wins out? I’m excited about the iPhone, I still haven’t touched one or even seen one [...]

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Video Comparison: Nokia N93i Vs Nokia N95

Video Comparison: Nokia N93i Vs Nokia N95

| September 18, 2007 | Reply

From iGadgetLife Results are pretty surprising. Whenever I’m given the option, I always choose my N93 over my N95 for video taking. It just produces less of that horrible wobble when you’re panning the camera on the N95. Furthermore, optical zooming is a bigger plus on video (not so much with stills), not to mention [...]

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Pro Session Golf Now Available for Nseries

Pro Session Golf Now Available for Nseries

| September 18, 2007 | Reply

  Darla Mack brings the info on the Golf Application that was once exclusive to the N93 Golf Edition. Now you can get Pro Session Golf for your Nokia N93i, Nokia N93, Nokia N73 and Nokia N95. (Really? Just those 4? – there’s screenshots from the N80) Key Features include: Frame-by-frame video playback Golf-tailored viewfinder [...]

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Nokia E51 Technical Specifications

Nokia E51 Technical Specifications

| September 18, 2007 | 1 Reply

Key features Thin design loaded with features to help balance your business and leisure time Access your email while on the go with support for most leading personal and business email applications Browse the web and email with high speed 3G, HSDPA, or WLAN connection Make lower cost voice calls over the internet with the [...]

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