Archive for May, 2009

Clue Number 4: Search For N…

Clue Number 4: Search For N…

| May 31, 2009 | Reply

Clue Number 4 for the search for N has just emerged from twitter.com/WOMWorldNokia. 1st Tweet: 2nd Tweet 3rd Tweet: 4th Tweet 5th Tweet So that’s EVERYTHING, DISCOVER, INDIVIDUALS, LETS,  & SURFING. When you reckon you’ve solved the fourth clue, go to: blogs.nokia.com/nseries/index.php/search-for-n where you can check your answer and hopefully get your fourth green tick. [...]

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Nokia N97 Low Light Photo Samples! (and N82 extreme low light photos)

Nokia N97 Low Light Photo Samples! (and N82 extreme low light photos)

| May 31, 2009 | 11 Replies

We’ve seen sample pictures from the N97 before, e.g. here and here. But we haven’t really seen it perform under less than optimum conditions, i.e. poor lighting, with people posing in poor lighting – mostly relying on the flash for additional illumination. The following samples from the N97 don’t seem to be using the Dual [...]

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Clue Number 3: Search for N…

Clue Number 3: Search for N…

| May 30, 2009 | Reply

Third Clue for the Search For N… Note: Clue three is a 4-part collaborative clue, i.e. mynokiablog.com has part one of the four parts required to work out the clue. You have to find part two, three and four in order to work out the third clue. I’ll update this post with the other parts [...]

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Video: Nokia N97 Disassembly

Video: Nokia N97 Disassembly

| May 30, 2009 | Reply

Want to see the guts of the Nokia N97? It’s not a pretty site, as the N97 is torn down systematically to its innards. A bit like what Iive in Anatomy to cadavers, it’s interesting to see exactly what and where the parts of the N97 are located, e.g. I’ve always wanted to know where [...]

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The Phones Show: Episode 81

The Phones Show: Episode 81

| May 29, 2009 | Reply

The latest episode of The Phones Show, (known before as the Smartphone Show) with All About Symbian’s Steve Litchfield. I’ve just left my exam early and posting from the Library computers (whilst I wait for everyone to finish) which has no speakers . However, Steve says this show covers: News from Mobile World Interview with Raj Singh, [...]

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Hello Satio! Idou released as Sony Ericsson Satio

Hello Satio! Idou released as Sony Ericsson Satio

| May 29, 2009 | Reply

3.5″ Screen, Symbian Foundation, 12MP with Xenon flash – a combination you’d expect from Nseries devices, yet this is being brought to us by Sony Ericsson. Known by many as the Idou, Sony Ericsson now officially launches ther flagship device as the Satio. Expected in Q4, this multimedia marvel is a worthy rival to both [...]

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Clue Number 2: Search for N

Clue Number 2: Search for N

| May 28, 2009 | Reply

Here is the next clue for the Search for the N: Can you tell what it is yet? These images seem to be pretty random, but they appear to be symbols: e.g. More code for dots and dashes, Binary for 010101 and Semaphore for the flags. Or that could all just be wrong and they [...]

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Search for N: Wrap up of the first Clue

Search for N: Wrap up of the first Clue

| May 28, 2009 | Reply

Part of the first clue from yesterday’s post: S60 – confirmed on WOMWorld. Plus this one I had overlooked which has recently surfaced. At first, I actually tried scanning it with the barcode reader on the N82 to see if anything would come up. Finally getting somewhere: First clue = S60/_ _ _ /_ _ [...]

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Search for N: First clue unfolding?

Search for N: First clue unfolding?

| May 27, 2009 | Reply

Please note that the clues for this Search for N, on http://blogs.nokia.com/nseries/index.php/search-for-n is different than the clues provided in the other Search for N (Which involves solving a riddle). This one is actually a task to work out. Yesterday, I received a guide book, which is connected to the first clue.Today, on one of the [...]

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Sixsense coming to a Nokia near you?

Sixsense coming to a Nokia near you?

| May 27, 2009 | 8 Replies

Every now and again, I blog about something that’s not strictly Nokia related, but is indirectly connected as it’s usually something I’d like to see Nokia implement or take inspiration from. Just over a month ago, I found a BBC article about M.I.T.’s new gesture interface project: Sixth Sense. You can read it here: SixthSense [...]

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Clue Number 1: Search For N…

Clue Number 1: Search For N…

| May 26, 2009 | Reply

Last Thursday, I went to London for an interesting trip to the Cinema, and was told that Nokia have scattered 7 “N’s” around the UK.  Over the next few days, clues will be provided to search  for Ns. The first of these has just arrived at my door. My housemate just gave me a random [...]

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Ovi Store Goes Live!

Ovi Store Goes Live!

| May 26, 2009 | Reply

Ovi Store has officially gone live! https://store.ovi.com/ This is one of Nokia’s most important undertakings of recent years. The Ovi store is Nokia’s attempt to take back the reigns in the Smartphone world by delivering those oh so crucial applications easily to users, enhancing the usability of their Nokia devices. It’s not just for smartphones, [...]

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Video: Nokia N97, Thai Keyboard Variant.

Video: Nokia N97, Thai Keyboard Variant.

| May 26, 2009 | 2 Replies

Sawatdee Khrab! This video shows a variant of the N97 for Thailand, complete with Thai keyboard.  You can also see Ovi Maps being played about with, looking quite fast and smooth scrolling through the map by sliding the finger over the screen. Unfortunately we still do not the continuity of fluid sliding in the main [...]

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New Nokia N900: Nokia's Next Internet Tablet wipes the floor with the Nokia N97

New Nokia N900: Nokia's Next Internet Tablet wipes the floor with the Nokia N97

| May 25, 2009 | Reply

Although the above is an artistic render by MobileCrunch (the actual image can’t published for security reasons), what’s more interesting  about Nokia’s next Internet Tablet are the specifications: It does Voice GSM – You can finally make phone calls WITHOUT skype to other phones 3.5″ screen but it has 800×480 pixels! WVGA (16:10) OMAP3430 500/600 [...]

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Nokia N97 Sample Photos!

Nokia N97 Sample Photos!

| May 25, 2009 | Reply

Now the N97 is by no way a Camera oriented device; not in today’s standards anyway (Grrr, Nokia!!) but 5MP Carl Zeiss isn’t too shabby at all. Below are some image samples said to have been taken by the N97. I say “said” as it looks astonishingly good compared to previous photo samples we’ve seen [...]

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HD Video: Tech65's Nokia N97 video preview

HD Video: Tech65's Nokia N97 video preview

| May 23, 2009 | Reply

If you’ve been following the Nokia N97, then the video below won’t tell you anything new about it. However, it’s still nice to watch, and certainly made me want to get the N97 (Black) even more now. Click HD for extra shiny goodness. They seem to love playing with the slide mechanism of the N97. [...]

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Cnet Asia's Nokia N97 Review!

Cnet Asia's Nokia N97 Review!

| May 22, 2009 | 6 Replies

Ah, the trickling of N97 reviews begins. Not long now till there’s a flood of them. This one is by Cnet Asia’s Geeknomics blog . Some key points from the review Seamless experience just like PC and Laptop Resistive touch is not the same experience as iPhone’s capacitive screen. iPhone is literally just a touch [...]

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Quest for the N: The search for the N begins here…

Quest for the N: The search for the N begins here…

| May 22, 2009 | Reply

I just got back from London, after an interesting trip to the cinema with courtesy of the WOMWorld crew (Donna, Robbie and Kate). It was all very secretive, no details were given as to what it was for even on the day and during the dinner when everyone met. The whole cinema thing got some [...]

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Videos: Nokia N97 Blogger Preview – Please no orange backlit keyboard!

Videos: Nokia N97 Blogger Preview – Please no orange backlit keyboard!

| May 21, 2009 | Reply

Lester Chan attended the N97 Blogger Preview in Singapore yesterday and has brought back some pictures and videos. One thing I thought worth noting again is the keyboard of the black N97, specifically the backlighting of the keys. Eldar mentioned the white N97 will have white backlit keys and the black N97 will have orange. [...]

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An interesting trip to the Cinema?

An interesting trip to the Cinema?

| May 20, 2009 | Reply

So, it seems tomorrow night, I’m going to a cinema…in London. A bit far to travel for a film seeing as I’m in Wales, so why the trek? (no pun intended) Well, I’m not actually sure myself, but on Friday Donna from WOMWorld emailed me about it. All I knew at the time is that [...]

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Video: This is how to play Snake!

Video: This is how to play Snake!

| May 20, 2009 | Reply

How to play the classic Nokia Snake Game.

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