Archive for September, 2009
James Burland joins MyNokiaBlog.com! (And mynokiablog hits 100k views)
Known from thecreativelife.com, thecreativelifeblog.com, samsungcreative.com, pocketcreative.com, allaboutiphone.net and of course NokiaCreative.com, James Burland joins another project… here at mynokiablog.com! James has been blogging about gadgets and the tech world way before a lot of the new tech/Nokia related blogs even existed, certainly way before I joined the blogosphere when I was only on mobileburn forums. [...]
Huge Nokia N900 and Maemo 5 (P)Review by My-Symbian
Michael Jerz from MySymbian has been testing the Nokia N900 for several weeks and has published a monster of a (p)review. This is, btw, of a Proto N900, so some findings may or may (have) change(d) with actual final production N900. [N900: Positively small compared to its ancestors] Skimming through the first page and it’s [...]
Competition: Win a 1 year's free turn by turn licence to Ovi Maps!
I found this via @MickyFin (originally from @chansearrington) How to get 1 year’s free turn by turn licence on Ovi Maps. 5 Steps to get your 1 year’s Ovi Maps turn by turn licence Open up Ovi Maps 3.0 on your Nokia phone. Find a landmark – either do this via search or if you [...]
Video: Break Dancing Fly – N82 Macro Video: Test Blog, Post – Full RSS
A while ago I asked WordPress about full RSS for my blog, and they mentioned Google Reader may just not be getting full RSS, but wordpress had it so I assumed there was nothing that could be done my end. Today, just read from Stefan on intomobile that I’ve actually just got partial feeds. A [...]
Free Game: Speedtester for the Nokia N97, 5800, 5530, Samsung i8910 (and other S60 5th Edition)
SpeedTester is a simple, free game from the Ovi Store that tests rapid responses and thumb-eye coordination. You have four lights which will light up one at a time. All you have to do is touch the one that is lit. This occurs very slowly at first, and as your points rises, so does the [...]
Ovi Store Rant: 7 things wrong with the Ovi Store
I just watched Episode 91 of Steve Litchfield’s “The Phones Show” where in this episode, he covers Application Stores: Apple’s App Store Nokia’s Ovi Store Google’s Android Market. The Ovi Store is supposed to be Nokia’s one stop shop for Applications, Games, and other content such as ringtones, videos, wallpapers and themes. I’ve been using [...]
Freeware: Candle on the Nokia N97 (and other S60 5th Edition)
Here’s “Candle” another one of those free apps where it’s just difficult to see any practical use for it. Maybe waving it at a gig? Impromptu candle for a romantic dinner? It’s a realistic candle that you can put out by swiping, and lighting up by double swiping. It works in portrait and landscape though [...]
Video: Nokia N97 vs Nokia N97 Mini
To the average consumer, the N97 and N97 mini are practically the same phone. (Heck, that’s understandable when some people I know can’t even differentiate between manufacturers). Appearance wise, they might as well be. But there are some minor visible differences. The N97 mini looks fractionally smaller than the N97 (for me, not enough to [...]
Freeware: Lights – control your Nokia N97's keyboard lights! (& other S60 5th edition)
“Lights” is a free application from the Ovi Store for S60 5th edition but it does work best if you’ve got a QWERTY keyboard (i.e. N97 or N97 mini). The application basically controls the lights on your phone, be it the keyboard lights, the red/green call/end keys, screen light or even the charger light. You [...]
Photos: Nokia BH-905 modelled by WOMWorld's Robbie
Whilst at the Nokia Flagship Store, I noticed these black and silver BH-905s! I’ve been looking forward to seeing one of these for real sine its announcement earlier in June. I barely spent any time with it as the security guard was giving me funny looks, and going “Can you see what the price of [...]
Nokia N900 for £204 (effectively) unlocked, unbranded! Free on £29.36/month contract! Pay as you go £392
Holy smokes! The N900 is at a rock bottom price considering it’s Nokia’s highest spec’d Nseries device to date. Not only is it cheaper than the N97 at launch (both SIM free and contract) – it’s cheaper than the N97 on contract right now! Even better is that you have the choice of excellent 24, [...]
Video: Nokia N900 Swipe to Unlock
Aah, the slide to unlock. A side swiping gesture made iconic by the Apple iPhone. No button combinations, holding keys or unlock switches – just a somewhat futuristic thumb-flick to the right. A mate of mine stupidly bought an iPhone (first gen) just for the slide to unlock. N97, 5800, 5530 and other S60 5th [...]
Video: Nokia N900 Startup time (on Pre-Production Firmware)
This is nothing of major significance. I just like to have some record of start up times (to see in firmware upgrades down the line if it’s improving or not). To make things fair, time starts from “pressing on” until I see the screen (easier to make comparable results this way) For comparison: the N97 [...]
Nokia N900's GPS is "Amazing" – But it does NOT have a Digital Compass.
My phone’s been off all day, so I’ve only just found my messages from Jussi Makinen kindly answering some more of my questions on the N900 (Very hard to do concisely express questions on twitter). I asked about the video codec support, whether it could play videos without needing the likes of mplayer. – Jussi [...]
Video: Nokia N900 Push Workshop – hacking back to the 80s
On Sunday, thanks to Donna and Robbie from WOMWorld.com/Nokia, I went along with a group people went to the N900 “Push” Workshop. What is Push? “It’s a unique project from Nokia. And we’re looking for help from the world’s most skilled designers, artists, hackers and modders. We want you to come up with ideas to [...]
Video: Nokia 7705 Twist Hands on with MobileBurn and Unboxing with tnkgrl
Michael Oryl from MobileBurn gives the Nokia 7705 a run through. It’s a very intriguing design from Nokia, and pulls off this less than conventional appearance with some flair. The hinge is spring loaded, and seems finish the slide with a definite click 3MP camera Michael really likes the keyboard, “it feels nice and solid” [...]
Freeware: Opera Mini 5 beta – now the best browser for the Nokia N97
A while ago, we got a glimpse of Digia’s @Web browser, a webkit based browser than just had spectacular features I’ve been waiting for from the native browser. It’s main selling features were its touch optimization and multiple tabbed browsing (up to 4). Now, Opera Mini 5 beta has been released and it simply cruises [...]
Accessories unboxing: Cityman Antitheft for Nokia N97, revived from the 80s.
Have you ever lost your phone due to pickpocketing? Maybe it was just too small for its own good and simply vanished? Or most worryingly, perhaps you might have been mugged? Here’s an accessory that (may) answer your needs. The Cityman antitheft device. Currently compatible for the Nokia N97 only, this classic shell is designed [...]
Video: Nokia N900 Q & A with Jussi Mäkinen and Maemo Community guys
Jussi Makinen joined by Maemo Community guys. The vibe of the Q&A is receptive Nokia is (or attempts to be) towards the community in making a handset. Nokia seems to be pushed to make devices based on what the consumer demands, unlike perhaps some other manufacturer which tells you what you want. It’s great to [...]
Comparison photos: Nokia N900 vs N97 vs N95(1) vs N800 vs N82 vs a proporta charger.
OK, did not have the best conditions, either lighting/situation (in middle of a talk)/timing (had to rush). This post is just to give you an idea of how the N900 sizes up in comparison to some classic Nseries handsets, the N800, the N82, N97 and of course the N95. The N800 looks gigantic and the [...]
Video: Nokia N900 presentation with Gary Birkett and Liqbase
I’ve uploaded this just for anyone who wanted to see Gary Birkett, creator of the “Identity” N900 powered installation at the OneDotZero event that happened this weekend. It’s in two parts because I can’t upload anything longer than 10 minutes. The videos show Gary’s Liqbase playground which he’s been working on for quite a while [...]
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