Archive for June, 2010
Video: Ultimate Multitasking with Nokia N900 and ShortCutD (Add Multitask/Menu/Phone buttons to your N900) #mustdownloadnow!
The Nokia N900 is arguably the best multitasking phone out there by the sheer number of apps it can juggle simultaneously (for real and not some fake multitasking) and also by that beautiful interface Live grid of applications (not static images or worse, icons – how 2002) that is contextual (windows/grid changes in size depending [...]
Video: Navigate the London Underground with "Tube" for Nokia N900
If you’re new to London, one of the fastest, cheapest but most daunting ways to get around the city is via the underground. Looking at the map for the first few times is overwhelmingly confusing, resembling nothing more than a bundle of coloured strings. Geeting from A-B may be fine if you’re on the same [...]
Video: Maemo 5 Android theme for the Nokia N900
I don’t normally show case themes but I really like this Android theme for the Nokia N900. It doesn’t make your N900 appear like Android, but just picks of on hints of the design. It changes up the bookmark icons on the homescreen so the edges of the rectangles are rounded, plus the title bar [...]
Infinite Rotation for the N900
One complaint that many have brought against the Nokia N900 is that it largely lives in a landscape world. This is, according to Nokia, entirely by design. However, with the various updates to the firmware and software over the months, Nokia have added in support for portrait use of various bits and pieces. Out of [...]
Finally some ads for Ovi
Yesterday I wrote a post asking readers and Nokia fans if they used any of the Ovi services. One thing that pisses me off is the way Nokia don’t do much to advertise Ovi that much if at all, well low and behold in today’s Metro I found an Ad for the Ovi store promoting [...]
Pics: Original Nokia N8 Silicone cases CC-1005 for 4.99GBP (Black N8 unlocked for 449.99GBP?)
Blog-N8 has found a pic of the silicone cases, official accessories for the Nokia N8 called CC-1005. Now the N8 has already passed scratch tests due to it’s super durable anodized aluminium casing, but just in case you wanted that added bit of protection or just wanted to give it a different look. The official [...]
Win a Nokia N8: One to win every day until June 30th with Football World Tour on Ovi Maps.
Every day until the 30th Of June, Nokia are giving you the change to win a Nokia N8! Also out of those who have answered the most questions, there’s a grand prize of around the world flight tickets for two to tour the world of football (I’m guessing where ever all the locations are going [...]
MeeGo Phone UI Document: Cocktail of Android, iPhone, Maemo 5, WebOS and Windows Phone 7
Reggie from Talk.Maemo.org has come across a very exciting document about the MeeGo handset UI guideline. The actual page is down but as Mark Guim from the Nokia Blog points out, it’s available through google Cache. (Note the fruit name of the page, Bananas and Pears) In case that gets deleted too, Chrome from TMO [...]
Video: 9 minute hands on with the Nokia N8 – hmmm…
Here’s yet another Nokia N8 video hands on during Nokia Connections in Singapore by mobiqueee. This probably isn’t something I should highlight (as a Nokia fan blog) but this video shows some stability problems that we haven’t yet seen on all the other video hands on posts we’ve talked about (and will hopefully NOT be [...]
Ovi…….. do you use it ?
Much has been said about Ovi since its launch in 20007 everything from its unusual name to its poor implementation. Many believe the reason behind Nokia’s poor performance in the high end market comes from the notion that Nokia has put a too effort in getting the internet services right but somewhat failed.The thing is [...]
Release your inner monk with Zen Bound on Nokia N900
Good games on Maemo 5 is a rare occurrence, sadly. In fact, we started to expect as much, ever since the graphically impressive Bounce Evolution never went past being just a fancy tech demo. But looking past that, it did manage to show what the N900 hardware is rightly capable of with a drop of commitment [...]
WOW…..poor Nokia
I was reading Rafe’s article from the All about Symbian blog on Nokia’s revised outlook for the year and found this link from one of the comments of that post and lead me to this and thought WOW just WOW. Nokia got slated by boingboing and its readers for releasing the X5, now in my [...]
Video: Nokia N8 Black Hands on – fast, lag free, transitions (and instant GPS lock!)
In this Nokia N8 hands on by technoportalua you’ll see Symbian^3 looking much better than ever: Very fast, lag free. At 0:50 you’ll notice this guy has three hands :p Transitions: between opening applications opening menu within music player (side sliding) within gallery (side sliding) going back/exiting bringing up menu buttons in gallery (some sort [...]
Poll Results: Does Nokia need to change their default icons and fonts? #n8 #Symbian
Yesterday, we made a poll asking “Does Nokia need to change their default icons and fonts?” Less than 20 hours later, based on this sample size of 309 (I’m astonished that many voted) 68.6% voted yes to change both icons and fonts 10% voted yes to only changing icons (fine with font) 8.7% voted yes [...]
Pics: Nokia N8 vs Nokia N900 vs Nokia N97 (Huge Nokia N8 Review/First Impressions from Blog-N8.fr)
Blog-N8.fr has put together a huge first impressions with the Nokia N8. As much of it has been documented before I’ll post up just a few main points of interest from their post. Note that it’s in French so apologies for anything lost in translation. Fits comfortably in the hand (not as wide as iPhone, [...]
Video: Nokia Research Center Presents: Cognitive Radio
With the increasing numbers of people using mobile data, the consequences are that networks speeds suffer. Recently this has resulted in many major networks killing off their previous “unlimited” bandwidth plans in an attempt to control the usage of its network, preventing poor, slow services when you’re paying for fast mobile broadband speeds. As an [...]
Video: Zen Bound on the Nokia N900 #Maemo 5 available at the Ovi Store
Zen Bound was one of the upcoming games previewed to arrive to the N900 along with 3D rollercoaster. It’s a beautiful 3D game, quite addictive with very calming music. Here’s the blurb from Ovi Store: Zen Bound is a calm and meditative puzzle game about wrapping wooden sculptures with rope. It is a tactile experience, [...]
Dying Beast ?
Nokia today released statement by announcing that second quarter sales are going to be worse than excepted and you can read the press release here as it gets quite boring and depressing to be honest. The point is Nokia have sort of not learned their own lessons that they admitted last year and are still [...]
Video: Nokia N8 simultaneously connecting with Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard!
MichaelxHell said he’d be posting up a really awesome video. He wasn’t wrong. Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard simultaneously connected to a Nokia N8. Now think – HDMI connection to monitor/TV, USB OTG file transfer. There’s the future of mobile computing right there. haha, look at that little mouse cursor go! Just think if you had [...]
Gallery: Michael Hell's Nokia N8 Black and Green bonanza
Veteran blogger and highly respected Nokia and mobile enthusiast, Michael Hell has got his mits on not one, but TWO Nokia N8s. The sexy black and luminous green! He’s posted a gallery over at flikr for you to check out in 3648 x 2736 goodness! I think it’s posted (or soon to be) on Fone [...]
Fight: Nokia N8 vs Samsung i8910 vs iPhone 4 vs Sony Ericsson Satio vs HTC Desire
Steve Litchfield pits the Nokia N8 against another bunch of smartphone elites. Similar to engadget’s findings, the N8 comes out on top. 7 pts – Nokia N8 4 pts – Apple iPhone 4 3 pts – HTC Desire 2 pts – Samsung i8910 HD 0 pts – Sony Ericsson Satio Head over to see Steve’s [...]
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