Archive for December, 2010
Video: Drum Machine demo for Symbian (S60 5th) Drum beat sequencer available at Ovi Store
When I first looked at the video, I wasn’t actually sure it was meant to be a phone app due to the mass of detail on screen but it is. And it’s for you, S60 5th Edition users. This is a drum machine - essentially what you’re doing is arranging a pattern of beats/instruments [...]
Doubting how good the camera on the N8 is?
Following on from Jay’s post on the N8 being used to shoot the cover of Pix magazine’s Dec-Jan issue, Steve Litchfield shared a video made by a normal user like us using the N8′s camera. My initial impression was wow, followed immediately by a feeling of being duped, then amazement when I realized that [...]
Video: Nokia N8 Replaces DSLR for Pix Magazine Dec-Jan Front Cover shoot
So here’s the Nokia N8 again taking on some professional work: Replacing a DSLR for a magazine shoot! There’s a 9 minute video accompanying this post that shows the entire process: Initial worries about the N8 << but they go on to say it’s not the equipment, it’s the technique. But it still has to [...]
Nokia and Microsoft discussing WP7 on Nokia says Eldar
UnwiredView reports that according to Eldar, Nokia are working on a Windows Phone 7 phone! Nokia has always been adamant that there will only be, S40, Symbian and MeeGo. Android was not the answer. That was, as they say, “peeing in their pants to stay warm”. Temporary measure with poor long term outcome. Before I [...]
Video: TracyandMatt’s unboxing and "demo" of the Nokia C7
If anything is to be unboxed, you can rely on unboxings.com to do it. And here they are – well it’s neither Tracy or Matt, it’s James – unboxing the Nokia C7. So this is more of a “mainstream” unboxing, by mainstream I mean non-Nokia specific. As you can read from the comments, it’s gloom [...]
Vote Now: Must Have App of the Year Awards 2010 – predict the winners correctly and win a Nokia N8!
The time has come once again, Ovi Daily App is hosting the “Must Have App of the Year Awards” where YOU can vote for your favourite mobile apps from the year gone in the six individual categories. Incredible – it feels like Yesterday we were voting for the first App Awards There’s a BIG incentive [...]
Nokia N8 and TRON takes over Canadian Rogers' YouTube Page!
Keith has noticed that Canadian network “Rogers” has been taken over by Nokia N8 and TRON! Go check it out – it looks AWESOME! It’s part of their HD Holiday campaign that we first saw late November. At first it looks like an ordinary youtube page and then a big Nokia N8 jumps in to [...]
How to: Set Nokia N8 to full brightness and override the light sensor!
Nokia N8 owners (well all Symbian^3 owners) have a fantastic AMOLED display that’s really quite bright. Unfortunately, the over zealous light sensor never lets you see that true brightness, always ever vigilant to turn the brightness down. Thus in many comparison shots, the N8 doesn’t look as bright. Fahoum sends us this neat little tip [...]
MeeGo as a set-top box (by Amino)
Following similar attempts by other mobile software houses like Google and Apple, Nokia and Intel’s MeeGo is being targeted at products above and beyond the phone and tablet form factors that we’re all so interested in. Much like Google’s offerings, MeeGo has been adopted and trialed in a number of instances including set-top boxes. [...]
Gallery: Mirror screen for Nokia N8 – mirror screen protector
I’m not sure why you would want to do this, but mirror screens always appear as 3rd party accessories and I still see people using them on their phones. In addition to being a screen protector and protect from unwanted scratches, you do get the added benefit of having, suddenly, a mirror. I thought – [...]
Video: Nokia N8-00 Version 3 for nokia 5800 RM-356 and for Nokia 5530 RM-504
For Nokia 5800 and 5530 users here’s a custom firmware that brings Symbian^3/N8 styling and a few additional extras. Symbian^3 style dialler, Widget homescreen Lots of animation/UI transitions – e.g. portrait/landscape v smooth, moving back/forward in menu looks v. nice. Quite speedy (at most places, bit lag in others) File manager shows hidden files/folders Music [...]
My Dream Nokia #8: Nokia N9 MeeGo Phone Slider Concept with edge to edge display
My Dream Nokia Number 8 comes by way of Jim who found these concept MeeGo Phone Photos on the MeeGo forum. They’re designed by a guy called “SuperHero” who is an old user of Linux, the Nokia n900 and a programmer. It is titled Nokia N9. There are no details other than what can be [...]
Symbian Foundation websites closed
As mentioned in Jay’s previous post in November, today marks the official close of the Symbian foundation websites. While most of our readers likely never had much experience with or exposure to these websites, they posed a major resource for a lot of curious cats like myself who wanted to keep track of progress on [...]
Nokia N8 For 399USD from Nokia US (with coupon!)
Mark Guim reports on the lowest price Nokia N8 so far, and from Nokia themselves (not 3rd party retailer). If you use the coupon code”noknow2010″ and you’ll get 50USD off the current 449.99 price knocking it down to $399.00. That’s around 256GBP, 301EUR, 18,138INR and 17,679PHP from direct conversion. Not sure what the price is [...]
Video: The Sydney Parkour Association shot on the Nokia N8
Fresh from sunny Sydney is a video from NokiaAustralia and the Sydney Parkour Association who have been filmed in action by the Nokia N8. Parkour – or free running is when a person basically does ninja like stunts around every day environment, climbing, leaping, swinging, and other movements where any other normal person would most [...]
Angry Birds News! N900 Updates, Angry Birds Seasons for Symbian and Plush Toys!
These could have been separate posts but since it has taken me so long to get around to posting them let’s do a quick summary: N900 users, Minhaz on talk.maemo.org has found an update for Angry Birds. Symbian^3 users can now get Angry Birds Seasons on Ovi Store for £1.50! We’re getting a Angry Birds [...]
Video: Nokia #N8Productions Entry – so slick it was aired on ESPN
I hope you Nokia N8 users are getting your thinking caps on with your idea and entry for N8 Productions. Your imaginative 3 minute clip could win you and a friend a zero gravity flight! @NokiaUS tweets about one such particular entry. It’s very slick indeed. So much so that it was apparently aired on [...]
Nokia turning the screw: Adds 13 new patents to suits against Apple
Well color me shocked (not) but it seems like Nokia has dug up another round of patents to assert against Apple in their ongoing patent litigation suits. Funnily enough these patents cover things that have traditionally been thought to be Apple’s backyard with on-device app stores and touch user interface and gestures being mentioned. It’s [...]
Gallery: Leaked Nokia X7-00 Sample Photos
Here are some sample photos taken by the unannounced, leaked Nokia X7-00 (according to Exif data) Now note, these photos have been reduced to 1024×768 and nor do we know if the people taking photos have been using the digital zoom in certain shots. With that in mind, the photos look hideous (bar some exceptions [...]
Rumours: Nokia's MeeGo Tablet to Launch in Q3 2011
Take this with a bucket of salt. Nokia’s MeeGo tablet will be reaching Nokia fans from late 2011 according to knowyourmobile‘s anonymous source. There are no further details, other than it’ll run on MeeGo. Their Nokia insider apparently says this information is correct. Could this be the Z500 “ARM based MeeGo Tablet” that Eldar [...]
Cross Platform App, TrueCaller, Available for Symbian^3
TrueCaller is a highly useful caller ID application that’s available on Windows Mobile, Android and iPhone. S60 users have been enjoying for this app for quite a while and now you can get it for Symbian^3 handsets. What is TrueCaller? TrueCaller is the most used Caller ID application on the market with social media integrations [...]
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