Archive for May, 2011
Do you use Ovi Maps in Landscape or Portrait?
If like me, you use Nokia maps in the car, van or other vehicle, and use the drive navigation, you can help Ovi Maps team by allowing them to hear your suggestions to improve your experience even more. This is probably one of the shortest surveys ever, just 2 simple questions: Do you prefer using [...]
Videos: Nokia X7 and E6 hands on
fahoum has found us a couple of hands on videos of both the Nokia X7 and Nokia E6, technically the newest Nokias on the block, expected to be widely available around June. The hands on looks at the hardware in a lot of detail. The back looks really nice on the X7 and it has [...]
Eldar: No sign Windows Phone will be popular, Nokia working on Android, Elop leaves 2011-early 2012
Everyone’s favourite super-sleuth, Russian blogger/editor-in-chief ‘Analyst’ Mr Eldar Murtazin has spoken on his forums again: “Nokia UK PR director show that my forecast about adopt Android OS by Nokia in 2012 is rubbish. So, let me explain Nokia plan B, which arent very well known even inside Nokia. Nokia strategy adopt WP7 in 2011/2012 Smartphone [...]
Video: Nokia Wellness Diary
Nokia’s uploaded a new video for Nokia Wellness Diary (I see it still retains that name, after the name change request by Nokia, perhaps future iteration?) Pick it up at “Ovi” Store or Beta Labs “Ovi” Store https://betalabs.nokia.com/apps/wellness-diary I like the latest review:
Video: The MeeGo Factory
Here’s a cute little animation featuring the MeeGo mascots at the “MeeGo Factory” showing what it takes to make apps for MeeGo, and at the end showing off the smartphone, tablet and netbook cross platform ability of MeeGo (through Qt).
Video: Holy Crap it’s the Nokia N9 (or N950?) MeeGo phone teaser advert! (12MP AF!)
Don’t read. Just watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-KfxrI1NXg backups: What did you think? Brilliant stuff Via PocketNow Cheers @temeone for the heads up! Update: Here’s some screenshots in case the video was too quick! (Look at the top bar, that’s what we’ve seen from MeeGo vanilla from day one. It might be Harmattan but there’s essentially MeeGo influence [...]
Video: Motorola Atrix versus Nokia N8
With the 2011 Motorola Atrix powered by Tegra 2 Dual Core 1GHz, I thought there would be no point watching any comparison video (versus 2010 Symbian^3 phones – all at 680MHz, with that powerhouse GPU) as it would just wipe the floor with them in every aspect. Yes, even though time and time again we’ve [...]
AntSnes 0.8.1 Multi-touch Symbian^3 SNES emulator!
Summeli has updated his AntSnes emulator with an updated UI, better controls, compatibility and sound! The emulator is powered by qt 4.7.3 and thanks to a helpful poster on the Summeli’s site, the qt files can be downloaded here: “Mr.Helpful says: May 3, 2011 at 20:04 For anybody with the same problem, here’s the latest [...]
Pink Nokia N8 in stock at Amazon
In the last week of April we saw Amazon had listed the Pink Nokia N8. A couple of days ago, napier tweeted that it was in fact in stock for Amazon.com. Nothing yet for Amazon UK. we’ve only got Pink cases over here so far. What a cheap ass looking photoshop. It hurts my eyes [...]
Videos: Qt Quick and Home Control demoed on N900 – control windows/light/blinds/heating!
To show of Qt Quick, Nokia’s partnered with basysKom to show off the growing trend in home automation systems. Do you ever see homes of the rich with their incredible tech filled abodes, but their control pad is this massive fat brick? Why not something like your phone (at least tablet sized). With the application [...]
Video: NTT DoCoMo’s Fujitsu LOOX F-07C – Dual Boot Windows 7 and Symbian
What you’re looking at is a Windows 7 phone. No not Windows Phone 7, an actual PURE Windows phone. adit38 mentioned this in comments back in April. 1.2GHz Intel Atom processor, 1GB of LPDDR400 RAM, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, 32GB of eMMC disk space, and expandable memory via microSDHC. 5 megapixel autofocus camera with face detection on [...]
Nokia Maps to Replace Bing Maps?
According to SearchEngineLand, in a chat with some Nokia/Navteq folks, Microsoft are supposedly going to REPLACE their mapping solution “BING MAPS” for “Nokia Maps”. Replace/”POWER”. Now the Nokia owned NAVTEQ already powers (amongst many) Bing Maps. “However my lunch companion argued unequivocally that Nokia Maps would effectively replace almost everything that Microsoft had developed over [...]
Microsoft buying Nokia Mobile Division false rumours says Nokia
Earlier today you might have seen some Eldar goodness spring to life again with his claims that Microsoft would be buying Nokia’s Mobile Division. Eldar says he was 1000% certain this was taking place when asked by Stefan from IntoMobile. Perhaps he needed to up the ante after his previous mentions of Nokia Tidbits were [...]
Comedy ‘rumour’ hour: Murtazin to say MS will buy Nokia this year
Thanks to our hawkeyed readers that keep tabs on everything Nokia related and more we received a tip from dietyyli that the ever entertaining Eldar Murtazin tweeted that Microsoft is planning to buy Nokia’s mobile division, this year. When, why and how this all will happen remains a mystery at this time, it’s just another [...]
Nokia ditches Ovi Branding – goes back to “Nokia”. Bye Ovi Store and Ovi Maps, hello Nokia Store and Nokia Maps :D
I said I wouldn’t blog this morning (with exam in a few hours) but this is pretty big and it won’t take long (and I’ll revisit it later). Nokia who created their internet and services brand “Ovi” are now ditching that and returning to “Nokia”. Ovi means door in Finnish and was announced back in [...]
More Features to Mango! WiFi hotspot, contact groups, album art lockscreen and more!
Well, well! On top of the post last week about some additional Mango Features that weren’t noted at Mix11, the folks over at wpdevpodcast have some more exciting news.More Features for Mango. I can’t wait to see what MS has cooking on May 24th when they showcase to the public (not devs) what they should [...]
Smooth and Fast Symbian^3 Qt 4.7.3 Web Browser at Ovi Store – MiniBrowser Mobile 2.0
Nokia_Fan has tipped us of a really cool app that Siraj from lovemynokia has been checking out. MiniBrowser Mobile 2.0 It’s a …wait for it…Qt based browser for Symbian^3. Now, I’m an open hater of the ridiculous Symbian Browser. It is OK but not for 2011, NO, it doesn’t cut the mustard. That’s why a [...]
Nokia, Microsoft, HTC and Sony Ericsson fight Apple’s “App Store” trademark
I didn’t get around to posting this at the time, but on another study break. You might have heard that Nokia, Microsoft, HTC and Sony Ericsson are challenging Apple’s trademarks for “App Store”. According to Microsoft, these companies “are seeking to invalidate Apple’s trademark registration for ‘APP STORE’ and ‘APPSTORE’ because we believe that they [...]
Ovi Store Summer Gift of Games! 20 yellow ribbon premium games for free – download ALL from one app!
Sorry for the slow news, rather bogged down with revision. During my revision break, perusing Ovi Store shows you one of the featured items being that rather lovely yellow ribbon! If you remember…two weeks ago, Ovi Store suddenly began offering premium games…FOR FREE. We weren’t exactly sure why, but apps were relisted with yellow [...]
PR3.0/Symbian Belle on Nokia E7?
@jwf90 tweeted (via @qoyumnasri) about some screenshots from Symbian Belle/PR3.0 on the E7. I thought that might have been any old PR3.0 screenshot pasted on a E7. However, another tweet shows the images below. The thing they’ve highlighted “list icons” isn’t new. That’s always been there. Although I don’t know what else is in messaging [...]
Video: Symbian Anna demoed on Nokia E7
Blackidea has found a video from NokiaFrance demoing the new Symbian Anna AKA PR2.0 on the Nokia E7. I don’t really speak enough French to understand anything of importance that’s been mentioned. At a quick glance it looks like they’ve implemented maemo style blurring of background to focus foreground items (e.g. email) but no, that’s [...]
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