Archive for July, 2011
Windows Phone “Trio” UI Concept
First and foremost, let’s look for some constructive discussion before unleashing your fingers to your keyboards. OK. We’re looking here at the design of just the homescreen and not the rest of the Metro UI in Windows Phone. This is a good start point as any as that’s what’s often criticised in Metro. This concept [...]
Official Facebook app for all phones? – Hello Snaptu
This video below points us to the official facebook app. So far, Nokia users haven’t really had that much in terms of experience with facebook. Only recently did Juuso’s fMobi bring some light to what facebook should be like as an app. Now facebook have released their official app. Works on a great bunch of [...]
Crack some codes, win a Nokia N9?! #Competition #N9Seconds (1/20 Left)
Remember yesterday’s post on “ Nokia N9 – World’s quickest ads…“? There appears to be an accompanying website for you to put codes in. http://www.n9seconds.com/ The help link for those codes redirects you to the N9 quick ads. To check codes that have been tried, check out the twitter account: http://twitter.com/N9seconds The prize is a “Nokia Smartphone”. [...]
Symbian Anna optional Software Update available at Ovi Suite
Deaconclgi tipped in something about a Symbian Anna update… Check Ovi Suite to see is Symbian Anna is out now! I have the Chinese leak and I am getting 2 Symbian Anna updates as of right now! Listed as: Symbian Anna 1/2 Symbian Anna 2/2 As bharadc23‘s screenshot shows, I don’t think that’s actually Symbian Anna, [...]
Video: Nokia J (BH-806) Bluetooth headset unboxing, gallery and preview.
The folks at WOMWorld have sent over the Nokia J, aka, The Nokia BH-806. Appropriately renamed around the shape, the Nokia J is a super stylish Nokia Bluetooth Headset. This is useful of course for handsfree phone calling whilst driving, though its also somewhat associated with busy business type folk. Here’s a quick unboxing [...]
New Android Market = Windows Phone 7 pivots, swipes and tiles?
So – Windows Phone Tiles – they’re boring right says some commenters. Android doesn’t seem to think so and has updated their market/app store to behave a lot like Windows Phone Metro. Why? It’s functional and works. It’s not just Android, Apple is taking some cues too. Like the swipe within camera to view the [...]
Videos: Nokia N9 – World’s quickest ads…
Over at the Nokia YouTube channel, their page has a Nokia N9 with what they call the World’s Quickest Ads in palce to show the Swipe UI, Browser, Social Media, Maps, Camera and design. Quick to showcase the speedy nature of Swipe and N9? nokia via John
Nokia’s 80 Million GBP marketing for Windows Phone? (+Rant and what’s your favourite Nokia Advert?)
MarketingMagazine via The Next Web are reporting that Nokia are supposedly going to be spending 80 Million dollars British Pounds on a six month ‘brand repositioning campaign’. This is expected to roll out in October, when the first family of Nokia Windows Phones will be launched. Cheers Adnan for the tip. This was meant to be the [...]
Video: Introducing new Nokia Browser for your S40 mobile phones – download from Ovi Store
I think someone told us about this a few days ago, but I didn’t get around to posting it. Anyway, Nokia have put up a new video for the new S40 browser. Cleaner looking UI more in line with Belle/MeeGo-Harmattan. Download it from http://store.ovi.com/content/51924 It works on a huge range of S40 handsets.
Video: Maps, Apps, Chats – Completely connected QWERTY with Nokia (i)Sheep Ad
There’s an advert in the UK for Nokia showing off QWERTY devices. The theme somehow seems to be (i)Sheep. (I added the i btw, the sheep could mean something else) They showcase the Nokia E5, the budget C3 and the newest of the family, the E6. The huge QWERTY E7 doesn’t play a part as [...]
Banks already making apps for Nokia N9?
A lot of business advertising on TV seem to be stuck doing iOS apps these days. If, say, a bank tries to differentiate, they somehow think advertising iPhone/iPad apps is the way to go. (Not just banks) Now I’m not sure if this is a mistake (like the BBC using MeeGo-Harmattan in their huuge phone-hacking [...]
Video: Nokia Live View augmented reality browser (experimental from Beta Labs) demoed on N8
A new experimental prototype application has appeared on Nokia Beta Labs called “Nokia Live View”, an augmented reality type app. http://betalabs.nokia.com/apps/nokia-live-view “A new way to easily find information and services on the go Have you ever wished you could spot the closest restaurant or ATM? Nokia LiveView is a fun and easy [...]
How to: Fixing Qt Smart Installer Error
This is just a quick post and more of a suggestion than a difinitive fix. I’m sure if there are other solutions they’ll feed through in the comments and we will update this post accordingly. Some of us (as I keep finding in comments), myself included, have had some issues installing Qt apps. Mine started [...]
Nokia Maps updated and optimized for Mobile Web, in HTML5, looks like an app (demoed on Android/iOS)
Vaibhav Sharma from thehandheldblog has noticed that Nokia Maps has been updated for mobile, though specifically for HTML5 browsers. Vaibhav demoes this on an Android and iOS handset. It’s NOT just a mobile site where desktop intended data is shrunk for mobile. It actually looks like an app, transitions included and all. You’d be hard [...]
fMobi update again, 1.1.0b now with Places and Check in (1.0.2b had messages inbox)
You guys have shown fMobi much love and deservedly so. Juuso Kosonen is certainly serious in making this the best facebook experience for Nokia, listening in to users comments and request, and adding features and fixes and blinding speed. fMobi has received some new features again. Juuso notes that he’s working quick as he promised these [...]
Video: Unboxing the Nokia N950 – MeeGo-Harmattan dev kit
@zehjotkah from meetmeego.org unboxes the Nokia N950 MeeGo Harmattan dev kit phone. This again is NOT for sale and is NOT for consumer use, but for developers helping to develop MeeGo or apps for MeeGo.
Nokia Windows Phone 7 UI Concept: N9-style multitasking
Hello again folks, after reading the following quotes after the announcement of N9 from Nokia spokesperson Mark Squires, We did the alliance after they announced Mango and we’ve jumped on a moving bus. That means the majority of early products will be based on that.” “However, as we move forward, you will see more of [...]
Video: MeeGo-Harmattan Swipe like Menu for Symbian demoed on Nokia N8 – available at Ovi Store
@Harkison tweeted that we should check out an app called GoToMenu on Ovi Store and we did. For those that cannot wait to do some swiping, this app lets you swipe between your menu and homescreen (instead of using the menu button. Down gesture to go to menu view and left swipe to go back [...]
“Nokia N9 device will be largest volume MeeGo device in near future”
Over the weekend I read over the latest post on Nokia’s developer blogs by Kate Alhola, principal engineer at Nokia. Remember she showed us the N900 controlled quadrocopter? Well, in her blog post,Porting MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan Qt Quick Components, Kate mentions that the “Nokia N9 device will be largest volume MeeGo device in near [...]
WhatsApp cross platform messenger available for S40
Whatsapp, the cross platform messaging app is now apparently available for S40. SA notes, it’s for devices like C3-00 and X2-01 and is NOT designed for touch and type (like the above – it doesn’t actually open the downloaded file) http://www.whatsapp.com/s40 Cheers for the tip, SA. Why on earth is this called WhatsApp?
Nokia X7 vs Samsung Galaxy SII – Symbian Anna vs Android Gingerbread
Smartphoneenvy has put up a couple of videos comparing the Nokia X7 against the Samsung Galaxy SII. The latter is Samsung’s flagship handset, arguably one of if not the best Android handset on the market. The X7, well no, that’s not Nokia’s flagship. It’s part of the ‘dilute all features, never amassing all strengths into [...]
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