Archive for September 20th, 2011

Nokia N9 Cancelled in Hong Kong? Still available for China. Taiwan plan unsure.

Nokia N9 Cancelled in Hong Kong? Still available for China. Taiwan plan unsure.

| September 20, 2011 | 90 Replies

Amanda_Lam retweeted the news above 2-3 hours ago about the N9 possibly being cancelled in Hong Kong, one of the original countries for N9 availability from day 1. Chinese Engadget say they received an email from Nokia saying this is the case. I wasn’t sure whether to post it, especially as when I checked HK [...]

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Swype for Symbian v2.0 at Beta Labs, now with split screen.

Swype for Symbian v2.0 at Beta Labs, now with split screen.

| September 20, 2011 | 21 Replies

Swype for Symbian 2.0 is available. Not Swype for Symbian^2, but ‘Swype for Symbian v2.0. This now has split screen in portrait, something much missed and the reason I uninstalled swype. There’s also apparently a lot of bug fixes too. http://betalabs.nokia.com/apps/swype-for-symbian-2-0 What’s New A long awaited update to Swype for Symbian is now available. We’ve [...]

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MeeGo for Tablets (Concept)

MeeGo for Tablets (Concept)

| September 20, 2011 | 26 Replies

Hi Guys, A few months ago I showed you my MeeGo Tablet UI. Now I would like to show you my next MeeGo Concept. This is just a teaser. If I see positive feedback, I will come up with more details. Most of you know that I am a Windows fan. I love Metro UI and [...]

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Videos: MeeGo-Harmattan app demoes (Nokia N950) – Sophie Cam, iStunt2 and more!

Videos: MeeGo-Harmattan app demoes (Nokia N950) – Sophie Cam, iStunt2 and more!

| September 20, 2011 | 10 Replies

  MaemoSverige uploaded some app videos for MeeGo-Harmattan demoed on the N9. 1) Sophie Cam – adds filter effects 2) iStunt2 A pretty cool miniclip game. 3) Beta2, “Twitter, AccuWeather, Ovi Music, Wi-Fi Hotspot and Angry Birds Magic” 3) MeeGo Sweden app Their own app for MeeGo-Harmattan

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“Firefox 9.0a1 on Nokia N9 scores 314+9 on html5test, beat that!”

“Firefox 9.0a1 on Nokia N9 scores 314+9 on html5test, beat that!”

| September 20, 2011 | 52 Replies

  Back in June we got some HTML5 scores from some current browsers, with the N9 soaring pretty high. Jukka Eklund from Nokia tweeted that with FireFox, N9 scores even higher (314+9 bonus) points. Safari on desktop got 293+8 bonus points. Check out your browsers at http://html5test.com/ Cheers HaugMedia for the tip!

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Joe Belfiore and Microsoft co speaking at Nokia World 2011 #NokiaWorld

Joe Belfiore and Microsoft co speaking at Nokia World 2011 #NokiaWorld

| September 20, 2011 | 33 Replies

If you were every in any doubt as to whether Nokia would launch their first Windows Phone in 2011, well let Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore rest your concerns. Joe Belfiore is pretty much the face of Windows Phone for Microsoft. Corporate Vice President Windows Phone Program Microsoft Joe Belfiore co-manages the Windows Phone team, heading up [...]

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Video: Nokia N9 Review (eng) – MeeGo – “OS for dummies, no problems multitasking 36 apps”

Video: Nokia N9 Review (eng) – MeeGo – “OS for dummies, no problems multitasking 36 apps”

| September 20, 2011 | 38 Replies

From the same channel that brought the first unboxing of the Nokia N9, check out their hands on review (in English). We already updated the last post with their review video but this one is in English. It’s interesting that they mention that this is an operating system for dummies, “meaning everything is simplified”. If [...]

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