Archive for September, 2011
Blade thin ASUS MeeGo netbook, X101 on pre-order.
ThisIsMyNext says that ASUS’ blade thin MeeGo netbook that we first saw in May, the Eee PC X101 is available for Pre-Order. It’s also a pocket friendly 200USD. 2lbs 0.69″ thin MeeGo 8GB SSD 1.33GHz Atom N435 1GB RAM 1024X600 WiFi N 2x USB 4h battery It’s very tempting. If only there was more like [...]
Ovi App Wizard on Nokia N950 (MeeGo Harmattan)
I can’t quite tell from the video as I’m viewing with a mobile connection but based on the title, this is Ovi App Wizard – well one of its products. Ovi App Wizard can turn a site’s RSS into an individual app. Translator says this from the description: Checked Ovi Store in my N950 yesterday and saw that 4st Swedish newspapers had apps … They are [...]
Intel moving away from MeeGo? Android for Atom would suggest so
With Nokia related news a little thin on the ground the past few days and the tech world buzzing right now with Microsoft and their Build conference I thought I’d bring another story a little unrelated to Nokia. At the same time that Microsoft is holding its Build conference, Intel is holding its Intel Developer [...]
Windows 8: “Post PC to the limit”
I’ve been out most of the day and any time I have been home there’s no internet (delay with Virgin Media connection :S) Anywhoo – the big news today is Windows 8. I haven’t kept up with what went down but Engadget has a good introductory article about it (some you may be familiar with [...]
Video: Tank Shoot – (Classic Nintendo Battle City for Nokia S60 3rd Edition)
Do you remember the super classic tank shooting game called Nintendo Battle City? Some of our readers may be too young to have played this but it’s a fun tank shooting game. You (and sometimes a player 2) go out to battle the CPU tanks. Some of the surroundings are shootable, some are impassable (water) [...]
My Dream Nokia: #32 – Nokia W7 Windows Phone Mango Concept.
@alexstanescu and John Dorian tipped us of a concept phone that fits right into our Dream Nokia section which concept-phones.com found at Deviantart You can see the design is highly inspired by the Nokia X7. This is however, a windows phone device. 4.2″ AMOLED 800X480 1GHz CPU 576MB ROM, 768MB RAM 16GB storage CZ 12MP Dual [...]
Nokia N9 Pre-Orders Round up
Hello folks. Apologies for not being able to cover all your tips – there was an unforseen train delay followed by hectic unpacking and sorting. The story to start off with is a mass of pre-orders for the Nokia N9. 1) Nokia Finland, via Nokia Conversations http://aani.nokia.fi/2011/09/13/taalta-se-tulee-nokia-n9-nyt-ennakkotilattavissa-suomessa/ 599/699 EUR pre-order. It appears [...]
Themes: Great Black v2 by Ru1eZ – free at Ovi Store
Final theme for the day. Hopefully you made it through. This one is called Great Black v2 by Ru1eZ. It sports its own keyboard design, and is another dark theme that’s very good for AMOLED screens. The icon set is Anna. That wallpaper makes more sense in landscape. Download it for Free at Ovi Store: http://store.ovi.com/content/184948 Check [...]
Themes: Ex by PiZero Design – Free for limited time on Ovi Store
The 11 O’Clock theme (BST) moves to something slightly lighter again. This is a premium theme that is temporarily free. This one is by PiZero Design. This has a very autumn feel with those orangey-yellow bokeh light things going on there. Download it whilst it is free at Ovi Store: http://store.ovi.com/content/191297 Check out other S^3 Themes
Themes: Dark Illusion Lite by AttisX – Free at Ovi Store
Next up on the themes list from DM is called “Dark Illusion” by AttisX. This uses its own icon set and a very nice glassy look. This is the lite version. Get it from Ovi Store: http://store.ovi.com/content/187479 The premium version has more customized icons. Check out other S^3 Themes
Themes: Woodberry by O3one Kinetics – Free for limited time at Ovi Store
Hello Folks. As I said in the last theme post: Today we’ll be showing quite a bit of themes that DM tipped us yesterday. Since I may not be on a computer until evening GMT time (moving back to Manchester), I thought that would be a good opportunity to show some very nice themes. You’re [...]
Video: HTML5 Speed Reading Test, Nokia N9 vs iPhone 4 vs HTC HD7
I saw this yesterday on one of those YouTube channels that reupload other people’s videos. I’m not sure it’s something I had posted before but I thought it might be worth checking out. It’s a HTML5 Speed Reading Browser test that puts the Nokia N9 vs iPhone 4 vs HTC HD7. iPhone comes last. Who [...]
Video: fMobi 1.4 Preview by Juuso Kosonen, check out fMobi Widget on Belle
Juuso gives a preview on video of the upcoming version of his fMobi to Ovi Store. fMobi is now regarded as THE facebook app to get for Symbian phones. mawerick from dailymobileforums posted up a screenshot of the fMobi Widget on Belle. It looks nice. This is much more useful than Silly Nokia Socials useless widget. http://jiikoo.com/fmobi/ [...]
GSM Arena’s Symbian Belle Review: Just what the doctor ordered.
DM tipped this in on Saturday, but I thought it might be better seen on a weekday when more folks can check it out. It’s GSM Arena’s review of Symbian Belle. It’s one page only but it is a pretty big page. GSMArena Belle Review Belle is where a lot of the visual changes [...]
Themes: Sky by Hank – Free at Ovi Store
This theme is a very blue theme, with minimalist square icons of its own (though default/Anna icons will permeate if you have it). This is called Sky by Hank and it’s Free at Ovi Store. Note: Today we’ll be showing quite a bit of themes that DM tipped us yesterday. Since I may not be [...]
Videos: New N9 ad and making of “N9 Experience” ad with Phantom Flex
Saw a couple of interesting posts from CJ last night that I wasn’t able to get to at the time. They’re both N9 advert related. First seems to be a new upcoming advert for the N9. It has essences of that N9 seconds ads inside it, no? May we present smartphone with a screen that [...]
Symbian Belle custom theme effects, “Anna” on 5230 and Animation/UI effects Rant
As well as all the new and pretty changes in Belle’s appearance, one of the things that won’t come across in screenshots are the lovely new animations/UI effects. These are pretty important as you’ll see in my mini rant after the videos. Anuj and Jill tipped these videos in of custom firmware in Belle with [...]
Weekend Watch: MeeCast Weather App for MeeGo-Harmattan demoed on Nokia N950
Here’s a weather app for MeeGo-Harmattan demoed on the Nokia N950 developer handset. It looks good, fitting in well with the MeeGo-Harmattan UI. I’m not sure if this uses GPS, but you can set your location manually. You can also set which particular weather services to show (three are shown in the video) as well [...]
SkyDrive to come with Unlimited storage for Photos and Documents
Do you use cloud storage? Just thinking about it as your files not on your computer, there are many out there, from folks using their email accounts to store files, video/photo sites like youtube/flickr, and dedicated all file types like Box.net, DropBox and SkyDrive. For free accounts, latter gives the most free right now. [...]
Nokia brand protection
Nowadays, you can’t go anywhere or watch anything on TV, without being bombarded with Apple’s propaganda. It is spread pretty much everywhere, but I used to think that there were some places that were to remain untainted. Nokia related websites/services, were part of that world that enabled us to get rid of all that. It [...]
Nokia 500 pre-order at Play for £169.99 – for November?
Seems like a lot of the new Nokia phones are getting ready to appear on shelves. DM also notes that the Nokia 500 is available at £169.99 at Play.com See Link Now earlier today, CSS posted that there was another listing for this showing 229EUR. Well, Play’s RRP was £199GBP – the exact equivalent, but [...]
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