Archive for October, 2011
Opinion: Nokia N9 does have superior signal
We have heard regularly that the polycarbonate body of the Nokia N9 is supposed to increase signal strength. Unfortunately, I’m not qualified to conduct proper RF tests, but I have conducted my “unofficial, unqualified and possibly inaccurate test”. My test was simple. Compare the signal strength of two phones (N9 and N8) operating on the [...]
fMobi for MeeGo trial ready to try out
Juuso has put a trial for MeeGo version of fMobi. Lucky N950 and N9 users fire up and download now. http://www.jiikoo.com/fMobi/fmobitrial_2.1.0_armel.deb Is it me or does it look even better on MeeGo-Harmattan? http://jiikoo.com/2011/10/22/fmobi-for-meego-try-it-out/ Thanks Mapantz for the tip!
Nokia 5800 and Nokia 5530 gets Anna browser (and software update)
AllAboutSymbian reports that the Nokia 5800 and Nokia 5530 have received their software updates, bringing more Anna like expression to Symbian^1. There were reports that the update was cancelled, later it turned out to be just delayed. Well, now it’s here. Of course, to reiterate, the Nokia N97 flagship device obviously gets no love. [...]
My Dream Nokia #33: Nokia 903 – ‘Nokia Precious’ Windows Phone concept
Shihuzaan has published his latest work, the Nokia 903, or as he calls it, “The Nokia Precious”. It has a curved back and a flat front, with sharp corners where they meet. Reminds me of something from Sony Ericsson, I can’t place which one though. Either way, it looks quite nice. Here are his specifications [...]
Nokia 800 Red case at Amazon UK
Martin emailed us a product listing on Amazon UK showing a silicone case accessory for the Nokia 800. It’s pretty similar to the N9 case, except for the moved LED (and possibly an additional cut out for camera button). The listing though puts “N800″ aka the internet tablet as opposed to just 800. The Nokia [...]
Video: Nokia 800 Windows Phone UK TV Teaser ads (1080p)
Here’s another look at those Nokia 800 adverts that have been appearing on UK TV adverts. This is quite something. The phone isn’t even announced yet, but we’re seeing it on TV. It will be announced in a few days. The crunch will be, “when will it be available?”. Has Nokia ever put up adverts [...]
Engadget’s Nokia N9 review, “The most beautiful phone ever made”.
It was expected that Engadget’s Vlad would have brought us the N9, but he has moved on to pastures green at The Verge (and delivered us a very, very positive look on the N9). Would this mean no hope of a MeeGo-fan worthy review from Engadget? Well, no worries, it’s Myriam at the helm and [...]
Video: Nokia 800 teaser video on TV already? (UK)
This seems to have been broadcast on UK television. What you can see looks remarkably like the N9 but with tile affair, so Windows Phone. David T who tipped this in said: “Nokia 800 teaser ad shown on during the X Factor USA on ITV2 in the UK on the 22/10/11″ Update: The ads are [...]
Guy with Nokia N9 strapped to head, live streaming his view of the world
I don’t exactly know what’s going on, my gtranslator doesn’t want to translate. But what we are looking at is a guy with a Nokia N9 strapped to his head, apparently live broadcasting. You can check it out right now if you’re quick. I don’t know how long he’s going to keep this up. HaugMedia [...]
Plugin-free Nokia Maps 3D!
Yousaf tipped this in yesterday but wasn’t able to post at the time and forgot to cover it when I got back. You guys know how much we love Nokia Maps 3D here. And it took everyone else by surprise too. It was and is just incredibly awesome. The major issue people had with it [...]
Weekend Watch: Echo Echo, powered by Qt
Here’s another video in the ‘powered by Qt’ series. I say, “another” though this video was seen first and reserved for a weekend watch. Nick Bicanic, founder and CEO of echoecho talks about the power of and reach of Qt. He says he’s used every major smartphone SDK and Qt was a breath of fresh [...]
Weekend Watch: Nokia N9 vs Samsung Galaxy 2
Ahmed shared this video on our facebook page during the week – we’ve reserved it for a weekend watch thing so our weekend readers have something to check out too. It’s still only about 300 views in so seems it hasn’t been found yet by most N9 watchers. It shows both the N9 and the [...]
Video: Nokia 603 Belle hands on (also Nokia 700 and 701)
Here’s a hands on of the Nokia 603. Although the handset is already very nice in design, it helps immensely that Belle is belle and beautiful. You can also see NFC action with the Play 360 speakers as well as quick NFC media sharing by tapping. . Cheers AmmAR for the tip Oh, here’s [...]
Video: Nokia Pocket Dance goes to Bollywood?
Remember the Nokia Pocket Dance? Nokia tune rings and you can’t find your phone, checking all your pockets like you were doing some kind of dance? Here it is reaching Bollywood. The Nokia N8 and the BH-112 NFC bluetooth headset makes an appearance 56 second Nokia Bollywood film directed by Ahmed Khan with a remix [...]
Nokia Conversations Down, evolving to something new? #changing
What do you get when you go to Conversations.Nokia.Com? You may get a “FORBIDDEN” error, suggesting something wrong possibly at their end. But checking now and again you might see a banner saying it’s changing. conversations.nokia.com is changing We’ll soon be connecting you to a bright new site to give everyone in Nokia’s World something [...]
Nokia 603 starts shipping!
Nokia tweeted that the Nokia 603 now starts shipping. Launched October 13th, now October 21, that’s in the same month, just over a week. The 603 is my favourite of all the Belle devices. I’m really digging the design, and it should pack the same power under the hood as the 701. Well done Nokia. [...]
Video: Powered by Qt! (For the next billion)
Here’s a video from Nokia Dev Forum that’s not yet listed and doesn’t yet have a title. The video is about Qt, and things powered by Qt, as well as developers who use Qt for their apps. Although it seems foolish that developers would want to choose to develop for ‘dead’ platforms as even yesterday’s [...]
Meet Up and Party with Nokia at London? (Oct 27, no ticket necessary)
Ninja tipped in a possible meetup taking place, it’s an event for Nokia and Microsoft apparently, happening on October 27th. There’s be WP7, Qt and S40 devs there as well as leadership teams from Nokia and Microsoft. http://www.meetup.com/minibar/events/37799912/ I’ve not heard of it before. Here’s the group description: We have a special Minibar coming on [...]
Looking for a new host for MyNokiaBlog.com – any suggestions?
Hi guys, if you’ve seen my posts on twitter, facebook you’ll know I’m looking for a new host for MyNokiaBlog.com. You may have tried for a few hours to browse the site with nothing happening. Apologies again folks. This has occurred TOO MANY TIMES. I am fed up of it. The resources are already set [...]
Nokia Sabre shows up again, with bumpy WP buttons
Yesterday, John posted a picture of the Nokia Sabre, spotted at pocketnow. Now at WPcentral is another picture, this time showing the Windows Phone physical buttons, with Back and Search visible (and Windows Button covered up by the thumb). This should prevent those rather annoying mis-presses of the capacitive keys (namely, inappropriate launch of bing [...]
Video: Angry Birds Seasons: Ham’O'Ween
Here’ a promo of the new Angry birds Seasons: Ham’O’Ween. If you haven’t got Seasons already, you can pick it up at http://store.ovi.com/content/78488 It was a dark and stormy night, but that won’t stop the Angry Birds! Pursue the pigs through 30 levels filled with pumpkin patches, exploding jack-o-lanterns, and creepy skeletons, lit by a full [...]
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