Archive for November, 2011
Nokia Maps 3.08 update, OTA and via Nokia Suite
We’ve had tons mail and comments from over a week old now saying there’s an update to Nokia Maps available. I’ve not posted to inform on this update as there is some conflicting reports that users’ Maps apps are breaking. Also I meant to write it up on the weekend but things were a little [...]
New leaked Symbian Belle for Nokia N8 (111.030.06.07)
For those with leaked Symbian Belle on their Nokia N8′s, apparently there is a new version. The last version we posted here was 111-020-0203. This is 111.030.06.07. Taylor writes that, “Java fixed and EQ fixed” I’m a wait-for-official-update guy and unless you know what you’re doing, I would recommend waiting for the official Belle too. Otherwise, if [...]
Eldar reviewing the Nokia N9 (after saying he wouldn’t) lol.
L. O. L. After famously proclaiming that he would NOT review the Nokia N9, even he has gone back on his own word and has tweeted that he’s writing a review for it. I can’t find the exact tweet anymore but we have some quotes, replies when asking if he would review the N9: dont [...]
Nokia N9 MeeGo Harmattan PR1.1 available on Navifirm?
Whilst the N9 update PR1.1 was available OTA and later via NSU for many, some still didn’t have it – with no option yet on navifirm to manually flash. Our Michael FT tweeted over that it’s there if you want to pop PR1.1 onto your N9. Give a search engine a go if you’re not [...]
Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 710 Launched in India
India is a huge market for Nokia, though slipping slightly in high end, Nokia have today launched part of their fightback, the Nokia Lumia 800 and 710. The times of India suggest prices of 29,000INR (about 360GBP) and 19,000INR (237GBP) for the 800 and 710 respectively. Pretty decently priced for first launched mid-high range phones. The Nokia [...]
TheNextWeb: “Nokia Lumia 800: The first device that would make me give up the iPhone”
Saw this story last night RT’d by @troughtonsmith. It’s an article with a very provocative and Nokia positive title: Nokia Lumia 800: The first device that would make me give up the iPhone http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2011/11/13/nokia-lumia-800-the-first-device-that-would-make-me-give-up-the-iphone/ They cover many topics that we’ve been looking at here such as – what was designed first, summing up though [...]
Win a Nokia Lumia 800 today, check out the countdown.
Just a very quick heads up, there’s a countdown going on at the Nokia facebook page where apparently you might get to win a Nokia Lumia 800. https://www.facebook.com/nokia?sk=app_279021082121305 Just watch out for the tile that’s counting down (I think to 9PM GMT?). I guess instructions on how to win one will appear then. Good [...]
Nokia N9 doing “quite decently” in GSM Arena’s new battery life test
In October, GSM Arena posted an article mentioning the impressive video playback time of the Nokia N9 There was another recent article that detailed a full battery test for the N9, saying it does quite decently. Very close to Nokia’s 7h (very nice that a manufacturer produces as advertised battery life, eh 7h macbook air [...]
Naming Rant (Again!) – Engadget cracks down on the crappy gadget names, says Lumia is a good start for Nokia
I love a good rant about product names. In particular, my favourite thing to rant about has been Nokia product names – especially since it’s something Nokia just doesn’t get. I got an opportunity to rant again about this since Engadget brought up the topic, discussing all the dreadful product names, as well as [...]
New Social Applications for Belle & Updates for X7, E6, 500 before the rest? + Minor Rant
Random screenshot of Belle I found on Nokias official Belle website :http://www.nokia.com/sg-en/products/featured-phones/belle/ as you can see there seems to be two new widgets dedicated to Facebook & Twitter. The Facebook applications seems to have notification support FINALLY!!! how does anyone make a Facebook app that doesn’t even support notifications??? Groups or Pages and Events I might understand but notifications are the core [...]
‘Official’ Twitter app for S40 phones by Nokia.
In carrying out their effort to connect the next billion and make mobile internet available to everyone, Nokia has released their own twitter app for S40 phones called “Tweets by Nokia” the app is availble free for all S40 phones over at the Nokia store. Tweets by Nokia lets you access Twitter on mobile phones. See the [...]
eBuddy XMS Beta for Nokia – Sign up Now!
We brought you news on a new messaging service called eBuddy XMS, for the MeeGo/N9 and other Nokia platforms. I had forgotten about this, and somehow just remembered. So I did a quick Google search and found something promising. eBuddy announced on Wednesday, that they will be opening the beta trial to Nokia customers. (It [...]
MoloMe – Symbian’s Instagram like photo App coming to Nokia N9 and Windows Phone?
Crisscross tipped this video in showing at 1:32 a Nokia N9. This is an promo video for MoloMe. It’s an app like iPhone’s Instagram which edits your pictures in an arty sort of way but for Symbian (and Android) and now seemingly for MeeGo-Harmattan/Nokia N9. If you carry on watching, you’ll see what looks like [...]
Qualcomm working with Nokia on roadmap – several devices, several launches…
TechRadar reports that Qualcomm are working closely with Nokia to produce the roadmap – several devices across several launches. When questioned about the consumer demand for dual-core, Enrico Salvatori, president of Qualcomm CDMA technologies in Europe said that the 1.4GHz single core (Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255) Nokia Lumia 800 was just the beginning, i.e. more powerful hardware to [...]
Update Nokia N9 via Software Updater?
Apparently if you can’t get the update OTA (over the air) directly on your N9, you might be able to get it from Nokia Software Updater. http://europe.nokia.com/support/product-support/device-software-update The following new features and updating options are available for your Nokia N9 when you upgrade to v20.2011.40-4. NFC tag reading Music controls on lock screen Photo and [...]
Dev-Competition: Number of N9s to be won by designing an app icon for your S40/Symbian/N9 app
To celebrate the launch of Nokia’s new icon styles and templates, a competition running at Nokia Developer gives Devs a chance to win the highly coveted MeeGo-Harmattan Nokia N9. Hurry as it ends November 30 2011. What you have to do is use Nokia’s new toolkits to create a compelling new app launcher icon [...]
Rumours: O2/Telefonica-Nokia deal set? Nokia Lumia 800 now “Major holiday season strategy”…
Apparently, O2/Telefonica will also be bringing the Nokia Lumia 800. Previously, they were the only network (at least for UK) who was not able to bring the Lumia 800. Speaking with a few Nokia folks in the know at Nokia World, they mentioned they were in talks with O2 to get this sorted out. According [...]
Video: LastMinute.com – powered by Qt
Another video in the “powered by Qt” series. This time with LastMinute.com, the UK’s leading online travel and leisure retailer. The developer part is more interesting, sharing the love for Qt for its ease and simplicity of use. David Slocombe, Head of Mobile at lastminute.com, introduces the Hotels app for Qt-powered Symbian phones. After showcasing [...]
Mobile NFC wallets – Nokia and PayMate bring NFC Mobile Payments to India
This week, fonearena reported that Nokia partnered with PayMate to bring NFC Mobile payments in India, promoting it with NFC capable handsets like the 700 and 701. Just by tapping NFC compatible items, items can be purchased. The NFC enabled devices could be linked via PayMate to the payment mechanism, e.g. a bank account, prepaid [...]
Not looking good. GSM Arena compares Nokia N9 against iPhone 4S, SGSII, SE Xperia Arc S, Sensation XE and HTC Titan
Nokia and camera phone shoot outs. Nokias always win, right? If there’s anyone to trust in mobile reviewing space, especially on comparisons, it is GSM Arena. In a recent 8MP comparison against the iPhone 4S, SGSII, SE Xperia Arc S, Sensation XE and HTC Titan, GSM Arena wasn’t all that pleased with the Award winning (even [...]
Camera Update in the works for N9 & 800
The two twins the Meego running N9 & the Mango booting Lumia 800 are apparently in store to get a Software update to improve their Image capturing skills. This is according to a tweet by Damian Dinning (@Phonedaz)- the person responsible for the amazing N8s camera; responded to a tweet about different camera abilities between the [...]
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