Archive for March 4th, 2012

Birth of the Nokia 808 PureView, 2007 sketch on a paper napkin.

Birth of the Nokia 808 PureView, 2007 sketch on a paper napkin.

| March 4, 2012 | 21 Replies

    Here’s another very good read. It was posted on the Finnish Nokia Conversations about four days ago and it’s a more organic look at the story of the PureView technology at Nokia. http://aani.nokia.fi/2012/02/29/zoomissa-miehet-nokia-pure-view-teknologian-takana/ I’m going by the translation (some of which wasn’t translated fully) so there may be some errors. It came about [...]

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James Burland: Nokia 808 PureView proto vs iPhone 4S (vs Nokia N8)

James Burland: Nokia 808 PureView proto vs iPhone 4S (vs Nokia N8)

| March 4, 2012 | 24 Replies

James Burland left a comment at the previous thread on the Nokia 808 about a recent blog post of his. I can’t get the full URL to appear but you can check it out here: http://www.nokiacreative.com/ Again, we are talking about purely imaging here. James Burland, whilst a fan of Nokia imaging for so many [...]

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Awesome N9Apps/hacks: Nokia N9 animated wallpaper, touchless kinect like swiping and more!

Awesome N9Apps/hacks: Nokia N9 animated wallpaper, touchless kinect like swiping and more!

| March 4, 2012 | 27 Replies

Here’s something pretty cool. I noticed it in his other video but I forgot to post about it but a separate was just uploading showing the animated wallpaper in action. Further more it appears there is now touch free, air swiping, a bit kinect like. This reminds me of those apps for the old N95 [...]

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Nokia Lumia 800 fixes info? Release soon?

Nokia Lumia 800 fixes info? Release soon?

| March 4, 2012 | 19 Replies

On Friday, we saw some details on the new Nokia firmware update, http://mynokiablog.com/2012/03/02/nokia-lumia-800-firmware-out-camera-update-with-panorama-sport-mode-self-timer-and-smart-group-shot/ but we only saw what might have been coming in the camera department. Rebbe commented that there’s more details at the link below: http://www.mobiletechworld.com/2012/03/02/new-nokia-lumia-800-firmware-fixes-most-of-the-issues/ These are the following fixes apparently coming soon. I’ve been fortunate enough not to be amongst those with [...]

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Lumiappaday #110: Incognito Browser demoed on the Nokia Lumia 800

Lumiappaday #110: Incognito Browser demoed on the Nokia Lumia 800

| March 4, 2012 | 8 Replies

Incognito Browser as you can guess from the name might have something to do with the likes of Chrome/FireFox’s incognito mode.  Yes, the main purpose of Incognito Browser is that it does not store cookies or browsing history – your usage of that browser is totally concealed. What ever use you might have for that, that [...]

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Weekend Watch: Windows 8 consumer preview (+ vs iPad)

Weekend Watch: Windows 8 consumer preview (+ vs iPad)

| March 4, 2012 | 53 Replies

  Thought this might be an interesting watch for some since Nokia will be making Windows 8 tablets, this might be something to expect. When this becomes available officially with new tablet products, Nokia’s Windows Phone might get a big push in recognition as Metro becomes a familiar interface. Their branding so far has been [...]

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Weekend Watch: Snake the Planet! Adaptable projection snake

Weekend Watch: Snake the Planet! Adaptable projection snake

| March 4, 2012 | 2 Replies

  We got tipped this yesterday by ‘Thatsme’, it’s a video of the classic snake game, but in two player mode that is projected on a wall. The special thing about this particular game of snake is that the obstacles adapt to its environment. Should it see windows, a person or something obstruction the initial [...]

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The Problem with the Nokia Lumia 800 and why it’s not a hit in the US

The Problem with the Nokia Lumia 800 and why it’s not a hit in the US

| March 4, 2012 | 138 Replies

Though the Lumia 800 is racking up all the numbers all over the globe, it’s not a hit in the US and for good reason, You don’t have to be a genius to figure this one out. I was at a microsoft store the other day to check it out. It’s a great phone with [...]

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Nokia Lumia 710 drops to £150 at Vodafone UK

Nokia Lumia 710 drops to £150 at Vodafone UK

| March 4, 2012 | 10 Replies

WPCentral reports that Vofadone have dropped the price of several of their phones, with the Nokia Lumia 710′s speedy little 1.4GHz with large WVGA screen at only £150! That’s incredible. As WMPU shows, My housemate’s hiccupy QVGA 3.2″ stuttering 600MHz Wildfire S is at £135! That is some excellent value at Vodafone who seem to [...]

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Video: Nokia BH-221 Bluetooth Headset Fuchsia Unboxing (Pink)

Video: Nokia BH-221 Bluetooth Headset Fuchsia Unboxing (Pink)

| March 4, 2012 | 14 Replies

The Nokia BH-221 was one of the cool new accessories Nokia had at MWC, you might have missed the initial post on it. Here’s a surprise quick unboxing of that stereo bluetooth headset  by dlectronics, he likes it though he’s a little embarrased by the colour (it’s pink, not matching his cyan 800 which he compared a [...]

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Possible Dark Knight Lumia 900 coming to Rogers?

Possible Dark Knight Lumia 900 coming to Rogers?

| March 4, 2012 | 8 Replies

I saw this on Twitter last night, and was going to wait until the week to post this, but there is a poster floating around that is for the Pre-Order of the Lumia 900 on Canada’s Rogers network. Not a lot to go on besides some speculation based on this picture. But the idea of [...]

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