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Archive for April 26th, 2012

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It was only a matter of time: Android overtakes Symbian as most used mobile OS.

It was only a matter of time: Android overtakes Symbian as most used mobile OS.

| April 26, 2012 | 96 Replies

Advertisements   Hello MNB readers! Our friends over at AllAboutSymbian have an excellent write-up about the current user base counts for Blackberry, iOS, Android and Symbian (abbreviated B.i.A.S lol, which AAS does NOT have). I always figured it would just be a matter of time before this happened. The more devices sold, the more users […]

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Video: Nokia 808 PureView vs Nokia N8, Belle FP1

Video: Nokia 808 PureView vs Nokia N8, Belle FP1

| April 26, 2012 | 85 Replies

  Here’s a video comparing the Nokia N8 with the new Nokia 808 PureView. The N8 seems to have some Belle FP1 style mod going on there. The N8 is the oldest of the S^3 bunch, so performance difference would be a bigger gap than say, the 701. It might just be the wallpapers, but […]

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Wordament For WP updated- Gets Xbox Live Support

Wordament For WP updated- Gets Xbox Live Support

| April 26, 2012 | 22 Replies

My favorite WP app EVER just got a huge update pushing it up to V2.0; the latest update brings Wordament into the elite group of “Xbox Live games” (Coincidentally it’s one of the few FREE Xbox live games). The new version has a completely redesigned UI giving it a more polished metro look and bringing my favorite feature of Xbox […]

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Nokia India Store Huge Price Drops

Nokia India Store Huge Price Drops

| April 26, 2012 | 25 Replies

Here’s a nice boost for all Symbian users out in India; Apparently there have been some HUGE price drops on almost all applications. I’m not sure about the extent of these price cuts but from my twitter feed it seems to be a serious price buster issue. Story source and a minor rant by CJ […]

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Lumia 800 Goes to Space, Comes Back With Super-Powers

Lumia 800 Goes to Space, Comes Back With Super-Powers

| April 26, 2012 | 46 Replies

I know this is a couple days old; but I’ve been feeling so extremly lazy lately I was hoping Jay or Michael would post it- but fine be that way guys. Anyways as part of some “Research” scientists from the University of Southampton sent up a Lumia 800 attached to one of those weather balloons up into the Stratosphere; to […]

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Ex Symbian Foundation Chief, Lee Williams, on Nokia/Android/WP/Elop; ElMu on W8/WP8 Tablets/Phones

Ex Symbian Foundation Chief, Lee Williams, on Nokia/Android/WP/Elop; ElMu on W8/WP8 Tablets/Phones

| April 26, 2012 | 350 Replies

Here’s Lee Williams, Ex Head of Symbian Foundation (previously SVP S60) talking to CNET UK about Nokia. The credit rating has been bad for Nokia. Already struggling in the transition, it does them no help that lowered ratings restrict their momement because If they can’t borrow and move money — wow! There’s very little for […]

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Lumiappaday #163: Burn the Rope demoed on the Nokia Lumia 800 #XboxLive

Lumiappaday #163: Burn the Rope demoed on the Nokia Lumia 800 #XboxLive

| April 26, 2012 | Reply

-Woops, this got stuck in the drafts. Burn The Rope is an accelerometer based puzzle game where you have to burn the rope that has been formed into a pattern. However the flames can only burn upwards, otherwise it will fizzle out. You have to burn a specific amount of rope (not necessarily all of […]

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Accessories: Wireless Music Receiver, Nokia MD-310 Review/Unboxing

Accessories: Wireless Music Receiver, Nokia MD-310 Review/Unboxing

| April 26, 2012 | 21 Replies

  So, I found these whilst clearing out my room. It was the MD-310 Wireless Music Receiver that we got at Nokia World. I hadn’t used it as I thought I would need a NFC handset, and also, I had something similar a while back and found it awkward to connect to my speakers. Box […]

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Leaked: Nokia 110 appears in China, (VGA camera and QQVGA screen?)

Leaked: Nokia 110 appears in China, (VGA camera and QQVGA screen?)

| April 26, 2012 | 13 Replies

  Chasing the heels of the recently announced basic phone, the Nokia 103, the Nokia 110 makes an appearance in China. http://tieba.baidu.com/p/1552821893 Amazingly however, there’s a camera, most likely VGA therefore suggesting this would be a QQVGA (128×160) colour screen (and not monochrome). The back seems to be textured. Cheapest camera phone ever? Cheers aikon171 for […]

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