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Archive for May 8th, 2012

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Flo-Rida Get’s a Stormtrooper Lumia 900; Claims it “Feels Good”

Flo-Rida Get’s a Stormtrooper Lumia 900; Claims it “Feels Good”

| May 8, 2012 | 21 Replies

Advertisements No better way to get into the minds of people than through their favorite celebrities right? At least that’s the approach Nokia seems to have taken up now (not a bad thing); first with the Huge Niki Minaj Times square event then getting Khloe Kardashian to promote it along with WP and now getting one into the […]

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Video: Nokia Magician and Cafe Challenge

Video: Nokia Magician and Cafe Challenge

| May 8, 2012 | 7 Replies

Here’s a pretty cool random video that the Nokia channel just uploaded, it’s one of their Lumia challenges (in the UK I think), thankfully it doesn’t look staged (there was one in India with the beauy queen which so obviously fake, didn’y even bother posting about it) although interestingly the guy use wikitude instead of Local scout […]

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Name that Nokia!

Name that Nokia!

| May 8, 2012 | 31 Replies

Saw this on my feed from Nokia’s facebook page. Worth sharing as it’s a bit of light fun. It’s an 8-Bit homage of sorts to some Nokia devices. Can you name what they are? Source: NokiaFacebook

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MOAR APPS! Nokia Announces New WP Apps at CTIA

MOAR APPS! Nokia Announces New WP Apps at CTIA

| May 8, 2012 | 27 Replies

APPS APPS APPS! ECOSYSTEM! Nokia has just announced some major partnerships with some of the largest Mobile Application developers that will bring loads of Apps to the Windows Phone Platform, and some exclusively to Lumia devices. Sports: The PGA Tour app – exclusive to Nokia Lumia for 12 months from launch ESPN – exclusive to Nokia Lumia […]

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Nokia Lumia 900 wins best outdoor readability test, congrats Nokia CBD

Nokia Lumia 900 wins best outdoor readability test, congrats Nokia CBD

| May 8, 2012 | 106 Replies

The Verge reports on some info by DisplayMate that crowns the Nokia Lumia 900’s display as the best for outdoor readability. The DisplayMate Contrast Rating for High Ambient Light for the displays ranges from a low of 15 (HTC Desire) to a high of 90 (Nokia Lumia 900). From both the Lab Measurements and the Screen Shot […]

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Next Billion event, May 15th, Pakistan? Full touch swipey S40?

Next Billion event, May 15th, Pakistan? Full touch swipey S40?

| May 8, 2012 | 61 Replies

  Apparently there’ll be a launch of a couple of new Nokia phones in Pakistan related to the next billion. An invite sent out to bloggers mentions the following: “Nokia envisions is to connect the next billion people and the first ever announcement from Pakistan of the upcoming devices have been planned specifically with this […]

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Nokia Indoor Maps for India (across 17 states)

Nokia Indoor Maps for India (across 17 states)

| May 8, 2012 | 11 Replies

  According to TheMobileIndian, Nokia and NAVTEQ are bringing indoor navigation to 17 states in India. Director of Map and Content at Nokia (for Sub Indian Continent) said: The concept of indoor mapping is extremely relevant in India where the mall culture has gripped Indians of all ages. More importantly, Navteq Destination Maps allows applications […]

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Video: Nokia City Lens for Nokia Lumia: Augmented Reality Browser (Beta)

Video: Nokia City Lens for Nokia Lumia: Augmented Reality Browser (Beta)

| May 8, 2012 | 11 Replies

Jason Walsh from Nokia shares this presentation of Nokia City Lens. This lets you explore and discover things around you – apparently not just in an arbitrary way but showing you what’s actually around you. It’s not anything particularly new to me, but I do applaud them on this style of presentation that shows off […]

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Lumiappaday #175: Rocket Riot  demoed on the Nokia Lumia 800 XboxLive

Lumiappaday #175: Rocket Riot demoed on the Nokia Lumia 800 XboxLive

| May 8, 2012 | 7 Replies

At first glance from the screenshots, Rocket Riot doesn’t look all that exciting.  This is actually a surprisingly fun and addictive game and looks really exciting in that retro-modern splash kinda thing. Apparently this was an Xbox Live arcade game that is ported to WP7. Not sure how it was on non-touch but it’s pretty […]

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