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Archive for July 27th, 2012

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Lumiappaday #255: 911 Scanner demoed on the Nokia Lumia 900

Lumiappaday #255: 911 Scanner demoed on the Nokia Lumia 900

| July 27, 2012 | 3 Replies

Advertisements I found this quirky app that lets you listen in to live emergency radio communications from all over the world. You choose a country, possibly a state/city and then whatever stations are available. Given the name 911, you might think it’s US only. There are so much more US based ones but as mentioned, […]

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Video: WP8 Demoed on Emulator, Shows Off All is Secrets

Video: WP8 Demoed on Emulator, Shows Off All is Secrets

| July 27, 2012 | 63 Replies

Ok, I’m starting to feel really bad for Microsoft right now, with the leak of the SDK people are picking up every little change that’s set to come with the new WP; there will be nothing to talk about at the launch. Anyways here’s a video by the verge demoing the SDK Emulator on a touchscreen and […]

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Video: Arabic in Windows Phone 8?

Video: Arabic in Windows Phone 8?

| July 27, 2012 | 16 Replies

One of the reasons WP has been taking its sweet time to get to new markets is poor language support. Here’s a look at Arabic in Windows Phone 8. Also notice the presence of the app list but instead of coming from the right, it comes from the left (but that’s due to the right […]

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More WP8 Features Leaked: Multi-Select Photos, SMS/Photo Backup, Storage Selection, Smart Glasses Support…

More WP8 Features Leaked: Multi-Select Photos, SMS/Photo Backup, Storage Selection, Smart Glasses Support…

| July 27, 2012 | 27 Replies

And the leaks keep on coming, last night we reported about the leaked WP8 SDK, and some of the features those who got it to run were able to spot; including BT transfer support, Hot swappable SD cards, Lock screen notification and extended Camera API access. Well here’s a whole boatload of more features the […]

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Nokia Camera Extras Now Available For Lumia Devices in Europe, Asia & ROW

Nokia Camera Extras Now Available For Lumia Devices in Europe, Asia & ROW

| July 27, 2012 | 9 Replies

The Nokia Lumia EXclusive Camera Add-on called “Camera Extras” is now officially available for those of you outside the US & China, simply head over to the Marketplace and you should find it under Nokia collection, or under “more by Nokia corporation”; if Not scan the QR code down below. The new add-on installs as a separate app but is directly accessible through […]

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Rumours: New MeeGo device from Nokia? + Another 18MP PureView Nokia? (WP8/MeeGo)

Rumours: New MeeGo device from Nokia? + Another 18MP PureView Nokia? (WP8/MeeGo)

| July 27, 2012 | 94 Replies

    I saw this last night on twitter but dismissed it as random ramblings that got pushed through the translator the wrong way. But we keep getting tips about this so I thought it might be worth sharing, even if just for a consideration of the tiniest possibility it could happen. It makes the […]

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Nokia N9 and Android NFC security issues?

Nokia N9 and Android NFC security issues?

| July 27, 2012 | 17 Replies

I remember watching some tech show that presented the potential negatives of NFC wallets as easy targets for e-thiefs. They’ll simply pass you and upon NFC contact, you’ll get charged. Ars Technica highlights this issue on Android and Nokia handsets with NFC based on 6 months of research by Charlie Miller. Regarding Nokia NFC, they […]

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WSJ interviews Stephen Elop – bringer of the PureView? Reflection on Nokia’s challenges.

WSJ interviews Stephen Elop – bringer of the PureView? Reflection on Nokia’s challenges.

| July 27, 2012 | 101 Replies

It appears we missed this post when it appeared last Wednesday at WSJ. It’s an interview with Stephen Elop. Many things common knowledge though a few interesting snippets too. http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/07/18/nokia-ceo-reflects-on-phone-makers-challenges/ Here are some key points: Nokia a landscape of unpolished gems (too true. So many good things) Many great R&D efforts not landing into products […]

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