Archive for September 6th, 2012

Poll: Battle of The PureViews- Lumia 920 Vs. 808 PureView; Which Do You Prefer?

Poll: Battle of The PureViews- Lumia 920 Vs. 808 PureView; Which Do You Prefer?

| September 6, 2012 | 163 Replies

Now with PureView Phase-2 unveiled; which focuses on acquiring amazing night-time shots by using a mix of springs and floating lenses, a conflict has risen.  Some prefer the good ol’ ginormous 41MP sensor, others appreciate the great low light optics. So which one do you prefer? *Note this poll is more focused towards the Pureview Phases: Oversampling/Lossless Zoom [...]

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Lumiappaday #295: Little Acorns demoed on the Nokia Lumia 900

Lumiappaday #295: Little Acorns demoed on the Nokia Lumia 900

| September 6, 2012 | 1 Reply

I might clock in and call it an end to my rant with a very light hearted, relaxing and fun game of Little Acorns. #295) Little Acorns  Price:  £2.29 Link: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/7a5dcbbb-51e7-417b-bedc-dc4665ee1c9b Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnH4wNumfOg Developer Blurb: Guide Mr. Nibbles the acorn hoarding squirrel through a variety of levels in this charming platforming adventure. Collect the acorns scattered around [...]

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Nokia’s Damian Dinning says Nokia Lumia 920 pictures are all real.

Nokia’s Damian Dinning says Nokia Lumia 920 pictures are all real.

| September 6, 2012 | 86 Replies

After the mess with the video, Nokia naysayers are out with their pitchforks for the next thing to attack. It’s hard to know who to believe when it appears someone has been exposed as being (intentionally or not) deceitful. Damian Dinning, Nokia’s imaging Guru states however that the sample pictures on Nokia’s page for the [...]

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Some annoyances from yesterday’s keynote (will revisit when I have more time).

Some annoyances from yesterday’s keynote (will revisit when I have more time).

| September 6, 2012 | 132 Replies

It’s been a long day settling back in to Uni and our new base Hospital. I’ve had this on my mind since the launch yesterday but I don’t have time to fully go into it right now so I’ll just summarise some things that have annoyed me about the launch. I will revisit this at [...]

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Verizon to get the Nokia Lumia 822 WP8 (820 Variant)

Verizon to get the Nokia Lumia 822 WP8 (820 Variant)

| September 6, 2012 | 10 Replies

WPcentral reports that Verizon are getting their first Windows Phone from Nokia, the Nokia Lumia 822. This is a variant of the 820 that was launched yesterday. Recap on the features: 4.3″ AMOLED display with ClearBlack Tech SnapDragon S4 processor 8MP rear camera with Carl Zeiss Optics VGA front facing camera 1650mah Battery 8GB of [...]

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Beta Labs: City Lens also in Marketplace

Beta Labs: City Lens also in Marketplace

| September 6, 2012 | 8 Replies

Seems like a few beta labs apps are graduating today. Here we have City lens graduating, and appearing in Marketplace. Hi All, City Lens for Windows Phone has graduated to commercial! Thanks to everyone who participated in this trial and left feedback. Your opinions are important to us – we do read all of your [...]

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Belle Refresh now available for Nokia 500 ? ( w/ changelog)

Belle Refresh now available for Nokia 500 ? ( w/ changelog)

| September 6, 2012 | 12 Replies

Was searching Nokia Developer just now for some help with a side project of mine, and came across the changelog below. It would appear that some folks are getting the update on their device. If you’ve come across it on your device, let us know. Change log of Nokia 500 111.021.0028 (Nokia Belle Refresh) firmware [...]

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Beta Labs: Counters app graduates; Now in Marketplace

Beta Labs: Counters app graduates; Now in Marketplace

| September 6, 2012 | 10 Replies

Super quick post guys, the Counters for WP app has finally graduated from Beta status, and is now “globally” in the WP Marketplace. Hello there! Many thanks to everyone that tested the Counters application during its beta trial! Thanks to your help and feedback we have published it globally on the Marketplace (open this link on [...]

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Marko Ahtisaari “wants to out-design Apple”

Marko Ahtisaari “wants to out-design Apple”

| September 6, 2012 | 61 Replies

  Over at Wired, they have posted up a great post detailing Marko Ahtisaari’s desire to “out-design Apple”. That is a pretty bold statement, seeing as Apple are consider the ‘leaders’ in design. Ahtisaari talks about the new design style being “post-industrial”. He mentions that WP’s Live Tiles are “another take on completely solving all [...]

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Video: Lumia 920 Low Light Vs. Everyone

Video: Lumia 920 Low Light Vs. Everyone

| September 6, 2012 | 85 Replies

It would seem that the Nokia people set up a dark booth with a flower vase inside it, and are challenging anyone to take a better picture than the Lumia 920 (No flash of course), I think this is the video that the gizmodo article Jay published was competing in I can see this as [...]

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Gizmodo: “Definitive proof that the Nokia Lumia 920 camera is awesome” – thrashing SGSIII and iPhone 4S

Gizmodo: “Definitive proof that the Nokia Lumia 920 camera is awesome” – thrashing SGSIII and iPhone 4S

| September 6, 2012 | 59 Replies

  Just before lecture starts, I noticed Chris Weber tweet a post from Gizmodo of all places that the Nokia Lumia 920′s camera is awesome. They’ve got a comparison pic with the SGSIII and iPhone 4S.   http://gizmodo.com/5940697/definite-proof-that-the-lumia-920s-pureview-camera-is-awesome#.UEhmEK_JlYE.twitter This corroborates previous findings from other blogs. http://mynokiablog.com/2012/09/05/nokia-lumia-920-vs-iphone-4s-low-light-pureview-and-screen-sensitivity-test/ http://mynokiablog.com/2012/09/05/videos-proof-the-lumia-920-is-pretty-amazing-nokia-lumia-920-optical-image-stabilisation-super-sensitive-screen-demo-and-more/

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Nokia Music Now Available in US Market Place (Direct Link)

Nokia Music Now Available in US Market Place (Direct Link)

| September 6, 2012 | 11 Replies

As an update to last night’s post about Nokia Music bein re-released to the US Marketplace with a bunch of cool new features, the app is now live in the marketplace and available to download by all. Simply follow the link down Below (on your Lumia phone) or scan the QR code and enjoy all [...]

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Video: Generalthedestroyer on Lumia 920 & Lumia 820 [Explicit Content: NSFW]

Video: Generalthedestroyer on Lumia 920 & Lumia 820 [Explicit Content: NSFW]

| September 6, 2012 | 27 Replies

He’s at it again! This time, GeneralTheDestroyer letting us know how amazing the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 are. Warning there is excessive swearing as usual, but the guy is really passionate so I guess it is justified. By the way he talks about the devices, it is clear how much of a fan he [...]

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Nokia issues apology for OIS confusion; Publishes actual Lumia 920 footage

Nokia issues apology for OIS confusion; Publishes actual Lumia 920 footage

| September 6, 2012 | 47 Replies

Quick post from my N9 while I am on the bus. Apologies for any errors. If you’ve been paying attention in the last few hours, you would most likely be aware of what has been going on around the web, regarding Nokia’s video demonstration of OIS on YouTube. If not, then here is a quick [...]

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Nokia Lumia 920 hits Reddit’s front page, impresses Redditors.

Nokia Lumia 920 hits Reddit’s front page, impresses Redditors.

| September 6, 2012 | 17 Replies

  Two major old school brands launched new phones on the 5th of September 2012. Nokia and Motorola. One got people’s attention. The other…well, no one really knows. Causing a buzz and stirring up global/worldwide trending topics on twitter, the Nokia Lumia phones have reached Reddit’s front page. http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/ze8q1/nokia_announces_phone_with_a_wireless_charging/ This is quite a feat, especially [...]

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