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Archive for November 7th, 2012

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New Windows Phone Store for Windows Phone 8

New Windows Phone Store for Windows Phone 8

| November 7, 2012 | 9 Replies

Advertisements Windows Phone Store replaces Marketplace not just in name but with a few updates. You can see a quick screenshot of the whole panorama experience above (Now, like in old WP7, doesn’t that make for an intriguing tablet layout?) There are a couple of posts from the Windows Phone blog at Microsoft to explain what’s going […]

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Video: Building a global mapping platform

Video: Building a global mapping platform

| November 7, 2012 | 5 Replies

This video is about Nokia building maps. There’s an interesting snippet of 3D mapping walkthrough/flyover there, something that utilises the age old Nokia Maps 3D. Nokia’s map platform allows location based experiences from other OSes/internet OSes/web based etc. Nokia’s got some serious mapping data going on. With Truck navigation, it can tell you about which […]

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Nokia strikes deal with KPN in the Netherlands

Nokia strikes deal with KPN in the Netherlands

| November 7, 2012 | 10 Replies

‘Carrier relations are vital for the success of any phone’ a sentence we have heard or read many times in relation to Nokia. Some even said that Nokia burned its bridges a while ago when they made the switch to Windows Phone. There might be some truth to that matter, but with AT&T being an […]

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Video: Nokia Lumia 920 avec Windows Phone 8 РPr̩sentation compl̬te

Video: Nokia Lumia 920 avec Windows Phone 8 РPr̩sentation compl̬te

| November 7, 2012 | 7 Replies

    I don’t know if this video is new. It’s a Nokia Lumia 920 WP8 presentation by Nokia France. The yellow (as garish as it is to some) looks wonderfully vibrant to me. It makes the lumia look like it’s glowing. I was just trying to order a 920 from Phones4U but at the […]

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Video: Nokia Lumia 920 sample video, macro and Nokia Lumia 820 gig recording

Video: Nokia Lumia 920 sample video, macro and Nokia Lumia 820 gig recording

| November 7, 2012 | 7 Replies

  Couple of sample videos. Here’s a nice one recorded by TechRadar on the Nokia Lumia 920, with low light night (fireworks), close up macro, subway etc. The videos are looking nice and sharp in Macro with quick focusing. by TechradarTests Next up a recording of a gig by the Nokia Lumia 820. Accept performing Metal […]

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Leaked: Nokia Lumia 830? More rainbow lumias.

Leaked: Nokia Lumia 830? More rainbow lumias.

| November 7, 2012 | 37 Replies

    Above is supposedly are leaked Nokia Lumia 830, supposedly the successor to the 710 despite having a higher designation than the 800 successor – 820. I found it funny that WPC suggests it looks HTC-ish, you mean the HTCrap Lumia Wannabe? If anything, they remind me of my Old Omnia 7 when I […]

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Nokia Giving Away Free Charging Pads? Find out on 16/11/12

Nokia Giving Away Free Charging Pads? Find out on 16/11/12

| November 7, 2012 | 13 Replies

It would appear Nokia are planning to give free wireless chargers (via redemption). It is not clear on any of the terms or conditions. In fact, we know nothing, except that we need to wait until November 16 (next week) to find out how we can redeem our free charger. I took a look at […]

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Video: Nokia Maps 3.0 demoed on Nokia lumia 920 (for WP8)

Video: Nokia Maps 3.0 demoed on Nokia lumia 920 (for WP8)

| November 7, 2012 | 8 Replies

Here’s Nokia Maps 3.0 for navigating on foot, taking shortcuts that cars can’t take such as parks, alley-ways and stairs; guided by landmarks (not always streetnames) and even indoor navigation. It apparently seamlessly integrates with Nokia Drive, so even though there are two separate apps, it should appear as a more connected, fluid experience. There’s […]

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Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 user manuals

Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 user manuals

| November 7, 2012 | 6 Replies

As usual, following the internal photos are some juicy user manuals. I could not find them on the official Nokia page yet but you can see them bere: 920 820 The only time Nokia fans would probably read the manual is before owning the device just to get a taster of what they’re getting. Font […]

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