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Archive for March 25th, 2013

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Nokia Lumia 521 for T-Mobile struts past FCC (RM-917_01)

Nokia Lumia 521 for T-Mobile struts past FCC (RM-917_01)

| March 25, 2013 | 4 Replies

Advertisements A 520 variant is coming to T-Mobile in the shape of the Nokia Lumia 521. This has already been given the FCC approval. This should be another nice inexpensive phone on T-Mobile. All the better what with news that they’re pushing contract free phones (T-mob Uncarrier) Source:FCC Via: Engadget  

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iOS 7 to follow Windows/Windows Phone Metro Flat style vs skeumorphic UI?

iOS 7 to follow Windows/Windows Phone Metro Flat style vs skeumorphic UI?

| March 25, 2013 | 82 Replies

  Like it or hate it, Windows Modern UI (Metro) is influencing others around it. Whether it’s picking up on tiles or the minimalism of flat UIs vs the skeumorphic ones (designed to look like other materials, glass/wood/etc). iOS has captured many new users for its simplicity and familiarity. The same hardware design has made […]

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N9Appdates: Twitter for Nokia N9 Updated – v1.3.90

N9Appdates: Twitter for Nokia N9 Updated – v1.3.90

| March 25, 2013 | 13 Replies

We got a tip from Shaun that Twitter for the Nokia N9 has been updated: Nokia today officially released an update for the Twitter application on the n9. v1.3.90+0m8 should appear in your application updates. It presumably uses the new twitter API and it seems to fix a few UI glitches too. Note, the image […]

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New Qt-based Game Engine for mobile Games – great benefits for Nokia Developers #Symbian #MeeGo

New Qt-based Game Engine for mobile Games – great benefits for Nokia Developers #Symbian #MeeGo

| March 25, 2013 | 45 Replies

We got an email from Austria based Chris and their Qt based cross-engine platform at V-play. More info available at www.v-play.net. Hi Jay I am Chris from “V-Play” and a long-term reader of you blog, as I am a Nokia Developer myself. “V-Play” (a developer-studio from Vienna) just launched a new qt-based game engine, that comes […]

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Windows 8 getting update to Mail, Calendar, and People apps from the Windows Store (Please give WP this calendar)

Windows 8 getting update to Mail, Calendar, and People apps from the Windows Store (Please give WP this calendar)

| March 25, 2013

  Some time ago we heard about the Windows Blue update that will upgrade key apps like Mail, Calendar through the Windows Store as opposed to a firmware style update. This makes it much easier to push an update to users as opposed to having to pass this firmware through carriers (well at least for […]

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Because of Nokia, Windows Phone now Number 2 Mobile Os in India

Because of Nokia, Windows Phone now Number 2 Mobile Os in India

| March 25, 2013 | 42 Replies

  According to WMPU, MS revealed that in India, WP is now the number 2 mobile O2 behind Android. Just how far behind Android, they didn’t say but they’ve propped themselves up nicely there thanks to their ‘partners’ namely of course, Nokia. Nokia has been rated as the most trusted brand in India, once dominating the Indian […]

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Pendrell acquires several patent portfolios from Nokia, launches Helsinki Memory Technology subsidiary in Finland.

Pendrell acquires several patent portfolios from Nokia, launches Helsinki Memory Technology subsidiary in Finland.

| March 25, 2013 | 49 Replies

Patents expert Florian Mueller tweeted the story below (not yet on Nokia’s own press release pages). It indicates that Nokia is continuing to monetize their patents by making a deal with ‘patent assertion entity’ Pendrell. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/199847671.html http://www.pendrell.com/about/overview The acquisition is for 125 patents and patent applications applying world wide. Nokia declares 81 of these to […]

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Video: Nokia Lumia 900 vs Nokia Lumia 820 (WP7.8 vs WP8.0)

Video: Nokia Lumia 900 vs Nokia Lumia 820 (WP7.8 vs WP8.0)

| March 25, 2013 | 11 Replies

A couple of 4.3″ Lumias from Nokia, one the previous ‘flagship’ and the other, the supporting act for the 920 (though for its time, the latter seems to be better positioned given pricing and expectations).   AUDIOVISOR An older video looking at app performances (but with the 800 and 7.5) WinVasya·  

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PureView: Swedish House Mafia (with Nokia Lumia 920) and Ferraris (with Nokia 808 PureView)

PureView: Swedish House Mafia (with Nokia Lumia 920) and Ferraris (with Nokia 808 PureView)

| March 25, 2013 | 3 Replies

  PureView double bill, first up with the Nokia Lumia 920 recording Swedish House Mafia. Ratchtastic Cheers Tobias HÃ¥kansson Next, Marc from the PureView club has taken some pictures of some beautiful cars with his Nokia 808 PureView and put it in video. You can see the individual photos as well as some crops . The […]

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