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Previously we’ve heard about Nokia’s influence over Microsoft in terms of software; and how they were able to influence some decisions (such as the camera UI features and others). Well now it’s Microsoft’s turn, claiming that they have “some say” over what goes into the device and its hardware: “Our relationship is so close we get hardware early […]
In a recent interview with Elop on Finnish TV (check out Jay’s blow by blow commentary in the post below if you haven’t seen it yet), the presenter showed Elop his iPhone and said he wants it to be a Nokia. Through the magical powers of tossing a phone across the room Elop promised to replace it with a Nokia (the presenter was […]
Joe Belfiore and Ben Rudolph tweeted about the availability of the United Airlines App for Windows Phone yesterday. Reviews are coming in quite positively about it, apparently using the Metro UI very well. http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/united/e70dd5c6-dcd1-47e6-a3ab-3fc752aa33ed United Airlines is proud to introduce our new mobile app for Windows Phone 8 devices. With helpful features […]
Pre-emptive photos as cameras take shots before you even press the shutter and/or taking video before/during/after and allowing you to select is a growing feature in smartphones, most recently shown off in HTC One’s ‘Zoe’ camera functions. You can sort of get this feature with Burst Camera for Symbian. Steve says: Although it’s not […]
A few of our readers have been commenting that their Nokia N8s have been getting another update called “Upload to SkyDrive” Kale said: My Nokia N8 got today update: SkyDrive. You can upload your addres book and/or your photos straight into your SkyDrive account. You cant chose which photo or contact you upload, it’s all or nothing. FireDragon said: Off […]
Very interesting interview with Stephen Elop, discussing a lot about his personal life, work challenges, work at Nokia, politics, sports, what drives and motivates him as CEO and personal interests (he’s a pilot). http://www.katsomo.fi/?progId=171919 Elop 5 kids 21 year old studying engineering 17 year old (Adopted daughter from China, when she was […]
WP already has voice recognition in its “tell me” service, which you can access by holding down the Home button, or through the Bing Search. The video below demonstrates further upgrades and enhancements to the service, including a “streaming” service which detects, and searches for the words while you’re still speaking (no “thinking…” lag). What […]
At the start of the week, Mr Belfiore had been tweeting hints of upcoming fun apps. True to form, they’re trickling in, the latest being Pandora. As cool as Pandora is, it has some regional restrictions. BTW, (1) if link isn’t working, just try again in a bit, and (2) for you non US folks, […]
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