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Archive for March, 2013

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Nokia Transit for Asha now in Beta (Asha Full-Touch) #Here

Nokia Transit for Asha now in Beta (Asha Full-Touch) #Here

| March 26, 2013 | 4 Replies

Advertisements The extremely useful Nokia Transit app (Still not called Here Transit for Asha huh?) is now available for Full Asha Touch devices. Nokia Transit gets you from A-B using public transportation. It tells you even how to get to a bus stop (through walking directions) tells you what bus service/train service to catch, how […]

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Double tap to wake and FM Radio coming to Nokia Lumia 920 and 820?

Double tap to wake and FM Radio coming to Nokia Lumia 920 and 820?

| March 26, 2013 | 134 Replies

@Joao Luis C tweets that the double tap to wake as seen in the Nokia N9 is coming to the Nokia Lumia 920 and 820. This was a very nice feature in the N9 as you could tap the screen twice to wake it up as opposed to pressing the lock button on the side. […]

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Gallery: Beautiful Nokia Lumia 920 showreel

Gallery: Beautiful Nokia Lumia 920 showreel

| March 26, 2013 | 14 Replies

We got an email from Aslan Abioqa, a keen photographer with a penchent for Macro photos. You can check out his work using a DSLR here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/abioqaas/ As well as the email, we received a gallery, the compressed version you can see below. The original zip file can be downloaded here: Hi Jay, Just thought I’d […]

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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

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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