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Archive for September 16th, 2013

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Video: Alleged WP Blue/8.1 In Action; Shows Quick Toggles and Expandable Notifications

Video: Alleged WP Blue/8.1 In Action; Shows Quick Toggles and Expandable Notifications

| September 16, 2013 | 33 Replies

Advertisements Just a few hours ago Jay posted about some alleged WP Blue/8.1 screenshots making the rounds on the internet; well now the same poster has made a video demoing what the major changes are. You can watch it on Dropbox at the link below: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/55343799/WP/windowsphoneblue-ep1.html The big changes are: Pull from the left –> […]

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Press Release: Jolla’s Sailfish OS runs Android apps natively without modification.

Press Release: Jolla’s Sailfish OS runs Android apps natively without modification.

| September 16, 2013 | 196 Replies

Whilst this is a Nokia blog, we do also talk about anything Nokia related. And Jolla has roots in MeeGo/Maemo and of course, Nokia peeps in the team. An interesting press release from Jolla shows that their Sailfish OS runs Android apps natively without any modification. In comparison to say, BB10, apparently, at least from […]

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City of Oslo Orders 3,000 WP Devices

City of Oslo Orders 3,000 WP Devices

| September 16, 2013 | 6 Replies

The municipality of Oslo, Norway has just put in an order of 3,000 WP devices to be provided for the nursing staff caring for the elderly there. The reason for specifying that the devices run Windows Phone is that their Finnish-made filing system only supports WP. The reason for this somewhat exotic demand is the […]

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Possible WP8.1 Blue screenshots (and Bittersweet shimmer showing previous notifications?)

Possible WP8.1 Blue screenshots (and Bittersweet shimmer showing previous notifications?)

| September 16, 2013 | 17 Replies

Some interesting screenshots from twitter account https://twitter.com/qXerro. It may be faked, it may not. I’ve not followed the Blue screenshots that have been appearing every now and again so I’m not sure what you’ve seen before. WPC posts about a possible notifications as indicated by screenshots from the same username, but the latest tweet suggests it […]

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Finnish MÃ¥rten Mickos suggested as another name for MS CEO, Elop still top candidate

Finnish MÃ¥rten Mickos suggested as another name for MS CEO, Elop still top candidate

| September 16, 2013 | 11 Replies

I read in our of our reader comments that Business Insider had suggested that Finnish MÃ¥rten Mickos, maybe a good candidate for the next CEO of Microsoft. If we’re looking at the right story, there are some other points of note in what they call bar stool gossip http://www.businessinsider.com/whispers-about-microsofts-ceo-search-2013-9 Stephen Elop is still most likely candidate […]

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Nokia #FightBoredom Twitter Campaign

Nokia #FightBoredom Twitter Campaign

| September 16, 2013 | Reply

Nokia (and @Nokia_Connects) have been putting a different spin on the Lumia 625, building it up as an anti-boredom device. They even asked us to switch up our unboxing a bit to help fightboredom, which we gladly did. Tomorrow the Nokia people will be helping fight boredom by transforming random mundane pictures into something fun: […]

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Video: Nokia Lumia 1020 – 41 x 41, infinite zoom

Video: Nokia Lumia 1020 – 41 x 41, infinite zoom

| September 16, 2013 | 8 Replies

Here’s an interesting video composed of 41 photos from the 41MP Nokia Lumia 1020. These photos are carefully stitched together so that when you zoom into one photo, you blend into the next creating what appears to be an almost infinite zoom in a static photo that travels from night through to day. Nokia

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Newly Released: Nokia 108 Dual SIM promo video – ultra affordable camera phone from $29

Newly Released: Nokia 108 Dual SIM promo video – ultra affordable camera phone from $29

| September 16, 2013 | 11 Replies

  Nokia stressed the importance of entry level mobile phones at NokConv and hinted at something new for Monday. I think one of our readers AIKON posted a link to the 108 pics prior to launch but I didn’t get around to posting. Anyway, it’s officially here. Nokia 108 and 108 DUAL SIM. Starting at […]

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Nokia Number 1 in Russia, overtakes Samsung; Nokia Lumia WP outsells iPhone in Middle East

Nokia Number 1 in Russia, overtakes Samsung; Nokia Lumia WP outsells iPhone in Middle East

| September 16, 2013 | 27 Replies

A couple of related news. First up, Nokia is apparently number 1 again in Russia, surpassing Samsung. http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-1-in-Russia-again_id47465 Next up, Nokia’s Windows Phones outsells iPhone. With 45.2% share, Nokia leads the overall Middle East mobile market (that’s both smartphones and feature phones). Sammy meanwhile has 18.3%. http://www.gsmarena.com/nokias_windows_phone_sales_outsell_iphones_in_middle_east-news-6797.php In terms of smartphones alone, Nokia climed from 9.7% […]

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