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Reddit parodies Google’s World Cup Doodle with Bing, ends up praising Bing’s video search function..for porn

Reddit parodies Google’s World Cup Doodle with Bing, ends up praising Bing’s video search function..for porn

| June 24, 2014 | 1 Reply

Advertisements     Yesterday, a post became popular on Reddit because Google’s World Cup doodle chimed in with what they were doing at work. In this, the Google logo is watching football until a ‘B’ comes along. Whilst B might stand for Boss as they’re in work, some thought it might be a dig at […]

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Nokia (MM) announces Nokia X2, Hands on video, getting closer to Windows Phone UI on Android

Nokia (MM) announces Nokia X2, Hands on video, getting closer to Windows Phone UI on Android

| June 24, 2014 | 38 Replies

The Nokia X2 has just been announced and it’ll cost ‘just’ 99 Euros*.  Addressing the confusing single button that didn’t really accomplish the intended task intuitively, there’s now a separate back and home key. Like Windows Phone, the Back Key lets you go back to the most recent actions. Long pressing sees the apps you […]

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HERE Maps gets a brand new Design! Featuring Peter Skillman and weird Lumia like device

HERE Maps gets a brand new Design! Featuring Peter Skillman and weird Lumia like device

| June 23, 2014 | 6 Replies

  HERE from ‘old’ Nokia have updated their Maps design to best match their “Maps for Life” slogan. The aim was to reflect the advanced thinking about maps that has been evolving over the past months. Peter Skillman, head of HERE design, features in this video. Check out this phone. It’s there for just demonstration […]

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Nokia Camera gets continuous AF for faster focusing, Surround Sound video, Living images and more

Nokia Camera gets continuous AF for faster focusing, Surround Sound video, Living images and more

| June 23, 2014 | 9 Replies

Since WP8.1 and the automatic app updates, I rarely notice the silent updates unless I notice particular apps are doing something new. Today, my gallery started autoplaying videos. As it turns out, Nokia Camera got the v4.7.2.5 update which brings: Living images – get a bit of motion before the shot is taken. Continuous AF […]

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Nokia (MM) Shoots Stunning Skater shots of Loucas Polydorou with Nokia Lumia 1020

Nokia (MM) Shoots Stunning Skater shots of Loucas Polydorou with Nokia Lumia 1020

| June 23, 2014 | 2 Replies

Using the Nokia Lumia 1020, Nokia (MM) have done a Red Bull Photography promo to take some pictures of skater, Loucas Polydorou. Photographer, Craig Kolesky, was really impressed with the clarity of the images.  Zooming in to the photos, he could see that the photos were ‘super sharp!’. Shooting in RAW allows those minor adjustments […]

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DIY: Jolla E-Ink ‘The other Half’ #Sailfish

DIY: Jolla E-Ink ‘The other Half’ #Sailfish

| June 23, 2014 | 4 Replies

The Other Half are clip on backings to Jolla’s phone that aren’t only changeable covers but have a NFC chip to tell the phone that the ambience for the UI can change according to what is worn. This could even add functionality such as a keyboard (was one demoed at MWC?). Anyway, here’s a video […]

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Nokia (MM) teasing Next Generation “sometimes we have to move back to move forward”. Symbian? LOL. #x2

Nokia (MM) teasing Next Generation “sometimes we have to move back to move forward”. Symbian? LOL. #x2

| June 23, 2014 | 64 Replies

Only 20 hours away from the next generation of what seems to be the X family (X2). NokConv is saying that we have to ‘move back to move forward’. Consider how you would launch a sling. You’d have to move back to be exponentially propelled forwards. What could be considered taking a step back? Another […]

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Nokia South Africa trying to get Students to fall back in Love with Nokia

Nokia South Africa trying to get Students to fall back in Love with Nokia

| June 23, 2014 | 2 Replies

The ‘Nokia’ brand is essentially ‘Old Nokia’ with Lumia and Asha going with Nokia D&S to Microsoft as Microsoft Mobile. But Nokia RSA has a promo video trying to get students to fall back in love with Nokia. Those are the Nokia devices, MM. Shouldn’t the brand focus be towards Lumia (even though the obviously […]

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Sailfish for Nexus 4 Updated to 1.0.7.16 – Added “Demo Image”

Sailfish for Nexus 4 Updated to 1.0.7.16 – Added “Demo Image”

| June 23, 2014 | Reply

Jolla has just pushed out the Sailfish OS 1.0.7.16 update for Nexus 4. Remember, this is still an “under- development” and is not the final release at all, so there will be bugs. Few useful things to note in this release are the mention of HADK coming “very soon”and that there is now a “demo image” […]

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