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Author Archive: Aliqudsi

Hey, my name's Ali- Currently a fifth (and final) year Dental Student from Chicago; studying in Jordan. I love all sorts of gadgets almost as much as I love my cookies! Be sure to follow my Twitter handle @AliQudsi and Subcribe to my Youtube for the latest videos - no pressure. Thanks.

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Nokia to Rebrand/Release “Here” Maps for Windows Phone at MWC?

Nokia to Rebrand/Release “Here” Maps for Windows Phone at MWC?

| February 22, 2013 | 37 Replies

Advertisements Something I noticed in the just leaked image of the Lumia 720, the maps tile on the screen which is clearly the old Nokia maps icon, has been re-branded to “HERE Maps”. It’s quite possible that we might see an app rebranding take place at MWC; especially since Nokia talk about their location services at every […]

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@evleaks Shows off Lumia 520 and 720 Press Shots

@evleaks Shows off Lumia 520 and 720 Press Shots

| February 22, 2013 | 117 Replies

@evleaks is at it again, this time showing off images of two new Nokia devices, the Lumia 520 (above) and the 720 below. Both these devices have been rumored for a MWC launch but this is the first actual image/render we see of either  and given evleaks track record I’m inclined to call these the real […]

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Video Comparison: Lumia 620 Vs 920; Boot Time and App launching Speed

Video Comparison: Lumia 620 Vs 920; Boot Time and App launching Speed

| February 22, 2013 | 16 Replies

I’ve been playing with the Lumia 620 for a couple days now, and it’s a very impressive device, but most importantly how does it shape up in terms of general performance? For me the greatest feature in WP8 is the overall speed and flow of the UI; where it rarely lags and is generally quite reliable. […]

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We’re Going to Barcelona (Again); Covering MWC Live in All Its Glory!

We’re Going to Barcelona (Again); Covering MWC Live in All Its Glory!

| February 22, 2013 | 53 Replies

Exciting days are soon to be upon us, and to add the excitement MyNokiaBlog will be on the floor of MWC in Barcelona to cover all the latest news, gossip and general awesomeness that is Mobile World Congress! For the second year straight we’ll be in the lion’s den to get you (our beloved readers) […]

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Portico Update Now Rolling Out to More Devices (Including my UK Unlocked 920)

Portico Update Now Rolling Out to More Devices (Including my UK Unlocked 920)

| February 21, 2013 | 13 Replies

I saw a couple tweets in my timeline excited about finally getting Portico (plus a couple of readers yesterday announced its availability in Finland and Indonesia); and surprise surprise it turns out my 920 decided to finally get it as well (Bought in UK unlocked; and in Jordan). WPC also reports that Portico is rolling out in a […]

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Major Update for WP Whatsapp; Brings Chat Backups, Brodacasts, Wide Live tile and Lockscreen Notifications and Much More

Major Update for WP Whatsapp; Brings Chat Backups, Brodacasts, Wide Live tile and Lockscreen Notifications and Much More

| February 21, 2013 | 40 Replies

Whatsapp for WP8 (possibly Wp7 too?- I’ve loaded my 900 to a friend so no way of checking Thanks to our readers we cna confirm this update is available for WP7 as well; but some features such as lockscreen notifications probably won’t be available); has just received a pretty nifty update. The new version 2.9.2 brings some long awaited features that […]

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Q&A With Nokia Design Team

Q&A With Nokia Design Team

| February 21, 2013 | 16 Replies

We had a chance to put some questions forth to the Nokia Design team; of course there were some obvious things we couldn’t ask about; but all in all i found it pretty interesting to finally speak to one of the guys that works behind the scenes in Nokia’s labs. -Rumor followers might find the question about Aluminum bodies […]

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Portico Update For WP Also Brings Enhanced Social Network Notifications View

Portico Update For WP Also Brings Enhanced Social Network Notifications View

| February 20, 2013 | 31 Replies

After playing with my new 620 for a while I as getting the feeling that something was just “off”; there was something new in it that I couldn’t put my finger on. That was until I powered on my 920 and checked for notifications; one apparent change in Portico on WP8 is that it brings […]

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Our Smartphone Strategy Was “clearly a mistake” – Bill Gates

Our Smartphone Strategy Was “clearly a mistake” – Bill Gates

| February 18, 2013 | 97 Replies

In an interview with Bill Gates (no longer officially part of the executive Microsoft team, but his word means a lot) has mentioned that they clearly made some mistakes in the smartphone strategy they’ve taken. Siting the fact that their strategy hasn’t allowed them to get to the top. “No, [Ballmer] and I are not satisfied that […]

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