Author Archive: Deaconclgi

My Current Devices: Nokia Lumia 710, Nokia N8 - Silver , Nokia N900, Nokia C7 Astound, Nokia 5230 Nuron, T-Mobile SGS2, T-Mobile HTC One S and soon, hopefully, a Nokia 808 PureView!

Favorite phone of all time: Nokia N82

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Camera Comparison: Nokia N8 and T-Mobile HTC One S

Camera Comparison: Nokia N8 and T-Mobile HTC One S

| May 18, 2012 | 66 Replies

  Hello MNB Readers! As some of you may know, the HTC One S (and X) has the best camera that HTC has ever made. It has great specifications coupled with a great camera software suite and lightning fast shooting performance. I recently added the One S to my stable of smartphones and decided to [...]

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UPDATE: Messaging Update Details: Windows Phone software (OS version 7.10.8773.98) “Tango”

UPDATE: Messaging Update Details: Windows Phone software (OS version 7.10.8773.98) “Tango”

| May 3, 2012 | 52 Replies

To all WP users, We currently know that Messaging, whether it is SMS or MMS (Picture, Video, Audio) is lacking on the current versions of WP that powers our devices. Messaging is currently lacking in 3 crucial areas: -Not being able to send more than 1 picture at a time -Not able to send Videos [...]

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Visualized: Nokia as we knew it, striving for survival.

Visualized: Nokia as we knew it, striving for survival.

| April 30, 2012 | 40 Replies

I came across this video and upon watching it, many memories of Nokia rushed through my mind, its old struggles and new struggles, competition from rivals Samsung, Apple, OS rivals-Android, iOS and basically the media at large. Maybe it is just me and my memories of using Nokia tech, TV-out via RGB, GPUs back in the OMAP24xx era, [...]

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It was only a matter of time: Android overtakes Symbian as most used mobile OS.

It was only a matter of time: Android overtakes Symbian as most used mobile OS.

| April 26, 2012 | 96 Replies

  Hello MNB readers! Our friends over at AllAboutSymbian have an excellent write-up about the current user base counts for Blackberry, iOS, Android and Symbian (abbreviated B.i.A.S lol, which AAS does NOT have). I always figured it would just be a matter of time before this happened. The more devices sold, the more users and [...]

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Nokia Map Suite 2.0 is out of beta!

Nokia Map Suite 2.0 is out of beta!

| April 3, 2012 | 26 Replies

  Hello all, Nokia Map Suite 2.0 is out of beta and available in software update! I am downloading the update to my unlocked NAM Silver N8 right now via Nokia Suite 3.3.89 (just updated Nokia Suite as well). As always, software updates are subject to regional and carrier availability. Side note: Over at AllAboutWindowsPhone, I asked [...]

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Have you received yours?

Have you received yours?

| April 1, 2012 | 21 Replies

Remember this? Well, we only had 3 comments on that post but I sent in my request anyway. What am I talking about? I’m talking about the FREE Lumia 710 Xpress-On cover from Nokia!!! Shortly after Jay posted the article, I gathered the necessary goods and mailed off my request. Lo and behold, a small [...]

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To be or not to be? WP Angry Birds Space…

To be or not to be? WP Angry Birds Space…

| March 23, 2012 | 43 Replies

Why do people say things that can be confusing, negative or misunderstood? I remember reading Engadget’s CE-Oh No He Didn’t articles where they would tell of quotes from company leaders or influential people saying things that would make you say “I can’t believe they said that!!!” Their quotes would usually be a quick blurb that [...]

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Weekend Watch: Nokia Lumia 710 Voice Recognition

Weekend Watch: Nokia Lumia 710 Voice Recognition

| February 4, 2012 | 9 Replies

  The Nokia Lumia 710 has system wide Voice Recognition that is powered by Bing Voice. This video demonstrates just a few of the many uses for voice recognition, from getting directions, application launching, and speech to text messaging. The system isn’t flawless as it sometimes does not recognize my voice or start the recognition [...]

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How Long Lumia Phone? Video Series

How Long Lumia Phone? Video Series

| January 31, 2012 | 11 Replies

Dear MNB readers, During CES 2012, we reported on Microsoft’s Smoked By A Windows Phone challenge (Link) where MS demonstrated WP7 Mango’s ability to perform everyday tasks quicker than most smartphones/OSes. Well, those series of events inspired me to make a few videos of the things that I use my Lumia 710 for each day and [...]

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Video: T-Mobile Lumia 710 Unboxing

Video: T-Mobile Lumia 710 Unboxing

| January 31, 2012 | 14 Replies

  Hello MNB readers! Adding to our Nokia Lumia coverage is my very first Unboxing video (ever) of the Lumia 710. The video itself isn’t anything special and was quickly put together but what is special is the value that the Lumia 710 provides, the build quality and access to content. There are some of us that still wish [...]

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T-Mobile Lumia 710 for $19.99 after $50 Mail in Rebate!

T-Mobile Lumia 710 for $19.99 after $50 Mail in Rebate!

| January 13, 2012 | 18 Replies

  Dear MNB readers! No, that price isn’t a typo. Yes, the just released (1/11/12) Lumia 710 for T-Mobile USA is being offered via a full handset upgrade for Nineteen dollars and ninety-nine cents! The usual handset upgrade terms apply such as the $18 upgrade fee (where applicable), signing a 2 year contract and a relative Data plan requirement. If anyone [...]

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Nokia N8, only $299.99…Today Only!

Nokia N8, only $299.99…Today Only!

| November 30, 2011 | 32 Replies

The Nokia N8 is on sale TODAY ONLY for $299.99 UNLOCKED at Amazon.com: Today only, get the Nokia N8 for only $299.99. The N8 features a 3.5-inch AMOLED touchscreen, the Symbian^3 OS, a 12 MP camera, and GPS with free Ovi Maps. See all Gold Box Deals. Discount is valid only for Wednesday, November 30, [...]

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Olive is the first full length feature film shot completely on a N8!

Olive is the first full length feature film shot completely on a N8!

| November 30, 2011 | 33 Replies

Dear MNB readers, the Nokia N8 impresses once again. Say what you may about Symbian^3/Anna/Belle and even Nokia, but we cannot truthfully deny the craftmanship that went into designing and developing the N8′s 12 Megapixel 720p Carl Zeiss camera module. From GSMArena: The rapid progress that cameraphone have been making over the past few years is no secret [...]

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Gameloft 50% off Promo at Nokia Store!

Gameloft 50% off Promo at Nokia Store!

| November 10, 2011 | 16 Replies

  Hello fellow Symbian users! I’ve been trying to get around to posting this for the last week or two. Gameloft is currently holding a special 50% off sale of it’s games in the Nokia Store! The total sales price comes to about $.99 USD for basically each of their titles. If you have been holding off [...]

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Asphalt 6 HD: Symbian^3 and Android graphical comparison.

Asphalt 6 HD: Symbian^3 and Android graphical comparison.

| July 26, 2011 | 42 Replies

    Hello fellow Mynokiablog readers! Today we present an honest (harsh?) video comparison of Asphalt 6! The nitty-gritty details can be found in the video description below. From MrNokiaTech: “NOTE: Gameloft “ported” Asphalt 6 to the Symbian^3 OS. It appears that they were not able to harness the power of the Broadcom GPU and [...]

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How To: Re-Download the Ovi Store, for any reason!

How To: Re-Download the Ovi Store, for any reason!

| June 15, 2011 | 56 Replies

Just an FYI/ Helpful tip for our Symbian friends. To anyone that has not received the new Ovi Store update or needs to re-download the Ovi Store for any reason, here is the link to the Ovi Store download: http://store.ovi.com/content/5406 I suggest bookmarking the link on your PC for future use. After clicking on the link, log into your [...]

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New CNN App for Symbian^3! Nokia and CNN collaborate to deliver mobile news and rich mapping!

New CNN App for Symbian^3! Nokia and CNN collaborate to deliver mobile news and rich mapping!

| May 26, 2011 | 15 Replies

From Nokia Conversations, The Official Nokia Blog: “GLOBAL – Today Nokia and news network CNN have announced plans for an international agreement which will see Nokia providing rich mapping services to the network. You may have already seen the first fruits of this collaboration when CNN used Nokia’s new 3D maps to show the route [...]

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AntSnes 0.8.1 Multi-touch Symbian^3 SNES emulator!

AntSnes 0.8.1 Multi-touch Symbian^3 SNES emulator!

| May 17, 2011 | 44 Replies

Summeli has updated his AntSnes emulator with an updated UI, better controls, compatibility and sound! The emulator is powered by qt 4.7.3 and thanks to a helpful poster on the Summeli’s site, the qt files can be downloaded here: “Mr.Helpful says: May 3, 2011 at 20:04 For anybody with the same problem, here’s the latest [...]

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Symbian Anna PR2.0 Icon Pack for Maemo 5!

Symbian Anna PR2.0 Icon Pack for Maemo 5!

| May 3, 2011 | 17 Replies

Loving your N900 yet those Symbian Anna icons caught your eye? Fret not N900 users, there is a community developed Symbian Anna icon pack over at Maemo.org! The Symbian Anna icon pack is in the heat of development so there are a few bugs here and there yet as always, the developer is taking all [...]

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