Author Archive: Michael Faro-Tusino

Hi! My name is Michael. Like the others, I'm also a Student, living here in Sydney. I have a real passion for the latest technology and I'm a real Nokia buff! My aim is to keep those of you, like myself, updated with the latest in what's going on in the Nokia World. Currently sporting an N8, N9, N950 and Lumia 800. Send tips to me on Twitter via @MFaroTusino or the site's page @MyNokiaBlog, or even simply drop me an email at MichaelMNB[at]hotmail.com.au or tips[at]mynokiablog.com

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N9Apps: Eyrie – Music Detector

N9Apps: Eyrie – Music Detector

| May 24, 2012 | 25 Replies

Many have wanted Shazam to come to MeeGo-Harmattan, and in true Maemo Community fashion, devs make alternatives. This is exactly what Eyrie is. Eyrie will listen to what music you’re playing, and after recording a 30 second sound clip, detects what the song is. It uses the EchoNest library, an open-source way of detecting a [...]

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Custom Rom for Lumia 800 and Lumia 710

Custom Rom for Lumia 800 and Lumia 710

| May 23, 2012 | 11 Replies

  The post came up on my twitter feed this morning thanks to @Joaoluisc. It didn’t take too long and I’m not surprised at all. The first custom ROM for the Nokia Lumia 800 has been released, and apparently, the developer known as RainbowMod had released one for the 710 earlier. The ROM is a [...]

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N9Apps: Meecast (Best Weather App EVER!)

N9Apps: Meecast (Best Weather App EVER!)

| May 21, 2012 | 42 Replies

I said one a week, so am pushing this back a week. This is just awesome! I’ve used AccuWeather since I first got my N9, mainly as it integrated with the Events screen. I had tried MeeCast, and really liked the UI, but the integration with Events screen made AccuWeather the better option. For some [...]

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Design the next MyNokiaBlog Logo

Design the next MyNokiaBlog Logo

| May 18, 2012 | 164 Replies

This is a really short post, but I thought I’d get it going now. So we have had a fair few of you complain about the My Nokia Blog logo. We agree! So that’s why we are opening the logo up to you. If you think you have a better design, we want you to [...]

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Bridgestone Australia use Nokia Lumia 800 as company’s smartphone

Bridgestone Australia use Nokia Lumia 800 as company’s smartphone

| May 18, 2012 | 5 Replies

Part of the goodies bag I got from Lumia Lounge, included a Press Release from Nokia and Bridgestone Australia, one of the nations largest tyre brands. This release was to say that as of yesterday, the company “upgraded its smartphone fleet to 140 Nokia Lumia 800s”. Apparently, the devices had been trialled extensively by the [...]

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#LumiaLounge: Media Preview for the Lumia 900 & Lumia 610 in Australia

#LumiaLounge: Media Preview for the Lumia 900 & Lumia 610 in Australia

| May 17, 2012 | 28 Replies

Sorry guys, the first post had some issues, and posted itself as a blank article. I’ve tried to rewrite everything, but apologies if I missed something. So earlier this evening, I attended Lumia Lounge, Nokia Australia’s event to introduce the Nokia Lumia 610 and Lumia 900 to the Australian media. I got to play around [...]

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N9Appdate: Home Screen Settings (V 1.5.1) – More Wallpaper Features

N9Appdate: Home Screen Settings (V 1.5.1) – More Wallpaper Features

| May 16, 2012 | 61 Replies

I know, the name is pathetic. If you have a better idea, let me know. Anyway, so I’ve brought to your attention an app called Home Screen Settings. It is truly the greatest home screen hacking tool out! Currently, it can; Unlock/Lock devices orientation Remove the weather widget from events view Show only white text [...]

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#Lumianation : Lumia event in Philippines – Open to all Lumia owners

#Lumianation : Lumia event in Philippines – Open to all Lumia owners

| May 15, 2012 | 39 Replies

Nokia Philippines is hosting Lumianation on Friday. It is expected to be for the local launch of the Nokia Lumia 900/610. It’s not something unexpected. The event boasts about a “club experience” presented in a “new light”. Of course the new light represents the new Lumias coming out. What’s different, is the part in green: [...]

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N9Apps: Easy Answer

N9Apps: Easy Answer

| May 15, 2012 | 25 Replies

Its been way too long since my last N9Apps post. I am going to try to do at least one a week. Now today’s app is called Easy Answer. It’s another one of those apps that just makes the N9 easier to use. What does it do? It runs in the background (if enabled) to [...]

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Rumours: More info on S40 and Meltemi

Rumours: More info on S40 and Meltemi

| May 12, 2012 | 118 Replies

Quick post as I am on my work lunch break but thought this needed to be shared. (Sorry if there are typos, posting straight from my N950). As always, take this with huge pinches of salt. My source told me some intersting things regarding S40 and Meltemi. S40 will supposedly have more processsing power than [...]

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Mother’s Day Competition: Win a Pink Lumia 800 [AU only]

Mother’s Day Competition: Win a Pink Lumia 800 [AU only]

| May 11, 2012 | 59 Replies

Okay guys, got a competition for the Aussie readers. Nokia Australia is putting up a Pink Nokia Lumia 800, for one lucky winner, for Mother’s Day. Sadly, I only got informed of this today, so she won’t have it for Sunday, but I’m sure your mum won’t mind having a delayed present if it is [...]

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Nokia Lumia 900 and Lumia 610 coming to Australia

Nokia Lumia 900 and Lumia 610 coming to Australia

| May 10, 2012 | 50 Replies

Got an email this morning from Nokia, letting me know they are having a media event next Thursday (17th May) to introduce the Lumia 900 and Lumia 610 to the Australian market. If my uni schedule lets me, I will be going and hopefully get a hands-on with both these devices. Not really a shock [...]

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Nokia 808 PureView confirmed to not be coming to Australia

Nokia 808 PureView confirmed to not be coming to Australia

Some upsetting news has just come up on my screen. CNet Australia has put up an article saying that the 808 will not be coming down under. I can’t say I am surprised, but it would have been nice. It is clear that Nokia Australia want to focus on the Lumia portfolio, as mentioned in [...]

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Screenshots: Wazzap on N9

Screenshots: Wazzap on N9

Arie from EverythingN9 tipped me in that they have gotten an exclusive to demo Wazzap on their N9. I am quite jealous. http://everythingn9.com/world-first-wazzap-for-the-nokia-n9/ They have posted up screenshots of the app UI. It looks quite good. I think I like it better than the official version. Take a look at the screenshots below. Arie says [...]

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Amazing Adventures event in the Philippines

Amazing Adventures event in the Philippines

Got tipped in an invitation by Neil that he got from Nokia Philippines via email, to what they are calling “Amazing Adventures”. There has been the fair share of crappy Amazing Everyday, and being in Australia, I think I know that well enough, so what they are doing here seems pretty cool to me. I’m [...]

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Project N955 – Turn your N9 into an N950, sort of (w/ Video)

Project N955 – Turn your N9 into an N950, sort of (w/ Video)

Just saw this on TMO during a Uni break. There is this thing called Project N955. The aim of the project is to turn an N9 into an N950. It isn’t the most elegant, or perfect solution, but it works. HtheB posted his process as follows; I bought a cheap iPhone bluetooth slide-case, and a [...]

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Nokia Press: Patent Infringements and Carl Zeiss

Nokia Press: Patent Infringements and Carl Zeiss

Two things that have gone up recently at Nokia Press relate to patent infringements, and also the Carl Zeiss-Nokia partnership. First up, let’s look at the patent infringements. Nokia are claiming that HTC and Viewsonic have infringed on their patents in the US, and that HTC and RIM have infringed patents in Dusseldorf, Germany, with [...]

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Wazapp on N9/N950 has been delayed

Wazapp on N9/N950 has been delayed

Huge uproar has been flooding TMO as N9 owners have been waiting for the release of the community port of WhatsApp, Wazapp, said to be released May 1. There was speculation it was all done just to get donations and scam people. The developer has recently posted this on the thread at TMO Hi, I [...]

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N9Apps: Ubuntu One comes to Harmattan (w/ Video)

N9Apps: Ubuntu One comes to Harmattan (w/ Video)

For quite a few N9 users, Ubuntu is the main OS on their PC. Now, thanks to a member of the Ubuntu One team, an unofficial version of the cloud storage system is now available on our Harmattan devices. It is developed in QML and is quite slick for the little bit that I used [...]

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Nokia selling off luxury line Vertu? (+ small rant)

Nokia selling off luxury line Vertu? (+ small rant)

| April 30, 2012 | 63 Replies

I saw this on Twitter this morning on my way to Uni, and was surprised it hadn’t been posted yet. Financial Times have reported that Nokia are in talks to sell off Vertu, their luxury phones division. I can’t say it is a surprising decision. I have never really seen Vertu phones in the wild, [...]

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MobiCity lists Lumia 900 for pre-orders – Coming May 16th? Update: 808 listed – Coming May 21st?

MobiCity lists Lumia 900 for pre-orders – Coming May 16th? Update: 808 listed – Coming May 21st?

| April 30, 2012 | 6 Replies

Along with the other posts regarding the Lumia 900, I was on MobiCity today and saw the Lumia 900 listed as being up for pre-orders. It is good for us Aussies who have still been left in the dark as to whether or not we will get this device.     The site says that [...]

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