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Jolla Sailfish OS Launcher for Android – Community Alpha next week

Jolla Sailfish OS Launcher for Android – Community Alpha next week

| June 19, 2014 | 4 Replies

Advertisements For those who want to try the Jolla Sailfish experience on their Android, the Community Alpha will be available next week. This means trying the ‘smooth Sailfish OS’ experience simply, and risk free. You get a gesture based Swipe UI and highlights of essential tools that make Sailfish stand out. It’s intended for Nexus […]

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Lumia Tips: FIFA World Cup 2014 Cortana/Bing Requests, Lockscreen and other Apps

Lumia Tips: FIFA World Cup 2014 Cortana/Bing Requests, Lockscreen and other Apps

| June 19, 2014 | 4 Replies

In case you weren’t using a separate app, you can ask Cortana or just type into Bing to get the latest scores and info. Cortana will show you the info but she will not mention anything. You can ask about a specific team… Or enquire about the next game… Turns out Cortana can tell you […]

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Jolla Bug: Battery Consumption due to Android on Sailfish OS

Jolla Bug: Battery Consumption due to Android on Sailfish OS

| June 19, 2014 | 45 Replies

  Review Jolla has been tracking the Battery Consumption issues on Sailfish OS. The latest seems to be due to the Android support which leaves things running in the background when they shouldn’t be. If you experience the same thing, perhaps you can share a report over at: User Report Tool

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Amazon’s Fire Phone – What Nokia McLaren and WP’s 3D touch will have to deal with

Amazon’s Fire Phone – What Nokia McLaren and WP’s 3D touch will have to deal with

| June 19, 2014 | 4 Replies

  If you haven’t seen it already, here’s Amazon’s Fire Phone. The main point of the device is that if shifts views/perspective for additional interaction. I’ve been interested in seeing a UI like this in a looong while and prior to this, the last example was introduced in iOS 7 with the parallax background. Try a […]

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Eccentric Nokia Lady asks: What happens if you eat a cell phone?

Eccentric Nokia Lady asks: What happens if you eat a cell phone?

| June 19, 2014 | 9 Replies

 The crazy, eccentric Nokia lady is back and asking what would happen if you ate a cell phone. Of course, the aim of her series is to discuss recycling. What if you didn’t need to recycle? Nokia/Microsoft Mobile are exploring the field of sustainable innovation.

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Name that Nokia: The Inbetweeners 2 Movie Trailer

Name that Nokia: The Inbetweeners 2 Movie Trailer

| June 18, 2014 | 5 Replies

The trailer for the Inbetweeners 2 Movie just became available. The first scene shows an email from Jay viewed on Neil’s phone. What Nokia is that? 🙂 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152479332931037&fref=nf

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#WirelessCharging Trousers from @ASauvage using modified Nokia DC-50

#WirelessCharging Trousers from @ASauvage using modified Nokia DC-50

| June 18, 2014 | 3 Replies

No, it’s not a spoof or April Fool, but an actual soon to be purchasable on Amazon item. Wireless Charging Trousers. Every time you put your phone in your pocket, it can charge your phone. Designer, A. Sauvage is focusing on the 2014 ‘Modern Man’ and wearable technology. What happens when you put your trousers […]

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Video: Your next Business Smartphone is a Nokia Lumia

Video: Your next Business Smartphone is a Nokia Lumia

| June 18, 2014 | 12 Replies

  Another quick promo from Nokia that aims to show how well the Nokia Lumia series fits for business. There are plenty of stories of business choosing to go with Nokia Lumia for their workforce. With stronger devices on a stronger platform, the choice seems even more straightforward.

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Does the soon to be released 3D Amazon Phone look like the Nokia N9/Nokia Lumia 800?

Does the soon to be released 3D Amazon Phone look like the Nokia N9/Nokia Lumia 800?

| June 18, 2014 | 19 Replies

Amazon will imminently be officially announcing a 3D interfaced phone, something that would rival Nokia/Microsoft’s upcoming 3D touch device, Goldfinger/McLaren/The 1020 successor. These pictures from BGR are supposedly that said device. Is it me or does it look like the Nokia N9/Nokia Lumia 800 with that fabula design? It’s not exactly the same but it’s extremely similar. […]

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