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Hey, thanks for reading my post. My name is Jay and I'm a medical student at the University of Manchester. When I can, I blog here at mynokiablog.com and tweet now and again @jaymontano. We also have a twitter and facebook accounts @mynokiablog and  Facebook.com/mynokiablog.

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Nokia 3310 top of Reddit front page “Never Forget”

Nokia 3310 top of Reddit front page “Never Forget”

| October 2, 2013 | 6 Replies

Advertisements Reddit, the “front page of the internet” has yet another Nokia on the top. This time, it’s to reminisce of the Nokia 3310, owned by a Redditors Dad who finally moved to a ‘smart’phone (iPhone :/). I’m not sure there’s a phone brand that gets this much affection over such a long time. This […]

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HTC One infringing on Nokia technology patents again

HTC One infringing on Nokia technology patents again

| October 2, 2013 | 12 Replies

First HTC takes Nokia’s microphones, shoves it into their HTC One and talks about how awesome their audio recording is. Now the ITC has found HTC to have been infringing yet again on Nokia patents to do with improving radio chip reception and transmission. Nokia pretty much owns GSM, having invented a lot of the physical […]

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Qualcomm exec calls Apple’s 64 bit processor a gimmick  – ‘zero benefit’ for consumers

Qualcomm exec calls Apple’s 64 bit processor a gimmick – ‘zero benefit’ for consumers

| October 2, 2013 | 162 Replies

Whilst Apple loved to talk about how their new iPhone 5S has the first ever 64 bit processor in a mobile phone, Qualcomm exec, Anand Chandrasekher, senior vice president and chief marketing officer, finds it all to be a gimmick. I think they are doing a marketing gimmick. There’s zero benefit a consumer gets from that. […]

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Is Windows Phone a threat to iOS?

Is Windows Phone a threat to iOS?

| October 2, 2013 | 43 Replies

PocketNow’s Taylor Martin discusses Windows Phone’s advances at the cost of iOS and explores whether WP is a threat to Apple’s iOS. Superficially, whilst Android has been gaining ground against iOS from a broad wealth of device options from high end to super cheap, it was only until WP and Nokia Lumia produced a family […]

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Delta Airlines chooses Windows powered Surface 2 tablets for Pilots

Delta Airlines chooses Windows powered Surface 2 tablets for Pilots

| October 2, 2013 | 11 Replies

In the battleground for Enterprise, Windows and WP further solidifies their fight with Delta Airlines. Previously arming flight attendants with WP8 powered Nokia Lumia 820s, now their pilots are to get Surface 2 tablets for Pilots. Delta believes they’ll save 13M in fuel and other costs by not bringing 38lbs flight bag containing manuals and […]

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Global Variant of Nokia Lumia 1520 to come with built in wireless charging!

Global Variant of Nokia Lumia 1520 to come with built in wireless charging!

| October 1, 2013 | 31 Replies

    According to some details on the FCC tests performed on the Nokia Lumia 1520, there will be two versions. One with and one without built in Wireless Charging. I’m a big fan of the convenience of wireless charging. Just setting things down on a charging plate, fatboy pillow, charging stand, car holder etc […]

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Poll: Should Windows Phone lose its capacitive buttons?

Poll: Should Windows Phone lose its capacitive buttons?

| October 1, 2013 | 50 Replies

This topic has come up many times, what with some preferring the physical or capacitive keys and others wishing it were done away with (with the alternative being virtual or even gestures). [polldaddy poll=7439610] It’s posing quite an interesting discussion over at Reddit. With regards to Nokia Lumia users, we were treated to this possibility […]

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Nokia Lumia pushes Windows Phone passed 9% in Europe. Growth at expense of iOS and BB. 12% in UK.

Nokia Lumia pushes Windows Phone passed 9% in Europe. Growth at expense of iOS and BB. 12% in UK.

| September 30, 2013 | 43 Replies

  The August 2013 results for Kantar Worldpanel shows that Windows Phone, thanks to Nokia Lumia, exceeds 9% in the big EU5. Almost there for double digits? We last looked at their July results here. http://mynokiablog.com/2013/09/02/thetelegraph-windows-phone-and-ios-surge-as-android-and-blackberry-shrinks-in-europe/ Blackberry continues to shrink from 2.4% now to 1.8%. iOS also shrunk from 17.9 to 16.1%. In the UK, […]

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Video: Syncing Studio flashes with a Nokia Lumia 1020 – Studio Photography

Video: Syncing Studio flashes with a Nokia Lumia 1020 – Studio Photography

| September 30, 2013 | 6 Replies

In this video, Nokia details how to sync the Nokia Lumia 1020 with a flash. Now when using my DSLR (60D) for ‘studio’ shots, I like being able to control my lighting as opposed to working around what’s available. Being able to bounce some flashes around off the wall/reflector/through diffuser etc helps to accentuate the […]

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