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. Send tips to me on Twitter via @MFaroTusino or the site's page @MyNokiaBlog, or even simply drop me an email at MichaelMNB@hotmail.com.au or tips@mynokiablog.com
#N9Hacks: Make Opera (or others) Default Broswer (Terminal)
I’ve shown you how to select which browser you want to act as default, using an app. Sadly, Opera which we brought to your attention yesterday (as well as Helium Web Browser) doesn’t register on this app. To make it your default, follow the instructions below. As always, no responsibility if you brick your device,and [...]
Live Wallpaper for N950 w/ PR 1.2 (N9 support soon?)
If you follow me on twitter, you’d see that today Nokia Australia gave me an N950 after talking to some people at the Lumia Launch. Anyway, I have PR 1.2 (and will probably give you a guys a run through of it, as well as comparison of it with N9) and went to enable landscape [...]
#N9Hacks: HomeScreen Backgrounds (App)
Jay showed you guys that there was a hack to change the background , and today I am showing you the simplest way to get it enabled, regrettably using the Apple line “there’s an app for that.” The app is called Home Screen Background Settings, and is a GUI that allows the user to change [...]
#NokiaLumiaAU Launch in Sydney
A few hours ago I was privileged with attending the Sydney launch of the Nokia Lumia 800 (and also the 710, which was announced at the event). Although, like most die hard Nokia fans, I knew most of the stuff they were talking about and could answer almost any question, I still learnt a few [...]
N9Apps: QNeptunea (QT Twitter Client)
This came up in my Timeline on Saturday and I thought I’d leave this for during the week. Apparently there is ANOTHER Twitter client for the N9/50. As expected being a QT app, is extremely fluid. To me, it is way faster than the native client, both in connecting to a network and retrieving tweets, [...]
Accessories: Nokia BH-505 Headset
I got to trial these alongside the Play 360, again, thanks to the PR Agency behind Nokia here in Australia. It isn’t the normal style of headset I’m used to. I really wanted to try it just because it had NFC. The pairing, as always with NFC is good, better than I expected. (Equally as [...]
Weekend Read: Collection of Feb 11 Posts
When I saw Jay’s post about the Feb 11 announcement, I thought, wow, never would have thought about writing something like that. Slowly over the day, looking on my Twitter timeline, there were posts from the Nokia bloggers I follow (or “stalk” as I like to say) about the same thing. I had a look [...]
Video: Progress Update: Android ICS on Nokia N9 (NitDroid)
Like the N900, there is attempts to bring Android to the N9. Been in contact with a dev over Twitter recently, DrunkDebugger, and he has gotten quite a lot done. He has even recently developed a method for untethered booting into Alternate OS. If you are interested, read about it here. Anyway, what I wanted [...]
Accessories: Nokia Play 360 Speaker
I know these have been out for a while, but I hadn’t seen too many reviews of it. Thanks to Nokia Australia’s PR Agency, I was able to get one to trial and bring you a review on. I have a video that re-iterates everything I say in this post so if you prefer to [...]
N9 PR 1.3 already in testing?
Belle has been pretty much dominating the Nokia news this week. What about us that have the N9? Well the PR 1.2 update is just around the corner. But thanks to a Twitter post and a link to Harmattan-Bugs, there is a report or PR 1.3 in use. Doing a search with a few keywords [...]
Windows Phone 8 details revealed in video to Nokia?
PocketNow are at it again. Apparently they found a video featuring Joe Belfiore, that was made for Nokia, as a way to inform them of the updates that were coming in the Apollo update. I say apparently as every site discussing the video links to PocketNow, but I can’t find it. There is to be [...]
Skype For Windows Phone (Private) Beta coming soon?
Finally! Reports say that Microsoft is bringing Skype to Windows Phone. It has been expected for some time now, seeing as Microsoft owns the service. Having Skype may see WP as a real competitor in the smartphone race, since it can essentially become the OS that “connects people” due to its already deep integration of [...]
N9Apps: CutePress ( WordPress App )
Seeing as MyNokiaBlog is powered by WordPress, I thought it would be only fitting to bring a WordPress app to your attention. I was looking at Nokia Conversations and I found this app. ( Also a WP version is on the site. See source for link.) I really like it. It is simply to use, [...]
Nokia #Lumia710 on sale today in the UK
According the Nokia UK’s twitter page, the Lumia 710 goes on sale today. This is great news for those people in the UK that want the Windows Phone experience but on a cheaper handset. I personally love the vibrant colours, however, I would go for the black face, just so it adds that wow to [...]
N9 (Not N950) PR 1.2 being offered to devs. Commercial release soon?
A developer told me he received an email earlier today from Nokia, informing him that he can order an N9 that will come with PR 1.2 on it, to test his applications. Of course, we already know devs are using PR 1.2 on their N950s, but with the minor hardware differences, not all developers can [...]
Nokia Lumia 800 coming to Australia in March + White confirmed
Nokia Australia have just sent me an email saying the Nokia Lumia 800 will be out through Aussie operators from March. Apparently the phone has received positive feedback here from operators even before any decision was made to bring in down under. (Curious why 900 LTE hasn’t had a mention since a large operator here [...]
N9Apps: MeeCamHor (capture pictures with FFC )
That’s right folks. We finally have an app to utilise the FFC on our N9′s to take photos. Haven’t tried it as my N9 is out for repair, with the temp. replacement to arrive today, so I don’t know how well it works. It isn’t a free app, costing AUD$2.00 but, if it works as [...]
eBuddy XMS for MeeGo and WP7 out of Beta
The latest SMS alternative for Nokia Phones, eBuddy XMS has finally graduated out of Beta status. (Surprising since the last version on both N9 and Lumia were quite buggy. Lumia being slightly better.) I can’t seem to find any sort of changelog so I hope this isn’t the same as the last beta release. If [...]
#N9Hacks: Zoom While Recording Video (Terminal)
I was reading Ali’s excellent post on his experience with the Lumia 800 (which I agree about entirely) and remembered I haven’t shown you the first hack I placed on my N9. This hack allows you to zoom in and out while recording video. I found it quite annoying to have choose a distance and [...]
Full refund on Lumia 800 after 40 days at selected retailers
Here’s how it works. Purchase the Nokia Lumia 800 either online or in store with the participating retailers, and if you’re not satisfied, you can return it for a full refund after 40 days from purchase. To me, this is a pretty sweet deal. There are so many Symbian users, and just general users, unsure [...]
Lumia Tip: Find My Phone
I came across this by complete accident. Apologies if this has been shown. When you turn on the Lumia, you are asked to create a Live account, in order to access Skydrive and Marketplace, along with other services. Just now, I was fiddling with Windows Live in order to configure some push services with my [...]
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