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Author Archive: Michael Faro-Tusino

Hi! My name is Michael. I currently live in Sydney, working on all things Digital Marketing. 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. Get in touch on Twitter via @MFaroTusino, or even simply drop me an email at mike.mnb[at]outlook.com or tips[at]mynokiablog.com

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More “Portico” updates variants for Lumia 820 & 920 appear on Navifirm

More “Portico” updates variants for Lumia 820 & 920 appear on Navifirm

| December 27, 2012 | 15 Replies

Advertisements Last week, the Lumia 820 and 920 US handsets recieved “Portico” update for WP8. I just took a look on Navifirm, and what do you know, it seems we have a Christmas surprise. There are tonnes of firmwares now available, so hopefully this means most if not all devices will be receiving an update […]

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Lumiapp: MeTweets (Twitter client) – Free today only! (WP8 only)

Lumiapp: MeTweets (Twitter client) – Free today only! (WP8 only)

| December 25, 2012 | 7 Replies

I just found out that MeTweets, a twitter client for Windows Phone 8 is available free. I have heard people rave about it, so figured I should give it a go. Boy am I glad I did! I am normally snobby with my apps. I find ones I use, and stay loyal with them (twabbit […]

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Review: Nokia Lumia 820

Review: Nokia Lumia 820

| December 19, 2012 | 26 Replies

Its been two weeks since getting the Nokia Lumia 820, and firstly; WOW! The Lumia 920 has been getting a lot of intention, but the Lumia 820 is definitely not to be ignored. It sports a gorgeous 4.3″ AMOLED ClearBlack 480p screen, that makes web browsing, watching videos and playing games a delight. The only […]

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More Nokia apps get updates for WP8

More Nokia apps get updates for WP8

| December 19, 2012 | 11 Replies

My Lumia 820 had around 8 updates just appear, with 5 of them being Nokia apps. Only Audio and Nokia Maps had changelogs Audio: With this update you will get Audio leveling feature, to set the same playback volume for all music and video tracks. Nokia Maps: What’s New: – new traffic layer improves reliability […]

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N9Appdate: Rocket now has native sharing and Feed Integration

N9Appdate: Rocket now has native sharing and Feed Integration

| December 17, 2012 | 4 Replies

There is always a war of twitter clients on mobile platforms, and although Harmattan has a small user base, there is no shortage of twitter clients at all. Until now, there has been three fairly equal clients: QNeptunea, Tweetian and Rocket. I’ve been lucky enough to take part in the Rocket Beta, and the latest […]

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Video: N9Apps: Cyclotron (webOS/ Playbook style app switching) #N9Hacks

Video: N9Apps: Cyclotron (webOS/ Playbook style app switching) #N9Hacks

| December 17, 2012 | 13 Replies

THP never ceases to amaze me. Just when I thought he had out done himself with apkenv, he has brought the Harmattan community Cyclotron. The app (well mod really) takes the swipe to a new level, by allowing the user to swipe diagonally from the status bar to switch between apps. I can’t really do […]

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WP 7.8 leaks on Navifirm for Lumia 800 and Lumia 510 + features incl.

WP 7.8 leaks on Navifirm for Lumia 800 and Lumia 510 + features incl.

| December 14, 2012 | 67 Replies

Overnight, WP 7.8 (xxx.xxx.8858.12560) popped up on Navifirm, being available for the Lumia 800 (RM-801) and Lumia 510 (RM-889). Me being me, and recently undergoing a flash of my Nokia Lumia 820, decided to take the plunge and flash my Lumia 800, even though I have a RM-819 variant, which has been gathering dust this […]

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Nokia Lumia 920 awarded Reader’s Choice Mobile of the Year 2012

Nokia Lumia 920 awarded Reader’s Choice Mobile of the Year 2012

| December 11, 2012 | 42 Replies

We posted about Gizmodo Australia taking votes on the handset you thought deserved to be crowned the winner of 2012. The votes are in, and the Nokia Lumia 920 won with 49% of the total votes. Not only is this awesome news, the next bit of awesome news is the percentage at which they beat […]

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Your Lumia 620 Questions Answered!

Your Lumia 620 Questions Answered!

| December 10, 2012 | 47 Replies

We just took part in the Q&A sessions regarding the Nokia Lumia 620, and we have the answers for you below. We were joined by Anssi Hakkarainen from Nokia product marketing team, Timo Joutsenvirta from Nokia Technology Marketing, and Ben from Nokia connects. So here are the questions we asked and the answers we got. […]

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