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More Nokia (N8/E7/X7) shaped handsets from ‘other’ manufacturers. #MOTO

More Nokia (N8/E7/X7) shaped handsets from ‘other’ manufacturers. #MOTO

| September 26, 2011 | 26 Replies

Advertisements Touch screen devices – they all seem to be the same rectangle with rounded corners. Some more than others to the point that Apple is having their products banned. Some say there’s nothing much you can do – it’s the optimal use of space when a screen is rectangle. Nokia went a different way […]

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Symbian Belle custom theme effects, “Anna” on 5230 and Animation/UI effects Rant

Symbian Belle custom theme effects, “Anna” on 5230 and Animation/UI effects Rant

| September 11, 2011 | 27 Replies

As well as all the new and pretty changes in Belle’s appearance, one of the things that won’t come across in screenshots are the lovely new animations/UI effects. These are pretty important as you’ll see in my mini rant after the videos. Anuj and Jill tipped these videos in of custom firmware in Belle with […]

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Poll: Submit Name idea for Nokia series of Windows Phone (USA) asks Chanse from Nokia

Poll: Submit Name idea for Nokia series of Windows Phone (USA) asks Chanse from Nokia

| August 30, 2011 | 195 Replies

I saw @ChanseArrington, (Head of Developer Marketing – North America – Nokia.) ask on twitter: “New Names or Submit your own idea! -> Poll: What should Nokia call their series of Windows Phones in the US?http://bit.ly/ou3QSW“ Wow, does this mean that in addition to the new numbers convention, as begged, Nokia may also award their […]

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30,000 apps on Windows Phone Market Place? (and App Rant)

30,000 apps on Windows Phone Market Place? (and App Rant)

| August 24, 2011 | 30 Replies

TechCrunch reported yesterday that the Windows Phone market place has reached the 30,000 App milestone. WMPU and TechCrunch later pointed out though that they may be slightly off that mark, but not that far. Versus other stores? That’s 20,000 apps shy of Ovi Store, however, this is 30k apps that is just Windows Phone, whilst […]

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Microsoft Recruiting WebOS devs for Windows Phone

Microsoft Recruiting WebOS devs for Windows Phone

| August 20, 2011 | 65 Replies

Just like when the likes of Samsung and Google started poaching Nokia/Symbian developers leaving on the Feb11 news, Microsoft – well @BrandonWatson made an open offer to webOS developers that Windows Phone will support them. (In case you missed it, HP are no longer making webOS devices. They’re not even going to be making PCs) […]

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No sound from Nokia N8’s speakers?

No sound from Nokia N8’s speakers?

| August 4, 2011 | 36 Replies

The loudspeakers on my N8 have stopped working. There’s sound through the call speaker, and sound will come through the headphones, but anything through the loudspeaker cannot be heard. I thought an app I recently installed for review just didn’t have sound, but it appears that it’s actually my N8. Video audio, music player audio, […]

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Goodbye Nseries/Eseries/Xseries! Nokia New Naming Conventions. Again. Sticks with just Numbers.

Goodbye Nseries/Eseries/Xseries! Nokia New Naming Conventions. Again. Sticks with just Numbers.

| August 1, 2011 | 49 Replies

Apparently Nokia are having yet again new names for their devices. And these new names are not names. They’re numbers. Lovely. http://conversations.nokia.com/2011/08/01/whats-in-a-name-nokias-product-name-conventions/ I’ll stick by my opinions on actually wanting a name. Ideally there would be both. A code name to distinguish amongst Nokia users where this handset lies and a name that’s marketable. (Numbers […]

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What if Nokia’s time……… is just over ?

What if Nokia’s time……… is just over ?

| July 25, 2011 | 90 Replies

Life is an endless mystery we constantly debate why we are here and we are constantly debating our future. One thing in life is for sure; though we all die or go away in some sort of way or we come back in another way. Anyway same happens in business companies come and go. Products […]

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Why Symbian Sales crashed? Where to go from here? #Rant

Why Symbian Sales crashed? Where to go from here? #Rant

| July 24, 2011 | 141 Replies

    Before we all immediately scream, “Elop the Trojan Horse” and call for his resignation (again), let’s look at what other reasons could be instead of laying all the blame on one guy. 1) Should never have dumped Symbian and gone with MS First, let’s begin with WHY some people are strongly against Elop. […]

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