With all the rumors and speculations about Windows Phone 8; most importantly what phone (if any) will be upgradeable the internet has become a mess of contradicting articles and quotes each claiming something different, and usually each one is the complete opposite of the previous; so here’s in hopes of getting some things cleared up [...]
Just a quick heads up. AAWP has been tracking the app numbers for Marketplace and it has apparently reached the 80,000 mark. 82,234 published in total to marketplace. As is common place, the numbers available to each country varies. Marketplace availability has increased, doubling from last year though still not fully global yet. Rafe predicts [...]
Here is another piece sent in by FireDragon (Munir) this time with specific suggestions on what FireDragon reckons would improve Symbian. So far, these aren’t drastic changes, more refinement of Symbian. As with before, if you have Nokia related articles you want to share with MNB’s readers, do email tips[at]mynokiablog[dot]com. Ideas on what to send [...]
It’s been a long known fact that all Nokia phones no matter what OS they run have one thing that makes them superior to any other brand; their build quality, and in all honesty that’s what really matter, who cares if your phone has a 23GhZ processor if it breaks the first time you toss [...]
So I told you all I’d bring you a review after about two weeks with the device. Here it is. I’ll tell you what I’m enjoying, what needs some work, and just some other ideas I have. So first we have what I enjoy: The build quality of the device is better than I expected. [...]
This is NOT my “two weeks on” review, a little rant if you may. Anything from here-on in is solely speculation.( And massive wishful thinking.) I was digging around in the system files, and came across the icons used throughout the system. Some of which I altered, such as Firefox(Fennec), which I swapped out the [...]
Here’s an idea @KobusNell tweeted to us. Grid view multitasking for Symbian. I’ve been begging for something like this since playing about with Multitasking on Maemo 5/N900. Like the drop down notifications in Belle, Kobus Nell suggests this could possibly appear by pulling the bottom navibar up – so a gesture/movement based activation like the [...]
How do you guys manage your emails? Do you ever get a situation where you read something on your mobile device but can’t reply to it straight away and so need to check it again later? But then you never get around to checking that later as it gets lost in the pile of new [...]
You might have noticed that the Wall street Journal is reporting that Nokia are actively searching for a new CEO to rejuvenate their past successes. A lot has been made after the reporting and apparently Nokia already have interviewed two candidates nothing has been confirmed yet but looking at the blogs and new sites today [...]
Symbian icons and fonts – does Nokia need to change them? (Did you also know that YOU can change both icons and fonts easily with themes?) Scroll at end or click here to vote at the poll The Nokia N8 received rapturous applause in its multimedia prowess and strength of design. The resounding notion was [...]
This is mainly a tongue in cheek rant, written very late so it probably may not make sense. Note – if you are reading this, you are not the “public” which is described in this article. Again, press X now or prepare for walls of text. Perception, perception perception. What Nokia needs to learn from [...]
Not really a Nokia post, but an intriguing watch nonetheless. Basically how a modern mobile OS should feel and how the UI should look. Nokia touch phones are often more functional [aka plain/boring] when it comes to the UI. Only recently with the N900 have Nokia users experienced eye candy UI out of the box. [...]
![15 hardware changes that would have made N900 physically irresistible – [15 essential hardware features for its successor]](http://mynokiablog.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/n900w.jpg?w=90 "15 hardware changes that would have made N900 physically irresistible – [15 essential hardware features for its successor]")
The N900 is a great phone, but it is (as Nokia themselves have more or less said) a work in progress. I’ll say it again, it’s step 4 of 5 to Maemo glory. Software evolution to one side (see firmware update wishlist for N900), understandably, this early adopter product isn’t physically “perfect” for mass market. I.E. [...]
[video at the bottom] Nokia totally got me hooked on their concept of homescreens and “alwaysonlineasithappens” with the N97. I found it extremely useful but wanted more of it than the one homescreen + blank screen that the N97 has. With the N900 we had four homscreens! At last! I’m able to have a main [...]
We all know that the N900 is a work in progress. Nokia famously proclaimed the N900 to only be “step 4″ of a 5 step route to Maemo glory and smartphone perfection. Well words to that effect anyway. Hardware wise -I won’t go into this too heavily though there are three main aspects that resonate [...]
This is a video for the Nokia Zero: The new Nokia phone to rule them all. This post is meant to demonstrate the importance of having a “memorable product name”. This goes for services as well as devices. Here I’ve taken “Zero” as an example. The rest of the post after the video explains why [...]
The BBC recently aired a couple of technology focused documentaries, one called Life and Death of a Mobile Phone and the other Upgrade Me. They’re available to watch/download on the BBC iPlayer (Sorry, UK residents only – er, unless you know how…) I always find it interesting to see technology related programmes designed for the [...]
I just watched Episode 91 of Steve Litchfield’s “The Phones Show” where in this episode, he covers Application Stores: Apple’s App Store Nokia’s Ovi Store Google’s Android Market. The Ovi Store is supposed to be Nokia’s one stop shop for Applications, Games, and other content such as ringtones, videos, wallpapers and themes. I’ve been using [...]
Whilst at the Nokia Flagship Store, I noticed these black and silver BH-905s! I’ve been looking forward to seeing one of these for real sine its announcement earlier in June. I barely spent any time with it as the security guard was giving me funny looks, and going “Can you see what the price of [...]
Nokia N920 Concept This was just a 20 minute MS Paint job I did a while back. I have NO skill in photo editing, as is evident in the images – it is just a raw idea. The AIM was not to design a phone, but to show that within a given (compact) space, you [...]
Theme of Rant/Suggestion: 2 parts – Sidebar & Icons in menu Have you been watching Nokia World 09 Online? Perhaps you’re actually there? Some big announcements of devices we’ve already heard of (Booklet 3G /N97 mini/n900), and some new ones too (X6, X3). But something a lot more interesting for current S60 5th edition owners [...]
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