There is a pre-order listing for a SIM-free Nokia 808 PureView at HobbyHall, Finland for 549 EUR.

The ETA here is ‘early June’. June btw is just 6 days away.

https://www.hobbyhall.fi/p/fi/808-PureView-musta/325788

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Whilst we’re on the subject, we got tipped that it’s coming to India in the first week of June, according to a Nokia Priority Store in Hyderabad.

Cheers Timo and Debdas for the tip!

Game Developer magazine released their data from a survey on mobile game development.

I didn’t quite catch the sample size, but it’s of no surprise that coming out on top at 94.6% is iOS, followed not so far behind with 70.7% by Android.

What is a surprise is that the smallest userbase, WP7 comes in at third. A long way away at 8.8%. But that is still more than BB, Symbian and Bada combined.

Blackberry is fourth at 2.7% followed by Symbian at 2% and at the very back is Bada at 1.4%

‘Rapid development time’ is supposedly the most important factor, followed by ‘Flexibility and easy extendability,” “Engine performance,” “Support and documentation,” and “Prior successful use by another team”.

Source: Gamasutra via WMPU

Cheers KF for the tip!

Apparently those who pre-ordered the Nokia 808 PureView in the UK from Clove will have to wait a little bit longer again. It was already moved from May to June. Not sure what’s going on.

http://mynokiablog.com/2012/05/09/rumour-nokia-808-pureview-stock-uk-due-from-june-4th/

Here is an email that reader, stylinred got:

You recently placed a pre-order with us for the Nokia 808 PureView, thank you.

We have today received information that the 808 will not be available for sale SIM-FREE through Clove until mid-late July.

We understand that this is not the news you want to hear, as stock was expected in early June but we are sure this phone (or camera with a phone) will be worth the wait.

At this time, unless we hear otherwise we will retain your pre-order and contact you when we have more information.

The Clove Technology Sales Team

Again I am not sure why but could it be related to this: Steve Litchfield says Nokia has not produced any retail Nokia 808 PureView yet. Well, there are already Nokia 808 PureViews seen by members of the public in UAE.

Creator of Gravity for Symbian, @janole asked Steve if he was sure. Steve said:

well I know they’re still tweaking the camera algorithms, video especially…

So UK stock is probably of least priority if other countries officially assigned will have to wait too.

Cheers Stylinred and Gerii for the tip!

Back in February, when Ali showed us a hands on of the 808 in the firmware we saw that what we were presented as Belle FP1 seemed to have been none other than Carla.

http://mynokiablog.com/2012/02/28/nokia-belle-fp1-is-nokia-carla-v112-with-nokia-browser-8-2-so-carla-for-603-700-701/

Most recently in a Q&A with a Nokia person, they said that FP1 is Carla too.

One can say that Symbian FP1 and Symbian Belle Carla or this latest update will be released in the coming months?

Then: Carla is no longer a name we use. FP1 is pretty much that was once called Carla.

http://mynokiablog.com/2012/05/23/symbian-road-map-redefined-fp1-is-carla-n8-to-get-both-fp1-fp2/

As final confirmation in case some people are still missing the point, Nokia has also apparently contacted GSM Arena to confirm Carla is NOT cancelled and that it is simply renamed to FP1.

http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_confirms_that_carla_update_for_symbian_is_not_cancelled-news-4298.php

So many will it-won’t it news -_-.

Cheers Mapantz  and Ritesh  for the tip.

Here’s a listing for the Nokia 808 PureView in Belgium I don’t know if there are others, but I suspect when available, the official channels can be found at

http://www.nokia.com/be-nl/producten/telefoon/808/

It has a list price of 649EUR and ETA of June 19th.

http://www.pdashop.be/product/175320/nokia-808-pureview-wit.html

Cheers Jordan for the tip!

It wasn’t that long ago after the Nokia 808 PureView launch that Gizmodo (Australia)  completely missed the point on what PureView was about – feeling it was marketing gimmick and that Nokia were simply ‘redefining the stupidphone’. But they were quick to admit they were wrong and just yesterday after trying it out first hand appeared to be blown away.

http://mynokiablog.com/2012/05/24/gizmodo-nokia-808-pureview-that-camera-is-damn-good-made-compact-cameras-and-maybe-even-bridge-cameras-obsolete/

Gizmodo is on a roll right now trumpeting great technology when they hear about it, in a piece that thankfully takes the time to explain what PureView is about.

http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/05/what-is-nokia-really-banging-on-about-with-its-pureview-technology/

http://gizmodo.com/5913264/what-is-nokias-pureview-technology

If Nokia can deliver results that are worth it, I think people can be willing to compromise on size. I mean, look at the SG Note. Obscene at first launch but now defining this ‘phablet’ for people who want that additional functionality in their phone. Why not have a slightly thicker phone at one end to always have that amazing camera and capture all those priceless memories with you?

Gizmodo notes that Nokia will be making slimmer devices with PureView. not necessarily in this combination (41MP) but the same underlying technology to deliver the highest quality in mobile imaging.

Here’s to Nokia, truly trying to deliver innovation that matters to the consumer. It’s not about just having bigger numbers, but really it’s all about giving the consumer the best audio/visual experiences – the highest photo quality – improvements where it counts.

Source: gizmodo

Cheers steelicon for the heads up!

We have more Lumia 800 accessories to check out – thanks again to MobileFun. I wanted to find a similar product for the N9 but mobilefun was out of stock so that’ll have to wait some other time.

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/nokia-cp-022n-nokia-lumia-800-alpha-flip-case-white-p33194.htm

There are a myriad of cases available for the Lumia 800 but this is the nicest one. The flippy part connects to the magnet the moment you close it. In other ones you have to fold the flap that has the magnet to catch the magnet at the base to keep the case closed. It’s also quite easy to just flick it open with a finger.

I wasn’t usually a fan of such cases but what I like about this is that it’s always on. When i have a pouch, the pouch ends up going on an excursion and isn’t seen for a couple of days.

So this is great for me as it will protect both the screen and that metal strip at the back – both the weakest points on the N9/800. They won’t break as such but they will get minor hairline scratches from dust/pocket lint. Knives/nails/concrete – ok but place it on a table that isn’t smooth as a baby’s bum and it’ll get scratched. :/ You only see the scratches when the screen is off or if you take a picture of it with flash on so for those who want to be using their Lumia but keep it pristine, this is a good option and a great case for that.

Durability wise, the only thing that concerns me is the plastic stubs on the side that keep the Nokia Lumia 800 held in place. Steve had a similar case where in the sides broke as he kept taking the 800 out too much (to show other folks how nice it looks) and had dropped it.

The N9 fits this case as you’d expect but the flash would be in the wrong position.

As we previously suspected, the Launch of the Lumia 900 in Finland was at hand; Nokia Finland just announced the Lumia 900 Finland variant a few moments ago, as expected this is the ROW (rest-of-the-world) variant meaning it lacks the LTE support- which of course is not an issue considering Finland doesn’t support LTE as of yet.

Alongside the Lumia 900 also debuted the Official launch of Nokia TV as a Beta for FINLAND ONLY- Nokia has not yet confirmed whether or not this service will spread to other regions (I assume it will take some time considering the amount of licencing agreements required to carry out something like this), the Launch of Nokia TV adds it to the other great Entertainment services from the awesome Entertainment team which Currently Include Mix Radio as well as Nokia Reading.

Nokia TV is a rich hub experience where all local broadcasters stream their content to Lumia 900 (and Lumia 800, who will have to DL the app from the marketplace). Nokia TV app focuses on local catchup TV, i.e. what was played last night or the night before. Content is normally hosted for about 2 weeks but could be up to 30 days, really depending on the content provider. Nokia TV app complements the already existing distribution channels that the content provider has in the market- Nokia TV app hosts the meta data the actual content is streamed direct from the provider; enabling the provider to show relevant adverting before a show.

Update (Jay, cheers Janne for the tip!): Here’s some more info from NokConv Finland:

The new Nokia TV application brings Internet content Finnish TV-Snow-Nokia smartphones.

Nokia TV-application through Snow-smartphone Nokia entertainment of Finland, Nokia is expanding music service, television services. Application deployment is easy and does not require a login or registration.

Users can watch YLE, MTV3, Channel Four, URHOtv’s Voice, and programs. Capacity will grow in the future in other domestic and foreign program suppliers.

http://aani.nokia.fi/2012/05/24/televisiota-voi-katsella-paikasta-riippumatta/

Janne confirms and says:

I’ve now seen multiple reports of people getting their phones, so it is definitely out in Finland in all the three colors and sporting “Tango” with the Wi-Fi sharing and better MMS settings and so on. Also Nokia TV is installed standard, as is Tango Video Calls (unrelated WP “Tango”). The silicone cover is not in the standard package it seems, so that is extra (it is on sale and stock too, both the back covering and bumper style). The USB cable is white like the charger.

Flo Rida’s on another music video with another Nokia Lumia, this time, with the stormtrooper white Nokia Lumia 900 in the video to “Whislte”.

They use the actual screen and not a simulated one.

Top Comment is:

And now for the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSnkWzZ7ZAA 

Via

Cheers Prashant for the tip!

NokConv reports that Bing Maps is now using  Nokia Maps traffic information and geocoding algorithms.

Thanks to Nokia’s Where Platform, Bing Maps can now offer the same traffic information that is already available at Nokia Maps in 24 countries (Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, UK and US).

…Watch this space for more ways that Nokia will become the engine powering Bing Maps on Windows Phone devices and applications.

http://conversations.nokia.com/2012/05/24/nokia-brings-live-traffic-advice-and-geocoding-to-bing/

Cheers Prashant for the tip