31 July 2012

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My Nokia Blog

Video: Nokia Counter & Contact Share Demoed on Lumia 900

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 01:08 PM PDT

Now that Nokia have pushed out all the official apps promised at the developers summit last month (Camera extras, Contact share, Counters, Play To); here’s a video demoing the latest of these releases (Contact share & Counter):

Unfortunately Contact share doesn’t support sending the Vcard over Bluetooth as of yet, hopefully that’ll come soon; and since the counter is still in the beta phase there are some features missing, officially they are:

  • there are no notifications when set limit is achieved (will come later)
  • conference calls are not counted properly
  • not possible to set data limit counter with a fractional part (i.e. not possible to set 1.5GB limit)

anyways here’re the respective QR codes, get downloading.

*Note: It would appear that Tango (for the Lumia 800 & 710) as well as the post-Tango (for the 900 & 610- the update that brought “Flip-to-silence) are required for these apps to run.

Counter:

QRCode

Contact Transfer:

QR: Contacts Share

 

Lumiappaday #258: Fishing Girl demoed on the Nokia Lumia 900

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:41 PM PDT

 

Fishing Girl is a game where you partake in some relaxing fishing. I didn’t realise that’s what it was for until I read the blurb. There’s no goals as such other than completing some of the bonus requests and upgrading your line/lures. There’s minor skill involved in casting out your line, getting the right catch and then reeling in the line at the right speed so it doesn’t break.

Nice free app.

#258) Fishing Girl 

Price:  Free

Link: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/a383fd15-4d0d-e011-9264-00237de2db9e

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE_zndzidpc

Developer Blurb:

 

Fishing Girl is all about relaxing fishing! Use your lure to bait the various fish in the sea and be an eco warrior and fish out garbage from the sea as well. Perfect for the whole family and excellent time waster!

 

- Compare career points online to see who is the best fishing girl in town

- Compete in daily challenges to further increase your career points

- Buy lures and upgrade your equipment

- Try your best to get the angry shark lurking at the bottom of the sea!

 

So go get Fishing Girl, relax, catch some fish, and enjoy the day go by.

 

1.5 Update:

- Updated to Mango

- The upgrade shop and lure shop is now open!

 

Version 1.4 Update – Career Points bug has finally been fixed. It took a while to track down the bug but it’s now dealt with!

Rating:

Design: 8

Usability: 9

Performance: 10 

Price: 10

Nokia Counters App for WP Available at Beta Labs

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 10:55 AM PDT

The final app from those promised by Nokia at the WP summit has just been released at the beta labs, Counters app tracks your Data, Messaging and phone consumption and alerts you once you’ve gone over the limit. As the app is still a beta it doesn’t support fractional data limits (1.5 GB) or pinning a specific counter the start screen; none the less it’s a pretty useful app so go get it guys.

Get it over here: http://betalabs.nokia.com/trials/counters

 

SymbianApps: Microsoft Apps 2.0 suite at Nokia Store

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 02:19 AM PDT

Steve of AAS reports that v2.0 of Microsoft apps is now available at Nokia Store.

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/flow/item/15382_Microsoft_Apps_20_suite_now_in.php

Store Link: http://store.ovi.com/content/263699

On a related note, Gerii commented in tips that there is an update to Upload to SkyDrive on the 808.

Via @AAS

Nokia Lumia 800 picks up Design Award from Good Design Australia

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 02:14 AM PDT

 

Just saw this tweeted.  The Nokia Lumia 800 wins a Design Award from Good Design Australia.

Nokia Lumia 800 design story. Nic Healey, PC & Tech Authority: “This is a superbly designed phone…”
The Nokia Lumia 800 validates Nokia’s outstanding design credentials.

The sleek, curved casing, together with the inky blackness of the glass and precision finishing is unlike any other smartphone available today.

Its shell is made from a single piece of injection-moulded polycarbonate.

The design process involved post-processing techniques normally reserved for metals which ensured higher precision and smaller tolerances between the display, glass and body.

The use of polycarbonate also provides an important functional benefit – outstanding antennae performance, which means users won’t drop calls.

http://www.gooddesignaustralia.com/awards/past/entry/nokia-lumia-800/?year=2012

 

 

Via @LewMilfy

Video: 18 Minute video review of Nokia Asha 306

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 01:36 AM PDT

Someone who calls themselves ‘Dr Technology’ has published their video review of the Nokia Asha 306 (Full Touch S40) on YouTube. We’ve shown you their unboxing some time ago so it’ll be interesting to see how they found using the 306.

Note, Asha full touch S40 is an even nicer experience on the capacitive screened 311. This helps the feel of being responsive. Swipes should be feather light and resistive screens make this difficult.

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Video: Screenshots demo on WP8

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 12:38 AM PDT

A couple of weeks back we heard that WP8 would have screenshot capability. This is neither something new or innovative, but since it’s been highly requested, it was worth sharing this information to those who care about such features. If you don’t, well let’s press that back button :) .

Below you can see this implementation in WP8. I do like that there’s a separate albums folder for screenshots instead of them getting bundled in with images you’ve downloaded or taken with the camera.

The video shows a WP8 emulator. To take a screenshot, press the windows+camera key.

It’s nice that this is built-in vs standalone app. It would have been nice if we could have at least got screenshot functionality from an app like Symbian in WP7 as opposed to having to go through the complicated Dev-Unlock route.

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Source: wp7app.de Via: Engadget
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