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- Beautifully Different Calling 1-051-855-000: Jury finds Samsung in violation of Apple patents.
- Lumiappaday #282: Scooby Doo demoed on the Nokia Lumia 900
- What would you do for a Lumia? Video: Nokia Lumia car
- Preview: Nokia 808 PureView shot music video for Midnight Bonfires
- Richard’s Nokia 808 PureView long exposure gallery (update, and guide!)
- SymbianApps: Bombergeddon – explosive arcade for Nokia!
- Nokia Nostalgia: Nokia 3650 Symbian phone with rotary keypad
| Beautifully Different Calling 1-051-855-000: Jury finds Samsung in violation of Apple patents. Posted: 24 Aug 2012 04:55 PM PDT
For the past few years, Samsung has done a fantastic job evolving and adapting – seeing what’s popular and going with that flow. There are plenty of lessons that all manufacturers could learn, especially Nokia. Being swift to adapt. Failure to adapt, failure to thrive. The introduction of the iPhone saw Samsung’s best move yet, to reproduce the iPhone itself with SGS, SGSII and Ace. Essentially the ‘poor man’s iPhone’. Why not? People were interested in iPhone and Samsung offered consumers a chance to own one that was less expensive, and perhaps did a few extra things the original didn’t. They’d still have the look and feel of the iPhone – an important criteria for people to pay attention to their products. Samsung’s adaptations were perhaps too quick, and too similar. Instead of taking the longer route with their own design, they took something that was already popular, cloned it and put their name on it. Well pretty much. It kinda felt like they were cheating and getting away with it. It was especially odd since Samsung could definitely make nice looking phones on their own. But it wasn’t about that. It was about getting popular ASAP.
Today, Apple have been awarded over 1 billion dollars ($1,051,855,000) in damages for the Samsung vs Apple drama, which it seems sides with Apple’s claims. Earlier this week we heard how Apple used Nokia to showcase the possibility of producing phone designs that were not iPhoney to the detriment of Samsung. The damage is already done, and Samsung has what they wanted. Success from riding iCoattails (perhaps the same could be said of Apple infringing Nokia patents which they settled and paid Nokia for?). What’s a billion dollars to a giant like Samsung? The money means even less to Apple.
What’s the significance for Nokia in all of this? Perhaps even more recognition for Nokia designs and designers, the ones who strived to recapture praises from the media for the sleek N9/Lumia? Harder time for Android (though I don’t quite see them being TOO affected by this)? Some outlets have mentioned a possible ban on Samsung products, which would go very well for Apple but also Nokia. Whilst Nokia was shaken up by iPhone, they could have weathered it with their own strategic responses were it not for the unanticipated march of Sammy Droids. Perhaps more attention for WP?
Perhaps nothing. Or perhaps they should worry that Samsung will start copying Nokia N9/Lumia (heck they copied those Lumia taxis no?
As much as some people might find the same rounded cornered rectangle boring, it’s an iconic design that Apple will stick with and keep ‘refining’. Although folks may now be more weary on how they copy Apple, Nokia would do well to keep improving on that sleek N9/Lumia design. Stick with a design that works, become synonymous for that design, change it up a little but not too much for people to forget that design they love. Sure go ahead and make other phone designs, but keep the heritage alive. More details over at TheVerge:
BBC Quotes:
BGR reckons going with a completely different UI might have saved Nokia from some grief.
Beautifully Different.
Here’s TheVerge explaining what this means:
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| Lumiappaday #282: Scooby Doo demoed on the Nokia Lumia 900 Posted: 24 Aug 2012 12:32 PM PDT
This is another video series app by Enigma. We’ve previously seen Micky Mouse as well as Tom and Jerry. Scooby Doo shares the same format. This is the classic Scooby Doo of which the app has 41 episodes. #282) Scooby Doo
Developer Blurb:
Rating:Design: 7 Usability: 8 Performance: 9 Price: 10
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| What would you do for a Lumia? Video: Nokia Lumia car Posted: 24 Aug 2012 04:07 AM PDT
Someone named Damien answered Nokia’s question of ‘what would you do for a Lumia’ saying he’d let Nokia paint his car. So, Nokia have turned it into a Lumia promo car. :p
by nokia
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| Preview: Nokia 808 PureView shot music video for Midnight Bonfires Posted: 24 Aug 2012 03:40 AM PDT
A couple of weeks ago we saw a Nokia 808 PureView bag full of swag that was to be used by the band, ‘Midnight Bonfires’ for a music video. Two days ago, Sam from Midnight Bonfires shared the results. I love the song, but the video isn’t the best I’ve seen from the 808. Perhaps some post processing artefacts? I think it needs assistance from a handicam – at least all music videos do when you try and do some panning. That or a dolly/mounted tripod. They’re currently in the middle of editing, so I’m hoping there’ll be some more cuts to ease the jitteriness of the 808. I think the colours look great, particularly in the woods. It doesn’t look like a phone video at all (apart from the need for stabilisation).
Cheers Sam for the tip! BTW, here’s a music video from N8.
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| Richard’s Nokia 808 PureView long exposure gallery (update, and guide!) Posted: 24 Aug 2012 03:16 AM PDT
Richard Dorman, aka Sheridan01 tweeted about his gallery where he’s been experimenting on some long exposures. Shots there I think date back to July?
Richard is a Nokia and photo buff, and quite rightly is showing off his skills with the 808 PureView. We’ve seen some official Nokia snaps using long exposures (and that ND filter) before and it’s nice to see more people tackling it. I love how the water blends together in long exposure shots. Full size: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sheridan01/7740150330/sizes/o/in/set-72157630446166192/
Looks very dreamy
With long exposure’s you’re going to need to have a tripod to hold the 808 steady. Not sure what settings Rich has on his 808 but for day time, lower ISO and set ND filter on (cut down more light). Moving water is a great subject, especially when contrasted with static components, such as these rocks. The effect would be even greater if the exposure mode on the 808 was longer. Update: Rich just tweeted a link to his post which gives clear instructions on how to achieve similar results on your 808! There’s the old rubber band trick for holding up additional glass over your Nokia.
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| SymbianApps: Bombergeddon – explosive arcade for Nokia! Posted: 24 Aug 2012 03:01 AM PDT
Bombergeddon is a bomberman style game for S^1/S^3 and it’s available at Nokia Store. Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Cheers Paul from HeroCraft for the tip!
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| Nokia Nostalgia: Nokia 3650 Symbian phone with rotary keypad Posted: 24 Aug 2012 02:56 AM PDT
The Nokia 3650 was definitely one of those head turning designs, possibly for the wrong reasons. It was one of those, ‘had to be a Nokia’ daring design, successor of the very much liked 7650. Notice the non standard circular keypad. Possibly not the easiest thing to use. According to Wikipedia, this was the first Symbian smartphone to reach North America and the first phone in North America with an integrated camera. I’m not sure the phrase ‘smartphone’ was uttered in the days of communicator/early Symbian models. I think the likes of 7650/3650 were thought of as phones with PDA like qualities. A more conventional keypad came with the release of the 3660 and this design was not seen again until Nokia codename ‘charlie’ aka, 6630. I remember the newspapers here in UK giving a mention for what was then, a class leading, cutting edge phone with all of the must have features. Oddly, online reviews rarely had much problem for the retro rotary keypad. Here’s an ad for the Nokia 3650 – I think this went viral for the shock factor. Apparently there was no real cat and this ad was never released to the media.
Guy talks about his 3650 back in 2011
           
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). Good thing that Nokia’s patenting those designs, eh?
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