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- Uniquely Symbian: BUILT-IN File Manager: Files
- HTC One Sales Banned in Netherlands Over Using Nokia’s High Amplitude Mics
- Lumia 720 & 520 Now Available in Saudi Arabia; $320 & $184
- Navifirm Locked Down; No More Unauthorized Access to Early Software
- Nokia announcing something Wednesday 7am GMT, Hints at yellow QWERTY device, says be there or be square – QWERTY Lumia?
- MotleyFool: 3 Reasons to buy Nokia Long-term
- Nokia’s Open Song Project Nominated for Webby Awards, Open for Voting
- Video: Heavily Disguised black Nokia Lumia 920 in Wendy’s Flatbread Chicken TV Commercial
| Uniquely Symbian: BUILT-IN File Manager: Files Posted: 22 Apr 2013 12:59 PM PDT
Dear MNB Readers, Symbian. A lot of us have been using Symbian for years now and have become accustomed to its features and while some of those features have been duplicated on other platforms, their implementation may be different from on Symbian. For this article, I would like to talk about Symbian’s standard file manager called Files. File managers are not exclusive to Symbian and have been and are present in some form on other mobile OSes such as Android, Windows MOBILE, Maemo, Meego and the like. The main difference is that the availability of a file manager may vary from device to device using the SAME OS. For example, on Android, manufacturers (Samsung, HTC..)have picked up the slack and now include a file manager in their custom builds of Android but to my knowledge*, (*correct me if Google has now included a file manager in stock Android) Android still lacks a default, built-in, user accessible file manager. What that means for users of other OSes is that there isn’t a guarantee that they will have a file manager on every device that they buy. The user may have to search and download any of the free or paid file managers. Some people know how to do this and are willing to do this, others are not, while others see no use for a file manager on a phone in the first place. The other scenario is that an OS (iOS, Windows Phone, others) may not have a file manager in the OS at all or have one with so many restrictions that it barely allows you to manage your files. This brings us back to Files, the standard built-in Symbian file manager:
Files is a part of Symbian: Included on every Symbian phone from the 808 PureView back to the beginning of time (or close to it The Files UI should be familiar to anyone that has used a file manager or folder system/explorer on a computer and it behaves the same as well. Pictured to the left is the standard view when you open Files. It shows several “drives”, C:, E: and F: with F: being your memory card if your Symbian device has a memory card (SD, Mini/Micro SD) slot. Pictured to the right, you can see additional drives that are shown when you connect external devices via USB On-The-Go (if your device has USB-OTG) such as flash drives, hard drives or other phones. G: and H: represent the Mass Memory and Memory card on my Nokia N8 that is connected to my 808 PureView via USB OTG….that’s a LOT of GBs to manage!
Once in Files, you can long press (equivalent of the right mouse click on a computer) to see the details of the selected drive and access other options to modify the content as pictured below. Clicking Format allows you to erase the contents of the drive and it then automatically recreates the standard Symbian folders. This is useful if you switch memory cards, firmware or if you are having issues with the drive and you want a fresh start. Clicking Details shows what is consuming the memory on the drive. Looking at my memory card pictured on the right, I have over 5GBs in Videos, showing as using 5178MB. You can also set a password for a particular drive to ensure spying eyes won’t have access to your sensitive and personal files.
Once you select the drive that you want to access, all of your folders are displayed just as they are located in the file system, minus and hidden/system folders but there is an app for that
You can also Mark files to select multiple files. There is even a Mark All in the event that you need a mass move or deletion or to send files via email, Bluetooth or other methods.
Your options may vary by file type or storage location but generally, if you can see it, you can select it and therefore you may have additional options. Please note that this article is only about the built-in file manager and not the downloadable file managers that may have more options and deeper/secured folder access. Files does a great job at standard file management and access. Functionally, all user-created content is accessible and able to be managed, such as pictures, video, music, documents and other file types without the need of a computer or separate app. It is a wonderful thing to have a USB OTG enabled device and cables and have the ability to assist friends in getting pictures or other documents to and from their device just by accessing their file system. There is almost something secret agent 007 like around the “oooooh… my phone can read your phone’s file system” feeling when helping others but then again, that person trusts you with accessing their files so let’s be on our best behavior. My next Uniquely Symbian topic will cover On Device Backup and Restore which is a part of Files. Here is the opening paragraph of that article:
I originally planned to make one article covering both topics but it looks like I am going to have to split them into separate articles due to technical reasons. I wanted to point out that the unique aspect of Files is that it is built-in to the OS. That is the important part in my opinion. Sure, there are more capable file managers out there that can be downloaded separately but that isn’t unique to Symbian. It is my hope that this article sheds a little light on a Symbian gem that may be overlooked or taken for granted or long forgotten. I use Files all the time, managing my sound files from Recorder and pictures from other devices. Do you use Files? If you do, what phone do you use Files on, what version of Symbian? Do you have any screenshots of Files from older versions of Symbian or stories of how Files may have saved the day or helped a friend? If you don’t use a file manager on your phone, what do you do to manage your files? I am always mindful that even though I may already know something, that doesn’t mean everyone else knows because at some point in my life, I had to learn as well. All comments are welcome as always and thank you for choosing MyNokiaBlog! Deaconclgi |
| HTC One Sales Banned in Netherlands Over Using Nokia’s High Amplitude Mics Posted: 22 Apr 2013 11:45 AM PDT
This could be potentially interesting, Nokia have been granted a “preliminary injunction” on sales of the HTC One in Netherlands due to HTC “borrowing” Nokia’s High Amplitude Microphone module without their permission. Not only have HTC used the module without licensing it from Nokia, but apparently the module itself was developed under NDA by ST Electronics for exclusive use by Nokia. Should Nokia pursue this further it’s possible that the One might be banned from other stores/countries; unless the two reach an agreement, in the mean time Nokia have issue this public statement:
Sounds very harsh and straight forward, ripping at HTC’s claims and telling them to “stop copying”; in return HTC have responded saying:
It seems that the one time HTC got their phone right it had to come from Nokia, I’m not very surprised to be honest. |
| Lumia 720 & 520 Now Available in Saudi Arabia; $320 & $184 Posted: 22 Apr 2013 11:33 AM PDT
The effect of Nokia announcing a global price range for these devices upon launch is obvious, people and retailers alike will be “forced” to place these phones within a reasonable price of the announced value, making it more affordable to the consumer and more profit for Nokia in terms of sales. I think i know what I’m going to be blowing my pocket-money on next time I’m in KSA.
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| Navifirm Locked Down; No More Unauthorized Access to Early Software Posted: 22 Apr 2013 08:28 AM PDT
Navifirm is Nokia’s online storage/testing location for upcoming softwares for their devices (regardless of the OS); and its loved by many users as it gives us a glimpse into upcoming updates and fixes for our devices (plus it was a must have for Symbian flashers). Unfortunately as of today navifirm is no longer accessible by the general public; and instead requires an authorized Nokia login to gain access to them, this is of course an attempt to clamp down on early software leaks; or upcoming devices that appear under RM-XXX. Hopefully we’ll still be able to get our hands on those yummy updates oneway or another. |
| Posted: 22 Apr 2013 12:27 AM PDT
What’s this bright yellow thing? Whatever it is, Nokia’s teasing that they’ll be announcing it on Wednesday, 7am GMT. They say that you’ve got to ‘be there or be square’. Square – square tiles? Lumia? Look at the picture, that’s a QWERTY keyboard no? First QWERTY Lumia? Candybar WP8? Perhaps more Asha related given that the Q&A after the launch will have Niel Broadly from the Mobile Phones team. But NokConv also mentions a ‘special guest’. Someone from Lumia? Maybe Elop?
Source: @Nokia/NokConv Cheers Muerte for the tip! |
| MotleyFool: 3 Reasons to buy Nokia Long-term Posted: 21 Apr 2013 11:55 PM PDT
1) Well designed easy to use Nokia Lumia smartphones that consumers are enjoying 2) Huge restructuring efforts to control costs and improve launch cycles that would improve profitability and cash flow (net cash was higher than previous quarter, despite loss). 3) Upside potential of the stock Should Nokia’s restructuring efforts work and Nokia maintains consistent profitability and sales across all divisions, then yes, Nokia’s stock is seen to be heading up in a very steep fashion. But that’s a lot of big ifs.
For a bit of balance….whilst TheGuardian says Nokia’s new smartphones put Nokia back in the smartphone race, the body of the text looks into how other analysts are skeptical.
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| Nokia’s Open Song Project Nominated for Webby Awards, Open for Voting Posted: 21 Apr 2013 11:39 PM PDT
You can choose to vote for Nokia’s Open Song Project in the Annual Webby Awards, “People’s Voice” section. This is for the category of Interactive Advertising & Media: Consumer electronics and services. Feel free to vote for Nokia.
Via: Reddit |
| Video: Heavily Disguised black Nokia Lumia 920 in Wendy’s Flatbread Chicken TV Commercial Posted: 21 Apr 2013 11:30 PM PDT
There’s a TV commercial for Wendy’s Flatbread Chicken and in it stars a black Nokia Lumia 920. Well for the eagle eyed amongst you anyway.
Notice however when in close up, the Nokia logo is removed as well as the Windows Button.
I do like that they used the real camera viewfinder, even tapping the screen to take a picture (as opposed to a fake on screen button with faked UI)
A couple of weeks old, published at the start of April.
Here’s another video in HD, from last week. The ‘outtakes’.
Cheers simo and derrek for the tip! |
), excluding some odd firmware decisions that I am not aware of, Files can be found in the application menu or it can be placed on the home screen as a shortcut. What this means for the user is that no matter how old the device, the cost, form factor, display resolution, qwerty, touchscreen, hardware generation, UI, Symbian version, updated or not, still supported or not, there is a file manager on the device.
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