29 April 2013

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MyDreamNokia #88: Nokia Mirror WP8+ Concept, 4.7″ 1080p, 18MP PureView+Xenon

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 01:39 PM PDT

MNB1 MNB6Check out this very interesting new design by Edgar Mkrtchyan called the Nokia Mirror, due to the highly reflective material at the back.

It looks super futuristic. Specs wise, it’s fitting for a 2013 handset.

  • CPU 1+1 Cores, 1.2-1.8GHz
  • RAM: 2GB
  • Weight: 160g, 130x70x10mm
  • Camera: 18mp, Carl Zeiss, PureView, Xenon + LED, 1080p recording, 3MP secondary camera (might as well, since some are using them for group photos now)
  • Battery: 3200mAh
  • Mass Storage: 32gb/64gb
  • Monster loudspeakers

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About "My Dream Nokia"

I'm sure you've dreamt up your PERFECT Nokia device/UI. What it would look like, what it would feel like, what features it would have. Why don't you share it with the world? Or at least with other Nokia fans :D .

It could be your own photoshopped or rendered work (seriously, you don't need mega skills in either, basic paint job is often enough to convey a concept) of your dream product.

SEND this in similarly to tips@mynokiablog.com with the title "My Dream Nokia" and perhaps the model number (and a little description, maybe a few specs in the message area? Though this bit not necessary).

Who knows, maybe an image might flutter over to Nokia and through whatever route end up being real.

Cheers Edgar Mkrtchyan!

Smaller People Hub Tiles; Forthcoming Update, or Bad Render?

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 03:30 AM PDT

fdb1f1cdd04334489a9d8ca3302c12f5In the Lumia 521 sales video on HSN they played a video promo for the Nokia “Flame”; the 521′s pre-release code name. In the promo they showed off the recent tiles in the people hub, which struck me as odd since it doesn’t match up with the current WP8 design, nor the previous WP7 design.

In WP8 the recent tiles are listed in a vertical layout of 8 tiles maximum as seen below, also note that the hub itself is a “panoramic view” (meaning you can see the edge of the neighboring pane without swiping out). In WP7 the recent tiles were arranged in a left-to-right panoramic view of also 8 contacts maximum, rather than the new vertical layout in WP8.

In the recent contacts on the 521 however they appear as a full size app displaying multiple small tile sized contacts (with the possible potential of more than 8 contacts). Of course this is pretty useful since you are obviously getting more use out of the same “hub”, especially since the recent contacts on my 920 are usually filled with contacts from my room chats; rather than people I actually called.

So what does this mean? Possibly nothing, it could be a shoddy render job by Nokia or their advertising team, or it could be a glimpse of how WP8 was supposed to deal with recent contacts; or dare we hope, it could be an option in a upcoming update? Something around the lines of “choose recent contact tile size” or “Number of recent contacts to be displayed” (similar to the recent posts option in baconit).

While we’re on the subject of the recent contacts, I do wish there was a way to pin it as a live tile; especially since it’s a lot prettier than the call list.

So what do you guys think?

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Verizon Nokia Lumia 928 spotted in the wild? Same finish as 920 with edge to edge screen?

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 02:21 AM PDT

 

There is no picture, just a story from Reddit whereby a store clerk (probably Verizon?) was met with another customer (who later turns out to be a Verizon exec?) who had a Nokia Lumia 928.

  • The screen was said to be beautiful and noticeably lighter than the 920.
  • Same (polycarbonate?) finish as the Nokia Lumia 920 but the screen goes edge to edge.

 

We’re told we wouldn’t have to wait long (so it’s still being pushed out)

Source: Reddit

Justin Bieber, owner of a Red Nokia Lumia 720, 920 and Red Monster Nokia Purity Pro – Win some Purity Pros

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 02:08 AM PDT

Screen Shot 2013-04-28 at 10.01.08At the start of the weekend, we heard that another well known Canadian was in Finland as part of his Scandinavian tour.

Nokia gave the Justin Bieber a customised Red Nokia Lumia 720, 920 and a matching Monster Nokia Purity Pros.

If you want to win some Purity Pros in red, all you’ll have to do is share the name of your favourite Justin Bieber song.

http://conversations.nokia.com/2013/04/26/lumia-found-on-justin-biebers-tour-bus-in-finland/

These Purity Pros are my favourite Nokia accessories ever!

Cheers Sakkib for the tip!

 

 

 

Weekend Watch: Nokia Lumia Flame (521) on HSN Shopping Channel – T-Mobile no contract

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 10:28 PM PDT

Screen Shot 2013-04-28 at 06.13.53When I used to watch a lot of TV (not so much now) I sometimes ended up transfixed by the sales pitch of random people on shopping channels.

It’s even more entertaining when you watch a sales pitch of a product you might know back to front already.

I love how excited these guys are about the new ‘Windows 8 smartphone’ the Nokia Lumia 521 haha. Quite rightly however, it’s because these features are appearing at such a low price that they’ve never seen before.

Some amazing comments:

  • One of the most in demand phones in the world
  • It’s a phablet.

 
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