31 May 2013

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Mix Radio Lands on Asha Devices, Starting in Russia

Posted: 30 May 2013 02:45 PM PDT

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Today Nokia has announced that the amazing music streaming service, Nokia Music will be coming to some Asha devices. With most of the features available on the Lumia range, including offline mixes and personalized mixes as well; this means bringing Nokia’s library of over 24 MILLION tracks to a whole new group of users. The rollout service will star tin Russia and hopefully follow in the rest of the world soon enough:

"We've had really positive feedback from users of Nokia Music on Lumia smartphones and we wanted more people to have access to this innovative, free music service. There's nothing quite like it for phones in this price range and I believe it will change the way many people listen to music in Russia.

Unfortunately not all Asha devices are eligible for the service, the newer full touch Ashas seem to be getting most of the action, but that’s still a pretty amazing feat by Nokia.

Nokia Music will only be available on new Nokia Asha Touch smartphones, which include: the Asha 305, 306 308, 309, 310 and 311 over the next few weeks, with the rollout beginning in Russia. Information about further rollouts will be shared in due course.

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Video: Nokia & WWF – ten years of partnership

Posted: 30 May 2013 02:29 PM PDT

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At Nokia we realise that reducing our own environmental impact is only half the battle. There’s so much more we can do to help the planet by using our technology and resources to support environmental organisations such as WWF. Nokia and WWF have had a Global Partnership Agreement in place since 2003. In this video you can see some examples of our work between 2003-2013.

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SymbianUpdates: Nokia 808 PureView gets email, calendar, messaging and Nokia Music update

Posted: 30 May 2013 02:10 PM PDT

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A few updates got pushed to one of our reader’s Nokia 808 PureView. Perhaps you’ll see it on yours?

  • Email and Calendar
  • Fix for Messaging
  • Nokia Music.

Cheers TSDetailer for the tip!

Green Lumia 920 Pops Up Down Under

Posted: 30 May 2013 09:09 AM PDT

Green Lumia 920A few of you have asked for this before, and it seems to finally be here; a green Lumia 920. A fresh breath of color into the 920′s spectrum, in some glossy green. The phone popped up on Australia’s E-Store with a price of $792 (Australian ofc).

Green Nokia Lumia 920

So what do you guys think? Anyone prefer the Minty green version over this darker one?

Via

 

The Register: Nokia 808 PureView, 41MP Symbian’s heroic last stand, the smartphone that refuses to die

Posted: 30 May 2013 08:46 AM PDT

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Andrew Orlowski has been living with the Nokia 808 PureView and it seems to have made quite an impression.

Although the Nokia 808 PureView has settled down a bit in terms of news articles, when you consider what Nokia has achieved with this ground breaking device, you just have to sit back down and exclaim, “Wow”. Phenomenal detail in a phone.

The article will please those grasping on to Symbian as it’s quite a lengthy piece. You might not like what you read but it’s nice to have someone critique than to ignore, eh?

We salute you, 808 PureView. We hope to see your spirit again, sometime soon hopefully in Nokia’s latest smartphones. We hope that by then, MS has gotten off their arse so that WP8+ will meet/exceed expectations.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/30/nokia_808_pureview_revisited/

Thanks Alvester for the tip!

Video: More Cinemastyle with Nokia 808 PureView

Posted: 30 May 2013 12:07 AM PDT

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Bill Perry, Global Partner Manager for Imaging at Nokia has been filming with his Nokia 808 PureView whilst visiting Pfeiffer beach. This was done with a tripod or handheld – less equipment than the other cinemastyle videos you’ve seen here with the 808 or here with the 920.

Spent some time in Big Sur on 18 May and made a trip to visit Pfeiffer Beach. After a 2 mile windy road arrived at the parking and it was a beautiful day however upon walking to the beach it was apparent it was very windy.

This short movie should give you a sense of what it was like that day: the wind, the surf and at times the tranquility.

All video was shot using my Nokia 808 PureView with either a tripod mount or just hand-held. I used a custom flat profile in creative mode so I could do my own post-processing. It also allows you to capture more details in the highlights and shadows that you can recover later.

Color correction, editing, and exporting all done with Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5.

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Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur – Nokia 808 PureView from Bill Perry on Vimeo.

 

Source: 

Via: PureViewClub

Cheers Alvester for the tip!

 

Lumiappdates: Facebook Beta Updated

Posted: 29 May 2013 11:58 PM PDT

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Not sure what’s changed but facebook beta for Windows Phone has been updated.

Cheers @sitbaddog for the tip!

Nokia HERE Maps and Leap Motion to Merge – Air Gestures to fly 3D Maps

Posted: 29 May 2013 11:34 PM PDT

Screen Shot 2013-05-30 at 07.25.52Leap motion is technology that allows the use of hand and finger air gestures to use multitouch control gestures on the screen. This means the ability to have touch screen inputs on regular, touch-free screens.

Check it out in this first video. We may have have discussed this before.

Leap Motion represents an entirely new way to interact with your computers. It’s more accurate than a mouse, as reliable as a keyboard and more sensitive than a touchscreen. For the first time, you can control a computer in three dimensions with your natural hand and finger movements.

It makes sense particularly for Windows 8 which is said to best work with touch input. Whilst it could work, say, with a camera like Kinect, this method seems a lot more accurate.

Now see what Nokia wants to do with it. It’s very Matrix/Iron-Man.

All fancy stuff. But when are we going to see any of this moving onto Mobile?

Source: Nokia

Via: WPC

Cheers Dan for the tip

 
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30 May 2013

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Win a Lumia 520 with Nokia Australia’s #520Friday competition

Posted: 29 May 2013 08:14 PM PDT

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Nokia Australia got in touch with me earlier today, to let me know of a competition they are holding on Twitter.

Every Friday, until June 21st, Nokia Australia will choose a winner (aptly at 5:20pm ) to score their very own Lumia 520.

How do you win?

This is is the easy part. All you need to do is simply tweet @NokiaAustralia with a picture of you getting ready to enjoy the weekend. Yes, it’s as simple as taking a photo and tweeting it! In the tweet give a little description and make sure you include the #520Friday hashtag to be eligible to win!

To be eligible to enter the Nokia Lumia #520Friday Twitter competition, individuals must:

1. Be residents of Australia who are 18 years old and above as of the date of participation

2. Submit a picture, that they have taken, via Twitter directly to @NokiaAustralia

3. Include the #520Friday hashtag within the entry (tweet)

4. Comply with these Terms and Conditions including the entry requirements

Employees (and their immediate families) of the Promoter and agencies associated with this promotion are ineligible to enter.

Terms & Conditions

Full list of T&Cs can be found at the link below.

http://www.nokia.com/au-en/terms/terms/520friday/twittercompetition/

Happy tweeting!

Windows Phone App for Desktop has just been released.

Posted: 29 May 2013 02:01 PM PDT


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Joe Belfiore just tweeted that the Windows Phone app for desktop has just been released.

http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/How-to/wp8/windows-phone-app-for-desktop

The Windows Phone app for Windows desktop makes it easy to:

• Sync music, photos, movies, TV shows, and podcasts from your existing Apple iTunes library or your Windows Libraries to your Windows Phone 8.*
• Automatically import pictures and videos you’ve taken with your phone to your PC.
• See at a glance how much space you’re using for each type of content, so it’s easy to make sure you never run out of room on your phone.
• Get your playlists on your phone.
• Find songs that will work as ringtones and add them to your phone

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Mac users….

http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/how-to/wp8/windows-phone-app-for-mac

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Nokia Lumia 925 vs Nokia Lumia 920 indoor and macro photos (+GDR2 and LCD/OLED screen comparisons)

Posted: 29 May 2013 12:06 PM PDT

Screen Shot 2013-05-29 at 19.49.41Whilst we did briefly post about how the Nokia Lumia 925 was even better than the Nokia Lumia 920 in low light, that was only a short test and was pushing the extremes.

Here are some images in a more ‘real life’ setting, more lighting available but still showing how the 925 has improved over the 920.

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Closer look. Keep note at the focus point, it’s still sharp when zooming in.

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Images are said to be sharper with improved white balance. There also seems to be less of that glare/lensflare.

You can see more images of GDR2 too:  winp.cn/

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Screen comparison

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Source: winp.cn/

Via: WMPoweruser

 

Nokia (33%) pipped to second in Finland by Sammy (36%) – Sammy opens research centre in Finland

Posted: 29 May 2013 11:47 AM PDT

 

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For those who say Finland is by default a Nokia country, simply buying Nokia phones, that’s not strictly the case. Since pre-2008, Android and iOS has been chipping into Nokia’s lead and winning the hearts of quite a proportion of those 5 million + residents.

Whilst Symbian continued to plummit, Nokia has managed to claw some ground back with Windows Phone, notably with Lumia reaching quite a few top 10 (even right at the top) placements.

There are several reports that Nokia is now at 33% of Finnish sales, with Samsung pipping them to the top with 36%.

Screen Shot 2013-05-29 at 19.31.40Not quite sure what article this was from but ‘arts’ tipped this image from WMPoweruser - Possibly somewhere on IDC. It shows SMARTPHONE Sales Volume Q1 2010 in Finland. Things seemed to have risen and then dropped between Q4 2010 to Q1 2011 and continued falling. The addition of Lumia in Finland possibly helps gain back some ground but falls again as Samsung outmanoeuvres.

As pointed out by ‘muhs’ in comments:

From the pics (below) Nokia lost the lead in Finland in smartphone sales just after Q3 2012 and even went to third place in Q4 2012 but in q1 2013 nokia took some of its lost ground became 2nd again over Apple. Also it seems from the pic of smartphone demographics that Nokia taking the lead in Smartphone sales in Q2 2013 is pretty probable (just after Q4 2012 ,look at how the samsung curve  goes down and the nokia curve goes up not to mention the elephant in the room which is the release of the 520 and 720 )

More and more of Samsung’s shipments are ‘smartphones’ whilst Nokia push basic phones and pose some Ashas as ‘smartphones’. How quickly can Nokia push Lumia down? How quickly can they even make those handsets?

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To pour salt into the wounds, Samsung is continuing it’s ‘invasion’ by opening a research centre in Finland.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/28/samsung-finland-research-center/

They’re playing to their strengths well, no? Using their position to continue staying larger. If only Nokia didn’t stumble with Symbian.

Cheers Alvester, John and Michael for the tip

 

 

WP8 GDR2 / Nokia Amber Leaked Images Running on Lumia 925, Shows FM Radio, Smart Camera, Sleeping Screen and More

Posted: 29 May 2013 06:23 AM PDT

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While we sit patiently waiting for Nokia and Microsoft to deliver the next update to our previous phones, somewhere out there in the wild someone has a Lumia 925 running Nokia Amber (or WP8 GDR2). Below are a couple pictures showing off some of the features coming in this latest update including:

Check out a couple more images at the WPC Forums: http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228754-lumia-gdr2-preview.html

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LumiAppDates: Storage Check & Transfer my Data

Posted: 29 May 2013 06:14 AM PDT

wp_ss_20130528_0001Today’s set of updates come from Nokia directly, with both Transfer my data, and Storage  check getting an update. And surprisingly storage check came with a change-log this time around

Via Reddit

 

Pics: Man of Steel Covers for Lumia 920, 720 and 925

Posted: 29 May 2013 05:50 AM PDT

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Dean shared a couple more pictures of his Man of Steel Swag with us (in case you missed it check out the wireless charging gear over here). There are 3 different cases, a simple silicone rubber case for the 920 (like the one that came with the 800 and N9) except it has the Superman logo on the back; as well as wireless charging covers for the Lumia 720 and 925.

It might be the case’s influence, but I don’t think I ever noticed how large the camera/lens on the back of the 925 is, maybe it’s the “bezzel” around the lens, but it certainly does look cool. WP_20130529_005

Idstagram Instagram app renamed to “Instance”

Posted: 29 May 2013 05:28 AM PDT

 

WPCentral reports that the popular Instagram app, Idstagram is to be renamed “Instance”. This was chosen in a poll, which itself was put out because of the threat of removal from the store. Why? I’m not quite sure. Maybe the name was too close/trademark issues. Anyway, that’ll be the name from now on.

The next closest name was pseudogram. What would you have named it?

 
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29 May 2013

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Video: Kelly Clarkson using Yellow Nokia Lumia 920 in latest hit Music video – colour amongst the black and white.

Posted: 28 May 2013 12:53 PM PDT

KELLY CLARKSON NOKIA LUMIA 920@KzudenO tweeted us that I’d like this video. I thought it was spam at first to make me click on a random video but noticed lots of Lumia things from their username.

The video turned out to be a brand new music video from Kelly Clarkson and woahMG, was I happy indeed to see my bright Pikachu Yellow Nokia Lumia 920 on the scene amongst the black and whiteness. It’s not there subtly, it stands out in the black and white scene.

I love how the story here is about bringing in colour and the colourful Nokia Lumia 920 is taking pride of place :D

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Hurrah

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Nokia, Nokia, Nokia quite prominent :)

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

Cheers KzudenO for the tip!

Microsoft’s Infographic Breaks it Down, Why Low Light Images Matter

Posted: 28 May 2013 11:04 AM PDT

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Microsoft posted the cute info graphic above on WindowsPhone.com detailing why we need proper lowlight photography in our lives. Pretty cool if you ask me, maybe this year we’ll have slightly less “bad 4th of July” pictures.

http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/cmpn/nokia-lumia-928-infographic?signin=true

Deal: Nokia WIreless Charging Pad (DT-900) on Sale for $24 (Free Shipping) Update: Sold Out

Posted: 28 May 2013 10:51 AM PDT

WP_20130527_006Here’s a deal you don’t want to miss out on, especially if you don’t have a wireless charging pad just yet. THe DT-900 is on sale at paydeals for an absurd $24, sure it’s no exclusive Man of Steel edition but it’s still a super deal.

Grab one in white or black at the link below:

https://paydeals.com/deals/nokia-dt-900-wireless-charging-plate-2-1

Update: sorry folks, the plates are all sold out ( for some reason the link died when they sold out, plus the list price went up to $29) – Link is fixed now; so keep an eye out in case they come back in stock.

Via Reddit

 

Rumor: Samsung to Implement OIS Technology in Galaxy Note 3

Posted: 28 May 2013 10:33 AM PDT

kevin-shields-600According to the latest rumors Samsung is once again copying others leads, this time by putting some OIS in the next Galaxy note. HTC have already attempted to reproduce Nokia’s lead in this field with some bitter-sweet results (although that might have been due to their insistence on using a 4 Mega Ultapixel camera).

According to a Samsung employee:

We are pondering various technologies at this stage – for example, OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) and shutter functions. But, nothing has yet to be confirmed, so we cannot conclusively say that those functions will be added to the Galaxy Note 3.

What worries me more than Samsung actually being able to pull off a decent rendition of of the 920′s OIS, is the fact that it would be one less exclusive feature left in the most innovative smartphone in the world.

Via

Thanks everyone who sent this in

 

Nokia Lumia 920 spotted on Penny Arcade comic strip

Posted: 28 May 2013 02:27 AM PDT

Screen Shot 2013-05-28 at 10.22.08An interesting spotting of a Nokia Lumia (either 800 or 920 – note LED placement, more likely the 920 due to being made in 2013). It’s in a Penny Arcade comic.

Note there’s some profanity.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2013/5/27/

According to the comments, they’re long time users of WP.

Via: Reddit

 

 

SymbianApps: GoPro Browser for Symbian (GoPro Hero 3)

Posted: 28 May 2013 02:20 AM PDT

Screen Shot 2013-05-28 at 10.16.47Just came across this video showing the GoPro browser app for Symbian, which works with the GoPro Hero 2 and 3.

This allows you to access files from the GPH 2/3 directly from your S^3 (Anna/Belle) handset. You can download and preview items and video preview streaming (not sure you can do direct live streams from the device to use it as perhaps a surveillance camera but that’s not what GoPro is for).

 

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Video: Nokia Lumia 920 – DIY paint job for dual shot colour

Posted: 28 May 2013 02:07 AM PDT

Screen Shot 2013-05-28 at 10.04.18Inspired by the dual colourings of the Nokia Lumia 620, the guy in this video modded his Nokia Lumia 920′s to have a similar effect.

I just loved watching the process of it all – it’s intriguing like a programme of ‘How it’s made’

My custom modification of a factory OEM Nokia Lumia 920 shell.

I just loved the Dual Shot design of the Lumia 620, so I improvised and created a dual shot for the Lumia 920 by using the Duplicolor Metalcast paints. These coloured paints are transparent, which creates the same Dual Shot effect of the Lumia 620.

I wanted an orange phone so I started with an OEM Nokia yellow shell and shot a very light application of Metalcast Red with a couple coats of clear. The result is a gorgeous orange dual shot finish.

I polished it off by wetsanding and using 3M polishing compounds.

Duplicolor Metalcast part numbers:
MC200 – Red Anodized
MC201 – Blue Anodized
MC202 – Yellow Anodized
MC203 – Green Anodized
MC204 – Purple Anodized
MC205 – Orange Anodized
MC206 – Smoke Anodized

3M Polishing part numbers:
Start with 05954 Medium Cut Rubbing Compound
Then 39002 Fine Cut Rubbing Compound
Finish it with 05990 Hand Glaze

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28 May 2013

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Video: Stunning – Nokia Lumia 920 Cinema Style – shot on 920

Posted: 27 May 2013 11:41 AM PDT

Screen Shot 2013-05-27 at 19.35.19I think I had exams/London at the time Christopher Westerholm originally emailed us about his latest video, Nokia Lumia 920 Cinemastyle. This was shot in Sweden entirely on the Nokia Lumia 920.

You may remember his earlier work with the Nokia 808 PureView.

Christopher Westerholm

Via: ST

Cheers Chris for the tip (sorry for delay!)

 

Video Reviews: Nokia Lumia 928 Reviews by Mobile Tech Review, Phone Dog and Phone Arena.

Posted: 27 May 2013 07:58 AM PDT

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Here are some more video reviews of the Nokia Lumia 928 for Verizon, this time from Mobile Tech Review, Phone Dog and Phone Arena.

Lisa says, unlike AMOLEDs outdoor, this one’s pretty good and really effective outdoors. Look how black the blacks are. She’s a big fan of the camera too though funnily says it ‘competes well’ with other current high end smartphones. No trouble on a full day, one charge.

Aaron says this is quite an important handset, being on the nation’s largest wireless carrier.

On to Phone Arena

Not a review but Chris Pirillo looks at the 928

Video: Matrix Style advert for Nokia Lumia 925 by Nokia Italy

Posted: 27 May 2013 07:38 AM PDT

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This isn’t the first time we’ve had a Nokia connection to the Matrix movies, but it is one of the ‘better’ ads that show off a Nokia, specifically the action shot mode in Smart Camera, found in the Nokia Lumia 925 (and soon in all Lumias getting the Amber update).

The video itself isn’t as slick as I’d like, but perhaps that ads to the charm of some random guys just messing about with this app (rather awkwardly :/) – which isn’t just for sporty movements, but pretty much anything. You also have the option of having background blur (well amongst the matrix style image options you have).

The positive to come out of this is thinking about everyday uses with smart camera.

Via: .reddit.

Gallery: Limited Edition Man of Steel Charging Pillow Unboxing

Posted: 27 May 2013 04:31 AM PDT

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Dean got his hands on one of the limited editions Fatboy charging pillows, which are part of Nokia’s team-up with the new Man of Steel Superman movie. Check out a quick unboxing gallery below!

(you know what would go great with this? A limited edition Man of Steel Lumia 925) ;) WP_20130527_003 WP_20130527_017

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Jo Harlow on Nokia Lumia with Computation Imaging (and Dual Sim) #Lytro

Posted: 27 May 2013 02:47 AM PDT

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Some interesting snippets of information from Jo Harlow when interviewed by BGR.

  • Dual SIM for Nokia Lumia is on the radar to bring to the portfolio. Currently dual SIM doesn’t exist for Nokia’s higher end smartphones.
  • Continue to push boundaries on how low Lumia will go
  • Future of imaging, not just the 41mp sensor capturing 38mp images or pureviewed 5mp images.
  • Future is capturing data in images even our eyes can’t see. Computational imaging – to capture and do things with your photos beyond simply adding a filter, but having the data perhaps to select new focus points :p which is also where the article concludes to - Lytro Lumias - Something Nokia is said to be investing in.

Source: BGR

Cheers sbw44 for the tip!

Special Limited Edition Man of Steel Nokia Lumia 925s on the way? #Superman

Posted: 27 May 2013 02:27 AM PDT

WPDang reports that there might be some limited edition Nokia Lumia 925s with some Superman, Man of Steel branding. Perhaps on the 925 itself and on the wireless charging covers.

Nokia has previously had limited edition, Dark Knight Rises, with the batman logo etched on the polycarbonate body of the Nokia Lumia 800 as well as the included case.

There’s a Man Of Steel app here:

http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/man-of-steel-tm/4ec5089e-5553-42e0-8f62-9aa492f8670c?signin=true

Source: WPDang

Cheers Alvester for the tip!
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