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• #ZoomParty Invitation now open to all – Limited Spaces #ZoomReinvented
• PureView V1 + PureView V2, 41MP, Optical Image Stabilisation and 2GB RAM. What else would you like in the Nokia Lumia 1020? :)
• More Lumia 1020 leaks in White, Yellow and Black; OIS Confirmed?
• Cancelled Nokia Tablet Appears?
• Nokia Lumia 1020 with f/2.2 aperture. OIS still unknown. Will we get optical image stabilising to our 41MP?
• Spotify Update available in Store
• FIFA 13 Lands on Windows Phone, Lumia Exclusive
• Nokia 808 PureView vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom ‘comparison’
• Nokia Lumia 1020 Picture Samples, starring Joe Belfiore, 1020 name confirmed.
• Nokia Fans are coming to New York this week! Come say Hei! #41MP #zoomreinvented +Any questions to Juha?

#ZoomParty Invitation now open to all – Limited Spaces #ZoomReinvented Posted: 08 Jul 2013 03:49 PM PDT Last week we received an invite to our mail about a Nokia Zoom Party in the Evening of the Launch of the EOS. We were told at the time after asking for confirmation that that unfortunately the registration link was not to be shared to the public. Seems there’s a change of mind, but spaces are still limited. https://twitter.com/NokiaUS/status/354351724653318144 (Via: Windows Phone Daily Via: WPC) Join Nokia on July 11 from 7:30-10:30pm for a special celebration in the Midtown area of New York City. Venue entrance is only to those who have pre-registered. Guests must be at least 18 years old. RSVP here! Please fill in your details below to register for the Nokia Evening Event on July 11. Should you experience any difficulty while registering, or if you have any questions, please contact the Nokia Evening Event Registration Office at Nokiajuly11th@eventually.dk. http://www.nokiaregistrations.com/en-GB/Nokia2013/Registration/Tweet.aspx?rf=26 I don’t think it mentions the specific venue there, but I think it will once you complete the registration.

PureView V1 + PureView V2, 41MP, Optical Image Stabilisation and 2GB RAM. What else would you like in the Nokia Lumia 1020? :) Posted: 08 Jul 2013 03:18 PM PDT As Ali just wrote, it appears quite subtly that OIS has been confirmed in the Nokia Lumia 1020. That was one of the things niggling in the back of many of our readers minds – what if we see PureView V1 only (large sensor, 41MP with super pixel oversampling? I’m not sure where or how OIS has been confirmed. There are some speculations it might even feature variable aperture. That would be nice but not necessary for me. What else would I like? Stereo Rich Recording. Like in the 808 PureView. No idea if it’s there on the 1020. It’s not mentioned. Memory expansion? The 1020 apparently doesn’t have this. 32GB is OK I guess. The option to take 32MP And 5MP at the same time is great. Hopefully there’ll be other options (i.e. 38MP should you want some 4:3) Exposure control. I love playing about with long exposure. The Nokia N900 could do that when it was part of a hackathon competition but I dont think it ever came out as a proper app. When stuck to a tripod, long exposure at night can make scenes appear like they’re taken in the day. But better than that, it’s nice for capturing the movement of light (e.g. traffic, or you can ‘draw’. In the day time, the use of a ND filter help take dreamy pictures of running streams in rivers/waterfalls/beaches. HDMI out. Wireless HDMI? (Well you can kinda use DLNA Play To?) Can you imagine the power of oversampling at 3MP AND OIS?  Night vision anyone? Haha. Also, the 808 has always been praised for its excellent shots in bright conditions too (and that’s when it begins to rival more high end cameras). Let’s hope for the same in the 1020. Now after all that imaging power, let’s throw some filters in and square it up to potato resolution with the launch of official Instagram. Haha. I joke. It’s good for sharing compositions and the odd day to day snaps. That’s as far as my imaging concerns. Other hardware wishes: It would have been nice possibly to have a 1080p screen. Mainly for bragging rights. I say bragging – well one area not to be put down in. Not too fussed myself about having quadcore. Larger screen? It’s 4.5″ which is good enough for me and many others. Some might like a larger screen, whereas for others that might already be too big. I think the trend is acceptance of larger screens. Software wise, there’s no point me complaining of things I want. That’s in MS’s court mostly. Overall I’m really excited over this device. I’m mostly a happy Windows Phone user and finally having the all around camera built into it as well is a fantastic prospect; pictures in pretty much all situations coming out better than compact digital cameras. The 920 and variants have been great, but for extreme low light in clubs, I need my xenon (I’ve not tried the 928, so that might actually be good enough). I’m intrigued to how zoom would be reinvented. If it’s the lossless zoom seen in the 808 or if Nokia’s done something a little more in that area. Speaking of zoom, how about zooming in video whilst recording? Sort out the dreadful camera UI. Yeah I’m calling it dreadful. I’ve talked about it before and it’s improved over WP7. I like the instant swipe gallery which the other OSes have stolen, and I like touch to focus and snap a pic (when it works). The camera and video settings should not be buried away. They should be more easily accessible. Lenses too. I like them but the way to access them feels very disjointed. It’s annoying when the phone has a password lock and you can’t access the lenses. And then when you unlock the phone and turn the camera back on, it’s still locked as you have to exit the camera app and turn it on again. Do people at MS actually use their phones and not realise this is annoying?

More Lumia 1020 leaks in White, Yellow and Black; OIS Confirmed? Posted: 08 Jul 2013 01:52 PM PDT Here’s another Lumia 1020 render courtesy of WPC, the phone is shown off in 3 colors (without the red shell we saw before?). According to WPC the phone also pacs some improved specs including 2Gbs of ram (rather than the 1Gb in the current high end WP lineup) and OIS. It has optical image stabilization (OIS) built in It takes the image in a 32MP and 5MP at the same time in 16:9 The 5MP image is over sampled dropping 7pixels into one "super pixel" It shoots 38MP in 4:3 "Nokia 909" was an early name for it but it will be "Lumia 1020" for release 2GB of RAM, an increase of 1GB from other high end Windows Phone 8 devices 32GB of internal storage, no SD WP8 V 8.0.10322.71 FM radio (Amber) Flip to silence (Amber) Also some details have been shed upon the accompanying Nokia Pro Camera app which we understand brings greater flexbility to a phone’s settings in a touch friendly UI; including the options to adjust: ISO White Balance Manual focus Shutter speed Flash So are you guys as excited as we are? only 4 more days! via

Cancelled Nokia Tablet Appears? Posted: 08 Jul 2013 09:35 AM PDT What we’re apparently looking at is our first glimpse of Nokia’s attempt at a tablet, that was for some reasons cancelled. The tablet is said to be running Windows RT with a Tegra 3 processor with 2 gigs of ram and more Tegra 3 1.3Ghz Processer, 2GB RAM, HDMI-OUT, USB Port, SIM Slot, 16point touchscreen, runnning Windows RT(not RT 8.1) model name is nvidia p1001 i think this prototype was dropped, no reason to use tegra 3 now. The back seems to be Polycarbonate? (It might be some sort of brushed metal), but the design language does look very Nokia-ish So what do you guys thinks? real or not? and if so, hot or not? *Note: as some of you very astutely pointed out, the latest news article is from TODAY! 7/5/2013 (also there is no rear facing camera, which goes against some of the tablet rumors we’ve heard lately) Via WPC Forums, thanks for the tip Faisal

Nokia Lumia 1020 with f/2.2 aperture. OIS still unknown. Will we get optical image stabilising to our 41MP? Posted: 08 Jul 2013 09:13 AM PDT Some of you have pointed out that Joe’s Nokia Lumia 1020 samples also indicate that the upcoming PureView beast features a f2.2 aperture.  The smaller the number, the larger the aperture. The 808 for instance has f/2.4. The Nokia Lumia 920 has an aperture of f/2.0 and the 720 has the biggest at f/1.9. There are other things that come into play when allowing in more light. Exposure time – the 920 and its variants can have a longer exposure time due to the addition of optical image stabilisation to minimise the blur from the hands (not the moving subjects though). The size of the actual sensor is also important too, and various other things (pixel binning, pixel size, sensor type) Cheers Nabkawe5 for the tip! Imagine if you could cram all those into one camera phone? Huge sensor, 41mp with pixel binning PureView, OIS, f/1.9? BTW, for even better low light, some have mentioned it may be worth forgoing 41MP and instead going something like 12-16. I’m not sure the technicalities around that. I did read that it could potentially mean the lens would have to be bigger also but I’m not an expert at this.

Spotify Update available in Store Posted: 08 Jul 2013 08:46 AM PDT This morning we heard about the update to Spotify. It wasn’t immediately available in store for everyone to update so some of us had to wait. Mine just arrived. If it hasn’t pushed to the store update, you can check out the app link. http://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/store/app/spotify/ca8d6603-a9ae-4a05-8643-baad091ecdd1 It opens up a lot faster, and starts playlists much quicker. Oh you can ‘scrub’ along the track now.

FIFA 13 Lands on Windows Phone, Lumia Exclusive Posted: 08 Jul 2013 08:40 AM PDT The latest Xbox live title has landed on Windows Phone, and it’s another Lumia exclusive. Fifa 13 with 30 leagues, 500 teams and over 15 thousand players. Football is life! Now live it to the fullest with the ONLY officially licensed FIFA game on Windows Phone 8!Matches come to life with groundbreaking graphics and the most responsive controls ever delivered on Windows Phone 8.Featuring 30 leagues, 500 licensed teams,more than 15,000 players and 32 authentic stadiums! Exclusively for Nokia Lumia The game unfortunately is not free (unlike real soccer 13), and is priced at $4.99. You can grab the app from over here: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/fifa-13/b7f0b0ac-e026-4d6c-97c4-f92d0ca9438e?signin=true Via

Nokia 808 PureView vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom ‘comparison’ Posted: 08 Jul 2013 08:09 AM PDT One more comparison between the Nokia 808 PureView and the SGSIV. I’m surprised how ridiculously out of focus the 808 is. Especially since we know precisely what it can do. Nice try. :p I mean, seriously. For goodness sake you might as well have taken the 808 pictures with it inside a box. What’s the point. Ha. Oh well, that’s a bit harsh. But check out what I mean. I’m sure photos I’ve taken with the 808 myself haven’t looked this bad. Unless the SGSIV Zoom is making it look like that (though other comparison samples I’ve seen show the 808 to be sharper). Ideally, when making comparison of photo quality, you’d have both focused at the same area, and in focus. When testing out other things, like AF accuracy, then go ahead and include samples of out of focus shots, perhaps mention the percentage of in focus pics. etc I’m going to wait for more comparisons. Update: More info here. Mixed up the sources with the other phonearena. But still, I’m surprised by the results from the 808. http://www.fonearena.com/blog/74833/samsung-galaxy-s4-zoom-vs-nokia-808-pureview-camera-comparison.html

Nokia Lumia 1020 Picture Samples, starring Joe Belfiore, 1020 name confirmed. Posted: 08 Jul 2013 07:13 AM PDT Check out this picture of Joe Belfiore, taken by none other than the Nokia Lumia 1020 says the photo data. There’s another Lumia here. Same photo. Sat Nav on a boat. Who knew. .Some nice detail going on here. Original picture is  (2947 x 1658) Shrunken pic Some people are still thinking that whilst this might indeed be the 1020, that also it might not be the only one we see. Update: Check out Sea Ray and Juha mentioned on the keyring :p Oh… Source: JB Flickr Via: TheVerge Via WMPU

Nokia Fans are coming to New York this week! Come say Hei! #41MP #zoomreinvented +Any questions to Juha? Posted: 08 Jul 2013 07:00 AM PDT This week is the much awaited event where we’ll see Nokia’s imaging prowess on their Windows Phone range of handsets. Codename EOS, the Nokia 909 or 1020 or whatever it shall be called will be officially announced this Thursday, 11th, 11am New York time. Here’s a countdown below.   countdown Nokia people and other press will be flying from all over the world, most arriving on the 10th. As far as I know, the Nokia Connects team who are looking after the Nokia fans and related bloggers are going to staying at the Hudson Hotel, next to Central Park. The 11th itinerary is as follows: 08:30-09.30 Breakfast at the hotel 09:30-10:00 Travel to venue http://her.is/5hx8T 10:00-10:30 Entry to Nokia event 11:00-16:00 Nokia event 16:00-16:30 Imaging Q&A session with Juha Alakarhu, Head of camera technology in the Manhattan auditorium 18:30-23:00 Evening activity with Nokia Connects Folks leave NYC on Friday 12th, after 10am. If you’re going to be there, come say hi If you have questions for Nokia’s Juha Alakarhu who’s leading the teams that develop imaging at Nokia, please share them below and we’ll do our best to ask that on the day.

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