28 November 2013

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Ex-Nokian creates “PulseOn” – “Most Accurate Heart Monitor In The World”

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 04:32 PM PST

PulseOn

Image Source: Business Insider

With all the hype of Jolla today, selling their first handset, comes another great story from an ex-Nokian start-up. Tero Mennander, former Nokia engineer, claims to have created (and patented) the world’s most accurate heart monitor, PulseOn.

PulseOn is a wearable device that looks like a watch, so unlike traditional heart rate monitors, it doesn’t need to be big, or bulky, or even strapped to the wearer’s chest. Apparently other monitors can be fooled by the consumption of alcohol – and will give a false reading.

"If you drink alcohol before you go to sleep, wake up in morning, a motion-based activity tracker (like the Fitbit or Fuelband) will tell you you've been sleeping long and well, even though you haven't," Mennader says. "PulseOn will tell you you've been sleeping a while, but your body hasn't really recovered."

If this shapes up to be a success, it would change the fitness and health side wearable technology, and would show just how talented the people coming out of Nokia can be.

We will keep you guys updated with any information as this progresses.

Sources: Business Insider & TechFaster

Cheers Justin for the tip!

Jolla Phone Unboxing, pics and video.

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 02:49 PM PST

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Some unboxing pics of the Jolla Phone on twitter.

Had a quick search and there’s one unboxing video on YouTube at the moment by Marcus Lundqvist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxvH_v37U04Screen Shot 2013-11-27 at 22.43.42 Screen Shot 2013-11-27 at 22.43.56

Pics source:  thejollablog

Video from Marcus

Thanks Terence for the tip!

Camera comparison: Nokia N95 versus Nokia Lumia 1020

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 10:24 AM PST

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Nokia has always had a history of producing top notch imaging. The likes of the N95 was available when the very first iPhone was launched. Remember the N95 had VGA video recording. iPhone couldn’t record video. N95 was a stellar 5MP snapper. iPhone was powered by potato. N95 had LED flash. Stay pitch black in the iPhone. And so forth regarding the technological excellence in the Nseries compared to Apple. If only the UI/UX could have matched, eh?

Anyways, in terms of cameras, Nokia handsets from back then can rival handsets from competitors. My N82 still whips many bottoms thanks to that stellar Xenon.

AAS looks back at the N95 and compares it to the 1020.

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/features/item/18784_Nokia_imaging-seven_years_of_p.php

Quite literally, the results are like night and day. In fact, the N95′s result is way too dim, compared to what my eyes registered, while the 1020′s result is too light, though the latter’s is impressive in how crisp it ends up being, despite a long shutter time, thanks to the presence of OIS. The usual arguments over how true to life low light shots should be will rage here, of course.

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It’s fair to say that the Lumia 1020 camera is a clear generation ahead of the N95′s overall, though the latter shouldn’t feel too disappointed – the N95 camera still matches results from some 5MP smartphone cameras in 2013. I’m not sure whether the same could be said of many other smartphone metrics from that same era

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Low light with and without flash, the 1020 shows how far Nokia’s come. Imagine what kind of imaging Nokia could make should they be still allowed to have phones as thick as the N95 (though it does look slightly thicker due to that slide. I remember wishing the phone was just as thick as the screen part. I think some now are right?)

http://mynokiablog.com/2013/08/02/gallery-nokia-n95-vs-nokia-lumia-1020/

 

Video: First Nokia Lumia 525 hands on (proto)

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 10:17 AM PST

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Here’s a hands on gallery as well as video of the newly announced Nokia lumia 525 by UnleashThePhones.

Cheers CJ for the tip!

 

Facebook beta updated: “Push chat, more languages & our best live tiles yet!”

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 10:08 AM PST

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Joe Belfiore tweets that the facebook Beta app got updated with even better tiles, push chat and more languages.

Upcoming “MoneyPenny” Device to Come in Dual Sim Variant As Well

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 09:15 AM PST

Previously we heard from @evleaks that “Moneypenny” a codename for a Nokia device in production is going to be one of the first devices to carry WP Blue. It seems it will also be the first Dual Sim Lumia (and Windows Phone) device.

Since he states that it’s another version of the device, I hope it isn’t a low-end device; but instead a proper device that people would actually want to buy; that just happens to have a dual sim version as well.

Of course there’s also the fact of what dual sims will work like on WP8; will they merge contacts and call lists etc? Or will it have separate profiles?

Anyone been holding out for a dual sim Lumia out there?

Jolla sale event preparation pics – “Finland’s Funnest Queue”

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 04:09 AM PST

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Jolla pre-order sales (http://mynokiablog.com/2013/11/25/mnb-rg-jolla-pre-order-info/) start today with a PR event dubbed Finland’s funnest queue in Helsinki, Finland. Passing by, I snapped a few photos of the preparations. See also earlier pictures at Jolla Suomi blog: http://jollasuomi.fi/jollan-myynti-alkaa-tanaan/.

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- Janne

Urpo Karjalainen appointed as Newkia CEO – first phone in development

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 11:58 PM PST

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The spin-off Newkia has appointed a CEO, Urpo Karjalainen, according to ZDNet. An ex-Nokian (and from BlackBerry), Karljalainen is described as “most accomplished mobile executive in Asia over the last 15 years…Under Urpo’s leadership, Asia became Nokia’s largest and most profitable market… No other mobile executive in Asia has the contacts, reach, and credibility among Asia’s mobile operators, distributors, and dealers that he has.”

Urpo may not have been a familiar name as he was SVP at Nokia China from 2001-2004, Asia Pacific VP and strategic manager as well as VP Sales Nokia Mobile Phones, 1997 – 1999.

Urpo believes Nokia would have gone a better path under Android and are moving rapidly towards development of their first phone (hopefully not just a generic Android box with Newkia on it).

Urpo said:

I see a huge opportunity for Newkia in the current market, and I am very excited to be part of creating something new built on Nokia’s incredible legacy. We are building a team that will carry forward the best know-how and qualities of phones that made Nokia the world-leading mobile phone brand for 14 years.

Source: ZDNet

Thanks edi for the tip!

Nokia Lumia 1520 (.DNG) vs Nokia 808 PureView vs Nokia Lumia 1020

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 11:44 PM PST

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Quick heads up: PixelPeter shares some insight into a set of pictures comparing the Nokia Lumia 1020, Nokia 808 PureView and Nokia Lumia 1520 (RAW pics).

http://pureviewclub.com/2013/19284

For all these purposes the image quality of the 1520 is outstanding

Lumiappdates: 6Snap updated to v1.1 with auto download and more (Kindle, Twitter and others)

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 11:33 PM PST

 

Screen Shot 2013-11-27 at 07.26.15The snapchat app by Rudy, 6snap gets some update love with auto-download feature (no need to screenshot, though not possible anyway at least I couldn’t within the app – I thought it might have been purposely prevented I think it’s to download your own pics? As allowing auto download of pics you receive might get this wiped off the store by snapchat?) as well as keep in memory last camera used (front/back), send snap to all and bug fixes.(Michael: Auto-download refers to automatically retrieving the image without having to tap to download, then tap and hold to view. It just reduces the number of steps needed to view your snaps.)

Via: Reddit

There’s also a bunch of other updates

  • Kindle – fast app resume, live tile of book progress, new wide tile image, bug fixes
  • Twitter – notifications of faourite account tweets, delete DM, bug fixes
  • Cut the rope
  • whatsapp
  • stopwatch
  • Nokia music
  • 6tag
  • American Airlines
  • Facebook beta
  • Hipstamatic Oggl PRO – support for 512mb devices and 50 other improvements and bug fixes
  • Instagaph
  • Ringtones
  • o2 tracks
  • FourSquare
  • App Social
  • Indigo – post translations to social media
  • ProShot – fixed filters, bug fixes

After these first set up updates, then 6Snap and HERE Maps update appeared in the store link.
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