21 January 2014

My Nokia Blog

My Nokia Blog


CEO of Tinder invites Rudy Huyn for talks after the take down of and open letter for 6tinder

Posted: 20 Jan 2014 09:25 AM PST

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The other day, Rudy posted an open letter to Tinder after it was issued a take-down notice.

Today, the CEO of Tinder responds to Rudy, saying he appreciates his initiative and is committed to bringing the best experience for their users. He’s invited Rudy to talk and Direct Message him on twitter.

It’s good to at least see a response in getting Tinder for WP. Hopefully, like Instagram, they’ll allow Rudy’s app there until they bring their own and then let it exist in conjunction with theirs.

Via: WMPU

Cheers Alvester for the tip!

Steve Litchfield compares the cameras Nokia Lumia 1520 against the 1020

Posted: 20 Jan 2014 09:19 AM PST

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Steve Litchfield over at AllAboutWindowsPhone has put the Nokia Lumia 1520 against the Nokia Lumia 1020.

The Nokia Lumia 1520 looks great. Seeing what the 1020 can produce however, just shows how good a camera they’ve packed in the 1020. Xenon’s crispness is also a must for me, though I am surprised (as was Steve) how clear the ‘movement’ shot is in Steve’s pic that 500ml in the bottle is readable (for LED). Can you imagine one day should ‘Nokia’ get LED as good as their xenon?

A neat point Steve makes is how the 1520′s camera will be seen in many more models (as per the 920). This would be great as it sees the general Nokia level of cameras rise all over again. Instead of having one super camera phone (e.g. N8 camera and then E7/E6 camera) for that year, you have several fantastic ones ones.

http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/features/item/19120_The_Lumia_1520_stills_camera_h.php

Cheers Alvester for the tip!

NSN: LTE performance matters more than features

Posted: 20 Jan 2014 12:22 AM PST

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In a blogpost over at NSN, Marc Rouanne, EVP of Mobile Broadband at NSN writes about how LTE performance matters much more than the feature set. He agrees with senior analyst of Mobile Access infrastructure, Ed Gibbins and focus less on the feature set.

I agree. Features are nice, but if they are not used or add no real value, then they can be worthless. Also, the basics must be in place. If the underlying network is not robust, does not perform well or staggers under heavy load, the add-on features are little help.  At NSN, we believe in the right features built on a platform of performance.

As one of the leading LTE vendors, we believe ours are the most reliable LTE networks deployed. For example, back in October 2013 we provided stellar network quality for the Busan Fireworks Festival in South Korea, the most advanced LTE market in the world. The networks of our competitors in the same area collapsed during the event. During the Festival, some 700,000 people sent videos, photos and messages to their friends and families. It takes a robust network to carry that much traffic.

Though this is the network side, it applies to devices too. Features are great but only if they actually add value. Eye scroll? Perhaps not quite yet.

Via: NSN

In other news:

VimpelCom selects NSN as vendor to roll out 4G LTE in some regions in Russia

http://nsn.com/news-events/press-room/press-releases/vimpelcom-selects-nsn-as-vendor-to-roll-out-4g-lte-in-some-regions-in-russia

Jolla: Interview with Marc Dillon, Sailfish SDK updated.

Posted: 20 Jan 2014 12:15 AM PST

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At the 16:40 mark, Marc Dillon is interviewed by YLE. The show is in Finnish but he’s interviewed in English. The topic is living in Finland, Jolla Phone and the challenge of starting something new.

http://areena.yle.fi/tv/2103141

Sailfish SDK also gets an update:

https://lists.sailfishos.org/pipermail/devel/2014-January/002924.html
https://sailfishos.org/

Thanks Janne for the tips!

 

Bluebird OEM brings rugged device that can run Android or Windows Phone

Posted: 20 Jan 2014 12:04 AM PST

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Interesting news from Mary Jo Foley at ZDNet. This ruggedized handset from Korean manufacturer, Bluebird has the ability to run both Android or Windows Phone.

the devices look identical except for the buttons below (which I’m assuming you choose beforehand AT THE STORE other than it modifying as you switch  OS?). The main point it seems is that the manufacturer pretty much just designs one phone.

These are targeted at enterprise customers.

Imagine if Nokia Normandy could perhaps dual boot? WP and Android share a back button. WP and Android can also accommodate onscreen buttons.

Cheers Alvester for the tip.

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