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• Videos: Nokia 808 PureView samples, Angry Birds and hands on
• Video: Stormtrooper White Nokia Lumia 900 and Nokia Lumia 800
• Lumiappaday #191: Big Oven demoed on the Nokia Lumia 800
• Facebook App for WP becomes V2.5 Decent Changelog
• Gizmodo: Nokia 808 PureView “That camera is damn good – made compact cameras and maybe even bridge cameras obsolete”
• Video: Skype on the Nokia Lumia 610
• Nokia PureLamda with OS 8.0.9842, Nokia PurePhi, Nokia Phi and Nokia Alpha spotted on WP Bench?
• Engadget on Nokia 808 PureView ”New Benchmark for Mobile Imaging” (+Vs iPhone and HTC OneS)
• Nokia Lumia 900 with Tango in Finland
• NFC Image share and mobile payment (Mastercard/Visa) for Nokia 808 PureView

Videos: Nokia 808 PureView samples, Angry Birds and hands on Posted: 24 May 2012 04:10 PM PDT   Now usually each one of these had warranted its own post (as material and availability is scarce) but after a Nokia 808 PureView event again, there’s a burst of hands on. Oh there are samples too. by LutzHerkner Rather wobbly there. Not sure if it’s the person’s hands or if we need better stabilisation. As expected, shaking is even more pronounced/exaggerated when at the telephoto (zoom) end. It’s definitely quite something, especially when it can turn Gizmodo to say it’s a point and shoot and bridge cam killer. By BestBoyZde Angry Birds by FORMOBILESpuntoINFO Cheers steelicon for the tip!

Video: Stormtrooper White Nokia Lumia 900 and Nokia Lumia 800 Posted: 24 May 2012 04:00 PM PDT Pretty in pearly white. Here’s a look at the white Nokia Lumia 900 next to the Nokia Lumia 800.   This is missing a white N9 and White 808. by FORMOBILESpuntoINFO

Lumiappaday #191: Big Oven demoed on the Nokia Lumia 800 Posted: 24 May 2012 03:06 PM PDT This is a very simple but useful app – it’s called Big Oven. It’s a recipe app, great for adding variety to an otherwise monotonous meal schedule. I really like the left over feature where you set three ingredients that you have and it will suggests recipes out of that. It would be better if you can set more and that if it didn’t include ingredients you didn’t have (it uses the three items as more of a base trio).  If you have a ‘Big Oven’ account, you can have the grocery list option (where it will add all the ingredients necessary for your next shop)  as well as let you upload recipes yourself and more. I wish it wasn’t necessary to sign in like other recipe apps. The app looks nice when you dig into the menu/recipe. The main view though is a little plain (it’s just black) but when you click on, it has that nice slightly faded picture (mostly of the dish you’ve picked) #191) Big Oven  Price:  Free Link: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-GB/apps/d22ea47a-2bff-df11-9264-00237de2db9e Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA6SEhfT5ck&feature=youtu.be Developer Blurb:   Take 170,000+ recipes (including your own) anywhere on your Windows Phone!   With over five million downloads, and one million registered cooks from around the world, BigOven is one of the top mobile food apps. As featured in the New York Times. Voted “Best Recipe App, 2011″ by the readers of About.com. Named “Best App for Foodies” by PC Magazine, “Best Apps for New Moms” by Time Magazine and “Best App for Eating In” by the Huffington Post.   This app is fully native for Windows Phone!   NEW * RecipeScan(tm) – want to enter a recipe? Simply snap a photo of the written recipe! * Metric * Take and submit photo of a recipe right from your phone!   Anyone can: * View recipes easily anywhere (grocery store, on vacation!) * Find new recipes to try — search by an ingredient (“chicken”), title (“lasagna”), or keywords (“spicy beef chinese”) * Get ideas to use up leftovers: just enter ingredients from your fridge or pantry to find out what you can make * View recipes in landscape mode!   Free BigOven.com Members can: * Post their own recipes and photos on BigOven.com from any web browser, and view them easily on phone * Save Favorites and “Try Soon” lists of recipes so you’re never stuck without dinner ideas * Share recipes with friends: Tell friends to post on BigOven.com too, and easily share favorites! * Add recipe reviews * Share recipes via email, on Facebook and Twitter, right from your phone * Browse over 1,000 food glossary entries to learn more about that special ingredient at the grocery store   BigOven PRO members (optional paid membership, free 30-day trial at www.bigoven.com/pro): * Nutrition facts — calories, carbs, fat, protein, and more * Post recipes PRIVATELY and retrieve them on your phone * No advertisements whenever you’re logged in * Grocery list — add/remove recipes and individual items * Grocery list synchronizes with the web; edit from a web browser or your phone and it’s viewable anywhere * Email grocery list Rating: Design: 7 Usability: 8 Performance: 9 Price: 10

Facebook App for WP becomes V2.5 Decent Changelog Posted: 24 May 2012 02:02 PM PDT Liking Comments   I’ve mentioned it before that the Facebook app for Windows Phone is probably one of the best designed apps ever (fully putting the Metro Ui panes to their potential- my all time favorite designed app is IMDB btw), regardless it just got a whole lot cooler with the latest update which brings a slew of new highly requested features including: New in version 2.5: Added ability to like comments,  full-threaded Facebook messaging including group messaging,  tagging friends using ‘with’ and 'at' formats, delete posts and comments via long press context menu, active links in posts, updates to photo comments and likes pages to match posts comments and likes page. If you haven’t already downloaded it do so by scanning the QR code below and enjoy P.S.- Facebook also just launched a Camera app for iOS which basically brings their instagram purchase into direct FB integration (maybe this will come soon to Wp?)   Source

Gizmodo: Nokia 808 PureView “That camera is damn good – made compact cameras and maybe even bridge cameras obsolete” Posted: 24 May 2012 01:55 PM PDT Guess who else loves the PureView? Gizmodo! They’re not at all keen on the fact that it’s Symbian, but they do love the PureView camera.   That camera is damn good - a camera with a phone attached Nokia’s camera app is pretty solid, with more options than you can shake a stick at. you can zoom right in for details you can’t even see with the naked eye. Zooming in reveals text on faraway buildings; the stalks of dandelions or even the woven detail of fabrics – it can be almost microscopic at times. Nokia’s lossless digital zoom, which works as advertised which is so much more intuitive (single finger zoom) The camera really is as impressive as Nokia’s claimed produces incredibly crisp and true-to-life 5MP shots, with digital zoom that rivals optical zooms full sensor size, you get incredibly-detailed images that are surprisingly crisp and rich all the way down to actual pixel size. Nokia’s really set the next benchmark for camera phone imaging  made compact cameras and maybe even bridge cameras obsolete. http://gizmodo.com/5912940/nokia-808-pureview-hands+on-a-superb-camera-with-a-phone-attached They note some trouble getting focus in Macro Obviously, before anyone tries to suggest it, no these guys aren’t paid for such opinions. Clearly, they (SlashGear, Engadget and now Gizmodo) know a good thing when they see one and they’ve been praising Nokia for a while now. Source: gizmodo Cheers  steelicon for the tip!

Video: Skype on the Nokia Lumia 610 Posted: 24 May 2012 12:07 PM PDT Here’s a video of Skype on the Nokia Lumia 610. Now it’s not officially supported yet but Nokia have said they are working on it. There were some stories saying that it will never appear but I saw the same text verbatim sent by Nokia Careline. http://mynokiablog.com/2012/04/24/nokia-confirmation-skype-already-working-on-lumia-610/ Anyway, in the video you can see Skype working. It is on a developer unlocked phone only at the moment because Nokia is still trying to get the experience right. It’s a shame that there are difficulties in the first place. WPCentral doesn’t seem to have encountered the supposed Nokia performance issues. It’s just a case of being able to install it. http://m.wpcentral.com/skype-and-nokia-lumia-610-heres-story by WMExperts Cheers arts for the tip!

Nokia PureLamda with OS 8.0.9842, Nokia PurePhi, Nokia Phi and Nokia Alpha spotted on WP Bench? Posted: 24 May 2012 11:29 AM PDT Apparently something interesting has been spotted. I don’t know how legit this is but this has appeared on wpbench. These pics were kindly sent to us by Stipan who was using wpbench on his Nokia Lumia 800. On that he found listed, the Nokia PureLambda, Nokia Phi, Nokia Pure Phi and Nokia Alpha – with the Nokia PureLambda on OS 8.0.9842. OS 8.0 is Apollo. What could PureLambda be? PureView? It’s too early isn’t it? Even Nokia themselves hinted it might take a year longer if they waited to bring PureView to Lumia rather than bring it out there and then on the 808. What do you reckon? Is Nokia on track for their Apollo devices? Anyone grasping on the wisps of hope that they might bring PureView to Lumia too? Thanks Stipan for the tip and screenshots!

Engadget on Nokia 808 PureView ”New Benchmark for Mobile Imaging” (+Vs iPhone and HTC OneS) Posted: 24 May 2012 10:48 AM PDT Now this explains why Engadget’s Nokia 808 PureView sample post consisted of merely 2 lines. They just wanted to share the images first and then discuss it later in a separate post. http://mynokiablog.com/2012/05/24/slashgear-and-engadgets-nokia-808-pureview-galleries/ Mat Smith from Engadget takes a look at the Nokia 808 PureView’s capabilities, comparing it even with the iPhone 4S and the HTC One S. Now one thing we did already note is the difference in quality between pictures from Engadget and SlashGear, thus indicating that differences may be human introduction. With Myriam and the new Engadget team, they’re a lot more aware now of how to use the cameras from Nokia and so can give a fairer representation on how they do. http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/24/nokia-808-pureview-impressions-camera-showdown/ Engadget’s Mat seems to be very pleased. Here are some choice quotes:   this looks to be the new benchmark for mobile imaging Nokia 808 PureView is also capable of capturing a mind-boggling amount of small detail Nokia’s smartphone gave a far more realistic composition of the landscape picture we’ve cropped here from eight megapixels. One S seemed to focus better, its colors are a little oversaturated and that also adds some noise into the mix. (Note – remember some focusing issues in the cake picture, Engadget vs SlashGear? Not sure what might have been causing this) The lack of noise and superb sharpness truly stood out here. we found that Nokia’s PureView 808 seemed to focus in on the detail better than its rivals (interesting.)  we wish we had more time getting to grips with the 808 PureView  interface on the 808 PureView was far more accessible and quick especially compared to its iOS and Android rivals One-touch zoom on 5-megapixel images, by simply swiping across the display, is an addictive ability to hold your finger on the screen and change focus modes was also a boon browsing gallery previews and transitioning to the full images were swift http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/24/nokia-808-pureview-impressions-camera-showdown/ The difference in resolution would of course be even greater if the 808 was set to full resolution – although that would require optimum lighting conditions to show the extreme detail. PureView is more something that is ready for all conditions. Well there you go. Thanks Engadget! Well done Nokia 808 PureView! Source: engadget Cheers steelicon  for the tip!

Nokia Lumia 900 with Tango in Finland Posted: 24 May 2012 09:54 AM PDT esphoneblog reports that the Nokia Lumia 900 is being sold with Tango/WP7.5 Refresh in Finland. This is a minor update that 710/800 owners are also waiting for in order to get WiFi sharing/tethering enabled by default. Details seen include: OS Version: 7.10.8773.98 Firmware revision number: 2175.1601.8773.12141 Hardware revision number: 112.1914.2.0 Radio software version: 2.1.75.16 Bootloader version: 7.17.2.0 Chip SOC version: 0.85.2.1 Source:  esphoneblog via  wmpoweruser Cheers Prashant for the tip!

NFC Image share and mobile payment (Mastercard/Visa) for Nokia 808 PureView Posted: 24 May 2012 06:32 AM PDT Quick heads up on the Nokia 808 PureView again, this time concerning the NFC feature. Namely image sharing and mobile payment. NFC image transfers have been seen before on Nokia Belle devices. Nokia has apparently already applied for Mastercard and Visa accreditation. Source: Engadget Cheers steelicon and prashant for the tip!

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