30 May 2012

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Nokia 808 at Mount Everest, confirmed for June in Finland.

Posted: 29 May 2012 04:00 PM PDT

A week ago, Atte Miettinen climbed Mount Everest and brought along the Nokia 808 PureView. He had a SLR with him but found it much easier to carry the 808 PureView in obviously very challenging conditions.

 Often people do not realize that a ten-week trip to Mount Everest is not just climbing. The journey is both physically and psychologically very demanding, but during the trip, however, a lot of time to themselves

…Photographs are important memories of the trips, and he wants to share them with friends and relatives. Images is always nice to come back and they bring up memories of what happened along the way.

http://aani.nokia.fi/2012/05/29/mount-everest-valloitettu-nokia-808-pureviewlla/

In addition, NokConv Finland confirms the 808 will appear in Finland in June.

Cheers Arnold for the tip!

Lumiappaday #196: Turbo Camera demoed on the Nokia Lumia 800

Posted: 29 May 2012 03:58 PM PDT

We got recommended to try this app called ‘Turbo Camera’ an app for burst shots. Now Nokia’s officially bringing this and many other camera improvements with an official app that integrates straight into the main camera but until then, this is a nice option.

As well as taking pics at 30FPS+ (basically a video with individual frames, no) you can then turn these pictures into an animated .gif file. I didn’t know you could do that, i only read that now in the developer blurb.

You can initiate burst by touching the screen or pressing the camera button. Holding the camera button takes a sequence of photos, letting go stops. You can save all the shots, remove them all or save/remove one by one – each of which can be reviewed quite simply.

Sequence mode can be enhanced by changing the interval between photos. This would be useful for taking time lapse as well as adding a different style to your .gif. by reducing the frame rate down.

I guess I didn’t demo this too well – I thought this was just burst mode.

#196) Turbo Camera 

Price:  £1.49/£1.99

Link: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/7fcd71c4-0d36-42ca-b11d-0587ab45b7ef

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpq_tOoCiQQ

Developer Blurb:

 

Turbo camera is the fastest burst camera App on the Marketplace.
Just keep down the phone camera button to start taking lightning fast consecutive pictures, at over 30 fps !!!

*** SMOKE IPHONE FANBOYS ***

Faster than the iPhone 4S with the fastest camera app on the AppleStore (with a II generation WP).

*** UNLIMITED TIME TRIAL ***

New in 1.7
- create animated gif videos from pictures!
- backup your video to SkyDrive and send via email
- fix on thumbs export
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

Perfect for group photos, self-portraits, capturing live action of kids and pets, and even time-lapses captures.

There are no ads, complicated menus, or a barrage of useless features.

Save your best photos directly to the native camera roll for easy sharing, so you don't have to manage multiple libraries.

★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

GROUP PHOTOS MADE EASY: turn on the timer, jump in and review multiple shots and choose only the best ones.

FRONT CAMERA SUPPORT: switch from rear to front camera.

CONSERVE VALUABLE MEMORY: save only the pictures you want to the phone camera roll for easy and native sharing.

NEVER MISS A MOMENT: start shooting as soon as the App opens.

CONTROL THE SPEED: slow down Turbo Camera with the built in delays, perfect for time elapse photo sequences.
>> VIDEO LIBRARY: create gif animated videos strarting from your favourites photos. SkyDrive backup and send by email supported.
LOT OF FUNCTIONS:
- focus and focus-on-click
- preview pictures and save favourites to camera roll
- fast image browser with ‘play’ mode

- select photo capture interval between none and 60 seconds.

- start capturing when App opens or after an interval at your choice.

- direct email address contacts to request support or new features.

Rating:

Design: 7

Usability: 8

Performance: 8

Price: 8

Nokia shop at IndiaTimes prices Nokia 808 PureView at 29,999INR

Posted: 29 May 2012 02:34 PM PDT

The 29,999 price was first seen in the pagesource of nokia.indiatimes.com.

http://mynokiablog.com/2012/05/12/nokia-808-pureview-expected-in-india-for-30k-inr/

We since had news saying it won’t sell at that price in India, with articles citing Nokia as the ones denying that price. Well, there’s a page for the Nokia 808 PureView that now shows 29,999INR. IndiaTimes is Alexa ranked #135 in the world, #10 in India.

Could it be just a placeholder price? Or is this the actual expected price for the Nokia 808 PureView in India?

Source: Androsym

The Dark Knight Rises Limited Edition Batman Nokia Lumia 900 pre-order at Phones4U – win VIP tickets to Premiere!

Posted: 29 May 2012 02:06 PM PDT

We got this email from Martyn saying that he’s played around with the Nokia Lumia 900 in stores and how there’s pre-orders available for the limited edition The Dark Knight Rises Batman etched Nokia Lumia 900. You get Free cinema tickets with every purchase plus a chance to win VIP tickets to the premiere. You also get free Monster Purity headsets if you get it before the end of May.

 

I wandered by the Phone4U shop on Market Street, Manchester today and noticed that they were advertising the Lumia 900 for sale.
I went into the shop, expecting it to be a pre order or something similar, however I was pleasantly surprised to see that they had a display Lumia 900.
I spoke to one of the sales people who said that he had a Lumia 800 and that he really liked it.
I had a play with the Lumia 900, which was running Tango. It was running very smoothly and the larger screen was very good. It was a Stormtrooper white Lumia on display but it was available in 4 other colours.
There is an offer on both the 900 and 800 that if they are bought before the end of may they come with a free pair of Monster Purity headphones.
I didn’t think that the 900 was going to be released in the UK until next month.
Apologies if you already know this.
Also, Phones4u are taking pre orders for the Dark Knight etched 900.
Hope this is of help.
Martyn

Rumours: ‘Experts’ say Facebook might buy Nokia for £10B to build FacePhone

Posted: 29 May 2012 01:59 PM PDT

 

First…what? 10 Billion? Nokia’s worth more than that just for the patents alone. Stock market evaluation puts them at 11B (which would be expected to rise sharply should Nokia’s new strategy work out for them and they start bringing in profit again).

Some guy called, Paul Amsellem, managing director of Mobile Network Group, a mobile marketing company reckons

Facebook will launch the FacePhone. And whether it has a blue color and a logo with a big F on it, it will definitely be disruptive,

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227553/Facebook_could_buy_Nokia_to_build_FacePhone_expert_says_?

Computerworld says Microsoft’s already linked to Facebook and Amsellem says the three could be very powerful together.

Amsellem then goes on to say that if not Nokia then RIM. Another Facbeook buy could apparently be Opera.

Lumia is already pretty much a facebook phone. Integrated facebook contacts, integrated facebook feed, integrated facebook photos, integrated facebook chat. And the Blue Lumias are kind of Facebook themed. Not sure it needs any more Facebookness.

Facebook Phone – is that even a good idea?

Source: computerworld

Cheers Jules for the tip!

Win a Nokia 808 PureView with Nokia Egypt

Posted: 29 May 2012 10:38 AM PDT

Nokia Egypt has a competition where you could win a Nokia 808 PureView – (at least I think that’s the prize)

Nokia 808 PureView competition is here! Try to find the hidden device in the photo and you could be the lucky winner!
Yallah zoom!

https://www.facebook.com/NokiaEgypt

What to do:

How to play

  • 1. Zoom in to picture
  • 2. Scan around the cityscape
  • 3. Find the Nokia 808
  • 4. Enter your details for a chance to WIN
 Cheers Aymen for the tip!

Nokia Lumia 800 available at UAE

Posted: 29 May 2012 09:24 AM PDT

Here’s somethin that I found interesting – the Nokia Lumia 800 is available in UAE. Now availability in the Middle East has been difficult for Lumia because of the lack of language and marketplace support.

Elop said they would bring Lumia there when the full experience can be had.

The UAE Nokia Facebook page has left the message above indicating availability tomorrow. Price is at AED 1,899. That’s about 517USD or 329GBP. 900 will be launching later.

Cheers manu for the tip!

Video: Istanbul, Black and White by Nokia 808 PureView?

Posted: 29 May 2012 03:33 AM PDT

 

This video claims to have been shot on the Nokia 808 PureView.

It’s shot completely in black and white (or post processed?) with an audio overlay.

 

Cheers Zoran for the tip!

Commenting Help, Tips, Guides and Rules.

Posted: 29 May 2012 02:56 AM PDT

 

 

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Video: Angry Birds on the Nokia Lumia 610

Posted: 29 May 2012 02:25 AM PDT

 

Do you remember that Skype was reportedly working on the Nokia Lumia 610 fine? Installing was prohibited through official channels but once you get it on the device it actually works properly.

http://mynokiablog.com/2012/05/24/video-skype-on-the-nokia-lumia-610/

Regardless, Nokia/MS were ‘unhappy’ with the performance and will not yet bring it officially.

Angry Birds faces this odd problem too. It officially is unable to install on the Nokia Lumia 610 – but it can work pretty well. So, it’s not about not being able to run it – it’s just not at the super fluid standards of previous WP. There are small lags but I suppose but not really noticeable to most people.

TheVerge reports that an official 256mb version is coming.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/28/3047773/windows-phone-tango-256mb-ram-app-games-restrictions

Once games are recompiled for Tango they will be allowed to install. I believe we posted a while ago about building Tango apps – they were meant to be more efficient. By working smoothly on 256mb, they work even better on 512mb devices.

Hmm. Perhaps it would have just been easier to keep the standard gen1 WP hardware? You can’t really expect people to think cheaper phone means less apps are compatible. This is not the PC World. Keep the optimisation process of apps in Tango but don’t create that initial install hindrance.

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Arts said:

more nokia/microsoft red tape shenanigans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnVFpibXH9w&feature=g-u-u

angry birds RUNNING on lumia 610.

since its in cantonese ill give a brief overview:

1. The first stage was smooth, due it being relatively uncluttered.
2. When the guy starts stage 20, there is a noticable lag at the beginning. However, he continued to say that panning and dragging were still relatively smooth.
3. When the guy starts stage 19, where there is noticeably longer loading times and more objects. Panning is still smooth unless it pans to the pigs where there is alot of objects. Dragging back the birds on the slingshot also show lagg.

He concludes by saying the gameplay mechanics are basically ok, is just that the lag that might occur at times might affect user experience.

To me the lag seems so miniscule a problem. Why not release the damn thing? =.= i guess aiming for consistency is good, but angry birds seems pretty playable to me.

 

Cheers arts for the tip!

 
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