| Lumiappaday #255: 911 Scanner demoed on the Nokia Lumia 900 Posted: 27 Jul 2012 11:11 AM PDT  I found this quirky app that lets you listen in to live emergency radio communications from all over the world.
You choose a country, possibly a state/city and then whatever stations are available. Given the name 911, you might think it’s US only. There are so much more US based ones but as mentioned, you can get various other radio communications outside the US too. The stream runs in the background and you can control it with the default music buttons that appear when pressing the volume buttons. #255) 911 Scanner Price: Free Link: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/eaba7b45-766f-46d7-b9d3-751bb1de8ea5 Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhHLvaCDssM
Developer Blurb: Listen to live emergency radio communications from your phone. The feeds are provided by RadioReference and updated in real time, if they have it, you can play it. Features:
- Ability to play feeds in the background
- Find nearby feeds
- Favorites List
- Built in code dictionary
- Resume last feed There may be long periods of silence if nothing is going on, switch to “Hot Feeds” if you believe something is not working right. PLEASE NOTE: I do not have any control over the feeds. ALL of the feeds are supplied by volunteers and hosted by www.radioreference.com. If you know of a feed that is not on the list, please visit the website and add it there. If you have an issue with this app, please email me before giving negative feedback and I will do my best the resolve it. 
Rating: Design: 8 Usability: 8 Performance: 9 Price: 10
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| Video: WP8 Demoed on Emulator, Shows Off All is Secrets Posted: 27 Jul 2012 05:55 AM PDT 
Ok, I’m starting to feel really bad for Microsoft right now, with the leak of the SDK people are picking up every little change that’s set to come with the new WP; there will be nothing to talk about at the launch. Anyways here’s a video by the verge demoing the SDK Emulator on a touchscreen and showing off the features: VIA
The video shows the Multiple select from gallery to delete/edit/share as well as the Tap to share (can be used on images/media too!), new theme colors, ability to choose what apps notify you on the homescreen, editing photos, the new Bing search, Removal of Zune branding from Music & Videos (replaced by Xbox). Honestly it seems like WP8 addresses alot of users concerns regarding less strict APIs, more customization, and most importantly fro most of you BT sharing; so are you tempted yet?? 
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| Video: Arabic in Windows Phone 8? Posted: 27 Jul 2012 05:43 AM PDT 
One of the reasons WP has been taking its sweet time to get to new markets is poor language support. Here’s a look at Arabic in Windows Phone 8. Also notice the presence of the app list but instead of coming from the right, it comes from the left (but that’s due to the right to left nature of Arabic, same for options, icon indicators etc) 
by alocom55 Thanks Adel for the tip! 
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| More WP8 Features Leaked: Multi-Select Photos, SMS/Photo Backup, Storage Selection, Smart Glasses Support… Posted: 27 Jul 2012 04:16 AM PDT |
| Nokia Camera Extras Now Available For Lumia Devices in Europe, Asia & ROW Posted: 27 Jul 2012 03:51 AM PDT 
The Nokia Lumia EXclusive Camera Add-on called “Camera Extras” is now officially available for those of you outside the US & China, simply head over to the Marketplace and you should find it under Nokia collection, or under “more by Nokia corporation”; if Not scan the QR code down below. The new add-on installs as a separate app but is directly accessible through the native camera under settings. 
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| Rumours: New MeeGo device from Nokia? + Another 18MP PureView Nokia? (WP8/MeeGo) Posted: 27 Jul 2012 03:21 AM PDT I saw this last night on twitter but dismissed it as random ramblings that got pushed through the translator the wrong way. But we keep getting tips about this so I thought it might be worth sharing, even if just for a consideration of the tiniest possibility it could happen. It makes the following suggestions: - a new MeeGo handset from Nokia. September 7th.
- TI OMAP 5430 dual-core processor, clocked at up to 2Ghz.
- I think this might be talking about a WP8 Nokia device, but who knows:
- 1.5Ghz + PowerVR SGX 544
- 1080p 60FPs playback
- 1024×768 (Super AMOLED with CBD)
- 18MP, Carl Zeiss, PureView, 1080p recording
Click
Thanks everyone for the tip. 
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| Nokia N9 and Android NFC security issues? Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:58 AM PDT 
I remember watching some tech show that presented the potential negatives of NFC wallets as easy targets for e-thiefs. They’ll simply pass you and upon NFC contact, you’ll get charged. Ars Technica highlights this issue on Android and Nokia handsets with NFC based on 6 months of research by Charlie Miller. Regarding Nokia NFC, they look at the Nokia N9. “Code on the attacker-controlled chip or handset is beamed to the target phone over the air, then opens malicious files or webpages that exploit known vulnerabilities in a document reader or browser, or in some cases in the operating system itself.” http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/07/android-nokia-smartphone-hack/
NFC on the N9 is not on by default. It makes sense now I think about security issues (though not in terms of usability issues). NFC on the N9 isn’t turned on by default, but once it’s enabled, it too will accept malicious content and requests with no prompting. Among the easiest and most damaging attacks are those that use NFC to establish a Bluetooth connection with another device. Once NFC is turned on, an N9 will automatically accept all connection requests with no prompting http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/07/android-nokia-smartphone-hack/ … in range, he can force it to make phone calls, send text messages, or upload and download proprietary files, including contact lists
Nokia officials apparently responded, acknowledging these issues: Nokia takes product security issues seriously. Nokia is aware of the NFC-research done by Charlie Miller and are actively investigating the claims concerning Nokia N9. Although it is unlikely that such attacks would occur on a broad scale given the unique circumstances, Nokia is currently investigating the claims using our normal processes and comprehensive testing. Nokia is not aware of any malicious incidents on the Nokia N9 due to the alleged vulnerabilities http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/07/android-nokia-smartphone-hack/
Cheers Gäst for the tip! 
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| WSJ interviews Stephen Elop – bringer of the PureView? Reflection on Nokia’s challenges. Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:35 AM PDT 
It appears we missed this post when it appeared last Wednesday at WSJ. It’s an interview with Stephen Elop. Many things common knowledge though a few interesting snippets too. http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/07/18/nokia-ceo-reflects-on-phone-makers-challenges/
Here are some key points: - Nokia a landscape of unpolished gems (too true. So many good things)
- Many great R&D efforts not landing into products
- Patent portfolio need to show up in the products
- Waxy build up of Symbian. Innovation couldn’t land quickly enough.
- Saw PureView weeks within showing up at Nokia and saw it as ground breaking.
- PureView was struggling to break through, failing to appear in products 5 years before (Elop had been consistent mentioning amazing things at the labs he wants to see in actual Nokia products, not just festering in R&D. He mentioned that the N8 is fantastic but that’s just a fraction of what he’s seen at Nokia’s R&D labs. So true, no?)
- (Question is, what contribution, if at all, did Elop have to bringing PureView to market as opposed to letting it stay in labs?)
- Elop imagines Nokia’s fortunes if they had such technologies earlier. I believe a similar post was going around showing that Nokia had iPhone and iPad years before iPhone and iPad but they never made it out.
- Elop talks about Nokia innovation where a letter pops up whilst you’re typing a letter to confirm you’ve typed it. Elop says that’s a Nokia innovation, designed and patented by Nokia but never made it to a Nokia, instead appearing on some Apples.
- Many things Nokia invested in, patented but Symbian represented a barrier in landing the products quickly enough.
- On spending so much more on R&D than Apple: Investment and development of products is the lifeblood – critical to anyone’s future.
- Elop now focusing how R&D is spent. Instead of seeing Symbian products a year to begin with, by the time they appeared to consumers, they were already 2 years outdated (too true. Remember those super long development times? We just accepted it takes Nokia 18 months to make a phone. By time of announcement there’s also a 6 month gap to release).
- WSJ praises Nokia’s past of ing the innovators and trendsetters but now says that is no longer the case.
- Elop replies,
“To the extent that any company believes that they get to define consumers wishes or they get to define an industry, therein lies the recipe for failure. At the end of the day no one gets to do that other than the consumers making the purchases”
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/07/18/nokia-ceo-reflects-on-phone-makers-challenges/
- (Nokia’s past has been troubled with plenty of arrogance and incompetence. Because they had previously tried and failed with touch screen, then did not see the threat from iPhone. How could anyone apart from Nokia set the trend? Erm, hello, the clamshell phones? Nokia rest on laurels too much of great past performance and did not react quickly enough to both external and internal challenges. )
- Elop wants a challenger mindset (Note, to stay on top, like the current superiors, Apple/Sammy, you must keep fighting. Never taking a break. Always striving to improve so the competition is always playing catchup).
“Let's understand that we have to fight, we have to fight our way through the difficulties, we have to listen to consumers, we have to both deliver what they need and also have some creativity and insight and deliver what the don't yet know they need.” - Clamshell fiasco noted (that saw a massive rise of motos and Samsungs in the UK. Same for US). Lack of dual SIMs in India also noted. (We see here Nokia not reacting quickly enough!!) Finally touch. If Nokia didn’t do it, Nokia thought it wouldn’t happen.
Cheers “ULTRAAAA COMBOOOOO” for the tip! “ 
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