14 August 2012

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My Nokia Blog

Leaked: Nokia Document listing features of WP8 coming (or not) to WP7.8

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 08:09 PM PDT

This just popped up on twitter, apparently from yesterday. Word is, that SmartPhone France have gotten hold of this leaked document. Here it is:

So what does it tell us? Quite a bit actually. Until now, the only thing we have known for certain was coming, was the New HomeScreen. It also looks like there may be a new lock screen coming. I hope it does and that it will be like in Win8, where you have an image, and can draw a pattern on that image, to unlock the device. Way better than the grid of circles implemented in Android.

The few HW related features such as NFC, MicroSD, MultiCore Support, Wallet etc., we already knew wouldn’t be coming. Everything else listed seems to be what was logically presumed.

With Nokia World less than 3 weeks away, I am getting excited to see what Nokia can do, and if it will be enough.

Michael

Source: SmartPhone France via NokiaInnovation

Lumiappaday #272: Mega Avatars demoed on the Nokia Lumia 900

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 01:32 PM PDT

Mega Avatars is a free app from one of my favourite developers, MMMOOO (famous on Symbian for their skins).

With Mega Avatars, you can customise an avatar face – their skin, hair, eyes, eyebrows, lips, clothing and accessories. You can then save and set it as an avatar for your various networks. I like using it on the people tiles for folks that might not be on twitter/facebook and thus don’t have automated thumbnails (optionally I could take a photo but this allows me to customise even further what their tile looks like).

Also available for N9 and Symbian: http://store.ovi.com/content/301243

 

#272) Mega Avatars 

Price:  Free

Link: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/ec79fe55-5c28-4f87-9235-d0444e1d55cd

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK6hv3UsVqo

Developer Blurb:

 

Want to create your own cartoon avatar or make a avatar for your friends?

Create and customize an avatar to look just like you or anyone you want it to be! Choose your eyes, hair and your go-to outfit. Then throw in a few accessories, such as your earrings or yoga mat. Feel like you need a change? That's just fine. Edit your avatar anytime to match your mood or style. Have fun with thousands of different looks, right at your fingertips.

When you're done, save it, share it, set it as your SNS: Facebook, Twitter picture or some Instant Message avatar then make another one.

Rating:

Design: 8

Usability: 9

Performance: 8 

Price: 10

Video : Nokia Belle FP2 demoed on Nokia 701.

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 07:54 AM PDT

 

This is the second preview to Belle FP2 demoed on the Nokia 701.

I’m really liking the animations in the music player.

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Source: UnleashThePhones

Via: @ClintonJeff

Oh here’s the first video:

Video: The Story of my Nokia Asha – Ana Laura in Mexico City, Jean in Bangkok and Arnav from New Delhi

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 04:26 AM PDT

This video tells the stories of Ana from Mexico, Jean from Bangkok and Arnav from New Delhi and how they use the Nokia Asha.

The Me & My Asha video series tell the stories of young, urban Nokia Ashahttp://nokia.ly/NxCi5I owners around the world. These owners are cosmopolitan, highly social and aspirational. Ana Laura is an industrial engineering student, living in Mexico City. She dreams of harnessing technology to come up with new ways of improving peoples’ lives.

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The Me & My Asha video series tell the stories of young, urban Nokia Ashahttp://nokia.ly/NxCBO2 owners around the world. These owners are cosmopolitan, highly social and aspirational. Jean is a 22-year old woman, living in Bangkok. She loves taking photos and sharing them online. Her Nokia Asha is the means with which she stays connected with her friends.

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The Me & My Asha video series tell the stories of young, urban Nokia Ashahttp://nokia.ly/NxD0Qs owners around the world. These owners are cosmopolitan, highly social and aspirational.

Arnav lives in New Delhi, India. He’s recently graduated and is now looking for a job. He has two great passions in his life: biking and rapping. He uses his Nokia Asha to connect with his friends through social networks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmUJeBubcv4&feature=channel&list=UL

Video: Nokia 808 PureView – A journey through a cup

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 03:00 AM PDT

Another from one of our favourite Nokia CZ video makers, Topolino70 looks at some maple leaves through a simple cup.

Mystic journey through a cup to maple lands through dark maples lands to light maple lands where leafs bath in radiant light.

At light scenes I overexposed the video so that the maple leafs are light against bright background. Dark scenes I underexposed a little to have more dramatic effect.

Shot with Nokia 808 attached to Velbon c-600 tripod. At some scenes I used the tripod as a stabilizer along with the phone’s

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Nokia Nostalgia: Nokia 7650

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 02:30 AM PDT

 

We’re looking at another phone in our short  series. This one is the Nokia 7650, a powerhouse of a Symbian Series 60 phone when it was first available. Note, the little ball thing seems to have broken off this unit. Shame as this is what people get to see at Nokia House.

This was one of the first phones ever with a camera built in. One of the first with colour screens. And also super powerful with Symbian on board. I remember being in utter awe of this phone and seeing my aunt with one (she always had the latest Nokia phones) I was mesmerised. Being from the future, this phone famously starred in Minority Report.

The screen was massive at the time. I remember having dreams about owning a phone with a camera. I remember reading about how amazing this phone was and eyeing up the TV remote control app that was possible with this phone.

Quick Quiz:

  • Without searching/looking it up, what’s the processor clocked at on the 7650?
  • RAM
  • Release date?
  • Display resolution?

MNBIMG_8554 MNBIMG_8555 MNBIMG_8557 MNBIMG_8558 MNBIMG_8559 MNBIMG_8560 MNBIMG_8561 MNBIMG_8556

Here’s some classic ads for the Nokia 7650.

This one goes down in mobile history as one of the iconic phone ads. They really captured the point about the uniqueness in taking photos in mobile. And to this day, Nokia is still the leader in imaging.
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