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10 October 2012

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#N9Apps: Collection of NFC Tag Writing Apps
Nokia Lumia 822 for Verizon leaks – aka Nokia Atlas
Technical Specifications: Nokia Lumia 810 vs Nokia Lumia 820

#N9Apps: Collection of NFC Tag Writing Apps

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 02:00 AM PDT

Firstly, just a huge thanks to SwipeMobile AU, for providing me with some free NFC tags. If you’re in Australia, and want to look at NFC development, check them out.

Now, after that little marketing spiel ( :p ), onto the the app reviews. In this article we will look at a few NFC Writing apps I’ve used since I got the tags.

First up, is NFC TagWriter. This app allows you to;

Read Tag
Write Text Tag
Write URI Tag
Write VCard Tag
Write Smart Poster Tag
Write Bluetooth Audio Tag

Most of the tags you create seem to only be readable in the app, but creating a Tag with a URI (which is just a weblink) works via the default NFC system, although make sure the app is NOT in the background otherwise it will be read by the app, which doesn’t allow a clickable link. I’ve personally had trouble when it comes to adding VCards, BT Audio, and Smart Poster Tags. VCards

Note: I am using PR 1.3, which has apparently had NFC improvements, so you may experience slightly different results if using another version of the N9 Firmware.

We also have NFC Tag Writing Plugin, a simple “Sharing” plugin that allows you to share various items from your device, by writing the content to an NFC Tag. Personally, this is my favorite, as I have used the tags to store my own contact information, and instead on giving out business cards (which I didn’t have until last week), people I met had the information I wanted to share, simply with a tap.

Thirdly, NFC Interactor. This app is one of the handier ones. You can use it to Read a Tag, Save the Tag (so it can be cloned later), and Write to Tag. You can write the following to the NFC tag:

Smart Poster
URI
Text
SMS
Business Card
Social Network
Geo
App Store
Image
Annotated URL
Custom
Combination
NFC Interactor Autostart

Sources: Nokia Store

Nokia Lumia 822 for Verizon leaks – aka Nokia Atlas

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 12:41 AM PDT

And here is the Windows Phone for Verizon. It looks like a Nokia Lumia 610 that works out at the gym 5 days a week.

https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/255563196017025024

The Atlas/822 for Verizon has been rumoured before but it’s the first time it has been seen. Isn’t that bold Verizon lovely ( :s).

It’s nice that the ‘variants’ actually do look different. A little bit Sammy in the way they pushed out the SGSII in different shapes in the US.

Source: evleaks

Via: TheVerge

Thanks James Scott for the tip!

Technical Specifications: Nokia Lumia 810 vs Nokia Lumia 820

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 11:40 PM PDT

What’s the deal with the newly announced Nokia Lumia 810 for T-Mobile? Is that just the 820 in black?

http://mynokiablog.com/2012/10/08/lumia-810-announced-headed-to-t-mobile-soon

No they’re actually very different. The 820 is rounder at the side. The 810 is a little bit like the old N82, but super sleek – flat sides rounded back.

Dimensions and weight are different:

810: 10.9 x 127.8 x 68.4 mm, 145g
820: 9.9 x 123.8 x 68.5 mm, 164g

Talk time is apparently 10.5h on the 810 whilst 7.5h on the 820.

The screen part confuses me as Janne was having a conversation with DKM about 810 also having super sensitive screen like the 820. This could simply be an error whilst I’m viewing the page because under ‘flash’ it says short pulse LED for the 820 and it’s blank for the 810. But the 810 also has LED flash. Same for the browser portion. IE10 for 820, blank for 810.