31 March 2013

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40 Pretty PureView pics from Nokia Lumia 920 users around the globe

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 05:10 PM PDT

 

Here’s a collection of some 40 fantastic shots taken by users of the Nokia Lumia 920. We’re only looking at one picture per user, but you should definitely check out their galleries as they have even more stunning pictures from their Nokia at hand.

Oh yeah, Season 3, G.O.T. Today and Happy Easter :D :D . WoooHooo!

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1) First up, we’ve featured Ahmed920 before, taken in Mariestad, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahmedalamiryphotos/...

Screen Shot 2013-03-30 at 16.08.002) Very clear thinking cat by jyrandri, Tanjunguban, Kepulauan Riau, Indonesia

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jyandri/8594719395/

cats

 

3) HDR app with 920 from  lilleverden, Lillesand, Aust-Agder Fylke, Norway.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26656573@N03/8535786483

hdr 9204) Spiderman’s view BY aj-kc

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajkc/8548871268

spiderman

 

5) Very pretty Pano in Lognes, Ile-de-France, France by  Loïc Rolas

http://www.flickr.com/photos/60504913@N05/8580252425

Screen Shot 2013-03-30 at 16.20.106) The rain, by Alessandro Coutinho, Brazil

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31874553@N04/8578266621

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7) Elop’s favourite game. Ice Hockey, at Benešov, Středočeský, Czechoslovakia  by  vojta66

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8) Nice bokeh by  Zerofender

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zerofender/8566476008

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9) Beautiful low light bay shot by TKY Angus in  Cheung Chau, Outlying Islands, Hong Kong.

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10) Low light rainbow road BY axelvalery

http://www.flickr.com/photos/axelvalery/8536605412

Screen Shot 2013-03-30 at 16.31.3511) Camouflaged doggie, by THE Ms. Jen from California.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/msjen/8536359428

Screen Shot 2013-03-30 at 16.32.4712) Tilt shift by  Kiwi Flickr, Singapore.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiwi/8534376958

kiwi13) Candlelight Dinner, London, by mac morrison

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmmorrison/8533288157/in/pool-nokia_lumia_920

Screen Shot 2013-03-30 at 16.35.5014) No horizon, Finland, by Jhiussaari

http://www.flickr.com/photos/a2011v/8530042595/

Screen Shot 2013-03-30 at 16.37.1415) Reflections, Liverpool, by Gab & Liz

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gpollara/8524336293

 

Screen Shot 2013-03-30 at 16.39.4416) Doug – I have just met you and I love you  - by smerikal

http://www.flickr.com/photos/smerikal/8519685389

Screen Shot 2013-03-30 at 16.41.5617) Driving range by sj.hippie

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sjhippie/8506317896

Screen Shot 2013-03-30 at 16.45.3218) Kids on a swing, Malaysia, by grandia

http://www.flickr.com/photos/grandia/8513072370

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19) Food volcano, Holbaek, Sjaelland, Denmark, by  Michael Rasmussen

http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrasmussenphoto/8465214696

Screen Shot 2013-03-30 at 16.47.4620) Rusty Hoist, edited also on the 920 by ChristSim

http://www.flickr.com/photos/91453435@N02/8504404222

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21) Fireworks – liking the lighting on the roof here, by  PureView1000

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pureview1000/8339842588

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22) Hi, hi, hi – Perak, Malaysia by sennchiee

http://www.flickr.com/photos/92349761@N04/8498118006

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23) Bee and Lotus by  radriansyah

http://www.flickr.com/photos/adriansyah21/8491720300

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24) Lanterns by 宥均 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alan2544/8470442628

Screen Shot 2013-03-30 at 16.59.3625) Tulips in Taiwan, by P.K. Yang

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaimax777/8475823259

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26) Reminded me of Smallville for some reason, before even seeing the username. By  Clark Keng

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kengzz/8469917449

postcard27) Colour Tunnel, St Petersburg, Russia, by Nik Van Vinci

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nikita_zavtrakov/8603822286

 

colour tunnel

28) Interesting way of displaying fruit, Ar Ryad, Saudi Arabia by S.ALSWAYEQ

http://www.flickr.com/photos/72866021@N07/8488812501

hh

 

29) Porsche Oxford, England, by My Large Mare

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25798931@N00/8596293834

po

 

30) Skyline, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan by Chris. Hu

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrishu/8595422958

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31) Apple by Nokia from jazdawariaty

http://www.flickr.com/photos/56624752@N05/8592074259

apple

32) Leaves by  diego.israelit

http://www.flickr.com/photos/diegoisraelit/8584180728

diego

 

 

33) Cheeky smile :) by   tadnkat, Randolph Hills, Rockville, Maryland, USA

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tadnkat/8579102284/

Miss Chief

34) Delhi, by sachinvermarip, 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sachinvermarip/8581694412

DELHI

35 ) New York, Financial District, by Netstatinfo

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spectrum2400/8562352691

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36) Icy Bridge, Torup, Skane, Sweden. by A Henning

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spectrum2400/8562352691

 

sbr37) Shadow Painter by  Live1-painter, Kirovsk, Murmanskaya Oblast, Russia

http://www.flickr.com/photos/live1-painter/8579917098

shadow painter38) Gotham Steam, by  adam hilliker

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahilliker/8356720388/

gotham39) Hello Chicago, by cipher29

http://www.flickr.com/photos/45587151@N06/8573898590

chicago40) Meow, San Francisco, by •۫◦۪°•OhSoBoHo•۫◦۪°•

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oyster22/8571104075 

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Weekend Watch: Vibrance vs Saturation (and white balance)

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 05:00 PM PDT

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This isn’t a directly Nokia related video but being a crazy Nokia fan  everything somehow ends up being Nokia related anyway.

So, the connection here is the ‘trouble’ Nokia’s having regarding colours. Most recently in the Nokia Lumia 920 they’re sometimes accused of having overly saturated colours. Quite surprising since Nokia’s always been known in the past for having the most natural colours (to the point, some would say they looked dull. Though you could ramp that up in settings). It’s odd hearing some reviews where they point out the iPhone as being the truer colour. For some reason, the iPhone’s over saturation was still preferred as the colours ‘popped’ and now it’s the opposite.

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Link

Here’s a filter that we put on some N8 images in the past.

http://mynokiablog.com/2010/10/06/intomobile-nokia-n8-vs-iphone-4-n8-hands-down-the-best-cameraphone-on-the-market-today-plus-saturating-your-n8-to-make-it-look-like-iphone-4/

N8 top, iPhone right, N8 edited left

 

 

Here’s a video that explains the difference between Vibrancy and Saturation (in Photoshop).

Vibrancy boosts colours without affecting hues that you’d find in skin tones. Useful when you have people in your pictures. If you don’t, then saturation adjustment might be better. It would be easy enough to do this manually but time consuming for the masses. Perhaps the use of face detection to detect a person might help?

Howard Pinsky

If you’re a fan of using either photoshop, or perhaps Nokia Creative Studio or Fantasia Painter, or the N8′s in built picture editor, this might help you when adjusting those colours.

Here’s a similar video:

TheArtofRetouching

These are fairly basic tips that newbies like me might find useful.

I find the over-saturation in the 920 inconsistent. Sometimes it’s there, sometimes it isn’t (Seems to be an age old Nokia thing where colours vs Sony E – the main contender in the Nseries days, were somewhat always colder up until the N95). Video with the 920 is a little more erratic. Turning automatic white balance off helps. Though I guess that’s another topic.

Mike Browne

Slightly more advanced, more for movies:

MoviesandComputers

WSJ Poll puts Nokia Lumia 920 in the lead against Z10, SGSIV and iPhone 5

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 02:43 PM PDT

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Another day, another poll where the Nokia Lumia 920 is the winner :) (or winning, the poll is still open I think).

http://online.wsj.com/community/groups/question-day-229/topics/smartphone-do-you-plan-buy

As per usual, we are aware that these things signify the solidarity of the online fan-base more than anything. I do remember a time when Nokias would lose out in the US based polls (I still feel burned about MeeGo being pipped by WebOS :S), but recently, they’ve been doing a lot better (and in other global polls too).

At the very least, it’s nice to have these headlines with positive thing said about Nokia, no? If you’re coming on a Nokia fan blog, it’s at least hoped the majority of you are Nokia fans and wouldn’t mind such a thing :) . Like it or not, the Nokia Lumia 920 holds its own and more so against the competition, both in terms of its own merit and fan-base.

Cheers ms.nokia, twig, Raitun, and aide for the tip!

Video: Nokia X2-01 Disassembly & Assembly

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:40 AM PDT

 

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On a roll today, the Nokia X2-01 also gets the LE55ONS disassembly and assembly treatment.

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by LE55ONS

Video: The first Nokia Lumia 520 unboxing (Red)

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:37 AM PDT

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Check out this Nokia Lumia 520 unboxing by flashfly. Note the packaging which has Here branding, Cinemagraph on the box as well as indications that this is NOT for sale but for trial purposes.Screen Shot 2013-03-30 at 18.31.15 Screen Shot 2013-03-30 at 18.31.08 Screen Shot 2013-03-30 at 18.30.55

Screen Shot 2013-03-30 at 18.34.33Removable back cover

Screen Shot 2013-03-30 at 18.35.12Slot for microSIM and microSD cards.

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flashfly of flashfly.net

 

 

 

 

Lumia 920 Silicon Case (CC-1043) Finally in Stock on Amazon- $13.99

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 10:06 AM PDT

I’ve been watching the CC-1043 case for the 920 on Amazon for a while, seeing how it never seems to be in stock; I really loved the one that came with the 800 and N9 as it fit like a glove and hardly added any bulk to the device. The CC-1043 *should* do the same, unfortunately I no longer can justify buying it for myself seeing how the pristine honeymoon condition of my phone is gone; so there’s no point in covering it up now; but for those of you interested grab it in all 5 colors (no white case) below:

Nokia 02733Q1 CC-1043 Cover for Lumia 920 – 1 Pack – Retail Packaging 

 

Weekend Watch: Microsoft’s Promo for Nokia PureView OIS (Nokia Lumia 920 vs SGSIII) extended version.

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 08:42 AM PDT

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Remember that post where MS showed off PureView OIS in the Nokia Lumia 920? Here’s the extended version which looks a whole lot more natural, with really genuine reactions from the people on camera.

http://mynokiablog.com/2013/03/19/microsoft-uses-nokia-lumia-920s-ois-pureview-low-light-to-show-off-windows-phone/

P.S. If you think the result will be any different with the SGS IV…think again.

http://mynokiablog.com/2012/10/26/low-light-comparison-nokia-lumia-920-vs-nokia-808-pureview-vs-iphone-5-vs-sgs-iii-vs-htc-onex/

windowsphone

Here’s the compressed version:

Nokia Lumia 520 launched in China

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 07:37 AM PDT

Nokia-Lumia-720-520

China Unicom has launched the Nokia Lumia 520 at 1298 yuan (206USD). China Unicom has at least 125M mobile subscribers (since 2008). China Mobile (currently) has over 700M. However, the latest figures for 3G subscribers (2012) show that they’re fairly close, 79M for China Mobile, and 70M for China Unicom.

With 90M WCDMA in expected sales, China Unicom is looking to grow their 3G subscriber base even more this year. Their 3.5G network currently ropes in 21mB/s speed, apparently triple the level of 3G from China Mobile and China Telecom.

China Mobile is also expected to get the Nokia Lumia 520 (and 720)

 

Source: ShanghaiDaily

Via: 1, 2

Cheers Joseph for the tip!

Video: Nokia 701 Disassembly & Assembly

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 07:17 AM PDT

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The Nokia 701 gets the LE55ONS treatment:

Skip Intro 1:29
Digitizer Removal 4:41
Earpiece 6:23
Headphone Jack/Socket 10:23
Mainboard Removal 11:43
Micro USB Port 12:16
Digitizer & Display Replacement 17:48

By LE55ONS

Molome Teaser shows Nokia Lumia 920 and Molome, site full of Windows

Posted: 30 Mar 2013 01:44 AM PDT

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You eagle-eyed peeps also noticed Molome (photo sharing site with filters, not unlike the unmentionable I-sepiacat) has been teasing that it’s coming soon on your Lumia. We’ve seen hints a long way back before but it appears it’s going to be here quite soon.

Screen Shot 2013-03-30 at 08.37.19Cheers imuniem and eric for the tip!

 
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