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- 40 Pretty PureView pics from Nokia Lumia 920 users around the globe
- Weekend Watch: Vibrance vs Saturation (and white balance)
- WSJ Poll puts Nokia Lumia 920 in the lead against Z10, SGSIV and iPhone 5
- Video: Nokia X2-01 Disassembly & Assembly
- Video: The first Nokia Lumia 520 unboxing (Red)
- Lumia 920 Silicon Case (CC-1043) Finally in Stock on Amazon- $13.99
- Weekend Watch: Microsoft’s Promo for Nokia PureView OIS (Nokia Lumia 920 vs SGSIII) extended version.
- Nokia Lumia 520 launched in China
- Video: Nokia 701 Disassembly & Assembly
- Molome Teaser shows Nokia Lumia 920 and Molome, site full of Windows
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 ———— 1) First up, we’ve featured Ahmed920 before, taken in Mariestad, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden.
3) HDR app with 920 from lilleverden, Lillesand, Aust-Agder Fylke, Norway.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajkc/8548871268
5) Very pretty Pano in Lognes, Ile-de-France, France by Loïc Rolas
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31874553@N04/8578266621
7) Elop’s favourite game. Ice Hockey, at Benešov, Středočeský, Czechoslovakia by vojta66
8) Nice bokeh by Zerofender
9) Beautiful low light bay shot by TKY Angus in Cheung Chau, Outlying Islands, Hong Kong.
10) Low light rainbow road BY axelvalery
http://www.flickr.com/photos/smerikal/8519685389
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sjhippie/8506317896
http://www.flickr.com/photos/grandia/8513072370
19) Food volcano, Holbaek, Sjaelland, Denmark, by Michael Rasmussen
21) Fireworks – liking the lighting on the roof here, by PureView1000 http://www.flickr.com/photos/pureview1000/8339842588
22) Hi, hi, hi – Perak, Malaysia by sennchiee http://www.flickr.com/photos/92349761@N04/8498118006
23) Bee and Lotus by radriansyah http://www.flickr.com/photos/adriansyah21/8491720300
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alan2544/8470442628
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaimax777/8475823259
26) Reminded me of Smallville for some reason, before even seeing the username. By Clark Keng
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nikita_zavtrakov/8603822286
28) Interesting way of displaying fruit, Ar Ryad, Saudi Arabia by S.ALSWAYEQ
29) Porsche Oxford, England, by My Large Mare
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25798931@N00/8596293834
30) Skyline, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan by Chris. Hu http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrishu/8595422958 31) Apple by Nokia from jazdawariaty 32) Leaves by diego.israelit http://www.flickr.com/photos/diegoisraelit/8584180728
33) Cheeky smile http://www.flickr.com/photos/tadnkat/8579102284/ 34) Delhi, by sachinvermarip, http://www.flickr.com/photos/sachinvermarip/8581694412 35 ) New York, Financial District, by Netstatinfo http://www.flickr.com/photos/spectrum2400/8562352691
36) Icy Bridge, Torup, Skane, Sweden. by A Henning
http://www.flickr.com/photos/live1-painter/8579917098
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45587151@N06/8573898590
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
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.
Here’s a filter that we put on some N8 images in the past. 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?
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:
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.
Slightly more advanced, more for movies:
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WSJ Poll puts Nokia Lumia 920 in the lead against Z10, SGSIV and iPhone 5 Posted: 30 Mar 2013 02:43 PM PDT
Another day, another poll where the Nokia Lumia 920 is the winner
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 Cheers ms.nokia, twig, Raitun, and aide for the tip! |
Video: Nokia X2-01 Disassembly & Assembly Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:40 AM PDT |
Video: The first Nokia Lumia 520 unboxing (Red) Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:37 AM PDT 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.
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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
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Posted: 30 Mar 2013 08:42 AM PDT 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. P.S. If you think the result will be any different with the SGS IV…think again.
Here’s the compressed version:
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Nokia Lumia 520 launched in China Posted: 30 Mar 2013 07:37 AM PDT 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 Cheers Joseph for the tip! |
Video: Nokia 701 Disassembly & Assembly Posted: 30 Mar 2013 07:17 AM PDT |
Molome Teaser shows Nokia Lumia 920 and Molome, site full of Windows Posted: 30 Mar 2013 01:44 AM PDT |
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