28 September 2013

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The annoying @WindowsPhone restore process – Fix it please. (oh – Model: NOKIA 909? What does your 1020 say?)

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 02:30 PM PDT

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First up: What does your Nokia Lumia 1020 say in the about bit? Mine says the model is the NOKIA 909. The early name of the 1020. This is possibly because it’s from Nokia and not the retail version.

Secondly, the main brunt of this post, to whinge about the WP backup process.

 

The backup and restore process in WP has been relatively swift and easy for me, switching from one device to another. Except today. I think having multiple WPs and cancelling the restore process and halting backup may have done something to whatever it is that MS does for saving a backup as transferring contents from my 920 to 1020 did not restore my messages at all. Only up to the point where I cancelled said restore on the 925/1020 when it forced me to log in to download an app. (It restored some random messages from December)

That’s simply not good enough. Here are some niggles I wrote about back in November:

  • Ideally one step backup for everything on the PC/Cloud
  • Ideally back up text messages when you want
  • Restoring tile lay out (Helps to take a picture to remember what it looked like).
  • Restoration of game/app processes not available.

http://mynokiablog.com/2012/11/17/how-to-back-up-messagesappspicscontacts-hard-reset-and-restore-process-on-windows-phone-8-nokia-lumia-920-very-nice-d-niggles/

To reiterate, I posted that in November. The niggles that existed then of course still exist now because unfortunately, there is only one being working at the windows phone team and that’s possibly some type of early primate. Clearly if it was a human being, it would be actually doing stuff? No?

Why should I only be able to restore when I first log in? Why should I not have the ability to backup text messages when I want and restore when I want?

Admittedly perhaps people won’t be switching phones as often as someone reviewing them but still, I expect it to work. That’s the whole point of there being a ‘back up’.

The settings restored OK. Most of the app list is there bar possibly some that are no longer in store (though I don’t know how I still have BBC News Mobile, I thought that got removed?) Contacts are always connected to the main account so that’s something I’ve never had an issue with. For pictures/videos, the auto-upload to skydrive has done its thing. I don’t particularly want to put all those pics over to the 1020. I’m gonna start a fresh :p. You can also use Nokia Photo Transfer for macs and the general Windows Explorer for PCs to drag and drop photo folders.

GDR3 rumours mentions the ability to restore backup via WiFi? (is not not done over WiFi already but over mobile data? Oh I do remember not being given the option to restore messages on the 820 when I didn’t have a SIM in it – though the 1020 prior to putting a sim in, it did attempt to restore messages after logging in to download an app. I don’t know, this whole update thing for Windows Phone is beyond annoying.)

TheRegister: New Nokia Devices? Why Not?

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 11:50 AM PDT

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Quick heads up from TheRegister who talks to Dr Michael Halbherr, EVP Nkoia design who says that whilst Nokia has sold their devices and services business to MS, that doesn’t stop them from building new devices. That’s perhaps why some say MS can’t use the Nokia name for smartphones?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/24/new_nokia_devices_whynot

Nokia will still plan and ‘concept’ new devices. However, TheRegister then adds “Just don’t expect to see Nokia making phones again – or at least any time soon.”

I’m not sure if that’s their conclusion or the jist they got from Halbherr.

It would be wrong now to think about this from a phone perspective. With the cloud and the internet-of-things, we’re seeing a convergence of form factors where you do a few things well in a totally seamless way.

We will still surprise people with leading-edge hardware.

What other type of Nokia Devices could they make?

The rest of the article talks about HERE Maps. According to many past stories and discussions in our comment area, the whole NAVTEQ bit of Nokia was said to have been quite a deciding factor to Nokia going against Android  (Nokia didn’t want to let go of their maps).

The other two parts of Nokia include NSN which has been going from strength to strength, and also their ‘Advanced Technologies Group’, the latter being a great generator of intellectual property for licensing new technology.

Cheers viipottaja and jiipee for the tip!

Video: Смартфон Nokia Lumia 625

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 05:06 AM PDT

Screen Shot 2013-09-27 at 13.03.33This channel’s review style was a big hit with you guys, despite not many speaking the language, it was really well presented and shot.

Rozetka.ua

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MS testing out Halo 4 on Windows Phone – Azure based

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 05:01 AM PDT

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Paul Thurott says that MS showed a demo of Halo 4 running on Windows Phone. He later adds that it was azure based.

Halo 4 is the top selling MS studios game of all time in the US.

Via: Reddit

TheNextWeb: Nokia Lumia 1020 vs iPhone 5S vs LG G2 vs Moto X – 1020 BEST Cameraphone out there, competes with standalone cameras

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 04:46 AM PDT

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TheNextWeb have just compared the Nokia Lumia 1020 against the new iPhone 5S, the LG G2 and Moto X. This is a camera shootout of the flagship devices of each of these respective companies, all of whom boast about how great the camera is in their phone. So the main concern here and in the discussion should be just about imaging.

They think that the 1020 is the best camera phone out there and with ProCam is good enough to compete with standalone cameras.

 

http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2013/09/27/smartphone-camera-shootout-lumia-1020-iphone-5s-g2-and-moto-x/#d6a62e_4

  • 1020 – clear leader – photo fanatics should definitely give the Lumia 1020 a try
  • iPhone 5S – trouble in low light but good form factor
  • G2 holds its own but they find the images too harp and flat and wishes LG would focus more to improve the sensor rather than upping MP
  • Moto X was disappointing

Cheers Alvester for the tip!

Video: Marc Dillon demoes Jolla Sailfish OS

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 04:33 AM PDT

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Here’s a promo video for Jolla’s Sailfish OS, as demoed by Mark Dillon. Both Android and native sailfish apps are available.

Cheers Alvester for the tip

Lightning storm? Why not charge your Nokia phone?

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 01:16 AM PDT

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What’s Nokia been up to these days you ask? well they’re harnessing lightning!

Nokia Conversation just published a crazy article about an experiment they’ve been working on with the University of Southampton, they’re harnessing lightning and using it to charge a Nokia Lumia 925!

"We were excited by this challenge presented to us by Nokia," Neil explained. "Using an alternative current, driven by a transformer, over 200,000 volts was sent across a 300mm gap – giving heat and light similar to that of a lightning bolt. The signal was then stepped into a second controlling transformer, allowing us to charge the phone."

What happened next surprised even the scientists, and Neil adds: "We were amazed to see that the Nokia circuitry somehow stabilized the noisy signal, allowing the battery to be charged in only seconds." [Talk about a lightning connecter :D ]

 

Lumia 925

Still in a world where wireless chargers are still a commodity, don’t expect to be charging your phone with this any time soon,  Neil Palmer a scientist at the University of Southampton explains:

"This discovery proves that the device can be charged with a current that passes through the air, and is a huge step towards understanding a natural power like lightning and harnessing its energy,"

Not only does this experiment speaks volume of the creative circuitry Nokia puts in their phones, it also shows how Nokia aren’t done innovating and their R&D will be able to entertain us for a long time to come.

 

Enjoy the video which also features some footage out of the Lumia 1020 an electric yellow one. :D

Lumia 1020I love how they managed to get a yellow mount for the 1020

You can also read the full article over at Nokia Conversations

P.S If you live in an area with enough lightning bolts to actually use this technology to charge your phone daily you should move :D

Thanks for reading. 
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