29 October 2013

My Nokia Blog

My Nokia Blog

Whatsapp Open Beta Now Available for WP

Posted: 28 Oct 2013 01:57 PM PDT

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For anyone interested, similar to the “Facebook Beta” which allows users to gain access to early builds of the app, provided they’re willing to put up with the occasional bug and hiccup. Whatsapp now has a  similar app available in the marketplace; the app is an open beta meaning anyone can download it without being added to a beta users list, but it won’t appear in marketplace searches. As of yet there doesn’t seem to be anything new compared to the public versions, but if you’re interested grab the app from the link below:

http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/whatsapp/6e5405fa-e5cc-4a6c-8e54-3932ab7075c3

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*note: I was planning NOT to use it as I didn’t want to lose any of my messages, but it turns out the backup & restore worked perfectly between the two versions, so no worries. wp_ss_20131028_0006 wp_ss_20131028_0007Via Reddit

 

Nokia Teasing First Images of Official WP Instagram App

Posted: 28 Oct 2013 01:23 PM PDT

BXrkWBfCAAEQjGeOne of the announcements at Nokia World last week was that of the official instagram app coming to WP. Of course there are plenty of 3rd party alternatives currently available (namely 6tag and instance) but the official app carries weight with it, finally recognizing the platform as worthy.

The app looks pretty much as expected (and in fact I think 6tag still looks better), but hooray for official apps right? Anyone excited? Does it even matter anymore?

P.S. You can follow the official Nokia instagram here: http://instagram.com/nokia

 

DPReview’s Lumia 1020 Vs. 808 Photo Comparison

Posted: 28 Oct 2013 01:14 PM PDT

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DPReview have done a comparison of the Lumia 1020 vs the 808; and using some of their fancy in-web software you can compare both the images side-by-side simultaneously. The 808 does capture more details at full zoom, as well as having more defined colors (rather than a slightly washed out tint of the 1020); of course this is most likely due to the different software techniques at work here. However the oversampling and perfect pixel technique should both come to the 1020 in future updates, so perhaps we;ll see some improvement then?

Check out the full comparison here:

http://connect.dpreview.com/post/8720896323/pureview-compared-nokia-808-lumia1020-studio-test-scene?utm_campaign=internal-link&utm_source=news-list&utm_medium=text&ref=title_0_0

Thanks everyone who sent this in.

 

“NOKIA” Software Update Available for Lumia 1020

Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:57 AM PDT

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I;m not sure exactly what’s in this update, but my 1020 just alerted me of an available NOKIA software update. It only took about 3 minutes to install, but it’s currently “migrating data” so I’m not sure what’s new yet; unfortunately  this probably isn’t the Nokia Black update that was announced alongside the 1520 & 1320, but who knows?

*P.S. my 1020 is UK region, running GDR3

Update:

After the update my software version is 3050.0000.133x.1001.

According to the Nokia support page the included features are:

  • Imaging enhancements
  • Touch functionality improvements
  • Performance and stability improvements

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Surface 2 can’t compare with Nokia Lumia 2520, ‘not really a contest, Nokia tablet bigger, faster, and lower power!”

Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:07 AM PDT

 

The performance on [the 2520] is brilliant,” Raj Talluri, senior vice president of product management for Qualcomm’s application processors, told CNET. “It’s really at the next level. It’s not even really a contest [compared to Surface 2] … In every area, it’s much bigger, faster, and lower power.”

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Well those words are coming from a Qualcomm exec, proud of Nokia’s Lumia 2520 tablet which is powered by a Qualcomm 2.2GHz quadcore S800 chip. The Surface 2? 1.7GHz from NVidia.

Talluri also mentions that what we see of RT now may not be what we see tomorrow. Big changes planned ahead? Hopefully it just signifies RT becoming something accepted and not the joke it seems to be at least where the tech blogosphere is concerned.

Source: Cnet

Cheers Alvester for the tip

Social Scene – Social Time Lapse Photography for Windows Phone

Posted: 28 Oct 2013 05:35 AM PDT

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One of the great things about Nokia, is networking. At this year’s event in Abu Dhabi, I got to meet Jason, a budding developer who took part in Nokia’s Future/Capture Hackathon in Sweden earlier this year. He was at Nokia World, to showcase his app, Social Scene. The idea around the app is really simple, and I love it! This is the kind of app I think with the right level of exposure and cross-platform uptake, can be along the lines of Instagram and Vine – yes, the concept is THAT good!

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Social Scene is a social network of its own pretty much, allowing users to snap an image of a certain location, and uploading it to the service. Other users (or the same user) visit the same location at a different time, and capture the same image. What the app will then do, is show a time lapse of that location, generated by the various users. Pretty neat huh?

 

 

Despite Jason having had over 20 years experience in development, this was his first WP8 app, and bloody hell did he do a good job! Here is what he had to say about the idea behind Social Scene:

I lost my father when I was young, but knew I was walking down the same streets and seeing the same local sights that he would have.

The idea that using todays amazing mobile devices with excellent cameras and GPS would let me capture these local sights for my children to see, led me to the idea of Social Time Lapse Photography.

Time Lapse Photography is nothing new, but doing it in a 'Crowd Sourced' way is. It means I can take a photo of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on a sunny day, then later someone else can take the same photo when it's snowing. Over a long period of time when can capture changes and share this 'story of change' with others.

One of my favourite features is that you can overlay an existing image. This allows you to line up the shot perfectly!

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Feel free to get in touch with Jason on Twitter at @GeoLogUK and use the #SocialScene tag to gain some awareness – he tends to retweet you and respond faster also!

Grab the app by clicking the link below or scanning the QR-code

Social Scene QRhttp://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=e98cd5ba-a0e4-4955-a7f9-f29bf7848031
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