08 October 2013

My Nokia Blog

My Nokia Blog

N9Apps: Nineshark – Grooveshark client for MeeGo-Harmattan

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 06:40 PM PDT

9shark

This has been on the radar for a while (not sure if I’ve posted it before) but it recently got a fairly big update, and I felt like it needed to be shared. The UI is impressive if you ask me, and the app is very feature filled. If you’re on the N9, and you use Grooveshark, this is THE app you’ll be wanting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8UhCIvv__0

Changelog v0.0.4

  • Swipe Left to go to Player.
  • Swipe Right to go to Home from Player.
  • Swipe Right to go to back.
  • Lateral Menu
  • Swipe Right from border left to open lateral Menu.
  • Top button to open lateral menu.
  • Discover Music from Twitter Music
  • Grooveshark user synchronization.
  • My Playlists.
  • My Collections.
  • My Favorites.
  • Redesigned Player.
  • Redesigned Search
  • Automatic updates
  • And +

Source: Nineshark

Cheers Nicolas for the tip!

Nokia Lumia 1020 wins by longshot in blind shootout against iPhone 5S, SGS4, LG G2 and HTC One (Another test adds Z1)

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 01:38 PM PDT

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Blind tests allow people to choose which pictures look best without knowing for certain what phone (or device) shot what.

In PhoneArena’s post, the Nokia Lumia 1020 came out so far ahead of the competition.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Lumia-1020-beats-the-iPhone-5s-and-Galaxy-S4-by-a-mile-in-our-blind-camera-comparison_id48050

Whilst we’re here, GSM Arena is also doing a comparison. This one includes Z1.

http://blog.gsmarena.com/shootout-teaser-6-best-smartphone-cameras-go-head-to-head/

Cheers all for the tip!

New EA Xbox Games: The SIMS Medieval, Storm in a TeaCup and Vampire Rush

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 01:11 PM PDT

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@WindowsPhone tweets the following Xbox titles are now available

GET MEDIEVAL WITH THE SIMS™! Your favorite lighthearted Sims universe is going old-school – back to the times of castles, kings, jesters and knights!

DELVE INTO A MAGIC STORY-DRIVEN WORLD
Create your hero and determine your Sim's destiny in this new fantasy. From serf and squire to Lady and Lord, role-play even as a Vampire! Immerse yourself in a dramatic adventure where the possibilities are endless.

QUEST YOUR WAY TO DESTINY
Complete quests to propel your Sims onward. Master skills and make wizardly potions like a death potion – or a love potion. Join parties across a richly detailed medieval realm, or test your skills with features like combat and fishing.

Take Storm on a wonderful adventure in his magical teacup. Storm’s brother Cloud has created an amazing dream-like world for you to explore! Solve puzzles, avoid pitfalls and beat the bad guys in this imaginative and unique platformer!Features:• Explore and discover 40 magical levels • Simple touch controls provide accurate control in tight situations.• Wonderful, rich, rewarding gameplay with physics based puzzles• Amazingly detailed high-definition graphics• Incredible, unique dream-like art style.

GET MEDIEVAL WITH THE SIMS™! Your favorite lighthearted Sims universe is going old-school – back to the times of castles, kings, jesters and knights!

DELVE INTO A MAGIC STORY-DRIVEN WORLD
Create your hero and determine your Sim's destiny in this new fantasy. From serf and squire to Lady and Lord, role-play even as a Vampire! Immerse yourself in a dramatic adventure where the possibilities are endless.

QUEST YOUR WAY TO DESTINY
Complete quests to propel your Sims onward. Master skills and make wizardly potions like a death potion – or a love potion. Join parties across a richly detailed medieval realm, or test your skills with features like combat and fishing.

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My connection is currently too slow to try it out but the screenshots look good.

LeakyLeak: Lumia 2520 Tablet Shows off a Kickstand?

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 09:37 AM PDT

Nokia_Tablet_Kickstand

if the latest rumored image is to be believed, what you see above is the reverse side of Nokia’s upcoming Lumia 2520 tablet. The big story being the weird contraption in the middle that could possibly be a kickstand (although I think the gap beneath it looks more like a dock for connecting a the rumored keyboard/power accessory). Also leaked are the “NOKIA” wallpaper images seen before which had a full 1080p resolution.
Nokia_wallpaper2The usage of the purple color (if this is real) is interesting, as that has never been a Nokia device color (or at least a popular/default one – short of the 820′s case). Either way all will be revealed later this month at Nokia World!

VIa

 

Finnish town of “Nokia” no more. Renamed “Microsoft”?

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 05:52 AM PDT

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Not sure if this is a prank in real life or just a photoshop joke but according to tipster Joni, there was a town in Finland called “Nokia” but now is no more “signage wise”.

Nokian Uutiset, the local newspaper reports below. The translation doesn’t seem to have worked too well from my end again so I’m not going to attempt to mention what’s said there.
Cheers Joni for the tip.

The relationship of Finland and Nokia

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 05:48 AM PDT

MNBFinland Flag

 

Quick heads up on a couple of interesting articles. The first one is from Ars Technica. It looks through the history of Nokia and how this impacted on Finland.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/finland-and-nokia-an-affair-to-remember/ (via Reddit)

The second one is in Finnish. It wouldn’t work directly through a translator and even then, I couldn’t quite make out what was being said. dsmobile said, “ about how Nokia did go down. Very good article if someone is going to translate this to English.”

http://www.hs.fi/kuukausiliite/N%C3%A4in+HSn+toimittaja+yritti+pelastaa+Nokian+/a1380853015869 (Cheers dsmobile for the tip)

nokia world 2012 finland!

Multiple colour option for Glance in Bittersweet Shimmer?

Posted: 07 Oct 2013 01:59 AM PDT

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Seem to have missed this from the weekend tips. One of the first things my housemate asked for when getting Glance on his Nokia Lumia 620 was whether it was possible to change the colours of the night mode to something other than red. Red was chosen as it’s easier on the eye in low light during night times, but why not give others the option to change it should they wish (some might even set night mode for longer that way).

According to the tweet and screenshot above, Bittersweet Shimmer will enable more colours.

Via @Nazwil8

Cheers Alvester and Prashant for the tip
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