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- Press Release: China Telecom selects NSN as new partner to build LTE network
- Leak or fake? Blurry cam shot of WP8.1 quick settings and notification options?
- Three customer service tells me Note 3 camera best on the market, better than 1020 #Ramble
- Videos: Nokia Lumia 1520 Unboxing (vs Oppo N1 and Galaxy Mega) and Review
- Viber Desktop Client Now Available for Windows 8/RT
- Nokia Android plan abandoned?
- Free! One Year of Skype Premium – Free group video and group screen sharing
- Whatsapp for WP Updated, Brings sharing of up 10 Images at once, Pre-Recorded Videos and More
| Press Release: China Telecom selects NSN as new partner to build LTE network Posted: 18 Dec 2013 11:07 AM PST
Nokia Solutions and Networks has won an LTE* contract with China Telecommunications Corporation (China Telecom), a major wireless broadband operator in China. The operator has selected NSN as major partner for its nationwide LTE rollout. This contract with China Telecom, a new customer for NSN's mobile broadband business, marks yet another successful LTE breakthrough for the infrastructure supplier. As the number of smartphone and mobile internet users keeps growing, operators must find innovative ways to respond to customer expectations for high-speed mobile connections. With the introduction of a flexible 4G network, China Telecom is taking a competitive step forward in building fast-speed mobile broadband coverage. "There is a great dynamic in China's 4G market. It is absolutely key for vendors to being able to offer the right technology now and to show the operators the evolution path they need to walk," said Dimitris Mavrakis, principal analyst for Informa. "NSN has a strong position in LTE and experiences a good LTE deal momentum." "We're delighted to work with China Telecom, our most recent LTE customer, in the fast implementation of its 4G network. NSN has steadily invested in its LTE research and development presence in China," said Markus Borchert, president of Greater China Region at NSN. "This makes us an ideal partner for guaranteeing high network quality and expertise as we support China Telecom, one of the largest mobile telecommunication providers in the country and our most recent LTE customer, with its 4G launch." Under the contract, NSN will implement its innovative Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Stations. The company will also provide network launch optimization, implementation supervision and care services in order to use resources most efficiently and to guarantee the highest network quality possible. In addition, the agreement covers NSN's intelligent network management system, NetAct, for comprehensive management of the operator's multi-vendor network. With NSN's support, the introduction of a 4G network will enable China Telecom to deliver a superior customer experience to its subscribers. Cheers Alvester for the tip! |
| Leak or fake? Blurry cam shot of WP8.1 quick settings and notification options? Posted: 18 Dec 2013 06:10 AM PST Here’s a blurry cam snap of what’s supposedly notifications customisation and quick settings on WP. Is this notifications or quick settings that we were told about? Network/brightness/wifi/plane mode. (Longer swipe down would produce notifications whilst quick tap would show settings) Then there’s toggles for notifications of emails and other accounts, messaging and possibly others below. It also says “allow banners”. Perhaps for brightness it would have been nice to have that toggle there to slide as you want? What bothers me about this pic is that it feels like someone has purposely attempted to make it blurry cam style. Also, it’s a screenshot as opposed to the actual notification ‘snapped’ on camera (three dots). Maybe a real image which instead of presenting as a screenshot, used blurry cam to make it seem more believable. Or maybe it’s not real. Source: WMPU Cheers prashant for the tip! |
| Three customer service tells me Note 3 camera best on the market, better than 1020 #Ramble Posted: 18 Dec 2013 05:56 AM PST At the start of my academic term I bought a three SIM to use the unlimited data as my placement location would not have internet. (Yeah I know right, what’s that about). 4 months, no internet, lolwut?! I almost cancelled after the first month as I couldn’t get internet at the placement location in blackburn. Outside, it zipped fine. But possibly due to the number of people (it was at the hospital – thousands there) capacity of the cell-masts were exceeded and thus no internet – at least that’s what customer services said. Three’s customer services offered me a booster which would work by connecting to broadband internet. They couldn’t quite understand why if had broadband, I wouldn’t be bothering them in the first place. Fortunately 6 weeks on, three seem to have remedied something and I went on to consume about 50GB in a month apparently (and that was only during the ‘free’ time we had). I should have cancelled in advance but having that unlimited 3G at times 4G was wonderful. Also, when the WiFi at home died, I just flicked share internet on and all was well. What with exams and coursework, I kept that little safety net of back up internet there but really, it’s time to cancel now I’m back from placement (back to the uni house). So this is what the post is about. I call up to cancel and sure as expected end up at retention with some guy trying to tell me that based on my account I should stay when they roll out 4G and all that jazz. He also told me that I could get a phone upgrade. I was genuinely interested. My ‘real’ contract that I picked up last year to get the 920 is going to be finished next November so I wanted to know what kind of deals they had. I told him I was currently using a 925 and 1020. He goes on to tell me that the S4 and Note 3. I asked about the Note 3 as I’m itching for a phablet :p. He says the Note 3 has 3GB of RAM and a processor that’s never been seen on the market before so it can multitask. I told him I was interested in the best camera on the market. I asked which is the phone with the best camera on the market as that’s what I’m interested in. He says the Note 3 has the best camera. It takes crystal clear pictures in low light. 13 MP he kept on going on about. I didn’t say anything. I said I’m happy with what I have and would like to proceed with cancellations and my call was transferred. Just before completing the call transfer he came back to the phone. I asked if threeUK had the 1020. They did. Well I had to do my bit and educate him. The 1020 is currently the best camera smartphone on the market. Several independent reviews and tests say so. So the guy who was initially touting ’13′ as a big number, I tell him this has 41mp. He tries to say it can be any MP but the Note 3 has better lenses. I tell him the 1020 has the biggest sensor on the market (yes because the 808 is not on the market. I can’t afford to add confusion to this call). It excels in low light and detail. Unfortunately I didn’t have time to explain about oversampling as he mentions the flash on the Note 3. I tell him the 1020 has xenon (also LED but again, didn’t want to complicate things). He tells me that’s because the 1020 NEEDS to xenon to support the 41mp whilst the Note 3 doesn’t. I didn’t want to go on a specs thing anymore. I calmly say that the 1020 produces better pictures than the Note 3. Several respected sites online say so, that’s with direct and ‘blind’ tests to remove bias. I’m sure he didn’t expect to face a phone geek, let alone a Nokia one. He kinda backed down then. The call proceeded to cancellations, where I spoke to a very nice guy called Akshay and we had a nice conversation about India and how it’s 9 degrees there and everyone’s wrapped up in gloves. He asked if I’d visited India before so we talked about Chennai. Just at the end, he said Three will always welcome me back if I wanted and I said I’d be looking to rejoin when my contract ends and we wished each other well. So ends this story and ramble. Screenshot btw is from here. In GSM Arena’s test, the Note 3 came last. 6th place. Not even behind the 1020. It comes closer in PhoneArena’s comparison. Though of course, quite consistently, the 1020 is number 1.
Sometimes we get comments from 1020 camera comparisons that they don’t need to see these comparisons. ‘Obviously’ the 1020 wins. But it isn’t so obvious. Even when the most important criteria of ‘camera’ is mentioned, sales peeps seem to try and shove other phones in your face. If there were some other criteria I was interested in, then yes, an alternative to the 1020 may push another customer to a different device. Credit where it’s due. It’ll be some time before WP ever matures to the point where it’s not the “great phone but oh, it has WP” to where the choices of Android vs iOS is now. On a side note, on a train to Wales I caught 3 yellow Nokia Lumia 1020s at the side of the platform (3 different stops). I noticed the yellow headphones first trailing to a yellow phone and then the infamous black circle. A couple were also on the opposite side of the aisle with their two kids. The older toddler was banging the phone on the table making noise and potentially damaging the phone making the mum tell him off. The dad said it’s ok, it’s a Nokia (520 I think). I hope the spirit of fantastic design, incredible cameras, awesome build, neat innovations and general good-guy-vibes continue on in the family line of smartphones when the Nokia name is no longer imprinted on them. I think I might buy some Nokia stickers to stick on them (I covered up the Samsung logo on the Omnia 7 I gave to my mum before she ended up with the 800 and now her own white 920). |
| Videos: Nokia Lumia 1520 Unboxing (vs Oppo N1 and Galaxy Mega) and Review Posted: 18 Dec 2013 05:44 AM PST Bharadwaj unboxes the Nokia Lumia 1520 at fonearena. You also see a quick comparison of the 5.9″ Oppo N1 and 6.3″ Galaxy Mega. Bharadwaj notes that people want big screens and so Nokia is (finally) giving them that option. The more affordable 1320 is great too as well as the rumoured 929 and international variants with a smaller 5.x” screen.
Below is a review from Marques Brownlee, a student who takes the time to record tech reviews. He finds the 1520 to be the best WP experience for 2013.
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| Viber Desktop Client Now Available for Windows 8/RT Posted: 18 Dec 2013 04:07 AM PST The wildly popular voice calling and messaging app, Viber has just landed in the Windows 8 marketplace; the desktop client works in tangent with your mobile account, syncing contacts over and allowing you to place calls from either your phone or desktop/tablet. The push for Viber desktop is an obvious step into the Skype territory, which should put some pressure on Microsoft to up their game. The app can be downloaded for free on your Windows 8 device (preferably a Lumia 2520); after which you have the option to create a new account or link it up with your mobile phone account. If you choose to use an existing account a confirmation pin will be sent to your Viber mobile client (not a text message). After which it’s smooth sailing. You can grab the Viber app for your device from the link below:
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| Posted: 18 Dec 2013 02:34 AM PST
Nokia Normandy or Project N signalled what much of the blogosphere had been chanting for. An Android powered Nokia. Peter Skillman was apparently responsible for this project. In the latest will they won’t they, rumours are now circulating that the project is cancelled according to ctechcn. Nokia will instead be focusing on ‘wearable technology’. MS is said NOT to be the reason this was cancelled. The reasoning again was part of the original reason Nokia didn’t go Android, ‘competition too fierce’. The Normandy project was under a part of Nokia that wasn’t transferring to MS. This suggests that even in the time that Nokia isn’t allowed to produce a phone under the Nokia brand, they won’t be ‘secretly’ developing an Android device either. Or at least this latest iteration. Source: ctechcn Via: UW Cheers capedonut for the tip! |
| Free! One Year of Skype Premium – Free group video and group screen sharing Posted: 18 Dec 2013 02:11 AM PST
https://collaboration.skype.com/promotion/ Cheers Alvester for the tip! |
| Whatsapp for WP Updated, Brings sharing of up 10 Images at once, Pre-Recorded Videos and More Posted: 18 Dec 2013 02:00 AM PST Whatsapp for Windows Phone has just received a critical update, which finally brings some of the most demanded feature. The ability to share pre-recorded videos in messages; the update also allows you to share up to 10 images at once, as well as migrate your account to a new number. Change-log:
The update should be live in the marketplace now, so head on over and grab it from the link below: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/whatsapp/218a0ebb-1585-4c7e-a9ec-054cf4569a79 |
Deal marks NSN’s latest LTE win in China
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