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Jonne is a mobile phone enthusiast who is currently pursuing his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at the Vaasa University of Applied Sciences. He has been using the newest phones out there ever since the Nokia 5110 was released. Currently his choice of smartphone OS is Windows Phone 7.5.

Nov
16
2011

Next Symbian updates to be called Carla and Donna?

| November 16, 2011 10:31 UTC | 0 comments | source

Symbian Latino posted the image you see above, which is claimed to be taken at a Nokia Developer Day somewhere in Mexico. The image shows Nokia’s future updates to Symbian, with the mystical Carla and Donna names popping up.

The information in the super-blurry image is a bit hard to read, but it looks to include the following:

Carla

  • 8.0 Browser
  • Dolby surround
  • NFC
  • Best Widgets

Donna

  • Exclusive Dual core Equipment

Donna is expected to be the final major update to Symbian. Symbian Latino stated that Carla is targeted for a late 2012 or early 2013 release. Apparently every Symbian^3 device will receive Carla, while Donna will only be made available for future hardware.

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| November 16, 2011 10:31 UTC | Comments: | source
Nov
16
2011

Real/Fake Nokia Lumia 900 ‘Ace’ renders?

| November 16, 2011 10:24 UTC | 0 comments | source

We heard rumors of the Nokia 900 ‘Ace’ just one day before the start of Nokia World 2011. The world was waiting for it, but Nokia didn’t release it. Now, new renders of this have maybe leaked. We don’t know for sure if this is the real deal, or just a fake. Hit View Post to see the rest of the renders.

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| November 16, 2011 10:24 UTC | Comments: | source
Nov
15
2011

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich source code released

| November 15, 2011 07:36 UTC | 0 comments | source

Google jumped the gun a bit faster than expected when they today released the source code of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Earlier rumors suggested that we’ll see the source code released on November 17th. The source code can be obtained from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) repository.

The released of the source code luckily means that work on the next version of 3rd party Android modifications can begin. I think it is safe to say that work on CyanogenMod 9 has now also began. Smart phone manufacturers can now also start porting their software and prepare to release updates to bring Android 4.0 on board their devices.

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| November 15, 2011 07:36 UTC | Comments: | source
Nov
15
2011

Breakthrough in battery technology could improve batteries by a factor of ten

| November 15, 2011 07:23 UTC | 0 comments | source

Nokia BL-5C

Researcher at Northwestern University claim to have improved the lithium ion battery to be ten times more powerful than current batteries. The battery is also said to charge ten times faster than what we have today.

The only downside with the new battery is that it degenerates much faster, and can withstand roughly 150 full charge cycles. Then again, if it holds ten times the amount of today’s batteries, it obviously wouldn’t need to be recharged as often. Does a battery today withstand 1500 full charge cycles? I think not.

The target is to get the new battery technology into consumer products in three to five years.

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| November 15, 2011 07:23 UTC | Comments: | source
Nov
15
2011

Video: Nokia Lumia 800 hardware tour

| November 15, 2011 07:12 UTC | 0 comments | source

Check out this video by Pocketnow, where they take a look at the hardware of the gorgeous Nokia Lumia 800.

They summarize it quite impressively:

The single piece of polycarbonate plastic feels great in the hand and the shape of the device with its curved screen is pretty incredible

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| November 15, 2011 07:12 UTC | Comments: | source
Nov
15
2011

Video: Nokia Lumia 800 Uncovered – IE9 & BING

| November 15, 2011 07:09 UTC | 0 comments |

The sixth in a series of in depth videos looking at the Nokia Lumia 800 and some of its best features.

In this film, we look at IE9 and Bing integration, demonstrating just how easy and fast it is to have the web at your fingertips. With Bing search and IE9 on the Lumia 800 it’s easy to not only stay connected and up-to-date but also to search and browse online!

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| November 15, 2011 07:09 UTC | Comments: |
Nov
13
2011

Video: Samsung Focus Flash ad

| November 13, 2011 11:55 UTC | 0 comments | source

Samsung and Microsoft have teamed up to produce the ad above featuring the Samsung Focus Flash, or Samsung Omnia W as the world outside of the States know it. Check it out!

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| November 13, 2011 11:55 UTC | Comments: | source
Nov
12
2011

Nokia Lumia 800 with LTE for AT&T coming early 2012?

| November 12, 2011 14:10 UTC | 0 comments | source

Nokia Lumia 800 black

The Nokia Lumia 800 will be available in Europe in just a few days. In US, the situation is different. So far Nokia hasn’t told about their plans for the States. Now, we have a new report from WinRumors indicating that the Lumia 800 launch in the States will happen in early 2012.

According to their sources, we’ll see the Lumia 800 launched with a radio ready for AT&T’s network. This would mean that the Lumia 800 is the first LTE capable Windows Phone. For LTE  to work, we’ll probably need Microsoft to release the next version of Windows Phone, currently called ‘Tango’. Another possibility is that Nokia alters Mango in a way for it to work with an LTE radio, but I find this a bit too complicated.

We’re expecting Nokia and Microsoft to jointly announce this device at CES in January, 2012.

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| November 12, 2011 14:10 UTC | Comments: | source
Nov
12
2011

iOS 5.0.1 still doesn’t fix ‘batterygate’

| November 12, 2011 13:49 UTC | 0 comments | source

iPhone 4S iOS 5.0.1 low battery

Ever since iOS 5 was released, users have been complaining about decreased battery performance on their iPhones. Most complaints have come from iPhone 4S owners, but also some owners of older hardware have noticed drastic decreases in battery life. iOS 5.0.1 was supposed to fix this issue, but new reports indicate that this wasn’t the case for everyone. Let’s hope Apple gets it together, and releases iOS 5.0.2 soon!

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| November 12, 2011 13:49 UTC | Comments: | source
Nov
12
2011

Nokia N9 and Lumia 800 to receive a camera update soon

| November 12, 2011 13:43 UTC | 0 comments | source

My Nokia Blog noticed that Damian Dinning, one of those behind the N8′s camera, is currently working on bringing a software update for the N9 and Lumia 800. He simply tweeted that he is working on a software update to both devices, but didn’t go into detail on what this will bring.

Damian Dinning’s tweet:

 working on sw updates to both to improve performance, no further details for now.

We don’t have a date, or an estimate, on when this will be released, but it is still good to know that something is coming!

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| November 12, 2011 13:43 UTC | Comments: | source
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