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Feature Article #1

Framestore Working on FX Studio App for Nokia. Join Competition to Win a Nokia N8

Framestore, the studio that creates visual effects for Hollywood movies such as Avatar, Prince of Persia, and Sherlock Holmes, is currently working with Nokia to create a mobile app called FX Studio. It allows people to add Hollywood-quality special effects to their video clips. They’ve created over 20 original effects already, but they’re asking [...]

Mark Guim | July 14th, 2010 | Continued

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Feature Article #2

How to: Replace Battery in the Nokia N8

We’ve been told by Nokia that the battery on the Nokia N8 isn’t removable by the user, but early photos show us that it isn’t that hard to do. Fortunately, a service manual from Nokia Care show us exactly how to do it step-by-step without messing things up.

Mark Guim | July 5th, 2010 | Continued

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Feature Article #3

Nokia N8: Will 256MB RAM Be Enough for Multitasking?

iPhone users rejoice today as they finally get a taste of multitasking. Nokia users have been doing it for a while now, but with certain limitations. Running too many multiple apps in the background results in “memory full” errors. Previous Nokia N97 and N96 power users are aware of this. Is the Nokia N8’s 256MB [...]

Mark Guim | June 21st, 2010 | Continued

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Feature Article #4

Meego Handset UI Guideline Revealed. Includes Hints of WebOS & Android

A document titled, MeeGo Handset Interaction Guidelines, was found buried deep within the official Meego site a few days ago. Although there were no images, it described an overall interaction model for the OS expected on upcoming high-end Nokia devices. It has been deleted already, but no online documents are safe from Google Cache! I’ve [...]

Mark Guim | June 18th, 2010 | Continued

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TripAdvisor Now Available in Ovi Store and Ovi Maps

July 30th, 2010 • Mark Guim • View Comments
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TripAdvisor, the world’s largest (and my favorite) travel site just announced a new partnership with Nokia that includes an app and an integration of the service into Ovi Maps. It launches today in select markets, with full global roll-out scheduled within a month.

Nokia C7 Leaked in Hong Kong Magazine

July 30th, 2010 • Mark Guim • View Comments
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The Nokia C7 has not been officially announced yet, but that doesn’t stop the Hong Kong Hi-Tech magazine from getting their hands on one early. It features Symbian^3, 3.3-inch 640×360 resolution capacitive display, 8mp camera, 720p video, dual LED flash, and so on.

Nokia N8 in Black, Silver, Orange Now Available for Pre-Order in Italy

July 29th, 2010 • Mark Guim • View Comments
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Eager Italians can now pre-order the Nokia N8 for €469 (about $610). The official online shop shows it will be available at the end of September. If you’re ordering one, don’t forget to enter the code CONSEGNAGRATUITA to get free shipping.

US Prices for Nokia C6, E5, and C3 Revealed

July 28th, 2010 • Mark Guim • View Comments
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The Nokia C6, E5, and C3 get official US pricing at the Nokia online store. They’re all in the pre-order page, but clicking on any of the devices for more details at the time of publishing this post, results in an error page. This means these devices are coming soon, but we’re not sure when exactly. We’ll keep you updated.

Framestore Releases New Videos about FX Studio – an App for Nokia N8

July 27th, 2010 • Mark Guim • View Comments
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You already know that Framestore is working on a cool visual effects app for the Nokia N8, right? If you’re excited about it like me, then you’d also like to know that they’ve published new videos about mobile and web-based FX Studio that will allow you to add Hollywood-quality special effects to your video clips. The preview of the sample effects look great so far. Take a look.

Spotted: Ad for Nokia X6 and 5230 Running Android

July 26th, 2010 • Mark Guim • View Comments
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Who’s getting fired for this? A poster showing the Nokia X6 and Nokia 5230 running Android was spotted on Oxford Street in London. The ad was for Three Mobile. It’s definitely a marketing error because Nokia recently said there were no plans to use Android with their devices. I hope you didn’t get your hopes up.

Meet @NokiaCareUS – Official Nokia Support on Twitter for North America

July 26th, 2010 • Mark Guim • View Comments
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We just got word that a whole team of folks will be working on the @NokiaUSCare @NokiaCareUS twitter account to answer questions you have about Nokia products or the Ovi Store. The account was created last June but they just tweeted about the launch today. This could be the fastest way to let someone at Nokia know about the issues you’re experiencing.

Meego Chosen as the In-Vehicle Infotainment Platform By GENIVI Alliance

July 23rd, 2010 • Mark Guim • View Comments
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The Linux foundation just announced that Meego will be the next platform to be used for In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) by the GENIVI Alliance. To name a few, this major automotive alliance consists of members like BMW, GM, Mitsubishi, Hyundai, Peugeot, and more. No timetable was announced, but they mentioned the reference design builds upon the Meego handset platform which isn’t expected until October this year.

Get the Nokia N900 for $1 When You See the Flashing Egg

July 22nd, 2010 • Mark Guim • View Comments
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Nokia and Newegg are currently running a promotion over the next month that might interest you. They will be offering some pretty exciting offers on some of Nokia’s latest devices but it requires you to have a quick eye. When you see the egg on the widget flashing (embedded after the jump), it means one of the offers has gone live. For example, one of these deals is a voucher for a Nokia N900 for just $1.

Apple Shows the Nokia N97 Mini Loses Signal if You Hold it in Awkward Way

July 21st, 2010 • Mark Guim • View Comments
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Apple did not want to leave the issue alone and published a video showing their own antenna test on the Nokia N97 mini. The iPhone 4 antenna press conference was held 5 days ago, so why was this video just published? Is Apple being petty?

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