Archive for Al Pavangkanan
Contributor Al Pavangkanan lives in Los Angeles. Al spends his free time watching cartoons and going to concerts and comedy shows. Follow Al on twitter, or check out his flickr
Nokia N8 Camera Needs a User Interface Overhaul
A few days ago at our biweekly Los Angeles Tuttle meeting, Ms Jen brought along her new precious, the Nokia N8. She graciously let me play with it and while I was very impressed, I did find some concerns.
New from Beta Labs: Ovi Lifecasting, Ovi Maps, Ovi Communities
Right after the Nokia World keynote this morning, Nokia Beta Labs put out three new apps for the Nokia N97. First, Ovi Maps, an update to Nokia Maps. Then Lifecasting and Communities, social location focused applications with a heavy focus on Facebook.
Nokia BH-703 Review
I opened up my Nokia BH-703 today and was instantly blown away with it. The sound quality is really top notch and the design is really elegant.
What’s New in Nokia Messaging
Hotmail access was restored Thursday morning in Nokia Messaging. HTML and S60v5 support were announced last month. I don’t like the HTML implementation much. It’s confusing browsing around an email when there are large images. I’ve yet to try it out on a touchscreen (I have the N97 on pre-order), so I don’t know how different it might be.
5 Nokia Phones I Want to See
Over at HOFO, Pink Jazz posed the question: What would be your own ideal S60 phone? I was halfway through making a reply when a bunch of thoughts popped into my head. So I came up with ideas for 5 phones I’d like to see.
Nokia 6210 Navigator Kit Unboxing
Wom World sent me a Nokia 6210 Navigator kit. It’s a really large box, so I took an unboxing video. If that’s not enough, I took some photos as well. Take a look and read some of my quick impressions.
Review: Abacus Bluetooth Watch
Its been over two years since the Abacus Mobilewear Bluetooth Watch hit the market. I remember seeing it at COMPUSA selling for $250. For the longest time, the Abacus website said it would support Sony Ericsson phones and that Symbian support was coming soon. Soon never happened.
Using Nokia N82 at BarcampLA6
This past weekend, I attended BarcampLA6 which took place at Mahalo HQ in Santa Monica, CA. Barcamp is an “unconference ” where people can share and learn in an open environment. Most of Los Angeles’ tech community showed up to talk about things they are knowledgeable about. I attended talks ranging from dating tips, zombie hacking, budget movie making and twitter novels. I took a lot of pictures with the Nokia N82.
Video Center On Latest N82 Firmware Adds Scheduled Downloads
Last Thursday, v30 firmware was released for the Nokia N82. When I updated my N82, it bricked! Much to my surprise, Nokia Software Update provided instructions for getting it back up and running. Simply removing the battery and holding down the power button brought it back to life. Most news sites and blogs didn’t notice any major changes, but I found one that changes my viewing habits immensely.
Nokia N95 8GB and Nokia N800 Helped Find Nine Inch Nails Tickets
A while back, I wrote about a treasure hunt involving tickets to a nine inch nails concert. I didn’t get tickets that time, but a new opportunity arose the Friday before the show. On the morning of July 18, the nine inch nails google earth kml file was updated. 25 more question marks appeared on the map. I frantically gathered myself and figured out how I would try to get to the closest locations.
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