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Nokia Lumia 800 Demo: easyHeartRate Measures Heart Rate with the Camera

Mark Guim — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:19:37 +0000

easyHeartRate is a cool Windows Phone app I’ve been showing off to friends. It measures your heart rate using your phone’s camera. How is that even possible? You just need to press a button and cover the camera lens with your fingertip. Watch my demo with the Nokia Lumia 800 to see how it works. [...]

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Nokia Lumia 800 Demo of Flixster. Movie Trailers, Reviews, & Showtimes.

Mark Guim — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:27:02 +0000

Flixster is a really popular app, so you have probably have installed it before if you used an iPhone, Android, or Blackberry device. Lucky for us, it’s also available for Windows Phone. I’m showing it here on the Nokia Lumia 800. You can also watch this video in HD on Youtube. Subscribe to the channel [...]

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Demo: Nokia Lumia 800, Xbox Companion, and Xbox 360 Working in Harmony

Mark Guim — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:19:45 +0000

The Xbox Companion app for Windows Phone is now ready for download. The Xbox Companion app connects your Windows Phone and Xbox LIVE experiences. Search for your favorite movies, TV shows, music, and games, and play them on your Xbox from your phone. I made a video to show you how it works on the [...]

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SurfCube 3D Browser Is Better Than Internet Explorer for Windows Phone

Mark Guim — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:59:08 +0000

SurfCube is a web browser for Windows Phone available at the Marketplace. You can choose to use it on the Nokia Lumia 800 instead of Internet Explorer. It has an interesting 3D interface. Swipe from edges to open tabs, settings, or the address bar. If you don’t like the swipe gestures, you can enable the [...]

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Metrotube Now Available at Windows Phone Marketplace

Mark Guim — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:18:59 +0000

Metrotube is now live on the Windows Phone Marketplace. It’s an awesome Youtube app that we recently previewed. The price is 99 cents, but for a limited time, the trial version is unrestricted, unlimited, and ad-free. This means you only pay if you love the app and think the devs deserve it. If you haven’t [...]

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Nokia Lumia 800 Hidden Diagnostics Tool Demo

Mark Guim — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:29:55 +0000

The Nokia Lumia 800 has a hidden diagnostics tool that provides tests for troubleshooting potential issues in the device. The tests are not necessarily complete and do not substitute authorized service repair, but I thought it’d be cool to show how to get access. You can also watch this video in HD on Youtube. Subscribe [...]

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Metrotube Demo on Nokia Lumia 800. Nice Youtube App for Windows Phone

Mark Guim — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:36:25 +0000

Here’s a demo of Metrotube on the Nokia Lumia 800. The official YouTube app for Windows Phone is ridiculous. As far as I can tell, it just opens the mobile Youtube website. Keep your eyes open for Metrotube, an alternative that shows how the official Youtube app should be. It’s currently in beta, but will [...]

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Demo: Thumba Photo Editor is like Photoshop for Windows Phone

Mark Guim — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:19:10 +0000

I keep finding new things to love about Windows Phone on the Nokia Lumia 800. I really like the deep integration third-party apps can have with the core Windows Phone experience. For example, let’s take a look at the app called Thumba Photo Editor. After taking a photo with the camera, you can head to [...]

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Demo: Rowi for Windows Phone, A Twitter App

Mark Guim — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:02:37 +0000

The Twitter integration in Windows Phone is great, but those who want more control should check out the Rowi application. I was told it’s the best Twitter app for Windows Phone. I don’t have a Nokia Windows Phone device for the demo, but I do have a Samsung Focus which will show how the app [...]

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Demo: Facebook App fMobi Updated to 1.4

Mark Guim — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:24:28 +0000

fMobi was just updated to version 1.4. It’s hands down, the best Facebook app for Symbian. I’m showing it here on a Nokia N8 running Symbian Anna. You can grab it now at the Ovi Store for $1.99 You can also watch this video in HD on Youtube. Subscribe to the channel to preview the [...]

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Demo: Favourite Apps widget for Symbian on Nokia N8

Mark Guim — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:00:43 +0000

The Favourite Apps widget extends the default shortcut widget by providing total of 15 spots for your favorite applications. The default widget only gives users 4 shortcuts. In addition, the widget shows the names of the applications. The default widget has no names under the icons. Video after the jump. You can also watch this [...]

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Demo: Nokia Maps on iPhone 4

Mark Guim — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 02:43:37 +0000

Nokia Maps was released as a web app last week. Devices with HTML5 browsers can use it. That means iPhone, iPod touch and iPad with iOS4 or Android phones with Android 2.2 and Android 2.3. I made a video to show you how it looks on the iPhone 4. You can also watch this video [...]

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Demo: ShopSavvy for Symbian. Barcode Reader and Price Comparison

Mark Guim — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 02:59:35 +0000

Here’s a new app I tried out from the Ovi Store. ShopSavvy lets you scan the barcode of any product using your phone’s camera and find all the best prices on the internet and at nearby local stores. I used the Nokia N8 for this demo. The app is free. You can also watch this [...]

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Weatherbug for Nokia N900 Now Available at Ovi Store

Mark Guim — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:36:55 +0000

Weatherbug just showed up at the Ovi Store for the Nokia N900. I recorded a video overview of the app so you can see how it works before downloading the app. There aren’t many apps at the Ovi Store, so it’s kind of a big deal when something new shows up. Take a look. You [...]

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Foursquare App for Nokia N900 – BarrioSquare Now Available in App Manager

Mark Guim — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:40:32 +0000

BarrioSquare, a FourSquare application for the Nokia N900, left private testing on Monday and is now available at the N900′s App Manager. You may have to enable the Extras-Devel repository. This is great news because now more Nokia N900 users can start using this app. Watch my quick overview of the app. Checking in on [...]

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Must-Have App: Maps Booster by Skyhook Wireless

Mark Guim — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:48:23 +0000

My Nokia phones need to find my position accurately and quickly since I use location services like geotagging photos, checking-in on Foursquare, or navigating with Ovi maps. Fortunately there’s a revolutionary app called Maps Booster that helps your Symbian phone find your location really fast no matter what other applications need it. That’s right… I [...]

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Qik Premium Adds Higher Quality Transcoding – Available Exclusively at Nokia’s Ovi Store

Mark Guim — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:16:23 +0000

If you have been live streaming videos from Qik on your Nokia phones, then you might like to know that Qik Premium was released today exclusively for the Ovi store. It gives you the ability to save your videos from qik.com in the mpeg-4 format, higher quality transcoding, and access to upcoming features. It is [...]

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Gravity for Symbian Adds FourSquare Features

Mark Guim — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:55:17 +0000

@janole, the creator of the popular Gravity for Symbian, added FourSquare features on his app on Sunday. The initial implementations allow you to check-in, shout out, view venues on map, view friends’ check-ins, and even add new venues. Updates and bug fixes on Gravity come frequently, so you might even see a newer version by [...]

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Nokia Ovi Maps Downloaded More Than 1 Million Times After Free Navigation Announcement

Mark Guim — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:38:52 +0000

Nokia just announced that their new Ovi Maps with free walk and drive navigation have been downloaded 1.4 million times since it was launched on January 21st, 2010. “We’re averaging a download a second, 24 hours a day,” said Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President, Nokia. The top five countries downloading the new version of Ovi [...]

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TuneWiki SMP Now Available for Nokia N900 With Awesome Internet Radio

Mark Guim — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:33:21 +0000

TuneWiki had a widget for the Nokia N900 since launch, but today, they’ve released a full application called TuneWiki Social Media Player (SMP) that you can download for free at the Ovi Store. It works like the widget where you can read lyrics while listening to music, but they’ve added some cool new features. I’m [...]

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Learn Something New with WikiHow for Nokia N900

Mark Guim — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:00:57 +0000

There isn’t a lot of applications for the Nokia N900 at the Ovi Store, so it’s kind of a big deal when new apps show up. The latest one I noticed is called WikiHow. It lets you access over 60,000 how-to articles on several topics. For example, I just learned how to practice proper sushi [...]

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Skyfire for Symbian S60 Updated to 1.5

Mark Guim — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:50:09 +0000

Skyfire just released version 1.5 of their browser for Symbian S60 3rd and 5th editions. You can download it directly from your device by heading over to m.skyfire.com. I’ve briefly tested it on a Nokia N97 mini. I’m satisfied with how accurate it renders webpages, but it’s still not as fast as I want it [...]

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App Review: 2G/3G Mode Selection Applet for Nokia N900

Mark Guim — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:40:37 +0000

2G/3G Mode Selection Applet works exactly as it sounds. Installing this applet adds 3 buttons to the Nokia N900′s status menu that lets the user change between 2G only, 3G only, or Dual (3G priority) connection. This is a really quick way to change modes without going through other settings. I made a video to [...]

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Watch Out for BarrioSquare – A Foursquare App for Nokia N900

Mark Guim — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:39:43 +0000

Foursquare just launched a native app on Palm, joining the iPhone, Blackberry, and Android OS. Nokia users don’t have any apps for Symbian or Maemo, so we have to rely on the mobile site instead. Fortunately, a developer named Chris B has written on his blog that he started work on a Maemo app for [...]

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App: Camkeyd for Nokia N900 – Shortcut to Dashboard Using Camera Button

Mark Guim — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:57:46 +0000

Camkeyd is nifty tool developed by Heikki Holstila that lets Nokia N900 users access the dashboard quickly by half-pressing the camera button. It is disabled when the lens cover is open so it doesn’t mess with camera functionality. Read on for the video demo. You can also watch this video in HD on Youtube. Subscribe [...]

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How To View Ovi Store Content For Nokia N900 From Your Desktop Computer

Mark Guim — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:07:47 +0000

The Ovi Store for Nokia N900 is still not open to the public, but there’s a URL trick to let you see what’s inside using your desktop browser. As expected, there aren’t many apps available and you will not be able to download anything yet. Thanks to Bruce from the Maemo forums for the tip: [...]

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Joikuspot Christmas Discount Lowers Price to 7 Euros

Mark Guim — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:21:16 +0000

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Joikuspot is a must-have app for S60 users. It turns your phone into a wireless access point for other devices like a laptop, internet tablet, iPod Touch, etc. The premium version usually sells for 25 euros, but it’s available for 7 Euros during the holidays for [...]

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Opera Mobile 10 Updated to Beta 2 – Adds Native Keyboard Input

Mark Guim — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:47:10 +0000

Opera Mobile 10 was updated to Beta 2 on Monday. Opera is aiming to improve the user experience as they get closer to the final version. The key update for the second beta is native keyboard integration. I also notice some improvement in performance. Multiple tabs and bookmarks speeddial on Opera Mobile According to Opera, [...]

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App Review: TuneWiki for Nokia N900

Mark Guim — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:31:35 +0000

TuneWiki has been available for download on the Nokia N900 at launch, but I haven’t really given it any attention until now. It’s kind of pretty cool. TuneWiki allows you to watch subtitled lyrics while listening to music. Since TuneWiki works as a desktop widget on the Nokia N900, I place it next to the [...]

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Nokia Messaging for Social Networks Beta2 App Review

Mark Guim — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:00:17 +0000

I’ve been using the second beta to Nokia Messaging for Social Networks the weekend before today’s official announcement. If you need a reminder, the first beta was released at Nokia World, supporting only Facebook. The new version adds new options for Facebook and adds support for Twitter. Read on for some of my feedback. Nokia’s [...]

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