The Nokia Blog » n8 http://thenokiablog.com News, Guides, Reviews, Videos for the Nokia Fanatics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:43:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Nokia Killing Symbian Earlier Than Planned, Only One More Device http://thenokiablog.com/2012/02/03/nokia-killing-symbian/ http://thenokiablog.com/2012/02/03/nokia-killing-symbian/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:53:24 +0000 Mark Guim http://thenokiablog.com/?p=9370 Nokia is killing off Symbian earlier than planned, according to The Register. Only one new Symbian model is expected to reach the market which is the successor to the Nokia N8. The Nokia Belle update is still planned to roll out to existing customers. The Register claims this was also hinted when key silicon partner [...]

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]]> http://thenokiablog.com/2011/12/14/nokia-803-leaked/feed/ 0 Glidetrack Launches Mobislyder, Slider for Cameraphones http://thenokiablog.com/2011/11/29/glidetrack-mobislyder/ http://thenokiablog.com/2011/11/29/glidetrack-mobislyder/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:39:24 +0000 Mark Guim http://thenokiablog.com/?p=9078 Glidetrack, the world’s leading camera slider company, announced a new product this week that could make huge cameraphone fans and filmmaker-wannabes really happy. The mobislyder is a portable slider for a broad range of small video-enabled devices like cameraphones. Photo and video after the jump. Here’s a quick demo of the mobislyder with examples of [...]

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]]> http://thenokiablog.com/2011/09/26/video-nokia-store/feed/ 0 Demo: Swype for Symbian 2.0 Beta http://thenokiablog.com/2011/09/19/swype-symbian-2/ http://thenokiablog.com/2011/09/19/swype-symbian-2/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:02:36 +0000 Mark Guim http://thenokiablog.com/?p=8805 Swype for Symbian got updated to 2.0 and it’s available now at Nokia Beta Labs. The most obvious change is support for portrait and split-screen for devices with Symbian Anna. Here’s a demo of this awesome keyboard on my Nokia N8. You can also watch this video in HD on Youtube. Subscribe to the channel [...]

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]]> http://thenokiablog.com/2011/09/13/facebook-app-fmobi-14/feed/ 0 How to Manually Update Your Nokia Phone to Symbian Anna or Latest Firmware http://thenokiablog.com/2011/09/11/how-to-manual-update-symbian-anna/ http://thenokiablog.com/2011/09/11/how-to-manual-update-symbian-anna/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:36:57 +0000 Mark Guim http://thenokiablog.com/?p=8776 A lot of you are still waiting for Nokia to release the Symbian Anna update in your country. If you are impatient, there’s a way to do it manually. Here’s a video on how to do it, as shown on a Nokia N8. Video after the jump. WARNING!!! This voids your warranty and could possibly [...]

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]]> http://thenokiablog.com/2011/09/11/how-to-manual-update-symbian-anna/feed/ 0 Demo: Favourite Apps widget for Symbian on Nokia N8 http://thenokiablog.com/2011/09/08/favourite-apps-widget/ http://thenokiablog.com/2011/09/08/favourite-apps-widget/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:00:43 +0000 Mark Guim http://thenokiablog.com/?p=8755 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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]]> http://thenokiablog.com/2011/09/07/force-control-widget-symbian/feed/ 0 51 Winning Apps and Games for Your Nokia Phone http://thenokiablog.com/2011/08/28/51-winning-apps-games/ http://thenokiablog.com/2011/08/28/51-winning-apps-games/#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:35:03 +0000 Mark Guim http://thenokiablog.com/?p=8712 Nokia’s 2011 Calling All Innovators competition has ended and the winners have been announced. Over 800 entries were received from developers. Part of the judging criteria included the number of downloads and sales for each entry. Here’s the list of the winning apps and games. You might see something that you’ll like. Category top winners [...]

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]]> http://thenokiablog.com/2011/08/28/51-winning-apps-games/feed/ 0 Short Film with Nokia N8 Camera Update, 30 FPS and Autofocus http://thenokiablog.com/2011/08/23/nokia-n8-camera-update/ http://thenokiablog.com/2011/08/23/nokia-n8-camera-update/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:59:04 +0000 Mark Guim http://thenokiablog.com/?p=8686 The best camera phone just got better. Nokia Beta Labs released an update for the Nokia N8 that unlocks 30 fps recording with continuous autofocus. Previously, the Nokia N8 records 25 fps with full-focus. I was excited with this update because it now lets me record videos of objects that are close to the camera. [...]

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]]> http://thenokiablog.com/2011/08/04/iceland-video-nokia-n8/feed/ 0 Iceland Roadrip: Nokia Report Card http://thenokiablog.com/2011/07/15/iceland-roadtrip-nokia-report-card/ http://thenokiablog.com/2011/07/15/iceland-roadtrip-nokia-report-card/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:56:16 +0000 Mark Guim http://thenokiablog.com/?p=8483 I’m currently at a hostel on my last night in Iceland to sit down and report how well Nokia devices have treated my family during our mini vacation. The Nokia N8 was my main device while the Nokia Astound (also known as the Nokia C7) was borrowed by my wife. I got one prepaid data-only [...]

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]]> http://thenokiablog.com/2011/07/15/iceland-roadtrip-nokia-report-card/feed/ 0 Off to Iceland! http://thenokiablog.com/2011/07/07/off-to-iceland/ http://thenokiablog.com/2011/07/07/off-to-iceland/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:15:45 +0000 Mark Guim http://thenokiablog.com/?p=8479 A few hours from now, I’ll be in Iceland with the wife and siblings for a mini-vacation. I’m not sure how reliable the internet connection will be, but I’m going to try to get a prepaid SIM card as soon as I land. I have plenty of devices at home including the the iPhone and [...]

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]]> http://thenokiablog.com/2011/07/07/off-to-iceland/feed/ 0 Nokia Cuts Smartphone Prices in Europe by 15% http://thenokiablog.com/2011/07/05/nokia-cuts-smartphone-prices/ http://thenokiablog.com/2011/07/05/nokia-cuts-smartphone-prices/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:59:37 +0000 Mark Guim http://thenokiablog.com/?p=8443 A Nokia spokesman told Reuters it is business as usual, but Nokia has cut the prices of its smartphones in Europe. The steepest cuts of around 15 percent were made on prices for the company’s flagship model, the N8, the multimedia phone C7, as well as the business user-targeted E6. The scale of the price [...]

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]]> http://thenokiablog.com/2011/06/30/4squick-demo/feed/ 3 Recap of #NokiaUnfenced in Photos http://thenokiablog.com/2011/06/13/recap-nokiaunfenced/ http://thenokiablog.com/2011/06/13/recap-nokiaunfenced/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:49:31 +0000 Mark Guim http://thenokiablog.com/?p=8239 Nokia invited me to Vegas over the weekend with 19 other bloggers. Our activities were hashtagged #NokiaUnfenced so our Twitter followers were able to check the latest updates. I brought my nifty Nokia N8 along, so here’s a recap of our cowboy-themed weekend in photos. We started by setting up Nokia N8′s and Nokia Astounds [...]

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]]> http://thenokiablog.com/2011/06/13/recap-nokiaunfenced/feed/ 6 Bad News for Nokia, Good Deals for Consumers http://thenokiablog.com/2011/05/31/bad-news-good-deals-nokia/ http://thenokiablog.com/2011/05/31/bad-news-good-deals-nokia/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 17:46:35 +0000 Mark Guim http://thenokiablog.com/?p=8196 It’s another bad news day for Nokia, but it might not be too bad for consumers. Nokia reported that they have taken price actions on its current smartphone portfolio so I immediately checked Amazon for the latest prices. I found out that the blue Nokia E7 and N8 are now available for $459 and $349. [...]

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]]> http://thenokiablog.com/2011/03/28/nokia-n8-aerial-photos/feed/ 1 Recap of SXSW 2011 Through the Lens of my Nokia N8 http://thenokiablog.com/2011/03/20/sxsw-2011-recap/ http://thenokiablog.com/2011/03/20/sxsw-2011-recap/#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2011 06:31:03 +0000 Mark Guim http://thenokiablog.com/?p=7877 It has been a really fun week at SXSW. I had the Nokia N8 to capture photos everywhere I went so I can share some of my experience with my friends, family, and blog readers. Here’s a recap of SXSW 2011 through the lens of my Nokia N8/ During my first night in Austin, I [...]

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]]> http://thenokiablog.com/2011/03/06/nokia-n8-ted-aws-awards/feed/ 0 Get Better Audio in Your Videos by Recording Separately and Syncing with DualEyes http://thenokiablog.com/2011/03/02/better-audio-with-dualeyes/ http://thenokiablog.com/2011/03/02/better-audio-with-dualeyes/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:23:25 +0000 Mark Guim http://thenokiablog.com/?p=7771 Professional filmmakers record their audio separately to get better sound. They rarely use the built-in microphone from the camera. The files are usually synced in post-production. I wanted to try this myself. I recorded a video with my Nokia N8 and recorded the audio on a Zoom H1 with lavalier microphone. Syncing the two files [...]

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