The Nokia Blog » preview http://thenokiablog.com News, Guides, Reviews, Videos for the Nokia Fanatics Thu, 24 May 2012 03:32:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Preview of the Future With Qualcomm at CES http://thenokiablog.com/2012/01/20/preview-of-the-future-with-qualcomm-ces/ http://thenokiablog.com/2012/01/20/preview-of-the-future-with-qualcomm-ces/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:21:25 +0000 Mark Guim http://thenokiablog.com/?p=9319 A week before CES, Qualcomm’s social media team reached out to see if I’d be interested to be one of their ambassadors. In exchange, they’d cover some of the expenses during the show. I’ve gone through so many smartphones in the past year and I’ve never really looked deeply into the tiny bits of technology [...]

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]]> http://thenokiablog.com/2011/10/28/nokia-asha-200-hands-on/feed/ 0 Nokia Lumia 710 hands-on preview from Nokia World 2011 http://thenokiablog.com/2011/10/26/nokia-lumia-710-hands-on/ http://thenokiablog.com/2011/10/26/nokia-lumia-710-hands-on/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:17:26 +0000 Mark Guim http://thenokiablog.com/?p=8981 710 thumb Nokia Lumia 710 hands-on preview from Nokia World 2011 Here’s a first look at the Nokia Lumia 710. The Nokia Lumia 710 features the same 1.4 GHz processor, hardware acceleration and graphics processor as the Nokia Lumia 800. The front is made up of mostly glass. The back can be personalized with exchangeable back covers. [...]

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]]> http://thenokiablog.com/2011/10/26/nokia-lumia-710-hands-on/feed/ 0 First Nokia Lumia 800 Sample Photos Found Online http://thenokiablog.com/2011/10/23/nokia-lumia-800-sample-photos/ http://thenokiablog.com/2011/10/23/nokia-lumia-800-sample-photos/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:46:43 +0000 Mark Guim http://thenokiablog.com/?p=8972 I’ve snooped around and found some photos online that were uploaded from the Nokia Lumia 800. The word “Lumia” is included in the camera name within the photos’ EXIF information. I’ve found three photos so far that were uploaded this month. You can go directly to the photo page by clicking on the photos. The [...]

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]]> http://thenokiablog.com/2011/10/23/nokia-lumia-800-sample-photos/feed/ 0 Nokia Test Center Tour, San Diego http://thenokiablog.com/2011/10/13/nokia-test-center-tour-san-diego/ http://thenokiablog.com/2011/10/13/nokia-test-center-tour-san-diego/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:10:38 +0000 Mark Guim http://thenokiablog.com/?p=8935 Nokia has a network of 6 test centers around the world. We got to check out the one in San Diego last Monday. Every product goes through more than 200 different mechanical tests. Nokia showed us some of these tests. Video after the break. You can also watch this video in HD on Youtube. Subscribe [...]

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]]> http://thenokiablog.com/2011/10/13/nokia-test-center-tour-san-diego/feed/ 0 Nokia N9 Start-up Sequence by ManvsMachine http://thenokiablog.com/2011/09/14/nokia-n9-startup-sequence/ http://thenokiablog.com/2011/09/14/nokia-n9-startup-sequence/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:52:18 +0000 Mark Guim http://thenokiablog.com/?p=8783 What’s the first thing you see when you power up a phone? The boot-up sequence! We’re expecting to see the Nokia N9 in stores very soon, but you won’t need one in your hands to see the sequence. The creators, ManvsMachine, have it at their project page. Take a look. We were very flattered when [...]

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]]> http://thenokiablog.com/2011/09/09/nokia-n9-is-damn-nice/feed/ 0 Windows Phone Teases Something Coming Sept 9th http://thenokiablog.com/2011/09/08/windows-phone-taiwan-teaser/ http://thenokiablog.com/2011/09/08/windows-phone-taiwan-teaser/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:50:53 +0000 Mark Guim http://thenokiablog.com/?p=8759 Whether you like it or not, Nokia is focusing on Windows Phone. We’ll be blogging a lot more about this platform especially when the first Nokia Windows Phone devices come out. Here’s something interesting… Microsoft Taiwan has a teaser page for September 9th. It’s related to Windows Phone. Can someone translate this image for us? [...]

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]]> http://thenokiablog.com/2011/09/08/windows-phone-taiwan-teaser/feed/ 0 Watch Official Windows Phone 7.5 Videos While You Wait For Nokia http://thenokiablog.com/2011/09/02/windows-phone-videos/ http://thenokiablog.com/2011/09/02/windows-phone-videos/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 06:47:31 +0000 Mark Guim http://thenokiablog.com/?p=8732 Itching to get your hands on a Nokia Windows Phone? Perhaps a few videos might help you out until an official announcement from Nokia. The Windows Phone Youtube channel recently published several walkthroughs for the Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) platform. You can expect this OS on upcoming Nokia devices. Customizing the Start Screen Multitasking Speech [...]

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