By Rhiain on 30 July 2010
GLOBAL - On this week’s Blogbite, Design by Community – the sketches, you decide. Nokia N900 FCAM revolutionises photography. Something for the Angry Birds to smile about. Nokia on film. Rhiain gets touchy-feely and Blogbite fans beware.
By Ian on 30 July 2010
GLOBAL – The end of the week means that it’s time for our round-up of the news that we weren’t able to fit in, and the blog posts and articles that simply caught our attention. There’s a bit of a common theme this week, around the ever-increasing growth of the mobile web. There’s more people, better browsers and advice on how to make websites work properly on mobiles.
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By Ian on 29 July 2010
GLOBAL – Last week, Rhiain shared my slightly tongue-in-cheek newsletter piece in defence of button-based phones. Most of you told me I was wrong (and worse). So this week, we have Rhiain’s spirited defence of touchscreen devices. “They are the future,” she suggests, which ought to be embraced. But how well do her arguments stack up? Let’s find out.
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By Rhiain on 29 July 2010
ESPOO, Finland – You might listen to the Nokia Conversations Blogbite every week (if you don’t, tune in this Friday), now BlogRadio allows you to listen to all your favourite blogs. Using your RSS feed, the app will transform written words into mini podcasts for you to plug-in to your lugholes, anywhere.
By Ian on 28 July 2010
HOLLYWOOD, United States – Our colleague on the Latin American version of this blog, Juan Carlos Anez, recently compiled a list of the company’s film appearances over the last 15 years, which we thought we’d share with you. There are a lot more starring roles than you might imagine and it’s vital information for general knowledge quizzes!
By Rhiain on 28 July 2010
GLOBAL – We know you guys like your phones to be productive, but what do you do with them in your down time? Last week, we asked you to cast your vote on your favourite Ovi Store games. Do you spend days making a cartoon character jump, hours controlling a digital army or prefer a spot of Sudoku? Join us after the jump for your Ovi Store amusement arcade.
By Ian on 27 July 2010
PALO ALTO, United States – Last week, we introduced the free, open source FCam platform for the Nokia N900 together with the sample applications that the team has made available to download. The software was created through a partnership between Stanford University and the Nokia Research Center in Palo Alto. Now we have a few more example pictures from the Center to show what makes FCam special. Read on to find out more.
By Rhiain on 27 July 2010
GLOBAL - These days, mobile phones are becoming navigators, music players and personal entertainment systems. But what happens if you want to enjoy the content of your handset on the move? Instead of frowning over your map, how about using you phone? Or bin the radio and plug in your own tunes. There is a way. Here, in our in-car corral, we’ve rounded-up the latest Nokia Original Accessories that’ll have you travelling from A-to-B in style. Join us after the jump for your in-car essentials.
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