Smartphones and extreme cold – Samsung Galaxy S II wins!
Depending on where you live, you may be interested on how well your phone functions in extreme temperatures – especially in extreme cold. Last winter there were some news and discussions on cases in Norway where iPhones broke or stopped functions when temperature dropped below zero (0°C). Just recently a Finnish computer magazine MikroPC (www.mikropc.net) … Continue reading
Evolution of user interface and how our life depends on this
Just when we thought that touchscreen is a pinnacle of user interface technology, there are already new technologies emerging and taking its place as a preferred way to interact with computers and other electronic equipment. Actually, we can trace back this to video game consoles like Nintendo Wii. It was a first widely spread device … Continue reading
New Nokia audio paraphernalia
I am not one of Nokia fanboys – at least when it comes to phones – but I have to admit that I really enjoy their audio gadgets. I like their bluetooth headsets BH-905i and BH-505, primarily for their audio quality, but their design also has a certain edge. Lets say that I am not … Continue reading
Nokia N9
So Nokia announced new MeeGo handset yesterday. Big promises were made couple of days before the launch. Will N9 fulfill all those… that remains to be seen. My own feelings are a bit mixed. But then again, I am not an average consumer. How I see N9 is probably quite different from urban Joe Average. … Continue reading
Shape of things to come
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it Superman? No, it is Nokia’s new mystery gadget, which (according to Nokia) should have a world shattering effect on the market. Whether it proves to be the shape of things to come or not… I would keep my cool. If it really is a MeeGo … Continue reading
Nokia CS-19 and Ubuntu
Usb-modeswitch handles most 3G modes quite well, but unfortunately Nokia CS-19 is not included in configuration files. This means that system does not recognize it properly and the modem just does not work out of the box. Specifications for CS-19 state that Linux is supported, but that information is misleading. There are some .deb installation … Continue reading
Nokia BH-505 Bluetooth headset
I have been testing Nokia BH-505 Bluetooth headset and must say, that I am impressed (again). This is intended for outdoors use, it has no wires at all. Best thing is that it has very good audio quality considering its size. Properly placed over the ears it also filters out ambient noises. This something that … Continue reading
N9, to MeeGo or not, that is the question
Yesterday, there started to appear rumors in the Internet, that Nokia’s new MeeGo handset N9 could be launched very soon. This is like a showcase example of what I wrote yesterday. Rumors appear in the net, people start recommending and spreading them, and quite soon it is very hard to see what is true and … Continue reading
And now something completely different…
While everybody is fussing over Nokia N8 and its amazing camera quality, two other very interesting models have been left almost unnoticed. Nokia C7 and E7 (or more specifically C7-00 and E7-00) are two upcoming models. Both are Symbian^3 phones, and currently there is no hard evidence (except some vague promises) of MeeGo phones. C7 … Continue reading
Nokia N8 – only couple of weeks to go
New Nokia N8 is quite impressive phone, at least according to specifications. I hoped that it were a Maemo phone, but that was not to be the case. Anyway the photographing and video features of N8 are top of the line. 12 Mpx camera, Xenon flash and HD video recording. At the same time it … Continue reading
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