Month: February 2014
@O2IRL Ireland confirm the #Nokia #Lumia 1320 is coming. #Nokia #Ireland #O2sNewPhone
A while back Nokia News Ireland got info that 1320 was coming to 02 ireland,now its official from O2 .
Nokia lumia fans can now avail of the 1320 which is the budget version of the 1520..
O2 will be the first network to carry the 6 inch device,we have been using one a while now and we are very impressed and so will you..
Register your interest HERE
No pricing has been given but expected release is early march we will update when we get pricing,
Screen of The Day – NaTuRal UX
Screen of The Day – Googlicious
Already an award winner the #NokiaX wins techradar’s people’s choice award at #MWC14
Well here we have it already wins an award and not on the shelves,the nokia X has won techradars peoples choice award at #MWC14
Well done..
Image credit to stella jansen
75% of Android apps are compatible with #Nokia X says #Nokia #NokiaX #Android
Nokia X is a customized platform built on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), the software stack upon which some of the most popular smartphones in the world are based. Nokia X lets you leverage your existing Android apps, while taking advantage of Nokia’s optimizations to help you grab more downloads and generate more revenues in targeted markets.
Ready to start porting your apps? Get started HERE
Will your Android app work on Nokia X?
Nokia Store testing has shown that approximately 75% of Android apps will run properly without any modifications; they’re ready to be published in Nokia Store.
Develop and distribute a single APK targeting multiple stores.
If your app uses Google services for push notifications, maps or in-app payments, you’ll need to make a few changes, but it won’t take long (usually less than 8 hours). Nokia services have been designed to minimize porting effort from apps using corresponding Google services and allow developers develop and distribute a single APK targeting multiple stores.
Test your apps compatibility HERE
Nokia X platform details
The core Nokia X platform is built on AOSP v4.1.2, which supports API level 16. On top of this, Nokia has added several enhancements to improve both the user experience and the developer experience:
| Nokia service APIs | Distribution and billing | UX elements |
| Nokia In-App Payment › HERE Maps › Nokia Notifications › |
Distribution in Nokia Store › Payment with Operator billing › |
Design overview › Design essentials › Nokia X icon toolkit › |
Nokia X app development uses a plugin to the Android SDK, so it will be familiar to developers who have used the Android SDK before.
The Nokia X servies SDK includes support for emulating Nokia X devices for testing and debugging.
Download the Nokia X services SDK > HERE
Source NOKIA DEVELOPER
Screen of The Day – FlowDown
#Nokia knows how to have some banter and take a pop at #Samsung #MWC2014 #Twitter
Once again we see the banter flying on twitter and of course nokia come up trumps again with a simple tweet saying it all really,htc also hit out too.
But hey samsung introducing Private mode,nah kids corner remember that????
#WhatsApp announces voice service. #Apps via #JTB #ireland #VoIP
Ceo Jan Koum says..
We are going to introduce voice in WhatsApp in the second quarter of this year,” Koum said at the MWC in Spain. “I think we have the best voice product out there. We use the least amount of bandwidth.”
WhatsApp currently has a voice function but only in note form. This new service will be live.
On Wednesday, Facebook agreed to buy WhatsApp for 19 billion US dollars (£11 billion) in a deal that is by far the biggest by the social networking company and any other done by Google Microsoft or Apple
Koum said: “last week we added a new Facebook friend. I don’t know if you guys heard.”
The blockbuster deal made serious waves with those in the telecommunications industry who gathered this week in the Catalan city, but also sparked concern among users that Facebook would introduce advertising to WhatsApp.
Koum insisted that there are no designs to add “marketing” to the messaging service.
“There are no planned changes,” said Koum. “Our vision and mission are aligned. We both want to make the world more connected.”
Facebook is paying 12 billion US dollars (£7 billion) in stock and 4 billion US dollars (£2.4 billion) in cash for WhatsApp. Koum along with fellow founder Brian Acton and their 55 employees were also granted restricted stock worth 3 billion US dollars (£1.8 billion) that will vest over four years after the deal closes.
Koum said that he didn’t expect that WhatsApp’s staff would grow in number very much, saying “we want to operate as a startup”.
Relatively unknown until now in the US, WhatsApp is popular in other countries, both in Europe and in emerging economies. The Mountain View,California, start-up already has almost twice as many users as the better known short messaging service, Twitter.
WhatsApp has 465 million monthly users and 330 daily users, according to Koum.
Source AP.