Nokia world was a star studded event where we got to meet the best in the when it comes to bloggers,nokia staff and fans alike.
Jimboireland did not get photos of everyone it was hectic there, but met most,but got plenty of the best there is out there.It was amazing to have so many people from the same community under one roof.
First up is nokia support forum super star stephen oiller aka psychomania666 on twitter from the uk. And yes that me beside him.
Myself and My Nokia Blog star Ali Al Qudsi and thats lenny ,on the couch!
Tom messett on the left .colm smyth in the center and me on the right.
Michael Faro-Tusino(my nokia blog) ,Colm smyth (irelands technologyblog) Stephen Quinn also a NSD support member along with Steve oiller.
Michael Faro-Tusino and myself.
Paul Coombes from nokia connects ,this guy is COOL!
Clinton jeff,paul coombes and myself.
Mark Guim and GadgetsBoy
Myself and LennyBons .
Richard Devine aka @Ricker666 on twitter and myself.
There is varunkrish from fonearena and some other well known guys.
Me and rajdeep from nokia.
From the left,Jason Goh aka smashpOp Ali Qudsi,jade bryan,gadgetsboy and Myriam joire aka @tnkgrl
Pscyhomania ,clinton jeff,dean from nokia music,Michael Tusino,LennyBons,Jimboireland,Paul Tutton stephen quinn and colm smyth
Nokia world 2013 you have seen the best guys above.
Well im back from Abu Dhabi and now going to do a round up of nokia world 2013.
Before i continue i would like to thank to everyone in nokia involved for inviting me to this spectacular event which seen 6 new devices and amazing apps coming to windows phone.
In our other round ups i will show you all the the super people i met at the event,and applications.
Keynote.
Stephen Elop presented the keynote and as per usual he nailed it.
First products to be announced where the new asha range devices.The Asha 500,502 and the 503.
Next up comes the superb 1520,new 6 inch devices for the WP8 platform.
Read the full specs here which are simply amazing i tried out this device myself.
The Nokia Lumia 1520 is expected to begin selling this quarter in Hong Kong, Singapore, the United States, China and Europe (including Finland, France, Germany, and the UK), followed by other markets; and it has an estimated price of around USD 749 before local taxes and subsidies.
The Nokia Lumia 1320 will be available in a choice of orange, yellow, black, or white, and is planned to be available first in China and Vietnam in early 2014, followed by other Asian markets, India and European markets. It carries an estimated price of USD 339 before local taxes and subsidies.
Many of the new features and imaging innovations found in the Nokia Lumia 1520 and Nokia Lumia 1320 will be coming to existing Nokia Lumia smartphones running on Windows Phone 8 aligned with the next software update called “Lumia Black”. The update, including the latest Windows Phone update from Microsoft, is expected to begin rolling out in early 2014.
Specifications for the Nokia Lumia 1520
Operating System: Windows Phone 8 with the latest updates Networks: GSM/EDGE: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz; WCDMA: 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz; ROW LTE: 1, 3, 7, 8, 20; USA LTE: 2, 4, 5, 7, 17; HSPA+: DL 42 Mbps (Cat 24) / UL 11.5 Mbps (Cat 7) Speed: LTE 150/50 mbps, DC-HSPA 42mbps Memory: 2GB RAM, 32 GB internal user memory; 7 GB SkyDrive cloud storage, micro SD card support up to 64GB Display: 6-inch full HD 1080p LCD , ClearBlack, High Brightness Mode, Sunlight readability, Super sensitive touch for glove and nail usage, Gorilla Glass 2 Processor: 2.2GHz Quad Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Primary camera: PureView 20-megapixel Auto Focus ZEISS optics with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), 2x lossless zoom, oversampling technology, dual LED flash, 1080p @ 30 fps full HD video with optical image stabilization Secondary Camera: HD 1.2-megapixel wide angle Size & weight: 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7mm (volumetric). Weight: 209g Connectivity: NFC, A-GPS+GLONASS, WLAN (2.4/5Ghz) a/b/g/n/ac, μUSB, BT 4.0 LE, Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Magnetometer, Gyroscope, Ambient Light Sensor Battery: 3400 mAh (integrated) with built-in wireless charging (Qi compatible) Audio: Rich Recording with four microphones; Wideband Voice and multi-microphone noise reduction with four microphones; Dolby(R) Headphone, Graphic equalizer, Audio leveling; FM radio
Next up is the Lumia 1320.
Specifications for the Nokia Lumia 1320
Operating System: Windows Phone 8 with the latest updates Networks: LTE-ROW: GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz; WCDMA 850, 900, 2100 MHz; LTE 800, 1800, 2600; LTE-LTA: GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz; WCDMA 850, 1700, 1900, 2100 MHz; LTE 700, 850, 1700, 1900 MHz; HSPA+: GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz; WCDMA/HSPA + 900, 2100 MHz. Speed: LTE:3, 7, 20 bands – 100/50 Mbps (cat 3); DC-HSPA ROW: 42/5.76Mbps (cat 24 DL/Cat6 UL); HSPA+ CHINA: 21/5.76Mbps (Cat 14DL/Cat6 UL); GSM: EGPRS 236.8Kps Memory: 1GB RAM, 8GB internal user memory; 7GB SkyDrive cloud storage, micro SD card support up to 64GB Display: 6-inch HD LCD IPS (1280×720), Super sensitive touch support for glove and long nail use; Gorilla Glass 3 Processor: 1.7GHz Dual-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Primary camera: 5MP Auto Focus, flash. Video 1080p @ 30fps Secondary Camera: 0.3MP VGA. Size & weight: 164.25 x 85.9 x 9.79* mm (*volumetric). Weight: 220g Connectivity: BT 4.0 + LE, Micro-USB 2.0, 3.5mm AHJ, WIFI 802.11(2.4GHz b/g/n) Battery: 3400 mAh (integrated) Audio: 1 HAAC mic; 3.5mm AV connector, HD Voice; FM Radio
The Lumia 2520.
The Windows RT 8.1 operating system offers a complete Microsoft Outlook and Office experience, preinstalled, at no extra cost. Also, from Nokia, you’ll find a new version of HERE Maps, making this the first tablet with a true offline mapping capability. There’s also Nokia Music onboard, for free streaming and offline Mixes.
Presented in red, cyan, white and black, the Nokia Lumia 2520 will initially be available for sale in the US, UK and Finland at an estimated price of USD 499 before local taxes and subsidies. It will be spreading to other markets shortly after.
Specifications
Operating System: Windows RT 8.1 Networks: GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz; WCDMA: 850, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100MHz; LTE: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 17, 20 Speed: LTE: 150 Mbps DL / 50 Mbps UL Memory: 2GB RAM, 32 GB internal memory, micro SD card support up to 32GB, SkyDrive
cloud storage Display: 10.1” 1080p full HD (1920×1080) AHIPS Capacitive Multi-Touch Display, Gorilla Glass 2 Processor: 2.2GHz Quad Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Primary camera: 6.7MP Auto Focus ZEISS optics with f1.9 aperture; FFC: 2MP HD wide-angle Size & weight: 267 x 168 x 8.9* mm (*volumetric); 615g Connectivity: NFC, A-GPS+GLONASS, WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n, microUSB 3.0, BT 4.0 LE, 3.5mm audio connector Battery: 8000 mAh Audio: Stereo front facing speakers
We are just here now and all set for the big event tomorrow stay tuned from 8 am Irish time where we will be tweeting live from the event.
We already have met some amazing people and there is more to come.
One of our fans Ronan Coughlan aged 19 is a new blogger in ireland which i helped him get started and likes all things tech and has reviewed the NOKIA LUMIA 520 he sent it in to us to have a look.
You can read the review here and tell us what you think yourself.
So about two weeks ago the Nokia Lumia 520 turned up at my doorstep for me to give my thoughts and review on this small but punchy smartphone. Earlier in the week I did a piece on the Lumia 520: Unboxed which you can find here. This is my thoughts and views on the Lumia 520 in a full review now!
Design:
A great feature on this device is the changeable back covers which are available in a range a colors including yellow, red, cyan, white and black. My device was yellow and its was very vibrant and colorful. With this added bonus you could change the back cover to suit your style, mood or day which brings great value for money and if you scratch the back of your 520 just replace it with a shiny new one and your good to go! On the device the design is nice and clean, it sports three buttons on the right side with a volume rocker, home button and a very handy dedicated camera button. The top of the phone has a headphone jack and at the bottom we see a usb port. The 5mp camera, mic and centered Nokia logo at the back that complete the Lumia’s design features on-board.
Display:
This device does indeed pack a punch with a fantastic resolution of 800 x 480 which turned a few heads when out and about with this device! With a 4 inch screen its not the biggest smartphone screen but for its value and great display its brilliant! The contrast and colour are rich and very sharp so no problems there.
Operating system:
The Lumia 520 runs Windows phone 8 software in its main form of live tiles (below). If you want something different than your friends S3 or iPhone than this is for you! Swiping to the left will bring you to all your apps, and with the colourful tiles you can chop and change, re size and minimize to suit your needs! The Windows store is still let down by big, official apps but its growing each day and hopefully will get to compete with android and iOS very soon but its very nice colourful and customizable!
The Lumia 520 running Windows phone 8 software (above)
Processor:
The Lumia’s powered by a dual-core 1GHz processor with 512MB of RAM. That’s the same processor you’ll find inside the Lumia 720 so, as with the screen resolution, you’re getting much better value for money at the lower end of the range than at the top. It’s a much lesser engine than the quad-core superphones of today but it being Windows Phone the processor is well able to handle and does not need such big power. With so many other budget phones they can lag through gameplay but the 520 betters all of them with flaw free gameplay with such games as Temple Run and Pac-Man which I played both an perfectly.
Camera:
The 520 packs a 5mp camera with no flash and no Carl Zeiss features we would see on the 820 or 920 but still it takes basic shots very well. Nokia chucks in a bunch of camera software too, all of which you’ll find on the 520. There’s a panorama function, built-in editing tools, a Cinemagraph app and a best-shot tool that combines multiple shots of people into one, letting you pick the best faces from each image. Overall for the price I an content with the camera functions for this budget device. (see camera test below).
In both photos the colours are captured well but you don’t get the sharpness of a high end cameraphone, but its still looks alright..
Conclusion;
The 520 packs many of the same specs as the Lumia 720/820 etc, making it excellent value and a fantastic smart phone to consider on a budget. Its bold display is one of the best I’ve seen in the low-end market and Nokia’s software additions of HERE Maps and the Drive app are brilliant! Unless you want a better camera this is the device for you! You can buy one from O2 Ireland for a bargain price of 109 euros here
Pros:
Affordable price
Excellent display
Decent bundled apps, especially sat-nav
Colourful changeable covers
Expandable storage and swappable battery
Cons:
Laclustire camera function
Poor front facing camera
Windows app store still trial a bit behind IOS and Android app stores as of now
So that’s my review of the Lumia 520! I hope you like it! I’d like to thank Nokia Connects and especially Laura from the team for giving me the opportunity to trial this device for two weeks. It was brilliant! Remember you can now follow the blog on twitter here @TechInfoIRL and get tweeting! : v)
Camera phones have changed photography forever – and right along with it – our lives.
In 2014, it is estimated that smartphone photographers will take nearly one trillion photos – that’s hundreds of thousands a minute (three thousand by the time you read this sentence), capturing in an instant the poignant, funny, dramatic, hilarious, strange and memorable moments that otherwise would have been lost forever.
In recognition of the evolving digital photography revolution, Nokia calls on photographers everywhere to grab their smartphones and celebrate with us on October 20 as we mark the first International Mobile Photography Day, a day dedicated to capturing all those once-in-a-lifetime, unexpected moments. Moments immediately immortalized and shared because now, people have the convenience of having a camera on hand, always, thanks to mobile phones. To mark the occasion, we secured some people whose very livelihood depends on almost instinctively capturing unexpected moments on film: staff photographers from the Associated Press.
Still life
We provided AP photojournalists around the globe with our Nokia Lumia 1020 smartphone and asked them to contribute to our “mobile photo documentary,” a series of photos from people all around the world depicting the most brilliant examples of life’s unexpected moments. The best-of-the-best photos will then be turned into a compelling “Life Unexpected” video.
“People today are documenting life around them in an entirely new way,” said Juha Alakarhu, head of imaging technologies at Nokia.
“They’re no longer just taking posed pictures of family and friends, but capturing memories and stories through the magic of photos or videos. Photography has become a natural part of our daily lives!
“That wasn’t possible until camera phones essentially put a professional grade camera in everyone’s pocket.” Alakarhu believes the Nokia Lumia 1020 – with a 41 MP sensor, Carl Zeiss lenses, PureView technology, Optical Image Stabilization and super high-res zoom – makes it the perfect choice for photos that have to be right the first time.
If you would like to join in the celebration and contribute your own “Life Unexpected” photo, share a memorable photo taken with the Lumia 1020 – or any smartphone – this Sunday (October 20), and then simply tweet or post your photo using #1020MobilePhotoDay. Your tagged image will then be considered for inclusion in the “Life Unexpected” video, along with some of the most renowned photographers in the world. (The video will be released on Monday, October 21.)
So, go ahead, snap a photo on October 20, the International Mobile Photography Day, and share your moment with the world.
In a report from adDuplex they say that the nokia lumia 520 has a staggering 35.2% market share of the windows phone market in ireland which again proves that lumia is selling and gaining traction in the market share.
The chart above shows us the statistics so here are the rest of the nokia results.
The 520-35.2%
The 800- 23.6%
The 820- 12.2%
The 610- 6.2%
The 620- 3.3%
The 920-3.0%
The 925- 2.4%
The 900- 1.3 %
Nothing yet for the 1020 as its only released.
Pretty good figures.now all we need is the adoption of windows phone apps at home and the rising figures will continue.
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