#SocialScene -Time Lapse Photography App for #WindowsPhone.#Photography #Apps

Social Scene is a new and exciting way to view and share the world around you.
Social Time Lapse Photography is fun and rewarding. Simple take a shot of an interesting scene, later someone else will visit that same scene and take the same shot.
You’re now into social time lapse photography!

Features.

Browse featured,popular and nearby scene,to scenes creators and contributors.

View maps of nearby scenes and get driving instructions to them.

Watch scenes change over time with the scene player.

Rate,like and comment on scenes.

Create your own private and public scenes.

Contribute to public scenes.

Create and update your user profile.

Notes.
Network connection required for data services.
GPS signal required to create/contribute to scenes.



We have been trying out this app and seen it first hand
in action at nokia world 2013
Its very impressive and we like it.
It will take time to kick off into a fully fledged app
As photos will be the key element,it will be successful.

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Jason Podwojski spoke to us.

I have been developing bespoke business applications for over 20 years, but had never developed a WP8 app before Social Scene.

Thanks to a brilliant developer eco-system, I was quickly able to download all the tools I needed to get started.
This was even my first ZAML/C# project, but there is so much support and code examples in the developer community, I soon
picked it up.
My Idea
I lost my father when I was young, but knew I was walking down the same streets and seeing the same local sights that he will
have.
The idea that using todays amazing mobile devices with excellent cameras and GPS would let me capture these local sights
for my children to see, led me to the idea of Social Time Lapse Photography.
Time Lapse Photography is nothing new, but doing it in a ‘Crowed Sourced’ way is. It means I can take a photo
of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on a sunny day, then later someone else can take the same photo when it’s snowing.
Over a long period of time when can capture changes and share this ‘story of change’ with others.

AWARDS AND EVENTS TO DATE!

Nokia Future/Capture 30/08/2013 – 01/09/2013
When I heard that Nokia were running a competition based around their new Imaging SDK, I decided to enter my idea for
Social Time Lapse Photograph, Social Scene.
After a couple of weeks I received an email saying my idea had been chosen and that I was on my way to Lund in Sweden for
the weekend long hackathon event, along with 9 other finalists from all over the world.
It was a tremendous experience, I basically coded for 27 hours solid. In the end I was awarded first runner up and received a
Nokia Lumia 1020 for my efforts!
Nokia World 22/10/2013 – 23/10/2013
Social Scene was showcased at Nokia World in Abu Dhabi where it received an excellent reception from press, bloggers and
users alike.




	


	
	






	
	

		
EXCLUSIVE- The Nokia Lumia 925 goes on sale with 3 ireland  #nokia #ireland cc @3_News
	


	

		
3 IRELAND have exclusively told us that from today the nokia lumia 925 will go on sale .

UPDATE – Will be available this Tuesday 29th October. 


The details will be provided later today by 3 on the three.ie website and we will update this post later.


We would like to thank three,ie for giving us the information and its great to see more networks take up the lumia range.


 




 


 


 

	


	
	






	
	

		
The Bloggers and Nokia Officials at #NokiaWorld2013 #NokiaNewsIreland met. #nokia #ireland.
	


	

		
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.

	


	
	






	
	

		
#NokiaWorld 2013 Abu Dhabi.Devices Round up. #NokiaNewsIreland #nokia #ireland
	


	

		
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.






Full specs here on all 3 phones .


http://conversations.nokia.com/2013/10/22/clear-advantage-the-nokia-asha-500-502-and-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



	


	
	






	
	

		
Irish first- The Nokia Asha 210 arrives at #NokiaNewsIreland.#Nokia #Ireland
	


	

		
The fun and vibrant coloured nokia asha 210 has arrived at nokianewsireland.


We have the yellow model which looks great and the dual sim version.


Its got a qwerty keypad and looks stunning with a 2mp CAMERA and features SLAM.


We will be reviewing this over the next few days .




 


 


 

	


	
	






	
	

		
Nokia World 2013 draws to a close .#NokiaWorld2013.
	


	

		
Well today seen some fantastic news from Nokia between new devices and new applications coming to windows phone and it was a spectacular event.


We will fill you in over the next few days of all the juicy news.





	


	
	






	
	

		
Nokia News Ireland is in Abu Dhabi for Nokia World 2013
	


	

		


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. 


Stay tuned in the morning.

	


	
	






	
	

		
NokiaNewsIreland.com gets set for #NokiaWorld2013 in Abu Dhabi #nokia #ireland
	


	

		
This Tuesday nokias big event nokia world takes place in Abu Dhabi.


The event takes place in  St Regis, Saadiyat Island,


Nokia news ireland owner jim o brien will be attending this event which i look forward to.


Its a busy schedule and there is lots to do and see.


We will be tweeting live from the event sending the latest news back to ireland and we also will be doing hands on reviews and some interviews too.


Stay tuned to our twitter feed throughout the event.


The keynote  which Stephen Elop will deliver starts at 8am irish time .



	


	
	






	
	

		
Young #Nokia Enthusiast @r_coughlan  reviews the Nokia Lumia 520 #nokia #ireland
	


	

		
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
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  • Excellent display
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  • Decent bundled apps, especially sat-nav
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  • Colourful changeable covers
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  • Expandable storage and swappable battery
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Cons:


    

      

    • Laclustire camera function
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    • Poor front facing camera
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    • Windows app store still trial a bit behind IOS and Android app stores as of now
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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)


Ronan , (technicallyinformed)