The irish media and buffons who fail to look into windows phone properly take note.
Nokia Glance Background for Nokia Lumia.A must have. #nokia #ireland
It is available with the Amber update on Lumia 620, 720, 820, 920, 925 and 1020. There you’ll find a few pre-defined backgrounds, but you can add more from your gallery.
Nokia forum superstar Stephen Oiller from the Uk aka @psychomania666 created one special one for me and its amazing,thanks once again for that steve.
Glance Background
Customize the Glance screen on your Lumia with a personalized background image. Choose from several preloaded images or create your own.
Key features
- Select up to four images to rotate as your Glance background
- Choose from several high-quality preloaded images
- Create new backgrounds from your own pictures
- Optimize your images with a simple editor (preset effects, colorize, zoom)
- Save modified images for later use
Known limitations and issues >>
Your feedback needed
Please try out Glance Background, especially with your own images, and let us know what you think. In particular, share you thoughts on the editor and the effects available to optimize your images.
We’ve put together a few tips and tricks to help get you started.
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Adrian Weckler of the irish independent on the Nokia Lumia 1020 #Nokia #Ireland
The tech editor of the irish indo has another say on the 1020,although at this stage his thoughts and impressions on nokia and windows are well known here is what adrian says this time,he crowns the SONY Z1 as the best!
Nokia Lumia 1020 Megapixel king is slightly underpowered Sony Xperia Z1 All-round top pick with the odd glitch Samsung Galaxy S4 Solid camera – but it lacks the firepower of its rivals Apple iPhone 5S Small screen but bigger pixels and slow-mo video
With screens power and gimmickry all but maxxed out, there is one feature that distinguishes the very poshest smartphones – their onboard cameras.
But are megapixels really the measure of quality? And how do the top models compare?
nokia lumia 1020
If megapixels are a metric by which to measure the prowess of cameraphones, Nokia’s 41-megapixel Lumia would appear to have the game wrapped up.
However it’s not quite so straightforward.
Megapixels achieve one main goal: detail. Thus, photographs taken on the 4.5-inch Lumia 1020 (in Procam mode only) reveal an extraordinary degree of detail when the photo is blown up. By this measure, and by the generous 32GB of onboard storage, the 1020 blows the competition away.
But there is more to a (non-blown-up) photo than simply detail and, here, I found that the 1020 performed more closely in line with its rivals.
The mega-megapixel shots typically measure over 10 megabytes per photo, meaning that only lower-resolution backup shots are really suitable for sharing online.
The camera is also a little slow, being slight-underpowered by its dual-core chip. Still, having an external camera button is good, even if it defaults to the lower-resolution format.
Rating: HHHH
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Ronan Price of the irish indo- Uneasy marriage of camera and phone in Nokia Lumia 1020 #nokia #ireland
The irish indo journalist has his take on the lumia 1020 and here is how it goes.
The argument is over. The phone has won. And only the photographic enthusiasts care.
Phones aspire to the quality and versatility of a mid-range digital camera, but are hampered by size considerations related to the lens. Nokia hasn’t let that get in the way with the Lumia 1020, an interesting hybrid distinguished by its photographic prowess but also the jutting lump on the rear.
Fundamentally the same as other Lumias based on Windows Phone 8 (robust construction, solid performance, short on apps), the 1020 exists because Nokia wanted to stuff a 41-megapixel sensor, powerful Xenon flash and optical stabilisation into a phone.
This they achieved by having the lens bulge from the back, somewhat messing up the phone’s smooth lines.
Aesthetic considerations aside, the results can be remarkable, with the 1020 capable of great photos in a range of conditions. Keen snappers will enjoy the unprecedented range of manual controls (including ISO and shutter speed) but will be less enamoured of its slow shot-to-shot speed and white-balance issues.
The lack of a true zoom chafes – but the 41MP resolution helps when cropping in on details.
In the end, the 1020 stands as a decent phone wedded to an impressive camera, but com-promises such as chunkiness and so-so battery life will limit its appeal.
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VIDEO SPECIAL- Nokia phones 2005-2013 A must watch! #NokiaNewsIreland.
This stunning video review has to be seen it brings back some great memories from the past.
Nokia news ireland fan Karthikeyan – @ratkutti sent us this in.
Tune in on the 22nd – live from Nokia World Abu Dhabi 8AM kick off for Ireland. #NokiaNewsIreland
As reported a couple of weeks ago, there’s a Nokia press event taking place on the 22ndOctober in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
NokiaNewsIreland owner @jimboireland AKA Jim o Brien will be attending this event.
I will be tweeting live from the event and with all the juicy information back here to ireland.
The press conference will start at 8am UK/irish time (that’s 11am Abu Dhabi time). And the webcast from the event will be broadcast on Conversations, so that you can watch the action on your screen of choice!
This time around there is an extra treat in the form of a second round of webcasts, after the main announcement.
These are additional interactive sessions that go into much more detail about… well, whatever is announced in the morning. These sessions have historically been reserved for the press, bloggers, partners and analysts who attend Nokia World, so we’re extremely pleased and excited to be able to offer them here on Conversations, for the first time.
The all-inclusive sessions will begin at 11am UK /irish time and close at around 1pm.
#InnovationReinvented
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Irish First -The nokia Lumia 720 in cyan is here! Unboxing #nokia #lumia #ireland
Today we received the beautiful nokia lumia 720 and in the lovely color Cyan.
As it happens its not on sale in ireland, but after seeing this people might want it and ,the color is outstanding and of course its running on the Windows Phone 8 platform.
This particular model fits between the 820 and 620 as regards to pricing and has a great spec.
Want to share your nokia review here with us? Read on for more! #nokia #ireland
NokiaNewsIreland is only several months old now and has took off better than expected our daily views continue to rise.
We also have other things in the pipeline for the future which will be exciting from irelands only dedicated NOKIA BLOG!
We are attracting a worldwide audience and now we want to offer some lucky readers a chance to have a chance to post your thoughts,review on some nokia products.
What we want!
We want your review on your own nokia products with your own photos.
What we will do!
We will publish it we will give you full credit.
What you get!
You will let others see on what your thoughts are,you get your name out there,you get recognized.
if you have a twitter account even better it will get re-tweeted into the nokia community.
Benefits for you!
You may become inspired to start up your own blog just like i did,ive also influenced others into blogging so it maybe a little time out for yourself to think out loud and have a say.
If your interested mail me a nokianewsireland@gmail.com or tweet me @NokiaNewsEire .
This process will be carefully selected and we have had many people asking to come join us as a guest writer which is another path we will talk about again.
Have 3 ireland decided to stock nokia lumia? #nokia #ireland #lumia
Last week we brought you news that 3 ireland may be stocking the nokia lumia,since the 800, 3 ireland have not sold a nokia lumia device and the outcry from its customers is widespread across many irish forums in ireland as to the absence of the nokia lumia range,whilst 3 had other models of windows phone present.
We have been sent in some information as to further believe 3 will stock 3 lumia handsets,which are the 520/925 and 1020.
So what do you think,Is this a good sign? We think so and this is a welcome move.