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.
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:
Building on the success of the Nokia 110, Nokia 220 is Nokia’s most affordable data phone to date.
With more people being able to access the internet from mobile, this device has far-reaching appeal.
Affordable internet phone with preloaded social apps including Facebook, Twitter & Xpress browser. 2Mpx camera for snapping pictures or recording videos. 6 preloaded games, great battery, MP3 player and support for up to 32GB micro SD card. Nokia SLAM for fast and easy content sharing using Bluetooth technology. Stunning design with colour match dust & splash proof key mat and the smart dual SIM feature.
Get yourself connected
The Nokia 220 uses the cloud powered Nokia Xpress Browser with Microsoft Bing search enabling you to search and surf the internet longer and for less.
Keeping you connected, Facebook and Twitter come pre-loaded right out of the box, allowing you to share and explore straight away and no matter where you are.
As well as an in-built MP3 player, video player and FM radio (headset required), six high-quality Gameloft games – Asphalt 6 Adrenaline, Assassin Creed, Block Breaker 3, Brain Challenge 3 and Modern Combat 2 – come pre-loaded, offering even more fun on already-great devices.
Dual SIMizenship
Like many other Nokia devices, there will also be a Dual-SIM model of the Nokia 220.
The Dual-SIM feature can be useful in a number of ways; using one for work and one for pleasure; one for local use and one for low-cost international calling. The possibilities are endless and incredible for a mobile phone in this price range.
The Nokia 220 support GSM 900/1800 bandwidths and possess an amazing 13-hour talk time. What’s more exceptional is that it’ll playback your media for up to 51 hours in one stint.
Battery standby times reach 24 days for the Dual-SIM model and 29 days for the Single-SIM.
Specs appeal
The Nokia 220 house a 2.4-inch color screen, a 2-megapixel camera and up to 32GB microSD card support.
Connectivity wise, the Nokia 220 has a micro USB port for data transfer and charging, and Bluetooth 2.1 with Nokia SLAM; a feature that allows you to share multimedia content like photos and videos with nearby friends, wirelessly, and almost instantly.
You will even be able to see in the dark thanks to the integrated flashlight.
Its look is distinctively Nokia, taking both heritage and contemporary design cues and creating a sophisticated device that belies its price.
The Nokia 220 comes in a range of eye-catching, inherent colored covers – red, black, white, yellow, cyan – with matching keypads. The quality of the materials and our attention to detail will ensure the Nokia 220 will keep up with the rigors of everyday use.
The Nokia 220 will be priced at around 29EUR/39USD and the shipments to select markets will start pretty much immediately.
Access your social networks with just one swipe through fastlane. And stay connected with great social apps, right out of the box. With Asha Motion you can create wild and wonderful patterns by simply tilting, spinning and shaking your Asha 230. Save the patterns as background or share with your friends.
Announced today, the quad-band Nokia Asha 230 is rewriting the mobile rulebook. Packed with apps, maps and easy web-browsing, it’s a phone for all.
With Nokia Fastlane, the Nokia Asha 230 allows you to swipe to your favorite apps, tap to share with others and pull down to see what’s new.
It also provides immediate access, reminders and notifications for the content that’s most important to you.
Everything you need is at your fingertips – like hugely popular social-networking apps, such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, LINE and WeChat.
Not only does this offer a way to stay in constant contact with your friends and followers, Fastlane will display notifications right on to the home screen, meaning you won’t miss a thing.
The in-built Nokia Xpress Browser is a cloud-powered browser that compresses Internet data, making your mobile Internet experience more efficient. Web pages load faster and it also helps keep running costs down, since you consume less data.
The Nokia Asha 230 also supports Microsoft Bing search via the Nokia Xpress Browser. And with an upcoming Asha software platform update, we’re bringing Microsoft’s OneDrive to Asha 230 and the rest of the Nokia Asha family.
A great reception
Being a quad-band GSM phone – supporting 850/900/1800/1900MHz frequencies – the Nokia Asha 230 can be used almost anywhere in the world.
With the Dual-SIM model also allowing for two different phone contracts to be used in one device, you have a jack-of-all-trades smartphone that’s happy at your home, or when you’re travelling.
Bluetooth 3.0 with Nokia’s innovative SLAM technology – allowing you to wirelessly transfer images between compatible devices – is also built right into the Nokia Asha 230 for maximum versatility.
Screen if you wanna go faster
Sporting a 2.8-inch QVGA capacitive display, the Nokia Asha 230 is a superb personal assistant, using online HERE Maps (downloadable from the Nokia store) to direct you to your destination by foot, car and public transportation.
Traffic information is also sent to the phone, getting you from A to B, and possibly C, without hitch.
Using a MicroSD memory card, up to 32Gb of data can be stored on the device, which is perfect for music, movies, apps and games.
Speaking of which, the Nokia Asha 230 comes with an exclusive ‘game gift’ of 10 free games worth €20, available via Nokia Store (data charges may apply) with thousands more apps available from Nokia Store.
Coming in six color options – Bright Red, Yellow, Bright Green, White, Cyan and Black – the Asha 230 will stand out from the crowd.
And it won’t let you down, either. Battery talk time runs up to 12 hours on the Dual-SIM model and an incredible 33 days of standby – that’s more than a month! – on the single-SIM device.
The Nokia Asha 230 will be priced at around 45 EUR/ 59 USD and it will start shipping immediately.
NB: Prices are quoted before local taxes or operator subsidies.
Today on the nokia facebook site a photo popped up with some nokia lumia devices in the form of a book..
Green would suit ireland of course but cyan is also nice…
Although nothing has been said yet and the images are official from nokia we can only wonder if this becomes a reality cast your mind back to the lumia 800,we never seen it.
Quality case makers for mobile phones and laptops noreve exclusively sent us over one of their first Lumia 1320 cases to try out,we have had the 1320 and also the 1520 a good while now and loving them both..
Noreve dont mess around when it comes to options to customise your case they have multiple options for you to pic from offering that leading edge over many case makers for mobile devices,this is also a great attribute to the company,people want an option to customize noreve give it to you..
For most presentation is a key factor when it comes to purchasing things,eye candy packaging with bright colours and plastic bags are whats the norm for online in most cases but noreve have packed in another thump here with beautifully presented packaging .
As you can see above this is the case that your cover will arrive in well presented.but there’s more..
Open the case to find a top quality pouch to leave your case should you not use it or swap for another,this is an option to not have it lying around and kept protected inside the box..
Elegant case conceived in top quality handcrafted leather
– Easy-to-close case without non-magnetic closure nor snap closure
– Slim and padded design
– Protects the device in an optimal manner
– Access to basic functions (multiple openings on the leather)
– Camera lens & flash access
– Headphones and headset jack access
– Charging and synchronization cable access
– Beautiful interior lining embossed with the Noreve logo
The case is quite plain and in leather on the exterior ,it feels soft and comfortable to hold and you can clean it easily should you get any dirt on it.
On the front of the case the noreve logo is on the top right slightly raised and slightly embedded into the front face.
The top of the case gives ample access to the earphone socket,and clips on via a small flap,easy to open and close.
The bottom gives you access to the micro usb port again plenty of room to play with here so its no problem to insert and remove usb connectivity accessories.
The back of the case is also plain with clearance for the camera and the speaker ,camera at top speaker at bottom end.
On closer inspection i did find a rather big gap between the body of phone and the case which looks somewhat different to other cases ive used but it had no effect on the camera,some cases which are very close to body and cover,can effect camera performance from my experience distorting or ruining images,giving a flash like effect on the photo,this did not happen here im glad to say.
The right hand side of the case allows full access to your keys it might take some to wiggle the fingers a bit to get used to but all news cases will cause that,where’s the button effect when new all in all again comfortable to use no problems.
The left side has nothing to see just plain as there is no buttons or slots here ,why add something not required..
With the case open you can see the quality inner finish of the case embossed the noreve logo,feels quite nice..
The phone is big and so the case naturally will be and this does add a fair bit onto the devices size and weight,but its comfortable to hold,very solid,if i dropped my device with this id get some satisfaction my phone would be ok ,all of course on how, and how high it was dropped form,from a dropping from an typical standing point i think you would be fine.
Overall the case is very nice,its quality and presentation is great only issue i have with these flip wallets they are not for me,especially on 6 inch devices,opening and closing the flap can get in your way,but thats just my personal opinion. Im more or a open gel case type or non flip wallet type person,so been this my first time to use such a case it was different,its nice to use,also considering the fact we have a big phone and case on tow you can see what i mean when you go to open and close this type of case will have,again a matter of getting used to,just like phablets themselves.
Once again than you to noreve for sending us over this case and gald you chose us to check it out.
Noreve have also said they will be sending us a lumia 1520 case and we look forward to that and sharing our review..
You can check out the full noreve nokia range right ( HERE ) there is some amazing colours and options to customise your phones best friend,protection….
Nokia conversations have announced the information on the live webcast for the event in Barcelona next Monday.
The Conversations team is getting ready for its annual trip to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress, the industry’s biggest and most important show. Last year’s show saw the announcement of the Nokia Lumia 520 and Lumia 720, and the Nokia 301 and Nokia 105, plus a host of other goodies.
What’s new this year? There’s less than a week until you find out…
To tune in and share the action, meet us here on Conversations on Monday February 24. We will be hosting the live stream from the Nokia press event right here on the blog.
The event starts on Monday, February 24 at 8.30AM, Barcelona time (GMT+1). See you then!
You can tune in HERE for the event which starts at 730 am local time….
There is many rumours going around about the GREEN factor on the internet which we will not talk about,we don’t do leaks we keep it official and from the horses mouth.
Overnight green has only one meaning and its a robot but with speculation rife has anyone considered other factors?
Green could be eco,its could be Xbox related ,nokia are known for watch the video below ,sustainability,recycled materials etc etc…Nokia twitter and facebook accounts also changed green for a day and changed back to blue,relating to more speculation about robots,lets just see what happens in the end..Been honest its looking more likely going to be an amazon type related OS and forked,will be buried deep within the OS.But then there is Asha 2.0 to think of too..
We will find out monday and look forward to what nokia add to their portfolio .
Nokia lumia black is still been pushed out in ireland or waiting for approval by network.
Also today we heard from several users O2 users that they are getting and update on 4g nokia lumia devices for 4g activation this also could mean 4g is coming soon,its due early this year but this clarifies they are actively working on the rollout of 4G..while also in the forums they also state they are still working on 3G
You can check here for the lumia black update and its status..
Also to note on the 02 forums one of the mods have said lumia black will be due shortly..within the next week or so but this was mentioned almost 2 weeks ago.
The quality built feature phone from nokia,the 515 is now 99.99 on pay as you go with vodafone this is a great solid built phone and highly recommended ..Vodafone are still the only network to sell the 515 .It was selling a higher than expected price of €129.99..
Like talking face to face
Feel closer to the other end of the line with crystal-clear HD voice quality on supported networks. And reliable battery life means you can keep the conversation going even longer.
So smart that it’s all you need
Stay connected and organised with built in social networking apps and Mail for Exchange. Share contact between devices with the Transfer app, and enable internet sharing to turn your Nokia 515 in to a 3.5G modem to connect to the web on the move.
Get the big shot
Take better pictures on a full-focus, 5 megapixel camera. And with an LED flash, you don’t have to worry about low lighting conditions when taking photos.
Do more with your photos
The Nokia 515 comes with great built-in photo apps. Put the whole view in the picture with Panorama, capture all the action in a single image with sequential shot, and use voice guidance to take great self-portraits
Tesco are increasingly expanding the Nokia range which is good to see and today we find the entry level Nokia 106 priced at €14.99 online on the tesco online store,some operators charge up to €29.99 for this on prepay so we think this is a superb bargain and its also handy to have as an emergency or spare phone.
