Living Moments With Lumia Arc Of Wonder

Nokia has always been known for not only building amazing cameraphones, but also using the results of those cameraphones in amazing ways through their marketing and content creation. A recent awesome example of this is the #LumiaMoments project, with renowned filmmaker Paul Trillo. Trillo, along with Microsoft and Nokia, built a system that allows usersContinue reading “Living Moments With Lumia Arc Of Wonder”

Doing SXSW with a Nokia and a TERN

This past weekend I was in Austin, TX, for South by SouthWest, one of my favorite events every year. South by SouthWest (known simply as ‘Southby’ or SXSW) is a three-tiered festival consisting of interactive, music, and film. I typically go for the ‘Interactive’ part, since I’m a tech nerd (though the music I’ve heardContinue reading “Doing SXSW with a Nokia and a TERN”

Top 10 Symbian Phones

During its earnings call this week, Nokia officially declared that the 808 PureView would be its last Symbian-powered smartphone. This isn’t really news – when Nokia made the switch to Windows Phone, we all assumed it was the end of Symbian. However, this is the first time Nokia has actually confirmed it. Of course, toContinue reading “Top 10 Symbian Phones”

Nokia Lumia 920 First Impressions

When the Nexus 4 was announced, I decided that would be my next phone, so I liquidated as many other phones as I could to get the cash together. This included my Galaxy Nexus (since obviously I would be replacing it). I chose to keep my Nokia Lumia 800, partially because it was a giftContinue reading “Nokia Lumia 920 First Impressions”

Thoughts On Windows Phone 8 on the Nokia Lumia 920

It was over a year ago when Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) arrived on my HTC HD7. I shared my thoughts on that update, taking a look at things that worked well, and where Microsoft was still sucking it up. I’ve been using Windows Phone 8 on the Nokia Lumia 920 for a few days now,Continue reading “Thoughts On Windows Phone 8 on the Nokia Lumia 920”

Making Do With Windows Phone

This isn’t the first time I’ve used a Windows Phone device – I’ve previously tested the Nokia Lumia 710 and the HTC HD7. However, I’ve got a Lumia 800 now, and while I wait for the Nexus 4 to launch, I’ll be using this as my primary device. If you aren’t familiar with the LumiaContinue reading “Making Do With Windows Phone”

Nokia’s Mounting Losses

It’s no secret that the Nokia I was obsessed with 3-4 years ago isn’t really around anymore. They’ve shed pretty much everything they could in the past few years – a major smartphone operating system, mind-blowing amounts of marketshare, ungodly amounts of money, and sadly, some of the most talented folks in the industry. InContinue reading “Nokia’s Mounting Losses”

Nokia Finally Learns How To Accessorize A Cameraphone

As a Nokia blogger/fanboi through the inception, rise, and fall of the Nseries of multimedia-creation powerhouses that Nokia released over the years, there was always a big area of frustration for me, especially surrounding their unrivaled cameraphones – they never properly accessorized or packaged them. That’s why I was glad to see that Chris DaviesContinue reading “Nokia Finally Learns How To Accessorize A Cameraphone”

OF COURSE Nokia Has A Contingency Plan

There’s quite a bit of hoopla in the blogosphere today as an interview with Nokia’s Chairman, Risto Siilasmaa has begun to hit the airwaves. Despite Elop’s insistence that ‘Plan B is to make sure that Plan A is successful’, Siilasmaa cleanly stated that Nokia definitely has a contingency plan. From there, the tech journalists andContinue reading “OF COURSE Nokia Has A Contingency Plan”

Choices That Phone Manufacturers Need To Stop

I love technology, and I love smartphones. I really love switching between different smartphones to find the little things that manufacturers use to set themselves apart. Unfortunately, that also tends to highlight the annoying things that manufacturers do that provide a poor user experience. Some of these might just be on accident, while others veryContinue reading “Choices That Phone Manufacturers Need To Stop”