Zooming in on the Nokia Lumia 1020 Smartphone – The 41 Megapixel Camera Phone
Rearth Ringke Fusion Case for Samsung Galaxy S4
Unboxing the Telus Samsung Galaxy S4
Zooming in on the Nokia Lumia 1020 Smartphone – The 41 Megapixel Camera Phone
Filed Under: Reviews By Mike Temporale September 29, 2013 9:00 pm 2 Comments
Nokia has long been known for building solid devices and ground bundling it with ground breaking technology. When they announced a partnership with Microsoft and that they will begin to sell smartphones powered by Windows Phone, many of us expected some earth shattering devices to hit the market. While the first round of devices managed to win some awards and turn some heads, they didn't have that Nokia innovation element to them. Last year, Nokia announced a 41 megapixel smartphone powered by Symbian. That kind of image sensor is pretty much unheard of at the time, and even in today's market - Nikon lists a 36.3 megapixel camera as their largest image sensor and Canon has a 22 megapixel camera. While the 808 PureView took amazing images, the adoption rate was poor. That could be due to the bulk on the camera lens, or the fact that it was powered by an OS that was past its expiration date. A year later and everything has changed - Again. This time Nokia has managed to seriously … [--Read More--]
Nokia Announces Lumia 1020 Coming to Rogers & Telus
Filed Under: News By Mike Temporale August 30, 2013 11:30 am 1 Comment
It's official, Rogers and Telus will be getting the Nokia Lumia 1020 will be coming to Canada. Unfortunately, there is no mention of when, or how much it will cost. Also, there is no mention of the bands support or the availability of accessories like the camera grip. Both Rogers and Telus have a great chance to empower the mobile photo enthusiast. Based on the number of people that have stopped me and asked check out my Lumia 1020, there's a significant demand for such a phone. https://twitter.com/nokiacanada/status/373450112594227201 In case you're not familiar with the Lumia 1020, it's the latest premier device from Nokia. It's thinner than previous Lumia devices that have been released in Canada, and lighter. It also sports a 41 MegaPixel camera - yes, you read that right - 41MP. The one thing you won't find on the 1020, is wireless charging. That was removed in this model, presumably to help make room for the camera assembly and to keep it as thin as possible. But don't … [--Read More--]
National Geographic Goes on Assignment with the Nokia Lumia 1020
Filed Under: News By Mike Temporale August 30, 2013 9:00 am Leave a Comment
National Geographic, in partnership with Nokia, sent their photographer Stephen Alvarez, on a ten day assignment to capture the American West with a Nokia Lumia 1020 smartphone. The results of this, along with Stephen's day-by-day diary and favorite photos, are posted on the National Geographic web site for you to explore. Head over and check out the pictures and the story and let us know your thoughts. I'm not an expert photographer, by any means. I've snapped thousands of pictures with my DSLR, P&S, and various camera phones over the years, and occasionally I'll stumble upon an amazing picture. If you shot enough pucks at the net, eventually one will go in. Certainly, my DLSR has been the go to camera for those fast motion pictures, for the close ups, and for the extreme zoom. Over the last few years, I find that I'm using it less and less as my smartphone becomes better and better. So I find this National Geographic assignment is very interesting. I've already picked … [--Read More--]
Fixing the “Something’s Gone Very Wrong” Error on Windows Phone App for Desktop
Filed Under: Articles By Mike Temporale August 29, 2013 9:30 am 2 Comments
Let me start out by saying that I am a fan of the older Zune desktop application. I get that times change and this is the new way to sync, and that's fine. But the Zune desktop software is simply a great app for managing your music collection. From building playlists to updating album art and all around general music library management, it's powerful and simple to use. You can't go wrong. The new Windows Phone App for Desktop provides a basic tool for syncing music and pictures with your Windows Phone 8 device. There is no music library management functionality in the app. In fact, it's so basic it's missing features like "Expand All" or "Collapse All" when you're browsing your music, picture of video libraries. It's also missing simple things like "Select All" and, of course the reverse "Unselect All". These simple features would make it much easier to find and sync content with your device. So, back to the topic at hand; The other day while I attempted to sync some new … [--Read More--]
What’s New in the Latest Update for Windows Phone 8
Filed Under: Articles By Mike Temporale August 23, 2013 10:30 am Leave a Comment
Got a Nokia Lumia running Windows Phone 8? In case you haven't already heard, there's a new update coming your way some time in the coming weeks. According to Nokia, they expect it to be rolling out to everyone by the end of September. So if you don't have it yet, you should soon. Once you have the update, there's a number of new features that you can start to enjoy. Some of the features are coming from Microsoft in their GDR2 release, while others are tied to Nokia's Amber update (both are being delivered to your phone at the same time). Here's the highlights of what you can expect: Data Sense - while it's not a new feature, it's nice to see that this is getting a slightly wider audience. Data Sense allows you to track how much data you're using and even prevent applications from using data in the background if you're getting close to your limit. If you're carrier supports it, there's also a feature that lets you compress web traffic and greatly reduce overall data consumption. … [--Read More--]
Nokia’s 41 Megapixel Lumia 1020 Smartphone
Filed Under: News By Mike Temporale July 13, 2013 9:00 am Leave a Comment
This week, Nokia took to the stage in New York to announce a the next phone in their PureView line - the Nokia Lumia 1020. Building upon the technology Nokia first released last year in the PureView 808, the Lumia 1020 offers a massive sensor capable of capturing extremely detailed pictures. There's more to this announcement than simply stuffing the PureView sensor from the 808 into the Lumia body and powering it with Windows Phone. Nokia added the optical image stabilization and the enhanced night pictures that they perfected in the Lumia 920, along with a 3x zoom. Plus they managed to significantly reduce the thickness of the device to just 10.4mm. Using a new feature called dual capture, the Lumia 1020 simultaneously takes a high resolution 38 megapixel image and a 5 megapixel picture. The larger image provides endless editing opportunities, while the smaller 5 megapixel image is easy to share to social networks like Facebook or Instagram. Using this dual capture … [--Read More--]
Rearth Ringke Fusion Case for Samsung Galaxy S4
Filed Under: Reviews By Tony Bowers July 9, 2013 10:12 pm Leave a Comment
Today we are going to be taking a look at a case from Rearth USA, called the Ringke Fusion. I have reviewed Rearth cases before and found them to be very good quality and a pretty reasonable value. Check out my full video review below. Pros; Slim light weight protection, doesn't add much bulk. Cons; No screen shield included. Overall this is great case. To check this out as well as the other cases MobileFun offers for the Galaxy S4, click here. … [--Read More--]
How To: Boot Directly to the Desktop with Windows 8.1
Filed Under: Articles By Mike Temporale June 27, 2013 10:00 am Leave a Comment
Yesterday at Build, Microsoft's developer conference, they released a public preview of Windows 8.1. With this update to Windows 8, you can now choose to boot Windows directly to the desktop, just like you did with Windows 7. While there's a whole lot of other goodies in this release, this feature, along with the return of the Start button on the desktop, are ones the consumer and media complained about the most. If you're looking to enable this feature, here's all that you need to do: From the Start screen, tap or click on Desktop. When the desktop appears, right click on the task bar and select Properties from the list. Be careful to right click on a clear part of the taskbar and not on an existing application icon. You should now be looking at the "Taskbar and Navigation properties" window. From here, select the Navigation tab. On the bottom half of this window, you will see a section that relates to the Start screen. Click the box next to "Go to the desktop instead of Start … [--Read More--]
How To: Setup Internet Sharing on an Unlocked Nokia Lumia 920
Filed Under: Articles By Mike Temporale June 14, 2013 11:30 pm 16 Comments
I've had more than a few friends ask how to get Internet Sharing to work on their unlocked Nokia Lumia 920. For the record, this should work on other Lumia models like the 820, 620, and even 520. Although I don't have those devices so I can't confirm it. If you've purchased your Lumia 920 outright from a carrier like Rogers or AT&T, but you don't actually use that carrier for your cellular service, then you're going to notice that there are some issues in getting Internet Sharing to function correctly. Don't worry, there is a way to get this working and it's surprisingly easy to do - once you know the steps. If you haven't done so already, you will need to get your phone SIM unlocked. If you're not sure if the phone is SIM unlocked, then easiest way to tell is to insert a SIM card from another carrier and then reboot the phone. If the phone is SIM locked, you will see an error on startup that the SIM inserted is not valid. If the phone doesn't give you an error and … [--Read More--]
Will the CRTC’s New Wireless Code Force Customers to Pay More for Devices?
Filed Under: Articles By Mike Temporale June 13, 2013 6:00 pm Leave a Comment
With the CRTC making changes to the wireless code in Canada, more than a few carriers remarked that these changes could result in more expensive devices. They can no longer spread the price of the phone over 3 years, so they're saying you will have to pay more up front to offset that lost year. Let's take a look at the current market and see if this really makes sense. As of today, you can purchase a Samsung Galaxy S4 from Rogers for $699.99. The exact same Galaxy S4 smartphone from AT&T can be had for $639.99 . With today's conversion rate of $1USD = $1.01861 CAD (thanks to xe.com), the AT&T S4 will end up costing you $651.903. There's still a nice gap of $47 between these identical phones. There is a volume of scan difference between these carriers. Rogers has roughly 9 million subscribers and AT&T has about 55 million subscribers. That volume difference is going to get AT&T a better price on the Galaxy S4. This volume difference can easily explain the $47 price … [--Read More--]