Firefox OS for mobile!

Yes, you read it right! Mozilla after its OS for PC/Laptop is now entering into the mobile market.

Its called as Firefox OS. Lately geeksphone has started developer phones (Keon and Peak) using this OS for developers.

"This week we are announcing our new Firefox OS developer preview phones because we believe that developers will help bring the power of the web to mobile. These developer phones are being developed by Geeksphone in partnership with Telefonica. We are looking to make them available in February."

The specifications of these phone are -

The Keon model

• CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 1Ghz

•  UMTS 2100/1900/900 (3G HSPA)

• GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (2G EDGE)

• Screen 3.5″ HVGA Multitouch

• 3 MP Camera

• 4GB ROM, 512 MB RAM

• MicroSD, Wifi, Light and proximity Sensor, G-Sensor, GPS, MicroUSB

• 1580 mAh battery

• OTA updates

• Unlocked.

The Peak model

• CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1.2Ghz x2.

• UMTS 2100/1900/900 (3G HSPA).

• GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (2G EDGE).

• Screen 4.3″ qHD IPS Multitouch.

• Camera 8 MP (back) + 2 MP (front).

• 4 GB (ROM) and 512 (RAM).

• MicroSD, Wifi, Light and proximity Sensor, G-Sensor, GPS, MicroUSB, Flash (camera).

• Battery 1800 mAh.

The OS looks somewhat like the iOS. Better match for iOS eh?

The developer OS looks stunning but will it compete with other OSes like the Android (much loved), iOS, Windows Phone 8.

For more info you can look over here.
Let me know whats your thought about the new OS in the comments below.

Bye-Bye to the world of symbian!

Nokia announced that the Nokia 808 PureView is the last symbian powered device which will end the symbian era.
Nokia 808 PureView is a fully-power-packed device with a combination of good hardware and camera.

The statement made by nokia "The Nokia 808 PureView, a device which showcases our imaging capabilities and which came to market in mid-2012, was the last Symbian device from Nokia."

There were couple of great Nokia symbian devices but unfortunately 2013 (and coming years) won't allow them to defeat themselves from iOS, Android (and even Microsoft's Window Phone X)

I would say i still love the symbian platform(its individual's preference ;) )
In the mean time i owned three four Symbian powered devices

1. Nokia N82 - 2008
2. Nokia 5230 - 2010
3. Nokia C5-00.2 - 2012
4. Nokia 808 PureView - 2012/13

 Some shots of the old Symbian devices - (I remember my old days!)

The Nseries brothers N78, N79 & N82

Nokia 5230

Hope symbian R.I.P !

Nokia Lumia 920 Launch event at Mumbai

   Today Nokia unveiled their most awaited phone in Mumbai, India, The Nokia Lumia 920

The event took place in Croma, Phoenix Mall. Nokia officials promised that the device comes with the New PureView technology (Also know as PureView Phase 2) which can capture images even in pitch dark.
It has OIS (Optical image stabilization) something known as floating lens which can capture images without any blurry effect.

The end result is Pure, Crisp and thus PureView!

The availability of the product has begun in the stores.

The pricing for the Lumia 920 is Rs. 38,199.00 for all variants. Also the Lumia 820 is available at a price of Rs. 27,559.00

Some shots from the event, thought i didn't get a hands on device.

Kalki Koehclin unveiled the Lumia 920.

All captured with PureView Phase 1 (Nokia 808 PureView)

The Nokia 808 PureView brief review

Taken with N82

Hey peeps! This is my first review! So please excuse me for any mistakes :P



Lets start..!!

Looks - 
The first thing that strikes anyone's mind is the look of the device. You would probably won't feel any negative side of the Nokia 808 PureView.

Its just mind blowing. Its somewhat heavy at the first catch, but eventually as you go on its feels awesome.

The body has nice curves. Feels pretty much solid and is a robust device. What else you need eh?

The front has the three soft keys with a 4" Screen display.


The back sports a monstrous 41 MP camera sensor!
Haven't heard something like that right? But you read it right.

Nice Xenon/LED flash with the camera.

Hardware -

From the official Nokia page.

Dimensions - 123.9 x 60.2 x 13.9 mm, 95.5 cc (4.88 x 2.37 x 0.55 in)
Weight        - 169 g (5.96 oz)
Display Type - AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size - 360 x 640 pixels, 4.0 inches (~184 ppi pixel density)
A 3.5mm jack with
 - Dolby Digital Plus
 - Dolby headphone enhancement Memory    Card slot    microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal    16 GB storage, 1 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
WLAN
Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP
NFC
USB, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
Camera    Primary    41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels), Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Xenon flash


    Using the device for like a complete month i would say its really awesome. Some people won't like the symbian belle UI as they are fond of their andro & iOS phones.

I was and will always be a fan of Nokia. I never felt that i'm missing something in this phone.
All the things you need from calling to web surfing and doing lot many things this phone won't make you unhappy.

You have all those social clients built in so you can be in touch with it.
The music quality is quite good on this phone. As it has Dolby Digital Plus technology.

Coming to Camera,
 My long review will shortly be available. But at the moment i can just say WOW!
 This small device does a decent job of a SLR!
With 41MP sensor and PureView Technology (Pixel oversampling technique) you can take amazing shots. You have the ability to zoom upto 3 times that too loose less.
You can record upto 1080p and 4 times zoom in.
Quality of both still and video is superb.

Some in-box photos taken with N82 again.
Unboxing videos is pretty common now. So only photos ;)

The Hard Cover that came with the box

My verdict -

In era of Android and iOS, belle seems to be outdated. Yes it is! But the user experience is all you need. I had a pretty good time with the device.
No issues up till now. Sometimes crashes but its normal for any symbian(or android too) device.




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