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Here at Nokia Connects we like nothing more than a good session of checking out what you guys have to say about some of the latest phones, not just in words, but on camera, where you often wear your heart on your sleeve and say just what you think (there’s no Backspace key when you’re mid-review).

So without further ado, the Nokia Lumia 820 is under the microscope today. We’ll start as always with a nifty Nokia Lumia 820 unboxing – this one from geekyranjit:

Ranjit covers all the bases and it’s an excellent look at the phone. He even throws in a couple of opinions among the facts – the phone is ‘pretty solid….with a premium feel’ and the ‘keyboard is very responsive and easy to type [on]‘.

Moving on to a review now, Aaron from PhoneDog has a review of the Nokia 820 – and he has so much to say, he’s split it into two parts:

He does spend some time mentioning other devices (in a Nokia Lumia 820 review), but in the comparisons, the Nokia comes out really well. There’s so much to say, it might be worth taking a break between Parts 1 and 2, just to recover and gather your thoughts before jumping in to the conclusion.

Highlights include:

‘great personalisation and customisation’

‘the extra value applications…are great’

Finally for today, I found this nugget – a Nokia Lumia 820 camera test video from GSMinfo:

Have you had a chance to spend some time with the Nokia Lumia 820? Formed your own opinion and committed it to digital paper (blog) or film (YouTube/Vimeo)? If so, I’d love to see it, so leave me a comment with a link, or send it to us on Twitter, and I’ll check it out.

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2012 has been a busy year for Nokia and us here at Conversations. To celebrate the end of the year, we’re revisiting some of the people we’ve spoken to or talked about to recap on their year, and learn how they make the most of their Nokia Lumia smartphones. Today, we start with Jo Harlow, EVP Smart Devices, to find out what’s on her Nokia Lumia Start screen.

What apps have you prioritised and why?

“Information is king, so Goo News (which I’ve personalized to get the latest news on customers, suppliers and competitors and is the first thing I look at when I get up in the morning after Stephen Elop’s emails), Sky News and Bloomberg are all on my Start screen. Weave News Reader is in my app list but hasn’t yet knocked Goo News off my Start screen.”

Jo continues:

“Nokia Music, including my Adele, Emele Sande and Florence and the Machine personal mix, and Photobeamer have a prominent position on my Start screen and I use them all the time. Nokia Maps, Drive and City Lens are a collection of small tiles and because I am constantly on the road, and I use the Weather Channel app so I know how to pack!”

What apps do you use to pass the time? 

“My group of best friends from around the world keep me smiling in what down time I have between calls and meetings. Their Twitter and Facebook posts are hilarious. And shamelessly, I use Bing search to keep up with all the gossip from Strictly Come Dancing and the XFactor!”

What is the last app you paid for, and what does it do?

“Angry Birds Space! Everyone knows what it does.”

Which app(s) is your guilty pleasure?

“I am a serial Spider Solitaire player and love Wordament when I’m on Wi-Fi (killed my 3G cellular costs in September – sorry Timo I). And I love, love, love using Cinemagraph.”

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2012 revisited

At the start of the year, Jo was in Spain to attend Mobile World Congress 2012. It was here that the Nokia 808 PureView won the Best New Mobile Handset, Device or Tablet at Mobile World Congress 2012, for the Nokia 808 PureView.

At the time, Jo told us: “It’s a fantastic award because it signifies that consumer experience counts. It’s about tech, but it’s about how tech is used to make a consumer have a fantastic experience. The imaging is fantastic; the audio is fantastic; the navigation technology is fantastic.

Jo then noted that: “There’s lot more to come.”

And there was. The Nokia Lumia 920 is an example of that. It also features PureView technology that captures the best low-light photos in a smartphone on the market. Plus, the Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) creates silk-smooth movies, too.

Over the coming days and weeks, we will be looking at the Start screens of other interesting people while revisiting the key moments of 2012, so stay tuned to see more.

Ruszyliśmy dziś z bardzo fajną zabawą, która pozwoli Wam na wyświetlenie życzeń dla osób najbliższych na głównej stronie największego polskiego portalu Onet.pl Jak złożyć życzenia? Wystarczy skorzystać z aplikacji umieszczonej na naszym profilu na Facebooku (Facebook.com/Play). Życzenia zostaną wyświetlone w czasie świąt, a o ich wyświetleniu powiadomimy autora mailem  

Pomimo śnieżnej blokady na ulicach Warszawy dotarłem do domu z dwoma dyplomami. Jak co roku Rzeczpospolita opublikowała właśnie Ranking Najcenniejszych Marek Polskich. PLAY awansował w pięknym stylu na 5 miejsce rankingu marek według wartości. Wzrost wartości o 43%, wartość 1 412,8 milionów. Przebiliśmy takich gigantów rynku jak Bank Pekao czy Plusa. Nic dodać, nic ująć, [...]

Play po raz drugi z rzędu wspiera Finał WOŚP i pomaga zgromadzić pieniądze, które tym razem przeznaczone będą dla dwóch grup potrzebujących – dzieci i seniorów. Najbliższy 21 Finał organizowany jest pod hasłem „Dla ratowania życia dzieci i godnej opieki medycznej seniorów”. Play udostępnia dwie aplikacje. Pierwsza z nich to „WOŚP 21” – przewodnik po [...]

Ruszyliśmy dziś z bardzo fajną zabawą, która pozwoli Wam na wyświetlenie życzeń dla osób najbliższych na głównej stronie największego polskiego portalu Onet.pl Jak złożyć życzenia? Wystarczy skorzystać z aplikacji umieszczonej na naszym profilu na Facebooku (Facebook.com/Play). Życzenia zostaną wyświetlone w czasie świąt, a o ich wyświetleniu powiadomimy autora mailem  

Pomimo śnieżnej blokady na ulicach Warszawy dotarłem do domu z dwoma dyplomami. Jak co roku Rzeczpospolita opublikowała właśnie Ranking Najcenniejszych Marek Polskich. PLAY awansował w pięknym stylu na 5 miejsce rankingu marek według wartości. Wzrost wartości o 43%, wartość 1 412,8 milionów. Przebiliśmy takich gigantów rynku jak Bank Pekao czy Plusa. Nic dodać, nic ująć, [...]

Play po raz drugi z rzędu wspiera Finał WOŚP i pomaga zgromadzić pieniądze, które tym razem przeznaczone będą dla dwóch grup potrzebujących – dzieci i seniorów. Najbliższy 21 Finał organizowany jest pod hasłem „Dla ratowania życia dzieci i godnej opieki medycznej seniorów”. Play udostępnia dwie aplikacje. Pierwsza z nich to „WOŚP 21” – przewodnik po [...]

Sony Mobile na swoim blogu podał harmonogram wdrażania systemu Android 4.1 Jelly Bean dla smartfonów z 2012 roku. W pierwszej kolejności (luty/marzec) zaktualizowane zostaną Xperia T, Xperia TX i Xperia V. Pod koniec marca aktualizację otrzymają Xperia P, Xperia J i Xperia go. W kolejnych tygodniach Xperia S, Xperia SL, Xperia ion i Xperia acro S.

Jednocześnie Sony informuje, że Xperia U, Xperia miro, Xperia tipo i Xperia sola pozostaną w wersji Android 4.0.

Good news for owners of Windows Phone 8 Lumia smartphones. The enormously popular instant messaging client WhatsApp has been updated for the latest version of the operating system, joining Facebook Chat, MSN messaging, Skype, Viber and a host of other alternatives.

The developers were working with Nokia to produce a version that is properly optimised for the latest Windows Phone platform experience.

In case WhatsApp is new to you, it’s for instant messaging using text, of course, but also allows you to send pictures, audio and video files. It’s also great for group chats, which can be tricky to manage using some of the alternatives.

Unlike SMS, WhatsApp uses your data connection, whether that’s 3G, LTE or WiFi, to send and receive messages. This can mean cost-savings for users, of course, which is another factor that has undoubtedly contributed to the popularity of the service.

Setting up WhatsApp is a two-step process. You download and install the app. Then you need to verify your phone number using the code from an SMS sent from the company’s servers. Once installed, it will automatically find the other WhatsApp users in your phonebook and add them its built-in phone book.

WhatsApp is free for the first 12 months, then costs $0.99 for the years thereafter.

Available across almost every smartphone platform, including Series 40 and Symbian, as well as Windows Phone, the app has a huge following – and there’s no problem messaging other users on a completely different type of phone. Like every other social network, if your friends are using WhatsApp, it’s a must-have app.