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Today, we can reveal the results of last week’s informal poll asking for your favourite Nokia Lumia 820 shell – both the type of the shell and the colour of it.

The first question we asked was about the functionality of the shell. The three choices were the standard shell, the rugged one for extra protection and the shell that enables your Lumia 820 to be charged up wirelessly.

Here’s how you voted:

• Wireless Charging Shell: 46.1%
• Rugged Shell: 43.26%
• Standard Shell: 10.64%

I must say that I am fairly surprised that it was so close between the wireless charging shell and the rugged shell. My money was on the wireless charging shell winning fairly comfortably.

Indeed, in many individual countries the rugged shell was more popular than its wireless counterpart.

Finland and the USA both voted for the rugged shell over the wireless one by exactly the same proportions: 53% to 43%. In almost all the countries it was a fairly even split and the wireless charging shell just squeaked through.

Maybe Nokia owners are far more sporty than I gave you credit for!

Colours

After functionality, we then asked you about the colours and this is what you told us:

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• Yellow with black trim: 15.89%
• Cyan: 14.73%
• Yellow: 13.57%
• Red: 12.02%
• Black: 10.85%
• Orange with black trim: 10.85%
• Green with black trim: 7.36%
• White: 5.04%
• Purple: 5.04%
• Grey: 4.65%

Again, I must say that the results are not what I expected. Clearly, yellow is a popular colour, but who knew that the black trim options would have got so many votes between them?

I thought red would have done a little better as, like yellow, it is a new colour in the Lumia range. White did much worse than I expected.

However, it’s nice to see that cyan remains such a favourite among Nokia fans.

Thanks for everyone that voted and do let us know what you think about the results in the comments below.

Those pesky (but lovable) kids at UK Mobile Review produced a marvellous selection of brilliant features on the Nokia Lumia 920 last week, and here we wrap up (in a festive-manner) the best bits.

Beautiful photographs taken from the Lumia 920 camera were captured in the Dubai night’s sky, from the 32nd floor of a building in Jumeirah Beach Residence. Reviewer Nirave could not believe ‘how good the Lumia 920 is at night’, stating the images wouldn’t look out of place in a ‘travel magazine.’ High praise indeed!

A perfect example of the mobile device’s impressive low-light capturing facilities, this photo set on a footbridge is detailed enough to actually show the different lights inside each of the different windows of distant buildings.

A day later, Nirave posted fantastic images of the London skyline as he cruised in a boat along the capital’s River Thames.   

Given the quality of the photos, it is unsurprising that the Lumia 920′s 8.7 megapixel camera is deemed ’the outstanding feature’ in the UK Mobile Review’s analysis. Additionally, the mobile device’s size ‘feels more like a smartphone should do’ making the Lumia 920 ’nicer to hold and use.’

Even Finland’s politicians feel out of place without the Lumia 920, as shown by pictures of the country’s ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs and present Minister of European Affairs and Foreign Trade showing off the bright yellow version.

That ladies and gentlemen is the round-up of UK Mobile Review’s recent coverage of the Nokia Lumia 920. Share your thoughts with us on here or on our Twitter.

If you’re a sports fan then having a mobile phone is just as crucial as having a tennis racquet, some football boots or a cricket bat.

How else are you going to get live scores, fixture lists and the latest news?

My Nokia Asha 311 smartphone is the ideal device for these purposes and there are plenty of apps in the Nokia Store to satisfy the needs of any sports fan.

On your marks, get set, ready? Go!

ESPN FC (free)

This is the app formerly known as ESPNSoccernet, but if you were a fan of it previously then you can be rest assured that the name is all that’s changed.

This app still offers live football scores, fixtures, match stats and tables of all the major leagues around the world. In other words, this has all the vital information that a football fan will need. 

Sticking with football, there are a couple of other apps that you may want to try out. Live Scores (free) does what its name suggests and Goal News Launcher (free) brings all the stories from goal.com to your Asha device.

Cricket Companion 4.0 (free)

The sedate and charming world of cricket… The glorious sound of leather on willow! I love the tradition of clapping the batsman out as they walk to the wicket.

Cricket fans are well catered for in the Nokia Store. Cricket Companion 4.0 provides ball-by-ball coverage of matches, news, results and those all-important statistics.

There’s also Cricket Calling (free), which provides many of the same features and for something a little different I really liked Cricket Wicket (free), which provides the sound of tumbling wickets and the crowd cheering in the background. It’s a tremendous ringtone option.

mScorecard (free)

Keen golfers will really appreciate this mScorecard app. It helps you keep track of your score while you are playing and even uses GPS to help you track your distance to the green?

Armchair fans of the sport may be interested in Golf App (free) which connects to feeds of the latest golf news and also has tips on how you can improve your game – should you ever feel inclined to have a ‘good walk spoiled’.

There also has be a honourable mention for Nokia Golf Tour 3D (free) an engrossing golf simulator where you can play alone (against the conditions, of course) or against an opponent. Lots of fun and great graphics too.

F1 Confidential (free)

Fans of Formula 1 have a great choice of apps in the Nokia Store – and that’s not even including all the racing games.

F1 Confidential promises to offer insider gossip, news and pictures from the pit lanes. If you’re seeking something a bit more conventional then ESPNF1 (free) is probably a better bet.

This has commentary and summaries or faces, latest standings, driver profiles and everything else you could hope for. Along similar lines is F1 Live! Lite (free).

World of Red Bull (free) is not solely devoted to F1, as it also features many of the energy drinks’ other daredevil sports, but you may want to give it a spin nevertheless.

Sports Miscellany

We know it’s impossible to cover every single sport and with any list there’s always a risk that your particular favourite may get left out! But, with a sharp intake of breath, here are some other notable apps for lovers of the following sports:

Rugby devotees may want to download Rugby App (free) for all the latest news in the world of the oval-shaped game.

Talking of oval shapes, gridiron fans, or American Football, if you insist, can stay up-to-date with NFL Scores (free).

If you prefer your motor racing to be done on two wheels rather than four, then you should check out MotoGP Superbikes (free) or World Superbikes (free).

Is wrestling a real sport? I would suggest not, but either way there’s aWWE (free) and WWE News for you to choose from.

And, finally, the prize for the most esoteric and exclusive sports app in the Nokia Store has to go to Polo Club (free). For all the latest news from the world of polo!

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Hi folks, Rovio here.

Nokia kindly invited us onto Nokia Conversations to share some good news for all those people rocking Windows Phone 7.5 in their Nokia Lumia smartphones. 

Back in November, we announced that Angry Birds Space and Angry Birds Star Wars would be coming to Windows Phone 8 and understandably we received a lot of questions about when both games would become available on Windows Phone 7.5. Well, we promised it wouldn’t be long and we always keep our promises.  So it is with great pleasure that we can confirm Angry Birds Star Wars and Angry Birds Space will appear in the Windows Phone Store for all Windows Phone 7.5 smartphones in the coming days.

And when we say ‘all Windows Phone 7.5 smartphones’, we mean it, because with a little bit of Angry Birds magic and some help from Nokia, we’ve also managed to make both games available to run on the lower memory specification Nokia Lumia 610 and Nokia Lumia 510.

We’re delighted that everyone will now be able to join the galactic adventure and we hope you are too. We’d love to hear what you think of the game when you have time. Until then, may the birds be with you!

There’s been a lot of buzz recently about the the new additions to the Nokia Lumia family and it’s time now to shine the spotlight on the Nokia Lumia 820. And why not?

Let’s start with the recent photoshoot where the Lumia 820 co-starred with some of the excellent Nokia accessories, all captured on the Nokia 808 PureView by Marc for the excellent Pureview Club. The Lumia 820 was captured during some down time away from the set, and graciously allowed Marc to snap a couple of candid shots.

**Update** Robert sent me a note on Twitter that he’s had a few things to say about the Lumia 820, and I had to include it in this post. He reckons that the phone delivers a

‘capable and compelling package’

and that it

‘performs like a champ’.

For futher in-depth coverage of the phone, I turned to Michael Fisher at pocketnow who (in response to his readers’ requests) has posted a cracking review of the Lumia 820:

My personal highlight from the video:

‘a thin, heavyweight device’

He’s talking about the feel in the hand, compared to the Nokia Lumia 920. Michael also promises more videos in the future covering build quality and how the phone fares as a ‘daily driver’, so keep an eye out for those on his YouTube channel.

Have you got your hands on a Nokia Lumia 820 yet? Taken any amazing pics either of it or with it? We’d love to see either, so drop them in the comments or tweet us.

Those pesky (but lovable) kids at UK Mobile Review produced a marvellous selection of brilliant features on the Nokia Lumia 920 last week, and here we wrap up (in a festive-manner) the best bits.

Beautiful photographs taken from the Lumia 920 camera were captured in the Dubai night’s sky, from the 32nd floor of a building in Jumeirah Beach Residence. Reviewer Nirave could not believe ‘how good the Lumia 920 is at night’, stating the images wouldn’t look out of place in a ‘travel magazine.’ High praise indeed!

A perfect example of the mobile device’s impressive low-light capturing facilities, this photo set on a footbridge is detailed enough to actually show the different lights inside each of the different windows of distant buildings.

A day later, Nirave posted fantastic images of the London skyline as he cruised in a boat along the capital’s River Thames.   

Given the quality of the photos, it is unsurprising that the Lumia 920′s 8.7 megapixel camera is deemed ’the outstanding feature’ in the UK Mobile Review’s analysis. Additionally, the mobile device’s size ‘feels more like a smartphone should do’ making the Lumia 920 ’nicer to hold and use.’

Even Finland’s politicians feel out of place without the Lumia 920, as shown by pictures of the country’s ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs and present Minister of European Affairs and Foreign Trade showing off the bright yellow version.

That ladies and gentlemen is the round-up of UK Mobile Review’s recent coverage of the Nokia Lumia 920. Share your thoughts with us on here or on our Twitter.

There’s been a lot of buzz recently about the the new additions to the Nokia Lumia family and it’s time now to shine the spotlight on the Nokia Lumia 820. And why not?

Let’s start with the recent photoshoot where the Lumia 820 co-starred with some of the excellent Nokia accessories, all captured on the Nokia 808 PureView by Marc for the excellent Pureview Club. The Lumia 820 was captured during some down time away from the set, and graciously allowed Marc to snap a couple of candid shots.

**Update** Robert sent me a note on Twitter that he’s had a few things to say about the Lumia 820, and I had to include it in this post. He reckons that the phone delivers a

‘capable and compelling package’

and that it

‘performs like a champ’.

For futher in-depth coverage of the phone, I turned to Michael Fisher at pocketnow who (in response to his readers’ requests) has posted a cracking review of the Lumia 820:

My personal highlight from the video:

‘a thin, heavyweight device’

He’s talking about the feel in the hand, compared to the Nokia Lumia 920. Michael also promises more videos in the future covering build quality and how the phone fares as a ‘daily driver’, so keep an eye out for those on his YouTube channel.

Have you got your hands on a Nokia Lumia 820 yet? Taken any amazing pics either of it or with it? We’d love to see either, so drop them in the comments or tweet us.

In just two short weeks, many people around the world will be celebrating one of the most exciting times of the year – Christmas. For those of you that haven’t even started your Christmas shopping yet (that includes me) and don’t know where to start (again, me), we’ve gathered up a small handful of apps that might make this time easier for you.

As we all know, Santa Claus is coming to town and he’s making a list – which he’s checking twice. At times like this, that’s without doubt the best place to start.

Let’s start by creating a checklist.

Fortunately, there’s an app built right into your Nokia Lumia that’s perfect for the job and it’s called Office OneNote. You’ll find it within the Office Hub.

Think about who you need to buy for and write their names down in OneNote. Then, beneath each name, write the gifts you plan to purchase for them. Once you’ve done that, highlight the item and press the to do icon at the bottom – the one that looks like a box with a tick inside of it. Repeat this with all the items and you’ll have a fully workable checklist.

Press the pin icon at the bottom to have this sent to your Start Screen for easy access as you’ll probably refer to this a lot over the next couple of weeks.

Next up, a shopping app.

Amazon Mobile gives you access to one of the largest online retailers in the world. With this app installed you can browse products just like you would on a PC, but with a great extra feature.

When you’re out and about in the shops looking for a bargain, you’ll want to make sure you’re receiving the best deal possible. Loading the barcode scanner from within the app (which can be pinned directly to your Start screen for quicker access) lets you compare prices of the product you’ve seen in store with those online at Amazon. You can also read reviews of that product to see if you’re making a wise purchase, and check availability at Amazon, too.

Fear not, Amazon Mobile purchases are routed through secure servers, just as they are on the Web.

It’s probably time to head back to that OneNote checklist you made earlier, and tick off that jumper you’ve just purchased for uncle Tony. It only takes a few seconds to do that.

eBay is another great online site for picking up a bargain. While this isn’t a conventional online retailer – it’s an auction site – it does offer a never-ending list of items, sold by people just like you.

Because eBay users often sell old items they’ve once owned, it means that the cost of those items is considerably cheaper than those you’ll find in the shops. It also means that if you’re looking for something that’s not produced anymore, there’s a chance you’ll find somebody on eBay selling it.

It’s often a great place for people to re-sell gifts they’ve received, too. Like those dodgy slippers you’ll receive this year from granny. Sssh, don’t tell her, though. Always accept your gifts with a smile.

You can do all this without having to get up off the couch, and instead right on your Nokia Lumia.

One thing’s for sure, if you order something online, it’ll need to be delivered – that’s one of the benefits of Internet shopping. However, hoping it turns up on time can be a tedious task.

Whenever you order something online, you’ll receive a tracking number so that you can, well, track your order. Package Tracker supports over 60 carriers and enables you to follow the progress of your delivery, without having to visit the numerous websites you’ve purchased from.

Whenever your package reaches a new milestone, such as arrived at terminal, or delivered, you’ll automatically receive a notification telling you about it.

Bing Maps is used to show you the location of the package, so you’ll always know where it is in the world.

One way to cut the costs of gift, or food purchasing this season is to use vouchers. Many places accept vouchers, offering 2 for 1 deals or money off purchases. Vouchercloud delivers vouchers to your phone – in the UK – in a number of ways.

If you’re looking for something specific, you can use the search function to find a good deal. Alternatively, and this is probably the most useful when you’re in the shops looking for a deal, is the Near Me function.

Using the GPS in your phone, Vouchercloud will show the best deals around you.

Most deals will probably be 2 for 1 deals at local pizza joints. However, look a little closer and you’ll see money off vouchers for hardware stores, clothing stores and others.

But don’t waste those pizza vouchers – treat yourself after a busy day shopping.

There we have it, some ways to make shopping at Christmas a little easier by using your Nokia Lumia 610, Nokia Lumia 710, Nokia Lumia 800, Nokia Lumia 900, Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820.

Do you have any tips for Christmas shopping that we didn’t think of? Let us know, in the comments below.

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Audio speakers have come a long way since Ernst Siemens slapped a patent on the first loudspeaker back in 1877; US researchers have even used nanotechnology to turn cow bone and a stethoscope into a speaker system. Agricultural-medical mash-ups aside, let’s see what else has hit the shelves over the years.

1800s – “The Wee Small Voice”

Siemens (yeah, one of those Siemens) wasn’t the only audio buff polishing his patents in the early days of audio-tech; in the 1890s, Thomas Edison developed a diaphragm-and-stylus contraption that was used in the very first talking pictures, though not to any great success: it became known as the machine with the ‘Wee Small Voice.’ Hmm.

Today, we can reveal the results of last week’s informal poll asking for your favourite Nokia Lumia 820 shell – both the type of the shell and the colour of it.

The first question we asked was about the functionality of the shell. The three choices were the standard shell, the rugged one for extra protection and the shell that enables your Lumia 820 to be charged up wirelessly.

Here’s how you voted:

• Wireless Charging Shell: 46.1%
• Rugged Shell: 43.26%
• Standard Shell: 10.64%

I must say that I am fairly surprised that it was so close between the wireless charging shell and the rugged shell. My money was on the wireless charging shell winning fairly comfortably.

Indeed, in many individual countries the rugged shell was more popular than its wireless counterpart.

Finland and the USA both voted for the rugged shell over the wireless one by exactly the same proportions: 53% to 43%. In almost all the countries it was a fairly even split and the wireless charging shell just squeaked through.

Maybe Nokia owners are far more sporty than I gave you credit for!

Colours

After functionality, we then asked you about the colours and this is what you told us:

Click on the chart to see a larger version

• Yellow with black trim: 15.89%
• Cyan: 14.73%
• Yellow: 13.57%
• Red: 12.02%
• Black: 10.85%
• Orange with black trim: 10.85%
• Green with black trim: 7.36%
• White: 5.04%
• Purple: 5.04%
• Grey: 4.65%

Again, I must say that the results are not what I expected. Clearly, yellow is a popular colour, but who knew that the black trim options would have got so many votes between them?

I thought red would have done a little better as, like yellow, it is a new colour in the Lumia range. White did much worse than I expected.

However, it’s nice to see that cyan remains such a favourite among Nokia fans.

Thanks for everyone that voted and do let us know what you think about the results in the comments below.