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There have been some amazing videos and reviews upon the release of the Nokia Lumia 920, here are the best:

A series of tests on YouTube by PhoneBuff assess the Lumia 920’s durability with a variety of challenges, such as the scratching of the mobile device with a set of car keys, the slicing away of the screen with a large knife and an attempt to smash the screen with a mallet.

Eventually, the smartphone was used to hammer in a nail, yet the Lumia 920 still comes up trumps, resisting damage and looking virtually untouched to the naked eye.

Watch this video on YouTube.

We’re all liable to accidentally dropping our phone, and in this video, the Lumia 920 is dropped onto a typical concrete street from differing heights - even enlisting in the help of a young boy – only to find the smartphone to still be working normally.     

Watch this video on YouTube.

Nokia fans are known for their ingenuity and creative spirit, but John G. Pedersen showed incredible innovation when he tried to charge his Nokia Lumia 920 on a kitchen hob.

The Nokia Lumia 920 uses inductive charging, therefore the Dane wanted to test whether, or not, the smartphone would recognise the technology from the cooker. The video shows how the Nokia Lumia 920 recognised the technology, as signalled by the battery icon, but didn’t actually charge.

Watch this video on YouTube.

Jon’s review for TechnoBuffalo pointed positively to the ‘solidity’ of the the Lumia 920, alongside it’s colourful gloss and cherry red body. Additionally, he found the smartphone’s screen to be just as brilliantly viewable indoors as well as out, with built-in features such as Nokia Maps being a treat to use.

Watch this video on YouTube.

Comparably the ‘vibrant and colourful’ video coverage was highlighted by Matt from Engadget as being ‘very, very good’, on a mobile device with a ’very sturdy classic bit of phone design.’

Watch this video on YouTube.

What do you think of these videos, entertaining, useful? If so, tell us by commenting below.

Children today grow up knowing exactly what a mobile phone is, and how to use it – usually by the age of 5. That’s because they watch us adults use them or they borrow them to play games with. Every time they do this, it leaves us casting a watchful eye on our children so that they don’t make any phone calls, send emails, or generally cause havoc with our digital lives. The Kid’s Corner feature on Windows Phone 8 comes to the rescue.

Kid’s Corner on the new Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 gives you a feeling of relief and security when you hand over your phone to your young ones. It’s a place where your child can play, fiddle, and interact as much as they like without deleting your contacts, sending an email to your entire address book or uploading photos to your Facebook profile with the stealth and agility that any parent will be too familiar with – all before hitting reset phone.

It’s not to say that they do this on purpose – I’m sure most don’t – but young children have a knack for causing the most amount of digital damage with very little effort – somehow.

To set up Kid’s Corner, press the tile on the Start screen to get started. It’s here that you’ll be able to select the apps or content you want your child to have access too. You’ll then be asked to enter a PIN number; this is used to stop your child getting into the main phone section.

You’re little one could have access to the Camera if your child likes capturing the world from their point-of-view, or any other app you select from your app list, but make sure they are child-suitable first. You can also allow them to access music and video titles from within the Music + Videos Hub, as well as games from the Games Hub.

Once you’ve setup Kid’s Corner, your child will be able to access it by swiping left from your normal Lock screen, and then swiping up.

This new child-safe zone can be customised somewhat by your child. You can change the wallpaper, the accent, the theme colours and the name that appears on the Lock screen. We’d recommend you change all of those so that there’s no way your child can confuse which screen is theirs, and which is yours.

But if that should happen, the PIN number you set up earlier will stop them getting into the other phone functions.

What about those in-app, in-game purchases?

Don’t worry about those, the Kid’s Corner blocks them. No more nasty surprises next time you check your bank statement.

You’ve also got peace of mind when it comes to Web browsing, as that’s blocked too.

At any point, pressing the power button will lock the phone and exit Kid’s Corner. When you press it again, you’ll be back at your own Lock screen and ready for business.

Kid’s Corner is a child-friendly, worry-free zone in your Windows Phone 8 smartphone that stops little fingers from doing any damage. It’s also a place where you child can play freely, uninterrupted by concerned parents. It’d a win-win situation for everybody involved.

Are you using Kid’s Corner? Let us know.

The People Hub in your Nokia Lumia is the go-to place to find all the details of everybody you know. The details of which are constantly updated as your friends or family update their lives online, via social networks. Now, People Hub on your Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 (Windows Phone adds some new features to allow you to connect even more with those people.

If you weren’t already aware, your People Hub (contact list) is mostly compiled by the accounts you set up on your phone. If you’ve added your Facebook account in the phone settings, you’ll find your Facebook friends in your People Hub; the same can be said for LinkedIn, Twitter, Outlook, Hotmail, Messenger, Google and other compatible accounts. This enables you to be only a few clicks away from anybody and everybody that matters in your life.

We’ve gone into detail about People Hub before, so feel free to check that out for all the ins-and-outs of what already happens with People Hub.

As for the new additions to People Hub in Windows Phone 8, one new feature is the together panel in the People Hub. This together panel is where you’ll now find Groups and Rooms.

While Groups themselves are nothing new, they are a simple way of gathering people into categories for the simple purpose of contacting a group of people in one go. The Groups feature can now be synced with your Microsoft account, which means that you’ll see the exact same groups of people listed in your People section on Hotmail or Outlook.com.

As for Rooms, well, they’re kind of an improved version of Groups. Rooms are places where you can invite people to, share photos, videos, OneNote notes, your location and all share a common calendar.

If you’re the Room creator, only you will be able to invite other members to join your private chats – or remove people from them, if necessary. It’s definitely worth remembering that when you post anything in the room, it’ll be seen by everybody in that room. So, if you want to make things even more private, stick to regular SMS, email or a one-to-one phone call.

You can create as many Rooms as you like, and each Room will have it’s own settings. The calendar you create for one room won’t get mixed up with another, but can all be shared and edited by all members. This shared calendar is perfect for families looking to keep organised at the weekends, colleagues trying to share their work schedule or friends wanting to organise a night out.

Don’t fret if you’ve not yet got a Windows Phone 8 smartphone, you can still (partly) be included in a Room of somebody that does. The shared calendar feature works with iOS and Windows Phone 7.5 devices. If somebody sends you an invite, you’ll receive a link to a webpage where you’ll be guided on how to set up your devices calendar for sharing.

While sending messages to all your friends in this little private chat room is a great way of keeping everybody in-the-loop if you’re making plans, the automatic syncing of OneNote notes with Room members lets you add more detail if you wish.

A nice touch is also the ability to change the background image – think of it like wallpaper – of the Room. If you want to change it, you can, but everybody else will see it too. This allows you to keep the Room looking fresh and can also lead funny quips, depending on the image you’ve selected.

The already great People Hub just got more personal and much improved.

Do you have a Nokia Lumia 920 or Lumia 820, yet? Are you using the Rooms feature?

We’d love to hear how you’re using it, so, let us know, in the comments section below.

Windows Phone 8 has been designed to take full advantage of the latest cloud services such as SkyDrive. SkyDrive has already made a massive difference for plenty of Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 900 owners, helping to keep their photographs and files safely backed up online, and now owners of the Nokia Lumia 820 and Lumia 920 are set to benefit as well.

There’s no real need to download SkyDrive for your Nokia Lumia 820 or Lumia 920. It’s already integrated into the Windows Phone 8 OS. Browse through your pictures, and you’ll be offered the chance to upload to SkyDrive, open your documents and SkyDrive is in the list, open Office and there it is again.

With your files stored in the cloud, you’ll have the perfect backup should your Lumia get damaged, lost or stolen. SkyDrive isn’t just about keeping your files safe either. The fact everything is stored online means you’ll always have access to them, on any platform, wherever you go. You’ll always have the latest version, and it’s easier than ever to share files.

With your files stored in the cloud, you’ll have the perfect backup should your Lumia get damaged, lost or stolen. SkyDrive isn’t just about keeping your files safe either. The fact everything is stored online means you’ll always have access to them, on any platform, wherever you go. You’ll always have the latest version, and it’s easier than ever to share files.

To get started with SkyDrive on the Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820, all you have to do is enter your Microsoft account details, and you’re good to go. All your photographs, videos and Office documents will be automatically backed up to the cloud.

Automatic sync for OneNote

Users of OneNote on Windows Phone 8 are in for a treat, with the app automatically syncing with SkyDrive without you having to do a thing.

You’ll be able to store up to 7GB of your files online, and if you have lots of important media content you can also get subscriptions for up to 100GB of storage space.

It’s also the best way to share Cinemagraphs online so you can show them to friends and family in all their glory.

Finally, it’s not just the integration of SkyDrive into Windows Phone 8 that makes the app perfect for the latest Lumia smartphones. The inclusion of super-fast 4G/LTE technology on the Lumia 820 and Lumia 920 will see your files uploaded or downloaded in considerably less time than older 3G rivals.

Angry Birds Roost is the only app that gives you access to everything an Angry Birds fan could ever want – and it’s exclusive to Nokia Lumia. It brings together all the Angry Birds games you’ve already purchased and allows you to purchase new titles such as Angry Birds Star Wars and Angry Birds Space.

1. Press the Search button on your Nokia Lumia and then tap Vision
2. Scan the QR code
3. Tap on the link when it appears on the screen
4. Install the application from the Windows Phone Marketplace

We sat down with Ville Heijari, VP of Marketing and Merchandising at Rovio, the creator of this pop culture phenomenon, to talk about everything Angry Birds.

“Angry Birds Roost is really unique,” says Ville Heijari. “There is no other such app right now that brings together all the Angry Birds related content.”

Heijari, also known as The Bird Whisperer, explains that Roost not only gives you access to the original Angry Birds game but also the brand new titles; Angry Birds Star Wars and Angry Birds Space. “On top of that you get lots of exclusive content like wallpapers and ringtones, plus walkthroughs and videos.” 

A beautiful mash-up

Asked how the new Angry Birds Star Wars game came to be, Heijari says it was actually really simple: “We had developers who were big fans of Star Wars, so we worked with Lucasfilm to combine the best of both worlds.”

“When the project was first announced, many people thought we were doing some sort of spoof, but we actually worked hard to be true and respectful to the source material,” he says. “We ended up with a beautiful mash-up.”

The Bird Whisper tells us that Angry Birds has been downloaded more than a billion times and has been played by hundreds of millions of people. It’s now a huge franchise that’s so much bigger than just the game itself.

“We’ve got more than 15,000 products in the market,” says Heijari. “People are interacting with the brand in various ways – it’s not just a game anymore, but a full-blown entertainment brand.”

Not many people know this, but Rovio had been developing games since 2003 before striking gold with Angry Birds in December of 2010.

“We developed 51 games before Angry Birds,” Heijari reveals. “A lot of those games were quite hardcore, like racing games or survival horror games.”

Click here to view the video on YouTube.

Keep it simple, birdie!

So, what made Angry Birds so special? “Simplicity,” says Heijari. “Simplicity is the key to reach the mass market and a mainstream audience.” The Bird Whisperer also acknowledges that Angry Birds was conceived in “a perfect storm when smartphones with touchscreens were really taking off.”

Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820

Our first Windows Phone 8 smartphones.

Be a part of it.

There’s no doubt that Angry Birds is easy to pick up and play, but actually getting to that point can be really hard. “In the beginning, we didn’t have the slingshot in the game,” says Heijari.  You had to flick the birds with your finger but people didn’t immediately grasp the concept. “Then we came up with the slingshot – it’s a design element that made the game simple and really fun to use.”

Ville Heijari says that many games today aren’t focusing enough on simplicity and ease of use: “Many games use virtual keypads and joysticks; it’s just too complicated.”

Heijari also highlights other important ingredients such as original characters with a unique look and sound, and the fact that there’s very little language required to play the game. “You just use the touch interface and everything is made obvious,” he says.

When asked about developing for Windows Phone 8, Heijari had nothing but praise for the platform. “We’re developing for so many platforms that we’re becoming really good at building for any technology. Windows Phone 8 is a very good platform where we can use our own tech without too much hassle.”

“I just love using the app on the Nokia Lumia 920. It has a great display that is perfect for this kind of content-rich app,” The Bird Whisperer says. 

Have you tried out Angry Birds Roost yet? What do you think? You should check out the built-in Angry Cam feature, which lets you take a photo, add your favourite Angry Birds characters to your shot and share the fun with Facebook, Twitter, MMS or email straight away. It’s good fun

There have been some amazing videos and reviews upon the release of the Nokia Lumia 920, here are the best:

A series of tests on YouTube by PhoneBuff assess the Lumia 920’s durability with a variety of challenges, such as the scratching of the mobile device with a set of car keys, the slicing away of the screen with a large knife and an attempt to smash the screen with a mallet.

Eventually, the smartphone was used to hammer in a nail, yet the Lumia 920 still comes up trumps, resisting damage and looking virtually untouched to the naked eye.

Watch this video on YouTube.

We’re all liable to accidentally dropping our phone, and in this video, the Lumia 920 is dropped onto a typical concrete street from differing heights - even enlisting in the help of a young boy – only to find the smartphone to still be working normally.     

Watch this video on YouTube.

Nokia fans are known for their ingenuity and creative spirit, but John G. Pedersen showed incredible innovation when he tried to charge his Nokia Lumia 920 on a kitchen hob.

The Nokia Lumia 920 uses inductive charging, therefore the Dane wanted to test whether, or not, the smartphone would recognise the technology from the cooker. The video shows how the Nokia Lumia 920 recognised the technology, as signalled by the battery icon, but didn’t actually charge.

Watch this video on YouTube.

Jon’s review for TechnoBuffalo pointed positively to the ‘solidity’ of the the Lumia 920, alongside it’s colourful gloss and cherry red body. Additionally, he found the smartphone’s screen to be just as brilliantly viewable indoors as well as out, with built-in features such as Nokia Maps being a treat to use.

Watch this video on YouTube.

Comparably the ‘vibrant and colourful’ video coverage was highlighted by Matt from Engadget as being ‘very, very good’, on a mobile device with a ’very sturdy classic bit of phone design.’

Watch this video on YouTube.

What do you think of these videos, entertaining, useful? If so, tell us by commenting below.

Children today grow up knowing exactly what a mobile phone is, and how to use it – usually by the age of 5. That’s because they watch us adults use them or they borrow them to play games with. Every time they do this, it leaves us casting a watchful eye on our children so that they don’t make any phone calls, send emails, or generally cause havoc with our digital lives. The Kid’s Corner feature on Windows Phone 8 comes to the rescue.

Kid’s Corner on the new Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 gives you a feeling of relief and security when you hand over your phone to your young ones. It’s a place where your child can play, fiddle, and interact as much as they like without deleting your contacts, sending an email to your entire address book or uploading photos to your Facebook profile with the stealth and agility that any parent will be too familiar with – all before hitting reset phone.

It’s not to say that they do this on purpose – I’m sure most don’t – but young children have a knack for causing the most amount of digital damage with very little effort – somehow.

To set up Kid’s Corner, press the tile on the Start screen to get started. It’s here that you’ll be able to select the apps or content you want your child to have access too. You’ll then be asked to enter a PIN number; this is used to stop your child getting into the main phone section.

You’re little one could have access to the Camera if your child likes capturing the world from their point-of-view, or any other app you select from your app list, but make sure they are child-suitable first. You can also allow them to access music and video titles from within the Music + Videos Hub, as well as games from the Games Hub.

Once you’ve setup Kid’s Corner, your child will be able to access it by swiping left from your normal Lock screen, and then swiping up.

This new child-safe zone can be customised somewhat by your child. You can change the wallpaper, the accent, the theme colours and the name that appears on the Lock screen. We’d recommend you change all of those so that there’s no way your child can confuse which screen is theirs, and which is yours.

But if that should happen, the PIN number you set up earlier will stop them getting into the other phone functions.

What about those in-app, in-game purchases?

Don’t worry about those, the Kid’s Corner blocks them. No more nasty surprises next time you check your bank statement.

You’ve also got peace of mind when it comes to Web browsing, as that’s blocked too.

At any point, pressing the power button will lock the phone and exit Kid’s Corner. When you press it again, you’ll be back at your own Lock screen and ready for business.

Kid’s Corner is a child-friendly, worry-free zone in your Windows Phone 8 smartphone that stops little fingers from doing any damage. It’s also a place where you child can play freely, uninterrupted by concerned parents. It’d a win-win situation for everybody involved.

Are you using Kid’s Corner? Let us know.

Guys,

It’s fair to say there are a few smiles in the office this morning as XDA-developers has named Sony “OEM of the Year”!

XDA-developers is a 4 million strong mobile development community, running for almost a decade – it offers support, discussion and development of mobile platforms.

It’s a huge honour to be recognised for our openness and initiatives as XDA’s 2012 original equipment manufacturer and a testament to the pioneering work of my Developer World colleagues.

We’re looking forward to continuing our collaboration with the tech and dev community, so watch this space

Ant.

You only have to hold the Lumia 920 in your hand to see that it’s a stunning example of design. Of course, Nokia designers have been beautifully matching form with function for decades. The rest of us, however, often don’t appreciate the importance of design in our lives. In fact, we should probably say ‘wow!” every time we walk into the kitchen or bathroom. Why? Because they contain a feast of design delights that, like the Lumia 920, help make the everyday amazing.

Juicy! Alessi Juicy Salif Lemon Squeezer

More War of The Worlds than plain old kitchen implement – this 1990 design has height, elegance and verve. It’s fun too. Lemon juice runs down the spindly legs rather than just pool in the bottom. Designed by Philippe Starck, the success of it made people think. Why couldn’t an architect design a spoon? Why did mass-produced mean dull on the eye or humourless? It led to a wave of competitive aesthetics, particularly in kitchen design. If life gives you lemons, you make lemonade – right? But you’ve got to squeeze them first….

 Cool operator- The fridge

After scientists had refined the basics (no more methyl chloride or Freon) it was time for beautifying. No longer just ‘white goods’ – now fridges loom large and bold in every kitchen. The technology inside – to produce ice and chilled water – means that no one treks to the mountains for ice, or keeps goods in a cellar. Huge amounts of food are kept fresh and sensitive medicine stored.  Happy bachelors are able stockpile beers in a mini-fridge. In the USA, you can even buy one that looks like a Marshall amplifier. That’s cool in more ways than one.

Cleaning up society – the bath 

Imagine shivering, washing yourself in cold water (if at all).  Contrast that with sliding into a hot scented bath. Baths were originally cast iron, enamel and later, warmer and cheaper acrylic. But no designer wants to be limited. Now materials like copper, stone are used. There are minimalist half-egg shapes or more ornate forms. Even retro. A Brazilian company Innovative House manufactures the Smart Hydro. It prepares your bath – exactly as you like it – before you even get home. It will speak to you when ready and even clean itself afterwards. Now your bath can be a friend.

 Flower power -  Alvar Aalto puddle (savoy) vase 

Glass as a material is pure magic. From gritty sand to smooth sensuous beauty – it’s alchemy. The avant garde Finnish designer Aalto wanted more than straight lines. Inspired by nature and puddles in particular, he produced his curvilinear vase in 1936. His influence was a profound one – designers looked now at nature for their ideas. It also made glass objects affordable art for everyone’s home. Even the humble jam jar with flowers in it. The fact that glass can be recycled is an added bonus.

 Sitting on art – the chair 

One use, many incarnations. Huge scope for designers. Some chairs have even been hung up on walls as pure art. Who could forget Starck’s Le Courbusier chair or Jacobson’s Swan and Egg set? Never has the word iconic been so appropriate. Chairs are about the joy of adapting to the human form. But some more conventional classic designs have also been adapted to use in space. The classic wing chair for example – using open cell visco-elastic memory foam that adapts to your shape.

There’s no doubt that design helps make our lives more amazing on a daily basis, but is it so pervasive that we take good design for granted? If so, what every day items do you think deserve more praise? 

Image credits: Eraphernalia

Nokia has an exclusive partnership with Bloomberg – one of the most robust news organizations in the world. Everyone from casual investors, financial news watchers and day traders all have eyes on Bloomberg. Nokia Lumia users can access all Bloomberg business and finance information in one single place, through the exclusive Bloomberg Hub for Nokia Lumia. 

I wanted to get some perspective on Bloomberg as a news production facility, so I reached out to Oke Okara, Global Head and General Manager of Mobile and Connected Devices at Bloombeg.

Give me some numbers behind Bloomberg - reporters, data collectors, analysts – what does it take to make the entire operation run?  

Oke: We have one of the largest news organizations in the world with more than 2,300 reporters in 72 countries, a global television network, a radio station, print magazines, websites, mobile products, and enterprise services.  We also have over 700 analysts and so many people doing smart things with news and data that our headquarters can sometimes feel like an extension of a top research institution like MIT.

Our core competence in quickly and accurately gathering and delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology is at the core of everything we do. In recent years, we’ve built on that core competence and started delivering innovative solutions in the fields of government, law, energy and sports.

How do Bloomberg users’ behavior differ on mobile?

Oke: Mobile supplements our different media platforms — TV, Radio, Print and Web — by enabling our users to stay connected throughout the day. Our mobile products are often the first place our users start their day when they check in for the latest news and market info; be it how overseas markets performed while they slept, breaking news, the latest news or what to look forward to in the day ahead.

Then during working hours they hunt for specific information related to their investments and breaking news on their business/industry while dipping in and out of checking market indices, stock prices and the latest news headlines.

Our users end their days getting a better understanding by looking at analysis and commentary on the day’s events.

What’s the most used mobile feature within the Nokia Lumia application?

Oke: It’s too early to identify the most used feature in the Windows Phone app; however, we designed it to give consumers a personalized one-stop hub experience for critical business and finance news, market data and portfolio tracking tools. We hope consumers leverage the custom panoramas and Live Tiles on the start screen for information that matters most to them.

What can we expect next from Bloomberg on Nokia Lumia?

Oke: We just launched the Bloomberg app on Windows Phone 8 this week, which gives consumers an increased level of personalization. For example, in addition to being able to track personal portfolios in the Live Tiles, they can now use their watch lists as their personal lock screen. Also, now that users can choose from up to three sizes for the Live Tiles they pin to the home screen, they can see more of their news, market data or stock information at any given time.

What was unique about working with Nokia to bring the Lumia app to fruition?

Oke: Over the years, we’ve had a long-standing relationship with Nokia and have brought exciting new products to their users. This is just another one of those exciting products and we look forward to working together to do more for their Windows Phone 8 users as it takes off.

Have you used the Bloomberg app for Nokia Lumia?