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Let’s face facts. This isn’t going to be the most independent review you’ve ever read of the Nokia Purity earphones. I work for Nokia; I have an agenda.

That said, I’m going to try to give my impressions of this piece of kit as independently as possible, by interviewing my off-work self.

So, Ian, – thanks for giving up your free time. Why did you buy the Nokia Purity earphones (The Nokia Purity Stereo Headset by Monster WH-920, to give them their full title)?

Thanks for asking, Ian. I’ve been using a Lumia smartphone since it was launched last Autumn. I was sort-of hoping I might get a free pair of headphones as well as the phone. But that didn’t happen. I held out for quite a while, but last month I put my hand in my pocket and bought them for myself from a major online retailer.

Interesting. Why the in-ear model rather than the over-ear type?

Two reasons, really. The first was the cost: the in-ear model is a fair bit more affordable. The second was the size. The earphones are going to be travelling around in my work bag most of the time, so I didn’t want something large or something that might get wrecked by the other items in my bag.

What colour did you go for?

Cyan. It’s a tricky decision. In the end, I decided that black would be very boring of me if brighter colours were available. But that pink was a little too much for this reserved English gentleman. The colour and overall design are things I’m really pleased with.

Tell us about the unboxing.

It’s a nice box. You get the earphones, of course. A selection of different ear pieces in different sizes. An adapter to use them with non-Lumias. You also get a rather natty zip-up case made of some sort of carbon-fibre/Kevlar material.

I was especially pleased about the case because of the “getting wrecked in my bag” issue I mentioned earlier.

So – your impressions of the sound quality?

I’m not a massive audiophile so I can’t offer expert opinion here – but I’m really pleased. It does a really good job of blocking out other sounds. It’s got some sort of noise-isolating technology and whatever it is, it works really well. I listen to more spoken-word recordings than music, and that’s really quite important.

What else did you like?

It’s all good, but I’m a massive fan of the tangle-free cord it’s got. Tangled headphone cords make me incredibly (and irrationally) annoyed. One thing that’s also amazed me is how comfortable they are. I wore them the whole of a six-hour trip to Scotland last week. That’s something that would normally make my ears ache with previous earphones I’ve owned, but these ones didn’t leave a mark.

The Nokia Purity in-ear and over-ear headphones have just won Plus X awards for both high quality and design, so it’s not just my natural bias talking here.

image credit (boxshot): hitechreview.com

Regular readers of Nokia Connects will know that Friday means App News, a look at some of the latest news and reviews that have caught our eye over the past week. We bring it to you so you don’t have to go looking.

Triangula

Cost: Free in the Marketplace
Availability: Everywhere
In a nutshell: Think Squares, but with…triangles

Ewan has taken a look at the app that takes a paper and pen-based game and gives it what looks like a cracking twist. As he outlines, it’s not just about making several squares the same size, but there is lots of room for freestyling. Triangles of any size can be made – complete with ‘delightful swooshing’ noises – and while Ewan says not being able to submit your score online is a little bit of a let-down, the game ‘knows how to marry it to a really good user interface on Windows Phone’. This app looked so good, I downloaded it, and can attest to Ewan’s thoughts on the game, with the corollary that you *will* be beaten a lot before you get the hang of it.
Highlights – A ‘brilliant twist’ on an old game
Lowlights – No option for online gameplay

Asphalt 5

Cost: £2.99/$2.99/€2.99/RS160.00 in the Marketplace
Availability: Everywhere
In a nutshell: Drive fast to win!

Jay’s most excellent Lumiappaday series continues, and as he approaches a whole year of reviewing a different app every day (this is number 277) this look at Asphalt 5 shows just how tricky it can be to play driving games. Jay mentions that the accelerometer controls in this game were slow to respond (when compared to Need For Speed) thus making for a few ‘Woah!’ moments in his video review:

Highlights – Well designed, great choice of cars.
Lowlights – Accelerometer controls seem a little slow to react.

1 Second Game

Cost: Free in the Marketplace
Availability: Everywhere
In a nutshell: Fastest finger first

In another ‘the review was so good I downloaded it myself’ piece of investigative journalism, I took SniperED007’s word for it when he called 1Second Game ‘awesome’ . As a fan of Formula One, I have often wondered about the reaction speed of the drivers as they start from the grid, and this game gives a very small glimpse of what it might be like. Simply press on the screen until the lights go out and then hit the target. Simple, but so very, very addictive:

Highlights – Be like Lewis, Fernando or Sebastian as you try to beat your own time.
Lowlights – Possibly a little bit too addictive.

Seen any reviews that you think would fit here each week? Made any review videos yourself? Leave me link in the comments, and I’ll try and include it next week.

Last month, I debated the benefits of free apps versus paid apps. Is one better than the other? I decided that paid apps are better as they’re usually better quality and you’re also helping somebody make a living. However, that’s just my opinion. What do you think? We think the best way to find out is to conduct our own reader poll. So cast your votes now!

Now, for apps to be free they usually come loaded with adverts. The hope is that you’ll click on one of these ads and the app developer will earn money from it. This isn’t necessarily a bad business model. It can certainly work well for both users and developers. However, navigating around a screen with popup ads can be annoying.

There is one way to avoid ads in apps, and that’s to opt for the paid ones. Yes, you’ll pay a small price, but you’ll have full access to the app without those flashing ads that sit at the side of the screen.

In our poll, we’re asking you to vote which you prefer. Free apps with ads, or paid apps with no ads? Click away.

Take Our Poll

Thanks for making your vote; we’ll look back at the results next week.

Image credit: Rodrigo_Amorim

We often see interesting initiatives on our social channels, like followers who shoot 3D photos with their phone or photograph the moon with custom-made accessories. But when Damien tweeted the following, we knew this was on another level:

“@Nokia I will let you paint my car for a Lumia 900. I am serious.” – @skooal – aka Damien, from Wexford

Well, how could we resist such temptation? To physically haul ourselves to the beautiful Emerald Isle (the country itself is reason enough to go!) and jazz up the car of one of our fans, was just too much of a mouth-watering prospect to resist. So, after a few weeks of meticulous planning, hours of poring over top-secret blueprints and a million cups of coffee, we are ready to unveil Damien’s new Lumia car!

The result looks pretty cool too, I’m sure you’ll agree! And if you live in Ireland, you might come across the car yourself (Damien drives from Wexford to Dublin every day). If you do, make sure you take a picture, send it to us on @Nokia and let us know what you would do for a Nokia Lumia! But remember, don’t tweet and drive at the same time (or use your phone at all – unless of course you’re using a hands-free kit. Safety first.)

The lucky winner with his amazing Nokia Lumia combo!

A few tweets later, Damien is cruising along the Irish roads, Nokia Lumia style!

What would you do for a Nokia Lumia? How crazy would you go in order to get your hands on one? Let us know in the comments section or on Twitter and who knows, you might be involved in our next exciting project!

Let’s face facts. This isn’t going to be the most independent review you’ve ever read of the Nokia Purity earphones. I work for Nokia; I have an agenda.

That said, I’m going to try to give my impressions of this piece of kit as independently as possible, by interviewing my off-work self.

So, Ian, – thanks for giving up your free time. Why did you buy the Nokia Purity earphones (The Nokia Purity Stereo Headset by Monster WH-920, to give them their full title)?

Thanks for asking, Ian. I’ve been using a Lumia smartphone since it was launched last Autumn. I was sort-of hoping I might get a free pair of headphones as well as the phone. But that didn’t happen. I held out for quite a while, but last month I put my hand in my pocket and bought them for myself from a major online retailer.

Interesting. Why the in-ear model rather than the over-ear type?

Two reasons, really. The first was the cost: the in-ear model is a fair bit more affordable. The second was the size. The earphones are going to be travelling around in my work bag most of the time, so I didn’t want something large or something that might get wrecked by the other items in my bag.

What colour did you go for?

Cyan. It’s a tricky decision. In the end, I decided that black would be very boring of me if brighter colours were available. But that pink was a little too much for this reserved English gentleman. The colour and overall design are things I’m really pleased with.

Tell us about the unboxing.

It’s a nice box. You get the earphones, of course. A selection of different ear pieces in different sizes. An adapter to use them with non-Lumias. You also get a rather natty zip-up case made of some sort of carbon-fibre/Kevlar material.

I was especially pleased about the case because of the “getting wrecked in my bag” issue I mentioned earlier.

So – your impressions of the sound quality?

I’m not a massive audiophile so I can’t offer expert opinion here – but I’m really pleased. It does a really good job of blocking out other sounds. It’s got some sort of noise-isolating technology and whatever it is, it works really well. I listen to more spoken-word recordings than music, and that’s really quite important.

What else did you like?

It’s all good, but I’m a massive fan of the tangle-free cord it’s got. Tangled headphone cords make me incredibly (and irrationally) annoyed. One thing that’s also amazed me is how comfortable they are. I wore them the whole of a six-hour trip to Scotland last week. That’s something that would normally make my ears ache with previous earphones I’ve owned, but these ones didn’t leave a mark.

The Nokia Purity in-ear and over-ear headphones have just won Plus X awards for both high quality and design, so it’s not just my natural bias talking here.

image credit (boxshot): hitechreview.com

Last month, I debated the benefits of free apps versus paid apps. Is one better than the other? I decided that paid apps are better as they’re usually better quality and you’re also helping somebody make a living. However, that’s just my opinion. What do you think? We think the best way to find out is to conduct our own reader poll. So cast your votes now!

Now, for apps to be free they usually come loaded with adverts. The hope is that you’ll click on one of these ads and the app developer will earn money from it. This isn’t necessarily a bad business model. It can certainly work well for both users and developers. However, navigating around a screen with popup ads can be annoying.

There is one way to avoid ads in apps, and that’s to opt for the paid ones. Yes, you’ll pay a small price, but you’ll have full access to the app without those flashing ads that sit at the side of the screen.

In our poll, we’re asking you to vote which you prefer. Free apps with ads, or paid apps with no ads? Click away.

Take Our Poll

Thanks for making your vote; we’ll look back at the results next week.

Image credit: Rodrigo_Amorim

Regular readers of Nokia Connects will know that Friday means App News, a look at some of the latest news and reviews that have caught our eye over the past week. We bring it to you so you don’t have to go looking.

Triangula

Cost: Free in the Marketplace
Availability: Everywhere
In a nutshell: Think Squares, but with…triangles

Ewan has taken a look at the app that takes a paper and pen-based game and gives it what looks like a cracking twist. As he outlines, it’s not just about making several squares the same size, but there is lots of room for freestyling. Triangles of any size can be made – complete with ‘delightful swooshing’ noises – and while Ewan says not being able to submit your score online is a little bit of a let-down, the game ‘knows how to marry it to a really good user interface on Windows Phone’. This app looked so good, I downloaded it, and can attest to Ewan’s thoughts on the game, with the corollary that you *will* be beaten a lot before you get the hang of it.
Highlights – A ‘brilliant twist’ on an old game
Lowlights – No option for online gameplay

Asphalt 5

Cost: £2.99/$2.99/€2.99/RS160.00 in the Marketplace
Availability: Everywhere
In a nutshell: Drive fast to win!

Jay’s most excellent Lumiappaday series continues, and as he approaches a whole year of reviewing a different app every day (this is number 277) this look at Asphalt 5 shows just how tricky it can be to play driving games. Jay mentions that the accelerometer controls in this game were slow to respond (when compared to Need For Speed) thus making for a few ‘Woah!’ moments in his video review:

Highlights – Well designed, great choice of cars.
Lowlights – Accelerometer controls seem a little slow to react.

1 Second Game

Cost: Free in the Marketplace
Availability: Everywhere
In a nutshell: Fastest finger first

In another ‘the review was so good I downloaded it myself’ piece of investigative journalism, I took SniperED007’s word for it when he called 1Second Game ‘awesome’ . As a fan of Formula One, I have often wondered about the reaction speed of the drivers as they start from the grid, and this game gives a very small glimpse of what it might be like. Simply press on the screen until the lights go out and then hit the target. Simple, but so very, very addictive:

Highlights – Be like Lewis, Fernando or Sebastian as you try to beat your own time.
Lowlights – Possibly a little bit too addictive.

Seen any reviews that you think would fit here each week? Made any review videos yourself? Leave me link in the comments, and I’ll try and include it next week.

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No to zaczynamy kochani. Pierwszy film nagrany przez uczestników PLAYweekedu a dokładnie przez grupę Samsunga.Dzięki Olaf! A tak na marginesie dodam tylko, że jutro (wieczorem) będziemy mieli Wam do powiedzenia coś ciekawego o innym produkcie Samsunga PS: Pozdrowienia dla PLAYWeekendowców, którzy odwiedzili nas dzisiaj!