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Nokia Maps is an amazing tool. It helps you get from A-to-B whether it be on your Nokia smartphone or while you’re at maps.nokia.com on your computer. Did you know you could have Nokia Maps on your very own website, too? Well, you can, thanks to the Nokia Maps & Places plugin.
The Nokia Maps & Places plugin enables all self-hosted and premium WordPress blog owners to embed an interactive Nokia Map into any of their posts or pages.
Why would you want to put a map on your own website? There could be a few reasons:
- To show people where an event is planned.
- Make it easy for people to find your business premises.
- To simply show people your favourite place in the world.
Here’s an example of a Nokia Maps embed. Play around with it.
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Whatever your reason for wanting a map on your own website, Nokia Maps is really the best choice when it comes to meeting your readers needs.
If you’ve got Nokia Maps on your site your readers will be able to; see a place in Nokia Maps, get directions, and share that location via Facebook, Twitter or with a direct link.
So, that’s the front end of the plugin, let’s now explain a bit about the back end. Here’s a video shows how to add a map to your website. It’s demoed on an older version but the process is still the same.
Click here to view the video on YouTube.
If you’re the site owner, you must first download the latest version of Nokia Maps & Places plugin from the WordPress plugin directory – there’s a clear how-to guide over at WordPress if you’re not sure how to do this.
When it comes to inserting a map into a page, you’ll now see a little location icon above the body text field and below the headline entry field.
This launches the Nokia Maps & Places window and is where you can search for any location in the world. If the place you want to look for doesn’t exist, like a particular spot in a park, for example, right clicking on a part of the map will allow you to select that place.
Once you’ve selected the location to insert into your page, there are now some customisable options available to you. You can change the size of the embedded map, what information to leave in or out of the map, such as map controls, contact info, or actions.
With a variety of layout options, you can find the best way of showing your map to your audience. If there’s a nice photo attached to the specific location, it’s probably a good idea to use the layout that really brings the map to life.
With all the customisations complete, press finish and your map is ready to use.
If you’re a self-hosted or premium WordPress blog owner, download the Nokia Maps & Places plugin today for free.
Are you using Nokia Maps on your site? Let us know in the comments below.
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If you were stuck alone on a desert island, which eight records would you choose to have with you and why?
This is the simple premise behind the BBC’s long-running and much-loved radio series, Desert Island Discs.
Each ‘castaway’ selects eight songs or pieces of music that holds great personal and emotional significance for them.
It’s a great show that has served the BBC well since 1942, but what if we were to replace the word ‘discs’ for ‘apps’?
Yes, you can pick holes in the scenario if you wish.
If I were stranded on an island, I would prioritise food and shelter above my Nokia Lumia 800. There would also be problems with battery life and data reception.
Remember though, this isn’t about survival – that’s been done here. These are the apps that, for various reasons, I would always want to have on my Lumia.
Have a listen to ‘By The Sleepy Lagoon’ in the video below, let your mind drift away and suspend your disbelief for just a few minutes…
Click here to view the video on YouTube.
Here are my eight desert island apps and why.
BBC Podcast Lounge, £1.49
Seeing as this article has been ‘inspired’ by one of their programmes it’s only fair that we start with this. Actually, this is not an official BBC app but don’t let that put you off. The interface is a delight to use.
The BBC Podcast Lounge gives you easy access to all of the BBC’s podcasts from its national, local and digital stations. That is an awful lot of content on everything from news, sport, movie reviews, documentaries and comedy.
Having worked for ‘the Beeb’ in various guises for the best part of 10 years, I will always retain a fondness for the corporation and this app is testimony to its terrific radio output.
When I was young, I only wanted to be a professional footballer. So did all my friends. As an adult, the beautiful game has retained its vice-like grip on me.
As I wrote in this post, I was hesitant about mobile phones for a long time and even then I never thought I would do anything other than call and text.
The tipping point came when one of my friends got a smartphone and they were using it to tell me live football scores. It was a revelatory moment and I knew my life would never the same.
To this day, it is the app I use the most and much to the chagrin of my partner, I will check it constantly whenever there is a match on.
Supporting a football team goes beyond being a mere fan of football.
It is tribal, illogical, emotionally draining and permeates into practically all aspects of my life. It is like an addiction that can’t be shaken off.
This app helps to feed my passion with the latest news, fixture lists, league standings and even integrates tweets.
Fans of lesser teams may be interested to know that there are similar apps for their clubs too. But the Liverpool one is the best.
I can’t cook and I love pizza, so this app, which allows you to order a delivery using your Lumia, could have been made especially for me.
I order from Domino’s so often that if I ever have a fatal accident in my own house, it won’t be a neighbour finding me but Domino’s alerting the police that they haven’t heard from me for weeks.
Perhaps, I could have chosen a recipe app like Epicurious, but then there’s the problem of scavenging for ingredients, whereas I am sure Domino’s have got delivery boats, right?
Like football, life without music is barely worth contemplating. Reading the NME, saving up for CDs and going to gigs was a massive part of my teenage years when the Britpop scene was kicking off.
Nokia Music is less an app and more a central feature of my Lumia 800.
As well as playing music that’s been synced from my computer, there is also Mix Radio that streams specially compiled playlists.
There are other apps available in the Windows Phone Marketplace, such as Spotify, but Nokia Music is the one for me.
Being stuck on a desert island would actually be the perfect time to do something I should have done a long time ago: Learn to speak my native language.
The older I get, the more I regret not being able to speak Chinese.
This is partly due to China’s meteoric rise as a global superpower and I know my CV would look considerably better if I could speak fluent mandarin.
This app breaks the language into useful topics, such as numbers, people, eating, travelling and so on.
This is a beautiful and endlessly fascinating app that is both fun and informative.
Use your current location, explore themed collections or search on the worldwide map for classic photos that have been uploaded and tagged by individuals and local community groups.
This is a great way of finding out about the place where you live and the places you are travelling to. Whether stuck on a desert island or not, HistoryPin is a great way of exploring the world.
This gives you live bus information from over 370,000 bus stops in England, Wales and Scotland. You can see when the next bus is due, find the nearest stop from your location and search for bus stops by postcode or place names.
What good is an app like this on a desert island? Useless, of course.
However, as someone who is reliant on public transport in London, apps like this have become invaluable.
Having great tools that make daily life go just a little smoother is one reason why smartphones have become indispensable to so many of us.
I couldn’t imagine my life without it, even on a desert island. In fact, it would give me great comfort, sitting on a rock, watching the waves, knowing that the 261 to the Lewisham was running late, yet again.
For those of you outside the UK, you could give also give Nokia Transport a whirl.
Which apps would you take with you on a desert island?
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The new, free Twitter for Nokia app is now available for Series 40 feature phones. This brings instant news and updates from your friends, industry experts and favourite celebrities right to your Series 40 phone.
With the new Twitter app, you will experience some of the richest functionality an app can bring to your Series 40 device, delivering much of the same functionality found on smartphones.
With Twitter for Nokia you can post your own Tweets and follow others’ Tweets. There’s also the @Connect feature to see your mentions and new followers and you can browse the most interesting Tweets from around the world using the #Discover feature.
This new app brings most of the features you’d expect to see from a Twitter client on a smartphone to hundreds of millions of feature phones around the world.
Twitter for Nokia is available for download today wherever Twitter is accessible around the world. Future built Series 40 phones will have the app preinstalled.
Download Twitter for Nokia from Nokia Store today and tell us what you think of it, using the comments section below.
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For the overworked and easily distracted person, a smartphone can be your best friend or your worst enemy in the quest for perfect productivity.
In the wrong hands, the always-on connectivity that brings work-related emails at all hours and those addictive and ever-updating social networking updates can turn your handset into a brain-depleting ball and chain, restricting your opportunity to properly focus during the day or truly switch-off during your downtime.
But before you switch off and vow never look again at that wireless tether to the office, remember that in the right hands, the Nokia Lumia 900, Lumia 800, or Lumia 710 can be a personal assistant, a means channeling your focus, maximizing your uptime and downtime, so when the evening rolls around, you can focus on the more important things in life.
Social networkers anonymous
Facebook and Twitter are Kryptonite to your focus. Thankfully, the one-step plan (who needs twelve?) to conquering the addiction is Windows Phone’s Me Hub. It collates notifications from all of your accounts and lets you post to all at once. A dynamic Live Tile will let you know when attention is required; meaning a simple glance at your Start screen should suffice.
Your mobile Office
Your Nokia Lumia 900 wants that tedious wait for the bus to become the most productive part of the day. Microsoft Office Mobile lets you to distribute important documents to or fine-tune a presentation before you reach your desk. Any changes will be synced back to SkyDrive.
Taskmasters
A solid task management app with a prudent reminders system can be the perfect nag-free motivational tool. There are few more satisfying feelings than knocking down those to-do items before relaxing with a cold one. And, unlike a boss, it won’t yell at you when you miss something. Office has One Note, but we also like Tasks for its color-coded goodness.
Back to work, slacker!
You don’t whip out a newspaper during the middle of the workday and put your feet up, do you? So why are you reading about the Kardashians online when you’ve got an important meeting in half an hour? If you can’t resist the temptation to cyber-loaf, Sync articles back to offline reading apps like Burn After Reading for perusal on your break or on the way home.
One news app to rule them all
On some mornings, by the time we’ve caught up on all the news, the little hand has nudged past the 10 and we’re already swimming against the tide. Pulse Reader brings in feeds from handpicked sources and boasts a great interface. Get it done in one app on your way to work.
“Just one look, that’s all it took yeah…
The glance and go nature of the Metro UI brings an end to time-sapping app-hopping thanks to immediately visible calendar events, email, social notifications, sports scores, missed calls, eBay auctions…whatever you need.
Block out the cacophony
Your workmates are gossiping, Flo Rida is polluting the radio, the latte machine is driving you nuts and the intern needs babysitting. Did you know headphones are office code for “LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE”? Channel your focus with music apps like Spotify or 7Digital.
Home time is your time
Your boss may think giving out smartphones is a license to extend the working day by 16 hours. Shut him down by changing email settings to manual refresh, so you don’t automatically receive those, ahem, “URGENT.” emails at 9pm. Bossman should know that a well-rested worker is a productive worker. Besides, it’s American Idol finals night.
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With the recent arrivals of TIME Mobile, CNN and a newly-overhauled New York Times app keeping us abreast of global goings-on, we felt it time to take a look at the best Windows Phone Marketplace additions that make the Lumia 900, Lumia 800 or Lumia 710 a one-stop-shop for the latest updates from around the globe.
Best for current affairs – Time Mobile
The new TIME Mobile app brings the latest news from the website, but also offers the storied publication’s trademark first-hand insight and perspective beyond the facts. It’s packed with stunning imagery directly from the magazine’s awesome Pictures of the Week section. Just ten minutes a day with the TIME app keeps you involved in any interesting office discussion, from Barack to Baghdad.
Best for quality journalism – The New York Times
The newly-redesigned New York Times app for Windows Phone brings the world’s most recognizable newspaper to your Nokia Lumia smartphone You can pin your favourite sections to the Start screen and sync articles to read on other devices. You will need to subscribe to get past Mr. Murdoch’s infamous pay-wall, but you enjoy a four-week trial for just 99c. Without the subscription you can still view video content, but you can’t read squat.
Best for conservatives – Fox News
It’s election year and so the political news coverage is going into overdrive. Fox News created this fast and beautifully designed app that brings a host of text and video content from the channel, including clips from shows like Hannity and The O’Reilly Factor. Also, the Live Tile will instantly update with the latest stories.
Best design and UI – Huffington Post
Amanda Huffington’s hip, digital-only newspaper comes to Windows Phone with the slickest, most attractive and fastest offering of any news app. The app also offers, perhaps the most in-depth and varied news coverage you’ll find on any app and a great entertainment section. HuffPo also brings a news agenda that promotes interesting stories outside of the mainstream media, collated from around the web.
Best for video news – CNN
The CNN app brings live video of breaking news and a large selection of reports from the TV channel, as well as video podcasts from that handsome sonofagun Anderson Cooper. For all of you citizen journalists out there, CNN’s iReport functionality is also on board, allowing you to send in videos shot directly on your 720p-friendly Lumia 900 – If you find yourself in the right/wrong place at the right/wrong time.
Best for sports news – ESPN
A recent update to this Nokia Lumia exclusive app asked us, “Do you want to receive live tile score updates from today’s biggest games?” Erm…. Damn right, I do! So, next time you’re in a meeting and the Phillies are deadlocked heading into the bottom of the 9th, a simple glance at your Start screen will keep you informed and inconspicuous.
Best for movie and celebrity news – Imdb
Everyone has Imdb on their smartphone (what do you mean ‘not me’?) It’s a great way to instantly get show times, view trailers and solve those ‘what else was he in?’ arguments. However, it also brings together the latest cinematic news from around the web from sources like the Hollywood Reporter, E! Online, TotalFilm and more. If you’re a ‘slebritee’ gossip hound, you can also get the latest from ‘wow check out this mugshot’ story from TMZ with related content from Imdb.
Best for Windows Phone news – WP Central
If you’re reading this, then it’s fair to assume you have a vested interest in the Windows Phone platform, and there are few better independent news and review services than WP Central. The neatly designed platform brings the best apps, games and wallpapers as well as access to videos and podcasts for just 99c. There’s also an offline mode to save stories for later.
Best aggregator – Pulse
What do all of these aforementioned news services have in common? You can bring their news feeds into just one application. The Pulse service allows you to completely tailor the news agenda to your own tastes. With a beautifully simple design and user interface along with that all important offline mode, it’s possible for this to be your only destination for daily news… but then you’d be missing out.
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Before the rise of the Internet, people turned to books for information, and in particular an encyclopaedia. Now, with access to the Net, it’s all much simpler. It’s made much easier still with the abundant supply of apps on our smartphones, two of which are Wikipedia and Encyclopædia Britannica. We’ve decided to put them side by side to see how they compare to each other.
We’ve searched for the same random subject on both apps to make for a fair comparison.
Wikipedia £Free
Wikipedia is a multilingual, web-based, free-content encyclopaedia that enlists the help of good-willed people around the world to add and edit the content, without pay. There are currently 77,000 active contributors adding information.
That means that there’s very little that Wikipedia doesn’t have information on. However, the sheer number of contributors who can add information at a moment’s notice means that there can be mistakes and what you read may not be true.
With this aside, it’s worth noting that Wikipedia has become the go-to site when you’re looking for anything remotely factual.
The Wikipedia app offers a very simple function: to search for information and have it displayed. The first screen you’ll see will be a black window with a text box at the top. It’s here that you’ll type in what you want to learn about.
As you type, Wikipedia will offer you some suggestions based on the letters you’ve typed to make it easier to find what you’re looking for. Once you’ve selected an item, you’ll be taken its page.
The subject pages look a lot like the Wikipedia pages you’ll see if you use the web version – white background with standard black font.
To navigate the page you scroll up and down the page, flicking left and right occasionally when a piece of text doesn’t fit the screen. To take a closer look at an image, just select it and you’ll be shown a larger version.
As is often the case with Wikipedia, you’ll see numerous words that have been hyperlinked. Clicking on any of these will take you away from your current page and to that words’ own Wikipedia page. This encourages people to explore and learn more.
The Wikipedia app supports 24 languages and is available to download from the Windows Phone Marketplace for free.
Encyclopædia Britannica £3.99 / $4.99 / €4,99
The Encyclopædia Britannica is the oldest English-language encyclopaedia that began publication in 1768 and is still being produced today.
It’s known for producing large sets of encyclopaedias that would sit proudly on people’s bookcases at home and would show any visitors how learned you are – or in the very least, pretend to be.
The Encyclopædia Britannica produced its final (32-volume set) print edition in 2010 to focus on an online version; Encyclopædia Britannica Online.
With content from over 4,000 contributors, there’s a wealth of information to be learned from all aspects of life.
This app follows the same Metro design language that is based on the classic Swiss graphics design principles.
The Encyclopædia Britannica app welcomes you with a featured article in case you’re looking for something new to learn about. The large image fills the screen and the brief text below invites you to read more.
By looking at the information on the screen it’s obvious how you discover more content. The next page peeks shyly at you from the right side of the screen, encouraging you to slide it across.
The browse section has several options. A-Z is where you can limitlessly scroll through topics alphabetically, Top Articles shows you a long list of popular articles, and On This Day:.
The On This Day: function is a really interesting one. It shows you what happened in history on any particular day. By default, you’ll see what happened years ago on the current date you happen to be looking at the page. This is can be changed, if you’re looking for something more specific.
Then, there’s the Search feature. It does exactly what you’d expect. Just type in something and the app will find you some results.
There you have it, our comparison of two encyclopaedia apps. If I had to choose my favourite, I’d choose Encyclopædia Britannica.
Yes, it costs more than the free app provided by Wikipedia, but its quality is better. It’s right in tune with the Windows Phone design. You can tell that somebody has taken his or her time to create the app.
Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for the Wikipedia app. It looks bland, like a mobile version of what I’d see on the Web. There doesn’t seem to have been any substantial thought on how to design best for mobile users or this particular platform.
That raises a question for me. Is a free app better than a paid one? It obviously depends on a number of things, all of which would probably be best saved for another article.
Wikipedia and Encyclopædia Britannica is available on the Nokia Lumia 610, Nokia Lumia 710, Nokia Lumia 800 and the Nokia Lumia 900.
Have you tried both of these apps? Which do you prefer? I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on the matter. Leave them below.
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Last week, we gave you some useful pointers to help you get the most out of your Nokia 808 PureView.
This device, of course, is the revolutionary cameraphone that allows you take stunning images that are comparable, if not better, than some digital SLR cameras.
That’s no idle boast – check out the results of this blind test conducted by GSMArena.com.
Most people will take great photos, most of the time with the 808 PureView but here are some more tips and tricks to make your images just a little more amazing.
Zoom
You can zoom in with the Nokia PureView 808 by sliding your finger vertically across screen.
The camera must be set to 2/3, 5 or 8 megapixel resolution in order to use the zoom function.
The magnitude of the zoom depends on the resolution, but the zoom is always lossless and for 5 megapixel output resolution you can zoom up to 3x.
For the best image quality, it is recommended use the zoom in daylight only.
Close-up
Within the ‘Scenes’ shooting mode (Automatic and Creative are the other shooting modes – see the first part of our tips and tricks for more information on this) you can select pre-defined settings to take the best close-up photos.
You can also select ‘Close-up’ when you’re in Creative mode with a long-press on the phone screen.
To take the best close up photos, use the 5 megapixel PureView mode with the maximum 3x zoo. Only use the flash at an approximate distance of 15cm.
The ‘Bokeh’ effect
Click here to view the video on YouTube.
Professional photographers often have a specific subject in focus with a very blurred background. This is called the ‘Bokeh’ effect.
The 808 PureView is able to offer the ‘Bokeh’ effect similar to a SLR because of its very long focal length of 8.02mm. A typical cameraphone will have a focal length of 4mm.
For optimal ‘Bokeh’ effect, the subject should be less than half a metre away from your 808 PureView and the longer the distance between the background and your subject, the greater the effect.
Video
As well as photos, the 808 PureView can also shoot great video.
In one test, a TV programme filmed a segment of their show using the 808 PureView to see if their viewers could tell the difference.
Video mode is selected from the top right of the screen when the phone is in camera mode.
You can choose from three different resolutions, including full HD, and they all have lossless zoom, which is operated by sliding your finger across the screen.
Click here to view the video on YouTube.
At the bottom left of the screen, you can select ‘continuous autofocus’ and the video camera will automatically track the subject in the centre of the frame.
Alternatively, you can tap on the screen to select and lock an area for focus.
In low lighting conditions, you can use the additional LED video light. This is useful to a distance of approximately one metre.
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When we think of ancient Rome, we think of togas, gladiators and a conquering civilisation. Without being there, it’s difficult to know exactly what it was like. However, the new Romance of Rome game for Nokia Belle smartphones whisks you away to a land of mystery and excitement.
Naturally, as with any great adventure story, this one is about winning the heart of the Emperor’s daughter. But to do so, you must search the Roman Empire for legendary lost relics.
As you enter each scene you’ll need to find these lost relics and just tapping on them will collect them. Fortunately, it’s not just a big guessing game as the inventory of what you must find is shown below. You just simply have to find them.
With 30 levels across seven episodes, there’s lots of bounty to be found which should keep you busy for quite a while.
Along your treacherous journey you’ll earn money, unlock trophies and complete quests for your hard work. The money you earn can be used to customise your character to buy items of clothing, accessories or even a small dog.
Once you’ve found the missing artefacts and completed all the quests you’ll reveal the deepest secret. It’s this that will help you win the heart of the Emperor’s daughter.
With great, colourful graphics and easy to use interface this game is fun to play. However, it does take quite a long time to install, so be patient while it installs.
Romance of Rome is available now from Nokia Store and available for most Symbian smartphones.
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Last week, the Nokia N9 began to receive its latest software update, delivering over 1000 quality improvements. This brings the Nokia N9 software to version 40.2012.21-3, or as it’s most commonly known, PR1.3.
While this update adds no new features, it does improve the usability of your device – so we recommend you update.
The main improvements include:
- Mail for Exchange (MfE) now supports client certificates.
- Localisation improvements and support for new error codes with the Facebook app.
- Twitter API changes that reflect the back end infrastructure of Twitter.
As well as these main updates, there are also some general updates.
- AccuWeather widget weather update fixed.
- VoIP calls now work via Skype/Gtalk when in flight mode and connected to WLAN.
- Changing the “week starts on” date within the calendar error now fixed.
There are also a lot of small improvements on network and connectivity performance.
To receive the update, head to the applications section in your Nokia N9 – Settings > applications > Manage applications > Updates (bottom right button) > Refresh. You should see the following screenshots.
Have you updated yet? Noticed any other improvements? Let us know, below.
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Not everyone is lucky enough to have been blessed with musical talent.
I can’t play any instruments and several tentative stabs at learning the guitar ended with the dawning realisation that the only guitar that I will ever wield in anger is the one that’s made of air.
However, thanks to the wonder of my Nokia Lumia, the fact that I am devoid of any musical training does not preclude me from making some music of my own. Or at the very least, creating a joyful noise.
There are a plethora of free drum kit and piano apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace for your Nokia Lumia, so they have been omitted from for the crime of being ubiquitous.
Instead, here are some of the cooler, funkier and more unusual free musical instrument apps for your Nokia Lumia.
I used to play the maracas in my school’s percussion group when I was about six. So, you can imagine the waves of nostalgia that swept over me when I saw this app in the Windows Phone Marketplace.
I couldn’t keep to a rhythm back then, and unfortunately not much has changed.
Shake your Lumia to play the maracas.
The 2010 World Cup in South Africa gave us many things – great football, excitement, drama and worthy winners in the all-conquering Spanish team.
But don’t forget the noise. Yes, the greatest legacy of the 2010 World Cup was the droning and persistent call of the vuvuzelas.
Hated and adored in equal measure, blow into the bottom of your Lumia to remind yourself that there is a very fine line between music and noise.
What’s the difference between a piano and a harpsichord? Why have I banned piano apps but included this? Hmmm.
With proper instrument apps (with apologies to the maracas and the vuvuzela but they are rather limited, musically-speaking) there is the potential to create something genuinely musical. Unfortunately, it just leads to greater frustration when you can’t play it like Beethoven.
Another one that brings back a lot of school memories.
I think the xylophone strikes the perfect balance between being a proper instrument for accomplished musicians and also being great fun to play for amateurs.
The chimes are so inherently pretty that you can hardly fail to create a sweet melody even when you are just tapping at random.
Plus, it comes in pretty colours.
Now, we’re talking! Lovers of psychedelic and prog rock, your prayers have been answered.
Famously, the Theremin is an instrument that you play without even touching it. Very spooky. On this version, you can select your waveform, the pitch and then tilt your Lumia from side to side until you get the desired sound.
Beware, this is great fun, but the Theremin can, on occasions, make the vuvuzela sound mellifluous.
No one can resist having a go on the bongos, so why deny yourself the pleasure on the Lumia?
Tap the side and the top of the bongos to get a beat going. This app also includes a whistle just for a bit of variety.
What’s really great though is that you can record your beats within the app and then play another layer of beats on top of your recorded effort. So you are playing accompaniment to yourself.
The ocarina is an ancient wind instrument, much like a flute, but this modern version on your Lumia comes with fairly sophisticated controls.
You blow into the Lumia’s microphone to create a tone, and control volume by raising and lowering the opposite end of the phone. You can also tilt your Lumia towards the left to add a vibrato effect.
Master the technique and you can create some really soothing melodies.
So, finally, we come to the greatest instrument of them all, your voice.
Use this app to record yourself singing and then you can alter the pitch of your voice, from grand and deep to high like a chipmunk.
You can also add echo and, if you’re really pleased with it, play it on a loop. Is there anything we like more than the sound of our own voices?
Let us know what are your favourite musical instrument apps for your Lumia.
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