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Best of Android 13 features on Nokia smartphones

Marin — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 20:38:16 +0000

Android 13 has been around long enough on some Nokia devices to make a list of things you might like and things you might not. The list is based on the personal preferences of Abdulla and myself, so you may not agree with us completely. Abdulla has been using his X20 while I use the […]

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Nokia Lumia 720 Was a Midrange Masterpiece (Video)

Abdulla — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 16:05:35 +0000

If there is one thing the vast majority of midrange smartphones these days suffer from, it’s probably originality. The first aspect that takes a big hit compared to their high-end siblings is design, in all of its aspects from visually to their choice of materials. Well, here is an example of a beautiful midranger that […]

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Jolla brings AppSupport for Android apps on Linux platforms

Marin — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 15:01:14 +0000

Jolla announced a great new software solution that might change the company that was founded by Nokia N9 failure. Jolla tried making hardware for its own Sailfish OS, but that didn’t go as planned which moved the company towards software development. Lately, Jolla has been cooperating a lot with the automotive industry which lead to […]

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The Nokia Z Launcher Had So Much Potential (Video)

Abdulla — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 18:55:31 +0000

In 2014 and only a few months after Microsoft officially took control of Nokia’s phone division, Nokia released the first beta of the Z launcher. With the Windows Phone era officially over, the software team that remained at Nokia wanted to create their own take on the Android operating system, and the result was quite […]

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Jolla releases minor Sailfish OS update

Marin — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 18:18:03 +0000

Jolla is unfortunately out of the hardware business but that makes the company more focused on software that is constantly being upgraded. Their Sailfish OS is now in its fourth version which is bringing numerous improvements and support for some latest Sony devices that can run this OS. Jolla released a new #SailfishOS 4.3.0.15 update […]

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HERE is a leader in location platform business, ahead of Google

Marin — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 21:57:06 +0000

Many of you remember HERE from Nokia (Lumia) devices when Here Maps were the only usable offline navigation app. Nokia did a great job with HERE, but after the demise of the devices and Services department, HERE was a burden for Nokia, so it was sold to the carmaker conglomerate. HERE continued on its own, […]

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Android 12 on Nokia X20 | What’s New? (Video)

Abdulla — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:00:22 +0000

On the 14th of December we received the positive news that the Nokia X20 will be the first Nokia Mobile device to get Android 12 officially, and today we take a closer look at all the features that Android 12 brings to the Nokia X20, giving you an idea about what to expect when it […]

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5 Reasons Nokia Lumia Was So Beloved

Abdulla — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 14:41:59 +0000

As we previously covered, it’s been just over 10 years since the release of the first Nokia Lumia device, the Lumia 800. Nokia Lumia represented a real opportunity for the whole market to embrace a 3rd ecosystem. The combination of Nokia’s hardware acumen and Microsoft’s software experience seemed like a great collaboration on paper. Sadly, […]

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Aurora OS is based on Sailfish but owned by OMP

Marin — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 21:28:00 +0000

After a long time now, Jolla is finally financially positive. That situation is a result of Sailfish OS being licensed or sold under a different name to developers around the world. The most prominent software developer that bought the rights to use Sailfish OS is the Russian Open mobile platform or short OMP. The company […]

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HERE WeGo releases new UI for the stable version of the app

Marin — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 19:56:26 +0000

HERE WeGo released a new version of its beta app in August, which brought a new refreshed UI look and improved route guidance. Now, all those upgrades from the Beta app are available on the official HERE WeGo app in Google Play, Apple iStore and Huawei App store. The design is bringing a new UI […]

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