Nokia Lumia 710 : Review

The Nokia Lumia 710 is the first 'affordable' Windows Phone.The 710 was unveiled today alongside the Nokia Lumia 800 in the long-awaited launch of Nokia's Windows Phones.

The Lumia 710 joins the Nokia Lumia 800, which Nokia boss Stephen Elop calls "the first real Windows Phone".

The 710 is powered by Microsoft's Windows Phone software. It's based around colourful squares that update with the latest information, from weather and headlines to your friends' social network updates.

The handset certainly doesn't feel bad in the hand – it's made from a smooth plastic which looks good in the white matt finish, although it's also available in a shinier black finish that seemed to attract fingerprints and smears like nobody's business.

It's not overly heavy and although it won't win any accolades for being the slimmest handset on the market, the Nokia Lumia 710 is easily small enough to sit anonymously in a pocket or small bag.

The 710 has three physical buttons beneath the screen: a back button, a search button and a Windows button for doing Windows-y things.

Spec

• Display                 : ClearBlack display, anti-glare screen, 3.7" touchscreen
• Personalisation      : Swappable covers, changeable home screen colours
• People Hub          : Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, email, Chat, SMS
• Internet                 : Bing, Internet Explorer 9, HTML5, Wi-Fi
• Camera                : 5 MP camera, auto-focus, LED flash
• Weight                                   : 126 g
• Maximum 3G talk time           :7.6 h
• Maximum 3G standby time     :400 h
• Maximum music playback time : 38 h
• Maximum video playback time : 6 h
• Height       : 119.0 mm
• Width        : 62.4 mm
• Thickness  : 12.5 mm

• Touch Screen  :  Capacitive
• Display size     : 3.7 ''
• Screen height  : 480 pixels
• Screen width   : 800 pixels
• Display technology  : TFT,Clear Black

WLAN support

• WEP
• WPA
• 802.11b/g/n
• WPA2-Personal
• WPA-Enterprise
  

  Data bearer

• WCDMA
• EDGE Class B
• GPRS Class B
• HSUPA Cat6 5.76 Mbps
• HSDPA Cat10 14.4 Mbps
• WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
• Dual Transfer Mode (MSC 32)
  

  Operating band

• GSM 900
• GSM 1800
• GSM 1900
• WCDMA Band I (2100)
• WCDMA Band II (1900)
• WCDMA Band VIII (900)
  
  CPU Count:
  Single
  Hardware CPU clock rate
  1400 MHz
  Hardware CPU type
  Qualcomm MSM8255 (WCDMA)
  
  

  Memory

  Total user memory
  8 GB mass memory (no slot for micro-SD cards)
  SDRAM memory
  512 MB
  
  

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Nokia Lumia 800 : Review

We’ve heard enough rumors, seen enough leaks, and now it’s official – Nokia’s ‘Sea Ray’ handset is finally a reality. Officially called the Nokia Lumia 800, the handset shares the same form-factor as the Nokia N9, while adding Windows Phone under the hood.

Design:

     The Lumia 800 will be very familiar to those of you who saw the Nokia N9. The body curves round at the sides to give it a squashed oblong shape, when viewed from the top. The screen is curved too, taking up the whole of the device. The shape is very similar to the shape of Apple's fifth-generation iPod nano, so if you like the look of that little chap you'll probably have a soft spot for the 800.

It's machined from a single piece of polycarbonate which makes it feel particularly sturdy and will hopefully put up with a rough life much better than cheaper phones bolted together from numerous bits of plastic.

Performance:

  Under the hood of the Lumia 800 you'll find a single-core 1.4GHz processor backed up with 512MB of RAM, which is a pretty decent set of specs. It's not packing a dual-core chip like the big boys of the smart phone world, the Samsung Galaxy S2 or the new Apple iPhone 4S, but the single-core chip is a fast one, so you can expect good performance nevertheless.

Music:
  Nokia Music offers Nokia customers something like a Pandora experience, with special “mixes” of tunes you can listen to based around a certain genre of music. There’s no login or subscription to listen to jams while you’re out and about, and music can be made available offline,for listening to places where you might not get a cell or Wi-Fi signal like planes. Your favorite mixes can be pinned to the home screen on the handset for easy access.

Sports:
  Nokia has partnered with ESPN for Nokia Sports Hub. The Hub can give you quick up-to-date information on your favorite teams or favorite players.

Navigation:   The Nokia 800 includes Nokia Drive for free, making it the only Windows Phone with free turn-by-turn directions. You can download maps at home, but the maps will connect and download additional map information if you drive out of your planned route.

Nokia Lumia 800 Specs

Product type         :   Smart phone
Connectivity          :   Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G
Operating system  :   Windows Phone
Application store   :   Yes
Touch screen         :   Yes
Keyboard             :   None
GPS                      :  Yes
Form factor           :  Candy-bar
Available colours    :  Black, Blue, Pink
Screen size            :   3.7 in.
Camera                 :   8 megapixels
Size (WxHxD)       :  61x116x12 mm

• 3.7″ AMOLED screen
• 1.4GHz processor
• 8-megapixel rear-facing camera (f/2.2)
• WiFi
• Micro USB
• 16GB Built-in Storage

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Nokia kinetic : Review

         Multitouch revolutionized user interfaces, and if Nokia researchers get their way, a mobile device that's sensitive to how it's being flexed could be the next revolution.


At the Nokia World show here, the Finnish mobile phone maker showed off its "Nokia kinetic device" with a flexible display. Gripped with two hands, it would scroll through music collections or photo albums when twisted. Bowing it inward or outward zoomed photos in and out or paused and played music, while tapping the corners panned through photos.
While it was a real computing device with a real OLED display, it's most definitely not a real product anyone could buy today. More firmly in the prototype category was a related flexible device that looked like a slim remote control; it could be controlled with a single hand

As you can see in the video below, you can use this flexible interface to do anything with your mobile phone. By just twisting the mobile phone, you can make your way through your music playlist or navigate your photo albums. Here in this video, this video demonstrates it's new flexible interface by bowing in or out. Bowing in will zoom the photo and it’s the round way round for bowing out

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Xbox 360 Kinect : Review

What is Kinect?

Magic Disguised as Technology

       With Kinect for Xbox 360, you are the controller. Easy to use and instantly fun, Kinect gets your whole body in the game. Imagine controlling movies and music with the wave of a hand or the sound of your voice. With Kinect, technology evaporates, letting the natural magic in all of us shine. And the best part is Kinect works with every Xbox 360.

You are the controller. No gadgets, no gizmos, just you!
      Kinect brings games and entertainment to life in extraordinary new ways without using a controller. Imagine controlling movies and music with the wave of a hand or the sound of your voice. With Kinect, technology evaporates, letting the natural magic in all of us shine.

Full Body Gaming

Controller-free gaming means full body play. Kinect responds to how you move. So if you have to kick, then kick. If you have to jump, then jump. You already know how to play. All you have to do now is to get off the couch.

Once you wave your hand to activate the sensor, your Kinect will be able to recognize you and access your Avatar. Then you'll be able to jump in and out of different games, and show off and share your moves.

Use Your Voice

Kinect uses advanced entertainment technology to respond to the sound of your voice. Just say "Xbox" to reveal a series of voice commands. So you'll be able to control HD movies with the sound of your voice - no remote required.

Endless Entertainment

Enjoy HD movies, music and sports through Xbox LIVE without any extra accessories. Just use a wave of your hand or the sound of your voice to enjoy 3,500 games on ESPN, HD movies through Zune, streaming music from Last.fm.

Something For Everyone

Whether you're a gamer or not, anyone can play and have a blast. And with advanced parental controls and movies for the family, Kinect promises a gaming experience that's safe, secure and fun for everyone.

View Xbox 360 : Kinect  Trailer

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