This article is all about me, no it’s not because I’m obsessed with myself, it’s because as a first article I’d been told that I’d probably be best to introduce myself. The hardest part was thinking of a title, I decided on having my Nickname followed by my most recognisable personal attribute, the result was the title above.
I’m 20 years old and am currently completing my bachelor’s degree in IT majoring in Business Information Systems Management. My first job was actually as an assistant to a Network Administrator, thus began my passion for IT (which incidentally was when I first discovered that my potential was Microsoft’s passion). I started university at 18 after finishing High School (that’s normal in Australia for those reading this in the US). In my first year of university I managed to score a position as a contractor at News Limited where I worked over the holidays.
Moving on I’m also a Microsoft Fan boy, I’m the person who was using Bing when everyone thought it stood for Because It’s Not Google (it doesn’t in case you were wondering). Unlike other Fan boy’s… Apple (cough) I don’t have a hissy fit at the thought that everything Microsoft does isn’t perfect, in fact I really enjoy discussing competing products with people to see other perspectives. So that’s a little about me, if I typed this right I’ll seem like a pretty nice guy, otherwise my bad I’ll try harder I promise.
Getting Custom Skins are easy and 710 also comes with swappable covers but what if you could get custom paint job on your Lumia 800 and 900 ? If you thought the cyan lumia 800 was pretty wait till you see these custom paint work by iaintnosaintpaint.com. These are just preliminary designs for training and testing purposes but they looks pretty awesome if you ask me.
If you have doubts regarding the toughness of the Screen on the Lumia 900 this little demonstration by the folks at Nokia should put your doubts to rest. You will see a guy trying to drive a nail in to the lumia 900 , granted he does not seem to use full force on the nail with the hammer but then he uses the lumia 900 as a hammer and drives a nail in to a wooden plank. The Gorilla Glass from Corning does seem to work well. After seeing that those spare change and keys in your pocket does not look all that scary now does it ?
Looks like WPDownUnder was tipped off regarding the pricing of the soon to be released Telstra Titan 2 , the first Windows Phone with 4G support in Australia ( now that we know Lumia 900 wont support 4G in Australia ). According to their tipster the Titan 2 will be available on contract in-store from the 29th May .
Cliff Simpkins, Product Manager for Windows Phone at Microsoft has posted this image which represents the Top 10k Paid Apps on Friday 18th May 2012. Now I don’t have the patience to check if there are 10k unique logos in there. But as a developer if you see your logo let us know the row and column number below ( in the comments ) . This being a paid app list our FREE 1800PocketPC App would not have made it in there.
Way back on April 24th we reported that version 2.5 of Facebook for Windows Phone was not too far away from hitting the Marketplace; according to developers the update was in its final round of testing. It is now nearing a month later and the app in the Marketplace is still on version 2.4, with no update in sight. To recap, here is what the update was said to offer:
- Threaded messaging
Full Facebook threaded messaging including group messaging, all in a beautiful Metro style design.
- Tagging
Now you can tag friends and locations in your posts in the ‘with’ and ‘at’ format.
- Delete posts and comments
Use the tap and hold context menu to delete posts and comments from your wall.
- Active links in posts
Tap on links in posts to go directly to the content.
- Updates to the photo comments and likes page
The photo comments and likes page has been updated to match the posts comments and likes page. You can see a hint of the image at the top of the page, pull down and you can see the whole thing.
- And finally, by popular demand…
…you can now ‘like’ comments!
Looks like the Lumia train is not running out of steam anytime soon. Bridgestone Australia has purchased 140 Lumia 800 smartphones for its staff. Granted it’s no huge number but approval from Australian Businesses will certainly help in getting more users aware of the Lumia brand. Bridgestone found Windows Phone to have better integration with Bridgestone’s existing suite of Microsoft products, like Office and Outlook, and its free turn-by-turn navigation sealed the deal for Nokia over its rivals like RIM and iPhone. According to Scott Baxte, IT manager for Bridgestone Australia
There was a strong business case for the Nokia Lumia 800. It gives us the best of both worlds — seamless integration with familiar business tools, such as Outlook, Internet Explorer, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as exceptional design and build quality
we are hoping to see more businesses adopting the Lumia in the future. The soon to be launched Lumia 900 only strengthen Nokia’s position as a compelling business device.
According to Ralph de la Vega, CEO of AT&T Mobility Nokia’s Lumia 900 has exceeded expectations and its great to see that kind of praise coming from the CEO of AT&T Mobility. Speaking at the JP Morgan technology conference, he had the following statement to make about the Lumia 900.
I am really pleased with what I am seeing out of Microsoft and Nokia coming out with their first product. The operating system works really well. It is simple, it is easy to use, it is intuitive.
The reception to the Lumia launch has actually exceeded our expectations. So we think there is a very good chance that Microsoft will have a very good OS that will be right in there with iOS and Android.
When they come out with Windows 8 in the fourth quarter, I think it will actually add to the value that that OS brings to the marketplace, in that that will be the first time that you can truly have a similar experience on your PC, on your tablet, and on your smartphone from soft Microsoft. From what I have seen and the previews that I have been given, I think it is going to be exceptionally good. I am very upbeat in what they are bringing to the market.
Hog: Just got my invite yesterday. [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
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