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Let me know what you want on your next phone. —Related Articles at the Nokia blog:Download Nokia N73 Firmware UpdateLatest Nokia N95 Firmware 12.0.0.14 Now Available in AsiaNokia N95 and N75 Prototypes Now at New York Nokia StoreNokia Price Checks Now AvailableHow To: Update Nokia N95 8GB Product Codes For Changing Language PacksVideo: Add Touch Screen to Nokia N95? On my next phone, I want at least 3.5 inch touchscreen display with 5 megapixel camera, video-recording at least 640×480 at 30 FPS, xenon flash, GPS, native flash support so that the real Youtube.com videos actually work, at least 128mb RAM, microSDHC storage, battery life that lasts longer than a day, and thin enough to still fit in my jeans. I almost forgot to mention that I should still be able to make calls. Time for some reader discussion! It sure doesn’t sound like I’m describing a phone.

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I’ve mentioned in my Nokia N82 review that the shutter button is not protruding enough out of the Nokia N82’s body, unlike the button on all versions of the Nokia N95. Nokia N82 comparison. —Related Articles at the Nokia blog:Nokia N95 Photos of the Brooklyn BridgeNokia N95 8GB vs. However, I noticed that my sister took a lot of blurry pictures that I did not include in this post. In my opinion, pressing the camera button halfway on the Nokia N95 works and feels better. Camera quality aside, if you’re still undecided on which device to get, Devin from the Nokia Guide made a great Bar Fight! Nokia N95-3 vs. Take a look at the pics and tell me if you see any difference. All the pictures taken with the Nokia N95 8GB were taken by me, while the Nokia N82’s pictures were from my sister under automatic mode. Pictures taken by the Nokia N95 8GB Pictures taken by the Nokia N82 Conclusion I could not really see major differences, but I think the Nokia N82’s pictures came out a little better. I had the Nokia N95 8GB and the Nokia N82 when I was driving by Brooklyn and saw a nice view of lower Manhattan. The main reason for this is that she did not know about pressing the shutter “halfway” for autofocus.

at Flash Open Lite Adobe position
Bill wrote that there is a open Flash Lite position at Adobe: “Adobe is looking to hire a full-time Flash Lite developer to add to our team to create demos and real-world applications. Location is flexible. Here’s what we’re interested in: Experienced with Flash and Flash Lite (2 and 3), AS2/AS3, FLV, and Device Central Understanding of SMS/MMS, WAP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Working knowledge of Symbian, Windows Mobile, and BREW Understanding of handsets/carriers in the US/Europe/Asia markets is ideal If you are interested, contact Rhett Woods for more information.”

Nokia Flash Lite series 40 issues, screensaver/wallpaper 2 part
Previous article was about Flash Lite & Sony-Ericsson devices, this time it’s all about Nokia S40 devices. Some pointers from the article: FL1.1 FSCommand2 issues Using FL2.x Shared Objects Nokia series 40 v5 SDK lacking SWF screensaver support It is well worth reading. A second part of the Nokia series 40 Flash Lite screensaver/wallpaper issues article has been published in the Aviarts blog.

Conversion Video Quality Using VisualHub How To: Best Easy Mac on and
Someone may ask why I chose iTunes instead of MP4 tab. It’s also good to know that these devices can only handle the baseline profile under H.264. Yep, I told you it was simple. Background The Nokia N82, Nokia N95, and the Nokia N93i’s movie player, RealPlayer, can all handle video compresed with MPEG-4 AVC also known as H.264, which has become the preferred compressions for best quality and low file sizes. Step 2. That’s it! That’s it? Do you use VisualHub? Take a look at the How-To. VisualHub settings for High-Quality-Video-capable Nseries phones. Step 1. Open up VisualHub and choose conversion to iTunes optimized for iPod. These properties are similar to the videos available for the iPods (not the iPhone). All the converted videos will end in .MP4 extension. HUH?! I previously wrote how to convert videos for Nokia Nseries phones, but now I’ve been using a better solution for Mac users with phones capable of playing excellent quality H.264 videos like the Nokia N93i, Nokia N82, and all versions of the Nokia N95. The reason for that is the H.264 checkbox under the MP4 tab will not support the Baseline profile, so it won’t be playable on the phone. Question. My question to my Mac readers is how do you convert your videos for your Nokia devices? Is there another app I need to try out? —Related Articles at the Nokia blog:How To: Crop Movies for Full Screen Instead of Wide Screen on the Nokia NseriesHow To: Convert Movies, TV Episodes, Videos for the Nokia N95Software Update Nokia N93i Firmware Using a MacVideo: From Computer to Nokia N95 to TVNokia Beta Now Provides Device Status As .SIS FileHow To Use iSync With Unsupported Nokia Phones You’ll hear audio, but just see a black screen. Also check the H.264 encoding option. Just drag any video files into VisualHub and click Start. VisualHub creators made sure to make the program very easy to use.

3 Adobe public Flex Labs: Air beta and available
At Adobe Labs, the Flex 3 public beta and AIR public beta are available now. “Adobe® Flex™ 3 is a cross platform, open source framework for creating rich Internet applications that run identically in all major browsers and operating systems.” “Adobe® AIR™ lets developers use their existing web development skills in HTML, AJAX, Flash and Flex to build and deploy rich Internet applications to the desktop.”

Videos emTube Review: Watch with Youtube
I absolutely love this feature! Conclusion emTube is now my favorite app. With a few more tweaks and fixes, I think it will be the best app created for the Nseries. Pros: Good video quality. My personal most wanted app for the Nseries phones just came out in the form of emTube! emTube works great especially with the built-in automatic rotation. Center button is for play/pause. There are currently nothing else like it that take advantage of YouTube’s library and still maintain good playback quality. You can also start watching the videos even when the download is not done, but I found it is better to wait finishing the download. It is my current favorite app, but it still needs a little more work. Download emTube - YouTube player. Ugly Icons. The main menu allows you to browse through Youtube by search, Featured, Top Rated, and Most Viewed videos. T Reviews the Nokia N93″>Mr. Up and down are volume, while left and right are for tracking back or forward. Controls. Controlling the videos is simple. Dedicated multimedia control buttons on the Nokia N95 does not work. No matter how many times I change the settings, nothing seems changed after checking the settings at a later time. Good Video Quality. The video quality looks good. My complaint here is that the icons are not the prettiest things to look at. What Settings? Under the settings, we are supposed to be able to adjust the default volume, start videos automatically, manually, or after downloads, and adjust cache size (I don’t know what it does). We can mark videos as Favorite and it will be listed on the Favorites menu for quicker access. All Youtube videos are available. Cons: Cannot change settings. Ugly icons. —Related Articles at the Nokia blog:Review: Using Youtube Mobile on the Nokia N95

Comparison N95-3 Photo vs. Bar 8GB Fight! N95 vs. N82 Nokia Nokia Nokia
With that in mind, the Nokia N95-3 and N95 8GB pictures were not completely horrible neither. No charts, tripods, color tests, line tests, or other professional comparison tests here. Just simple snap and shoot, the evening image test for the rest of us. Let’s see the differences. Nokia N95-3 Sample Pictures More photos from Nokia N95-3. Nokia N95 8GB Sample Pictures More photos from Nokia N95 8GB. Nokia N82 Sample Pictures More photos from Nokia N82. Thoughts Because all the photos in this test were taken at night, the Nokia N82 definitely performed better using the Xenon flash. Take a look at the pictures Ninong Brown (new contributor) and I took using our Nokia N95-3, Nokia N95 8GB, and the Nokia N82 during our open-bar nights at Calico Jack’s here in New York City. The candybar form factor was no match to the Nokia N95s’ dual slider. —Related Articles at the Nokia blog:The Nokia N95 8GB NAM Is Expected by Mid JanuaryView From Brooklyn with the Nokia N95 8GB and Nokia N82Video: Nokia N82 Versus Nokia N95 Night PhotosNokia N82Preview: Nokia N82 Hands On Impressions by Symbian-FreakNokia N82 Review Part I: The Physical I also noticed that the Nokia N95 8GB processed images just as fast as the Nokia N82 with the Nokia N95-3 a little slower. Image quality aside, I noticed the Nokia N95 8GB got the most attention, while the N82 was ignored pretty quick.

Example XML (tutorial) Live Flash Lite: Integration Data
With an increasing emphasis on connected online services, this example shows how you can use the XML parsing capabilities of Flash Lite 2.0 from Adobe to easily present live data in your application. A tutorial document is included in the package.” At Forum Nokia, a new Flash Lite related tutorial, Live XML Data Integration Example. “Learn how to build and deploy an online weather and travel application that pulls live data and presents it in a usable format.

Fluffy Nokia Shower N82 Video:
For another video quality sample of the Nokia N82, I created a short clip of our pomeranian puppy getting a bath. —Related Articles at the Nokia blog:Nokia N82Nokia N82 Sample Video of Xenon Flash TestHighly Possible Nokia N82 Nseries Launch in a Few HoursHow To: Easy and Best Video Quality Conversion Using VisualHub on MacPreview: Nokia N82 Hands On Impressions by Symbian-FreakVideo: Nokia N82 Versus Nokia N95 Night Photos No fancy editing was done to the video nor the audio other than cuts and the titles added from iMovie. Click to play” width=”420″ height=”335″ src=”http://blip.tv/file/get/NseriesTV-FluffyShower543.mp4.jpg” border=”0″ title=”Click To Play” />Click To Play Available Video Formats Original DVD quality: MP4 file; 640×480 resolution; Looks great on TV and computer. Mobile quality: MP4 file; 320×240 resolution; Download and watch on your phone. Youtube: FLV file; 425×355 resolution; Fastest way to share with friends. I also created different versions so you can watch on various screens.