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Thursday, September 6th, 2012
Nokia has unveiled its new flagship smartphone – the Windows Phone 8 Nokia Lumia 920.
Together with the mid-range Nokia Lumia 820, these are its first Windows Phone 8 smartphones to be unveiled. Both will start shipping later this year.
Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 – the new Microsoft Windows Phone 8 smartphones.
Both phones will be available in pentaband LTE and HSPA+ variants and are expected to start shipping in select markets later in the year.
Nokia will announce pricing and specific roll-out dates country by country when sales are due to begin.
The Nokia flagship Lumia 920 comes in yellow, red, grey, white or black
The Nokia Lumia 920 incorporates the latest Nokia PureView imaging innovation.
It uses advanced floating lens technology that claims to take in “five times more light than competing smartphones without using flash, making it possible to capture clear, bright pictures and video indoors and at night”.
The mid-range Nokia Lumia 820 comes in red, yellow, grey, cyan, purple, white and black.
The touch-screen is able to differentiate between a bare finger and a glove one. You can still use the screen while wearing a ski glove.
Yellow Nokia Lumia 920 smartphone.
And it sports the same curved screen design I like in the Lumia 800.
The Nokia Lumia 820 comes with an exchangeable shell design that allows a range of colors, and enables wireless charging.
Beneath the shell is room to insert a microSD memory card.
Although both will feature a new faster 1.5GHz Dual Core Snapdragon S4 processor, the latest phones from Samsung, LG and Huawei will have Quad core processors, as will the iPhone 5 probably.
Nokia location suite
The Nokia Lumia 920 also comes with Nokia City Lens, the latest addition to the Nokia location suite.
The red and yellow Nokia Lumia 820.
By pointing the camera at a city street, City Lens overlays information about restaurants, shops, hotels and more on the surfaces of buildings, for the most intuitive way to explore surroundings.
Nokia City Lens is the start of a new augmented reality experience that also enhances Nokia Maps, making it possible to move between maps view and augmented reality view to help people check their direction and surroundings.
Nokia Drive and Nokia Transport have also been enhanced.
The Nokia Lumia 920 also comes with a large 2000mAh battery and features built-in wireless charging.
Wireless charging partners
Nokia Lumia 820 covers.
Nokia also announced a range of wireless charging accessories and partnerships.
The Fatboy Recharge Pillow provides a fun way to recharge, while JBL introduced the JBL PowerUP, a wireless charging docking station with high quality audio in retro styling.
Deals with Virgin Atlantic to put wireless charging stations in the London Heathrow Clubhouse lounge and Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf to put charging plates on tables in some of their cafés, were the first of many deals Nokia intends to sign to take wireless charging outside the home and office.
Below are the key technical specifications for the Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820, as well as their respective detailed datasheets.
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Nokia Lumia 920 |
Nokia Lumia 820 |
| Display |
4.5 inch Nokia PureMotion HD+ WXGA IPS LCD
Super Sensitive touch
ClearBlack technology with high brightness mode and Sunlight Readability Enhancements |
4.3 inch ClearBlack OLED WVGA 800×480
SuperSensitive touch
ClearBlack technology with high brightness mode and Sunlight Readability Enhancements |
| Battery |
2000mAh with integrated Qi wireless charging |
1650mAh with support for Qi wireless charging |
| Processor |
1.5GHz Dual Core Snapdragon S4 |
1.5GHz Dual Core Snapdragon S4 |
| Main camera |
8.7MP with Nokia PureView advanced optical imaging stabilization and Carl Zeiss optics
Full 1080p HD video capture at 30fps |
8MP Auto Focus with Carl Zeiss opticsDual LED flash
Full HD 1080p video capture at 30fps |
| Front facing camera |
1.2MP with 720p HD video |
VGA |
| Memory |
1GB RAM32GB mass memory with 7GB free SkyDrive storage |
1GB RAM8GB mass memory with microSD memory card support and 7GB free SkyDrive storage |
Datasheet for Nokia Lumia 920
Datasheet for Nokia Lumia 820
Tags:Lumia, Microsoft, Nokia, smartphones, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 8
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2012
Nokia has unveiled its first hardware running the new mobile operating system from Microsoft.
The Finnish phone maker launched two Windows Phone 8 smartphones – Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 – in a joint media event between Nokia and Microsoft in New York today.
Steve Ballmer (CEO Microsoft) and Stephen Elop (CEO Nokia) brandishing the new Windows Phone 8 Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 smartphones at Manhattan today.
The one-and-a-half hour session just ended five minutes ago.
The joint media event saw the unveiling of the Lumia 920 (with PureView) and Lumia 820, with NFC, more powerful processors (1.5GHz Dual Core Snapdragon S4), better displays and new augmented reality apps (City Lens) for its location suite and enhancements to existing apps (Nokia Drive, Maps and Transport).
Check back at this space for more updates on new features of the two new smartphones.
Tags:Lumia, Microsoft, Nokia, Stephen Elop, Steve Ballmer, webcast, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 8
Posted in Announce, App, Gadgets, GPS, Launch, Live Event, Lumia, Microsoft, Nokia, Operating Systems, Phones, Software, Tech news, Tickers, Windows Phone 8 | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
COMEX 2012 starts tomorrow at the Suntec Singapore. Here’s a listing of some of the promotions and flyers for the four-day IT exhibition.
COMEX 2012 is from 30 August (Thursday) to 2 September (Sunday), 12 noon to 9pm, at Levels 3, 4 and 6 of Suntec Singapore. Admission FREE.
Click on the links below to check out the deals and promotions from each brand. To see a consolidated list of postings related to COMEX 2012, click here.
You can also click on the COMEX 2012 button (that looks like the logo above, on every page of tech4tea.com during COMEX 2012) near the top of the sidebar on the right and below the search box.
Floor plans of exhibitors at Levels 4 and 6 of Suntec Singapore can be found here.
Tags:COMEX, COMEX 2012, COMEX 2012 accessories, COMEX 2012 audio, COMEX 2012 cameras, COMEX 2012 computers, COMEX 2012 printers, COMEX 2012 smartphones and tablets, IT exhibition, promotions, Singapore, Suntec
Posted in Audio, Brochures, Cameras, Compact camera, Events, Exhibition, Gadgets, GPS, headphones, Promotions, Samsung, Sennheiser, TomTom | 32 Comments »
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
TomTom will be at COMEX 2012 at Suntec Singapore at Level 3, Booth 3015 and Level 6, Booth 6731.
COMEX 2012 discounts for TomTom GPS.
TomTom is launching a range of Nike+ Sportwatches and offering COMEX 2012 discounts to its GPS portable navigation devices.
| Nike+ Sportwatch Edition |
Price |
| Anthracite / Blue Glow |
S$249 |
| Black/Anthracite |
S$279 |
| Black/Volt |
S$279 |
All Nike+ Sportwatch users can now access Nike’s intelligent measure of athletic ability, Nikefuel.
This converts a runner’s mileage into universal units that measure movements in a wide variety of different sports.
As a result, it’s easy for people to compare their performance against that of athletes in other sports, and share their achievements with friends.
TomTom is launching the range of Nike+ Sportwatches during COMEX 2012.
With the purchase of any TomTom GPS at Comex 2012, customers will also receive a Lifetime South East Asia Map Update Service subscription.
| TomTom Model |
Normal RRP |
COMEX 2012 |
Discount |
| Via 220 |
S$199 |
S$149 |
S$50 |
| Via 260 |
S$239 |
S$169 |
S$70 |
| Via 280 |
S$279 |
S$199 |
S$80 |
| Via 620 |
S$299 |
S$279 |
S$20 |
| GO 2050 |
S$399 |
S$299 |
S$100 |
| GO 2050 World |
S$479 |
S$379 |
S$100 |
Drivers will receive lifetime updates for the maps of: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei, Hong Kong & Macau, all 7 of which come pre-loaded on TomTom devices.
Tags:COMEX, COMEX 2012, COMEX 2012 accessories, IT exhibition, Nike+, promotions, Singapore, Sportwatches, Suntec
Posted in Brochures, Exhibition, Gadgets, GPS, Prices, Promotions, Specifications, TomTom | 1 Comment »
Sunday, August 26th, 2012
This Thursday, the third of four large annual IT exhibitions in Singapore will kick off at Suntec Singapore. For four days from 30 August to 2 September, the COMEX will open from 12 noon to 9 pm (Admission FREE).
COMEX 2012, 30 August to 2 September, 12 noon to 9pm, Levels 3, 4 and 6. Admission FREE.
COMEX 2012 will be held on three Levels – 3, 4 and 6 of Suntec Singapore. With more than 830 exhibitors, COMEX claims to be Singapore’s biggest IT and consumer technology exhibition.
I will be listing some of the promotions available during the exhibition. To see a consolidated list of postings related to COMEX 2012, click here.
You can also click on the COMEX 2012 button (that looks like the logo above, on every page of tech4tea.com during COMEX 2012) near the top of the sidebar on the right and below the search box.
Here are the floor plans for the exhibitors on Levels 4 and 6.
The four major IT exhibitions in Singapore are:
Tags:COMEX, COMEX 2012, COMEX 2012 accessories, COMEX 2012 cameras, COMEX 2012 computers, COMEX 2012 printers, COMEX 2012 smartphones and tablets, IT exhibition, Singapore, Suntec
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Thursday, August 23rd, 2012
TomTom has launched a new version (v1.11) of its Navigation app for iPhone and iPad. Users will be able to navigate to addresses found on the Internet, search with foursquare, and get the very latest TomTom maps.
Customers with an older version of the app can download it for free. For new customers, the app can be purchased for US$49.99 at the Apple App Store.
TomTom Navigation app for iPhone/iPad v1.11
Drivers can now quickly and easily navigate to places they’ve found on websites and other apps by copying an address and pasting it into their TomTom Navigation app.
New car kit
Coinciding with the release of v1.11, TomTom has recently launched a new Hands-Free Car Kit for iPhone.
This car kit has an inbuilt 2-watt speaker for navigational directions and hands-free calls.
A new switch on the latest version of the app for iPhone allows drivers to easily stream their iPhone audio through to their car kit.
There’s no need to type as the app will automatically work out the destination and direct them straight there.
While v1.10 integrated Facebook with the app, v1.11 adds foursquare.
After linking foursquare to the TomTom app, users can search and navigate to their favourite foursquare places, checking in to collect points on arrival.
Tags:Apps, foursquare, iPad, iPhone, maps, navigation, PND, TomTom
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
There will be numerous road disruptions in London during the 2012 Olympics. TomTom will be providing – at 6pm every day – the latest map updates on road changes for the following day, via the Map Share community.
TomTom will provide free map updates to help alleviate traffic congestion during the London 2012 Olympics.
Good news for those driving in London during the Summer Olympics, which opens on 27 July and ends on 12 August.
Map updates via Map Share
Special daily map changes during the coming weeks include the more dynamic, frequent changes that drivers are likely to encounter in and around the London Metropolitan Area such as:
- Blocked roads
- New traffic directions
- Altered turn restrictions
- New Points of Interest (POIs)
Drivers can also report their own changes through Map Share in addition to downloading the daily map changes provided by TomTom.
They can choose to accept changes submitted by some, or many, other Map Share users, or only those verified by TomTom during the coming weeks.
TomTom’s map experts have predicted that 28 July is likely to be the most disrupted travel day in and around London with more than 9000 road changes.
The next most congested day is likely to be August 1 when more than 3000 changes will be made.
With the temporary road closures, changes in traffic flow and turn restrictions, TomTom will be helping drivers avoid travel disruptions with additional daily updates to their maps via the Map Share community.
After 6pm (GMT) every day, TomTom users will be able to download – for free – the following day’s road changes to their navigation device and reset any changes no longer required from the previous day for free.
(more…)
Tags:GPS, London 2012 Olympics, Map Share, map updates, navigation, PND, TomTom, traffic congestion
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Thursday, July 5th, 2012
TomTom has launched in Singapore its latest GPS portable navigation device (PND). The Via 620 has a monstrous 6-inch touch screen, a dual-mounting system and a high resolution widescreen (WVGA 800 x 480 pixels).
It is available now at S$299, and comes with free lifetime maps of South East Asia.
TomTom Via 620 – available now at S$299, with free lifetime maps of South East Asia.
The Via 620 has the largest screen and resolution amongst the PNDs made by TomTom.
The TomTom Via 620 can either be mounted on the windscreen …
The result is sharper screen clarity and bigger on-screen buttons.
This provides drivers a clearer view of the route and easier interaction with the device.
The Via 620 is loaded with the maps of seven countries/territories across South East Asia – allowing for easy regional navigation.
From now till 31 October 2012, users are entitled to a Lifetime South East Asia Map Update Service Subscription.
This means that TomTom users get free lifetime updates of the maps for seven South East Asia countries/territories.
… or it can be mounted on the dashboard.
The promotion also comes with the purchase of any TomTom Via and GO series GPS.
The seven countries/territories are Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei, Hong Kong and Macau.
With road networks changing on an average 15 per cent a year, the map update service ensures that TomTom drivers enjoy timely free map updates, with four new maps of South East Asia released each year.
Drivers also benefit from free daily map changes, based on reports from TomTom’s Map Share Community of 21 million.
Drivers, particularly those with larger vehicles, will find the Via 620 practical, clear and easy-to-use, translating to better confidence on the road,” said Chris Kearney, Vice President, TomTom Asia Pacific.These help drivers deal with frequent road changes such as new speed limits and blocked roads.
IQ Routes has also been enhanced to accurately give drivers the best route and arrival time, based on real travel times shared by millions of drivers.
The new “split-screen” Advanced Lane Guidance view gives drivers extra clarity when navigating difficult junctions.
Tags:Brunei, GPS, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Map Share, maps, PND, portable navigation device, Singapore, South East Asia, Thailand, TomTom, updates, Via
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Thursday, July 5th, 2012
TomTom has launched its latest GPS PND (portable navigation device) today and has enabled all of its 60 million PNDs to receive free daily map changes.
TomTom launched the Via 620 at Ku De Ta atop Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
The Via 620 (S$299) has the largest screen and resolution amongst the PNDs made by TomTom (Read about the details of the Via 620 here).
“The roads in Singapore change all the time, sometimes with roadworks springing up overnight. Driving to a destination may take longer than usual as the familiar routes could be closed overnight. Knowing about these changes before setting off can save drivers a lot of time and help reduce overall congestion,” says Valerie Cross, TomTom Public Relations Manager Asia Pacific.At the same time, free daily map changes via the TomTom Map Share community allows drivers to personalise the TomTom map on their own device and also share and receive map changes with the Map Share community around the world.
Map Share was previously only available on a limited number of TomTom devices.
Map Share technology enables drivers to keep the TomTom map on their device up to date with immediate changes in their area.
Drivers then have the choice to share those road changes with TomTom and the broader Map Share community.
Map Share enables people to quickly and easily report and share the most frequent road changes.
TomTom Via 620
More structural, long-term changes such as the addition of roads or roundabouts are validated and updated within TomTom’s maps and made available on a quarterly basis.
TomTom applies a hybrid approach to map-making that includes the combination of authoritative sources, such as field collection, government data or satellite imagery, with community input to ensure its maps accurately reflect reality.
From today, all TomTom Via and GO customers will be able to receive free daily map changes from the TomTom Map Share Community via a simple, free software update.
Daily map changes include the more dynamic, frequent changes that drivers are likely to encounter such as:
- Changed speed limits
- New street names
- Blocked roads
- New traffic directions
- Altered turn restrictions
Drivers have control over which daily map changes they load onto their device.
They can choose to accept changes submitted by some or many other Map Share users, or only those verified by TomTom.
View TomTom’s video on Map Share and free daily updates below.
(more…)
Tags:Brunei, GPS, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Map Share, maps, PND, portable navigation device, Singapore, South East Asia, Thailand, TomTom, updates, Via
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Sunday, June 24th, 2012
Here are some CommunicAsia2012 highlights of TomTom’s latest map products for the Asia Pacific region, which includes new coverage and features for automotive, enterprise and government customers.
TomTom expands mapping footprint in Asia Pacific region with map updates
But TomTom is gearing up for something big come July. And I mean BIG – literally! Check in on 5 July to find out more.
In the meantime, here are more details of TomTom’s latest map update release.
- The introduction of Voice Maps in Thai and Bahasa Indonesian; the first Voice Maps product supporting tonal languages where different tones distinguish different meanings of a word.
- Visualization enhanced with additional 3D Landmarks for important buildings, 2D building footprints and Junction Views for complex intersections throughout the region.
- The debut of lane and signpost information added in inner-city areas of central Bangkok, enabling easier, more efficient and safer routing.
- The street network in over 100 cities in India and nearly 83,000 km in China upgraded to full attribution, supporting the most demanding navigation applications.
- Continuous coverage and content expansion and improvements in Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Viet Nam.
- The addition of nearly 1 million Address Points throughout the region to support accurate geocoding and navigation.
Tags:Asia Pacific, CommunicAsia2012, GPS, maps, Marina Bay Sands, MBS, PND, Singapore, TomTom, updates
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