NOKIA N9 PR1.2 – SCREENSHOTS AND FULL CHANGE-LOG !

As announced by Nokia, MeeGo PR 1.2 (30.2012.07-1) update is now rolling-out for N9 users globally. Check out N9 PR1.2  Screenshots and Full Changelog after break.

FULL CHANGELOG PR1.2:

General:

1. Folders. To rename a folder press and hold inside the created folder to see a space to type the name.
2. Default font changed. Including height and weight.
3. Contact Book has the ‘Search’ bar visible by default.
4. Each Contact Book entry now has wording “Synct to – MFE – “. This isnt ‘clickable’ and seems odd as it takes up quite a bit of space without clear functionality.
5. IM Availability screen has been changed. It is now dark themed.
6. Searching for contacts has been optimised and now allows you to search in Skype from the same screen.
7. Swype keyboard now has bigger keys. Cant emphasise how great of an update this is. Also they seem to have fixed the “P” bug in swype. Previously starting a word with P in swype resulted in the keyboard being swiped. This no longer happens.
8. Turning off the device causes the LED to stay on. Once it goes off the device can be turned on again.
9. All UI menus have changed from white grey to black grey.
10. Support for D-Pad arrows.
11. Snooze/Off Buttons now much larger for the Alarm.
12.  New Contacts option: “Prefer Avatars from” and prefer Nick name
13. Swype languages limited to Chosen list only.
14. Random brightness changes seem to have disappeared. Improvement on light sensor behaviour?
15.  ”Conntect to the Internet” pop up screen gone when offline? (Need confirmation from a few others).

Homescreen/Standby Screen:

1. LED now ‘breathes’ when the device is being charged.
2. Facebook/Twitter notifications on the home screen.
3. Swiping down to close an app now results in a dark shadow being cast on the open window. I suppose this is to indicate the swipe will close the app? Nice touch.
4. Closing an app no longer results in the app appearing in the multi tasking window for a split second before closing.
5. Disable Backgound connection for mobile data connection (ie. if you want to allow only WLAN to be used for bg connection).

Web:

1. Copy and paste in the Browser.
2. Most visited links on the Browser now has the top 2 visited sites in Bold and same size. (see image)
3. Opening and closing a link from a browser sends you back to the original page as oppose to the multi tasking window.
4. Browser now remembers passwords
5. The default browser can be changed to Firefox if installed.
   Just go to Settings -> Applications -> Web.

Media:

1. Video Calling (more details needed)
2. Camera improvement (Shortcut to enable/disable flash, New filters for video recording? and an option to turn on flash whilst recording)
3. Gallery Improvement (Face tagging)
4. Some new Wallpapers inserted in Gallery?
5. Media Sharing. Support for DLNA enabled devices (not tested)
6. More image editing options in the Gallery.
7. Selecting multiple files in the image gallery causes a purple haze to appear over the images. Previously only a purple outline was used.
8. Music. Now you can delete a music file straight from the media player.
9. Music Player supports Playlist making
10. Support for Dropbox
11. Hitting the Album cover whilst playing a song shows the current play list instead of pausing the song.
12. Camera has continuous shutter mode. If you hold it, it will take 8 pics in rapid succession.

Email:

1. Email. The words “up-to-date” now appear when a mailbox has been synced in the last 1 minute.
2. Threaded email.
3. Email. A failure to sync an inbox now shows a red arrow on the notification bar.

Maps:

1. Improved scrolling in most apps. Including the Ovi/Nokia Market. Though lag still appears unexpectedly.
2. Drive. The Drive App now has imported all the Favourites from the Maps application. Also the panning/zooming is much smoother. I also note that street names now re-flow with you to ensure you can always see the street names.

Videos: Nokia Asha 202 and Nokia 203 – Swipe it to start

Just a couple of promos from Nokia for the Nokia Asha 202 and 203. The side swiping looks a lot smoother than the first times I’ve seen it on the first Ashas – it looks like it’s draggable here !

The Nokia Asha 202 http://nokia.ly/yOGbDA is a touch phone with a traditional keypad, offering fast and affordable access to the internet, easy access to email and social networks as well as a 40 EA games gift offering. Plus it comes with Easy Swap Dual SIM.

             The Nokia Asha 203 http://nokia.ly/x78ZBe is a touch phone with a traditional keypad, offering fast and affordable access to the                                              internet, easy access to email and social networks as well as a 40 EA games gift offering

Nokia Asha 201 camera review !

The Nokia Asha 201 was built for those that love to socialise and have fun. Part of that experience, Nokia says is the ability to catch fun moments on film. The entry-level Series 40 Nokia Asha 201 has a 2-megapixel camera for doing so. Let’s take a look at how it performs.

Nokia Asha 201 review (hardware)

Let’s get one thing out of the way. The Nokia Asha 201 was never built for photography experts in the same way the Nokia N8 or Nokia 808 PureViewis, but we all love to take photos. The Nokia Asha 201 has a 2-megapixel camera that snaps photos at a 1200 x 1600 resolution, so we’re talking the basics here. The Asha 201 does try to make the most of what it can do.

The Nokia Asha 201 has a 4x digital zoom which can be adjusted by holding up and down on the directional button in the middle of the phone. You can also zoom in and out using the J and  U keys on the QWERTY keypad – although expect images to be very grainy when doing so. You’re better off not zooming in. Instead try getting in closer to your subjects. The camera is fixed focus, too, which doesn’t help when trying for clear, stable shots, and the 2.4-inch screen doesn’t give you much room to preview them.

That pretty much sets the tone for the all-round performance. Indoor scenes are especially difficult to grab a good photo from unless the scene is very well lit. Colours can appear washed out. Outdoor shots are the way to go. they are much clearer, and filled with a lot more detail.

The Nokia Asha 201 makes the best of the situation. There are some neat little, if typical photo effects. Effects include sepia, greyscale and negative. That said, the effects work really, considering how basic the camera is.

The option to place a grid over the view also helps you take better photos by helping you position the camera for a better composition. You can also set the white balance and tinker with the settings to cope with bright and dark conditions, but we’re still talking very basic performance here.

For a 2-megapixel camera, the Nokia Asha 201 has more than its share of features, which it uses to make the most of what it can do. As a camera phone to be used for sending quick snaps to friends phones, it’s a decent little camera phone that you could still say is one of the most well-equipped 2-megapixel ones out there. The Nokia Asha 201 won’t challenge any of the top camera phones, but it was never meant to.

Check out our Nokia Asha 201 camera review photo gallery below: