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Enter the Windows Phone Store Search for “Speedtest.net” Install Speedtest.net by Ookla Run the app and click start in the application bar Download and upload speed results will be shown Sharing and more options present in the application bar Originally done for StarHub Community, which lacked a tutorial for Windows Phone.

Microsoft brings Surface 2 to Singapore Surface 2 is the one device for everything in your life, will be available for purchase from March 14, 2014. SINGAPORE — Feb. 27, 2014 — Microsoft Singapore on Thursday announced that the company is responding to worldwide customer interest by releasing Surface 2, as well as the Type Cover 2 and Touch Cover 2 in Singapore on March 14, giving customers in the city-state the opportunity to click in and do more. “We have been encouraged by the strong interest among consumers for the Surface line of devices in Singapore, where consumers are increasingly looking out for a tablet for both work and play,” said Ian Tan, Surface Consumer Lead, Microsoft Singapore. “Surface 2 builds on the strengths of Surface RT, enabling portability and productivity in one sleek device. With the inclusion of the Office RT productivity suite and a fast-growing Windows app store, you can truly get more done.” ...

This Chinese New Year, go ahead and indulge and binge! That’s because Nokia has got it all sorted to help you get your fitness back on track once the feasting is over. Check out the fab fitness apps listed below which can help you stay motivated and keep you focused on your goals! Plus, you can now get Chinese New Year Greetings at your fingertips! This Windows Phone app allows you to browse various auspicious greetings in Mandarin, with the English “han yu pin yin” provided and a voice prompt indicating how to say the Mandarin greeting with accuracy - very handy while visiting relatives and friends! ...

See and do more of what you love with the affordable Nokia Lumia 1320 smartphone SINGAPORE - Nokia’s latest do-it-all Lumia smartphone is here! Bringing many of the high-end Lumia innovations into a 6-inch screen smartphone at a lower price point, the Nokia Lumia 1320 brings consumers the latest imaging features, like Nokia Camera and Nokia Storyteller, the most loved Lumia experiences like the global mapping and location services from HERE, and unlimited streaming of ad-free music with Nokia Mix Radio. All these come together to offer consumers a compelling choice in the world of large-screen smartphones! “Building on the success of the Lumia 520, we looked to further expand our innovation offering by bringing the best Lumia experiences from Nokia and the latest from Windows Phone to a large screen smartphone, at a more affordable price,” said Gary Chan, Head of Marketing, Pan Asia at Nokia. “With its large screen, warm and playful design and our rich imaging experience, the Nokia Lumia 1320 is an integral addition to our Windows Phone portfolio.” These are some of the things you will most enjoy in your new Nokia Lumia 1320. Getting more productive With a built in Microsoft Office, Nokia Lumia 1320 allows people to do what they want, whenever they want. Viewing and editing Word, Excel and PowerPoint files on the move, while keeping the original formatting becomes even more powerful on a 6-inch screen powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor. You can also back up documents with 7GB of free cloud storage via SkyDrive. A creative and fun imaging experience Nokia Lumia 1320 allows people to take advantage of Nokia’s rich and powerful imaging experiences to have more fun with pictures. The new Nokia Camera integrates the most popular imaging modes – Pro, Smart, and video – into one seamless picture-taking experience on the Nokia Lumia 1320. Nokia Storyteller makes stories come to life on the six inch screen of the Nokia Lumia 1320 by automatically integrating images with HERE location information into a chronological picture journey on a map. Creative Studio allows editing pictures easily into photo collages and making the images come to life with different filters or color popping effects. Get a rich package of the most loved Lumia experiences Nokia Lumia 1320 comes with a wealth of imaging, entertainment and location based experiences allowing you to see and do more on the six inch screen. Stream unlimited music for free with Nokia MixRadio without ads or sign on. You can even download your favorite playlists for offline enjoyment. HERE Maps, HERE Drive(+) and HERE Transit offer the most complete, intuitive, and personal location experience. Now with LiveSight in HERE Drive(+) you can easily locate your parked car while in HERE Transit it will be easier to find nearby transit stations. On a larger screen, finding places and navigating to destinations become even easier. With an 8GB internal memory and expandable 64GB memory card slot you can store a wealth of content both created and collected. Entertainment and gaming made better With the latest apps, the best from Nokia, and the best from Microsoft supported by LTE connections, you can make the most out of the six inch screen. Xbox brings you the latest games for a better gaming experience on the six inch screen. Get the amazing magazine experience with Zinio or watch your favorite series and movies on your Nokia Lumia 1320. A third column in the start screen allows you to bring more of the important live tiles to your start screen. With more and enhanced live tiles on a larger screen you see more of your calendar, email, notes and music, at a glance. With the Papyrus app coming to Windows Phone for the first time, you can make handwritten notes on your Nokia Lumia 1320. The supersensitive screen on Nokia Lumia 1320 allows you to do even more and faster even with gloves on and with long finger nails. This big screen beauty also comes with the same size battery as the Nokia Lumia 1520 – allowing for up to 21 hours of 3G talk time and almost 100 hours of music playback. The Nokia Lumia 1320 will be available at an RRP of SGD459 from Saturday, 4 January 2014 at Nokia Stores and Nokia Solution Partners. All 3 local operators will also be retailing the device with attractive data plans. The Nokia Lumia 1320 will be available in four colours – orange, yellow, white, and black. ...

Nokia Lumia 525 combines style and entertainment with an accessible smartphone price Stylish Lumia smartphone delivers a rich selection of high end innovations on Windows Phone 8 SINGAPORE – Nokia today introduced the new accessibly-priced Nokia Lumia 525, a variant of the successful Lumia 520, delivering a rich selection of high end innovations and experiences taken from premium Lumia smartphones. Powered by the latest Nokia Lumia Black version of Windows Phone 8 operating system, this fun and colourful smartphone offers many of the same Nokia imaging experiences as its high-end siblings, as well as maps and navigation from HERE, and free music streaming from Nokia MixRadio. A four inch super sensitive touchscreen and 1GB RAM completes the highly immersive smartphone entertainment experience. “The Lumia 520 has been a great success story for our Windows Phone 8 portfolio since its launch earlier this year. The Nokia Lumia 525 will expand our reach, bringing high end Lumia experiences to many more consumers at an affordable price.” said Vlasta Berka, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Nokia Pan Asia. “With the ability to run the latest apps like Instagram, Vine, and Halo: Spartan Assault, this beautifully designed smarphone is a clear signal that Nokia delivers a better smartphone experience at every price point.” Like any great smartphone, the Lumia 525 includes an outstanding imaging experience, including a fivemegapixel autofocus camera and an advanced imaging applications like Nokia Camera. Nokia Camera features provide imaging controls that make it easy to shoot like a pro, whilst Smart mode lets people create the perfect group picture, even remove unwanted guests from the shot. Cinemagraph brings still images to life, which can then be shared with friends on Facebook, Twitter or via email. The Nokia Lumia 525 also offers the latest version of Nokia MixRadio, providing free, unlimited streaming of music without the need for registration, sign in or listening to ads. The easy to use service lets people build mixes based on favourite artists and download up to four mixes for listening offline, as also offering the new Play Me button that delivers users their own personal radio station with just one click. The Nokia Lumia 525 includes the free suite of HERE applications, including HERE Maps, HERE Drive and HERE Transit which means never getting lost, whilst also saving on data costs. With Windows Phone 8, the Nokia Lumia 525 also provides a more personal smartphone experience allowing people to pin playlists, HERE routes, Web-pages and documents direct to the Start Screen as Live Tiles makes it easier to access favourite content, while People Hub brings all social media notifications and messages into one convenient location. Also included are Xbox gaming, as well as Microsoft Office with Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint available out of the box for free, Windows Phone 8 makes the Nokia Lumia 525 a powerful productivity tool. The Nokia Lumia 525 also allows to store a wealth of content both created and collected with 7GB of free online SkyDrive storage, 8GB mass memory and expandable 64GB memory slot. Available in gloss orange, white, yellow and matte black and with changeable shells, Nokia Lumia 525 will be available in Singapore from 14 December at the suggested retail price of SGD249 at Nokia Stores and Nokia Solution Partners. ...

Time to go BIG with Lumia! The Nokia Lumia 1520 and Lumia 1320 arrive in Singapore The first 6” Lumia smartphones featuring the latest imaging innovations from Nokia enhance productivity with built-in Microsoft Office for easy sharing and editing Pre-orders Starting from 27 November 2013, Nokia will begin accepting preorders for the Nokia Lumia 1520. Consumers can simply go to Nokia Stores and Nokia Solutions Partners to order their Nokia Lumia 1520. SINGAPORE – Continuing to redefine smartphone innovation, Nokia introduced two large screen Lumia smartphones, the Lumia 1520 and Lumia 1320 in Singapore today. With a 6-inch screen and the latest software advancements for Windows Phone, the Lumia 1520 and Lumia 1320 are perfectly suited for entertainment and productivity. A new third column of tiles on the home screen means people can see and do more on a larger screen. Bringing larger displays to the award-winning Lumia design, the new format is coupled with some of the most advanced camera innovations so people can capture and share the world around them. “Mobile devices are at the center of consumers’ lives as they look to capture and share experiences on the go,” said Vlasta Berka, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Nokia Pan Asia. “Today we’re inviting people in Singapore to switch to Nokia. With the Nokia Lumia 1520 and 1320, our first 6-inch Lumia smartphones, we’re delivering industry-leading design and imaging innovation to bigger devices, with experiences that are unique to Lumia and Windows Phone.” The Lumia 1520 offers a 6-inch screen and a vivid 1080p full HD display for outstanding outdoor readability. The Lumia 1520 offers the latest imaging innovation from Nokia – a 20MP PureView camera with optical image stabilization (OIS) enabling sharp images even in the dark, as well as oversampling and zooming technology – similar to the Lumia 1020. Building on the experiences introduced with Lumia 1020 and now optimized for a larger screen, the Lumia 1520 comes with the new Nokia Camera. Nokia Camera integrates the most popular imaging modes – Pro, Smart and video – into one seamless picture-taking experience. As with the Lumia 1020, the images can tell several stories with the camera’s zooming, reframing and cropping capabilities, and dual capture of low and high resolution pictures. For outstanding video experiences, the Nokia Lumia 1520 camera captures full HD video with crystalclear audio. It also includes Nokia Rich Recording with four microphones, providing directional stereo recording capabilities to capture distortion-free audio from the preferred direction for accurate and clear sound. The Lumia 1320 features many high-end Lumia innovations on a large 6-inch 720p display and extends the Nokia Camera app to another price range. With a range of imaging apps available, the Lumia 1320 comes with Nokia MixRadio for free streaming of ad-free music and HERE maps and location services, so people can experience the most popular Lumia experiences at a more accessible price. ...

Photo-sharing service Instagram, which has more than 150 million users around the world, has landed in the Windows Phone Store cialis online and is now available for download! Instagram can transform everyday moments into shareable works of art. Just grab a picture from your Photos Hub, choose a filter to transform its look and feel, then post to Instagram (or share to Facebook, Twitter,Tumblr and Foursquare). As with many other Windows Phone apps, Instagram for Windows Phone will have a Live Tile which updates with data on the Start screen as well as support for fast-resume. Together with some of the best smartphone cameras on the market, Instagram will truly feel at home on Windows Phone. In addition to Instagram, Windows Phone today also sees another top app joining its ranks: the popular traffic and navigation app Waze. Waze isn’t your typical navigation app. Instead, Waze makes it possible to join forces with other drivers and crowd source real-time road conditions, saving time and petrol money. For example, you can both report accidents and hazards and see road problems on your route. Community-shared fuel prices make it easy to pinpoint the cheapest gas station. With Waze riding shotgun, it’s also fun and simple to meet up and coordinate with friends on the road. For more information, please read the blog post on the Windows Phone blog. cialis online

Many I know love to accessorize their phones with all sorts of things, like covers, stickers, even audio jack plugs. The Nokia Lumia 1020 may not be popular enough in Singapore for you to walk around say, Sim Lim Square and see a multitude of shops selling accessories for it, but it does have a wide assortment of accessories available that you can choose from. Let’s look at the official ones from Nokia first. If you got the Lumia 1020 hopefully you have the Camera Grip accessory as well, since they’re bundled together (black only, while stocks last, and apparently some places are out of stock already!). The Camera Grip accessory is an excellent companion for the Lumia 1020, especially for photographers or camera enthusiasts and chances are, if you bought the Lumia 1020 you fit in these categories. The grip makes it look more like a camera than a smartphone, with the familiar hold of a camera will be welcome to many trying to take a shot. It enables users to take a steady shot while holding the grip single-handedly as you would a digital still camera. The Camera Grip accessory includes a standard tripod socket for mounting on a tripod, and should fit into any standard tripod. Some Nokia Stores and Telcos appear to be giving a mini-tripod as a free gift when one buys the Lumia 1020 from them. That’s not all the Camera Grip does. It acts as a battery pack for your phone as well! When the Lumia 1020 is fitted in the grip, your phone is charged while you go about shooting. The battery capacity of the grip is 1020mAh, and can charge half that of the Lumia 1020 which has 2000mAh. You can also leave the phone in the grip while you charge the grip. What I found though, is that computers won’t recognize the phone while plugged into the camera grip. Also, the lights on the grip stay on while charging and can be considerably glaring in the dark. As an interesting note, the Camera Grip can be used to charge smaller phones like the Nokia Lumia 720 too! It weighs 72.8g, bringing the Lumia 1020 to 230.8g when equipped. If you didn’t get one bundled with the phone, you can get it at S$98 in white, black, or yellow. The Camera Grip also comes with a lanyard that can be attached to the Lumia 1020. There’s a small slit on the Camera Grip where the lanyard can go through, so no obstruction is caused. Like the Nokia Lumia 925 (and a few other Lumias), there’s a Wireless Charging Cover available for the Lumia 1020 that doesn’t come with in-built Wireless Charging like the Lumia 920. I find that the Lumia 1020?s cover is far easier to put on and take off as compared to the Lumia 925?s. It can easily be put on by pressing it into the cover and can be removed with little force. Even so, it feels secure and shouldn’t come off unexpectedly. I initially bought the Wireless Charging Cover as a means of making the back completely flat, just as I’ve done with the Lumia 925. However, I found that even with the Wireless Charging Cover, the back of the Lumia 1020 is not flat and is still slightly raised. I guess the enormous bulge of 1020 just can’t be contained! With my mission of having a flat back failed, I do find that it’s easier to hold the phone without the cover, since the cover does add an extra layer to hold, though not everyone feels the same. I also feel that the Lumia 1020?s cover may not offer as much protection as the Lumia 925?s, with the lack of protection around the top and bottom edges. The Wireless Charging Cover weighs 22g, which, added to the Lumia 1020 at 158g brings the total weight to 180g. This is still 5g lighter than the Lumia 920 at 185g. The cover is available at S$39 in white, black, and yellow. With the Wireless Charging Cover, users can use any Qi-Wireless Charging Standard devices to charge the Lumia 1020. Nokia has a Wireless Charging Plate (DT-900) available in Black, Cyan, Red, Yellow, and White, at S$88. A Wireless Charging Stand (DT-910) is also available that also contains an accessory app activated via NFC. It’s available in Black and White, at S$128. Nokia has partnered with JBL to come up with the JBL PowerUp Wireless Charging Speaker (MD-100W). It’s got amazing bass performance and comes with 3.5” audio jack, NFC, and Bluetooth support. Play music via Bluetooth from your phone with a tap, and charge it at the same time! You can get it for S$468 in Black, Cyan, and White. All above Nokia products are available from the Nokia Stores and Solution Partners around the country. Also, see other accessories not mentioned here on this page. Another kind of cover worth mentioning is the Carbon Fiber Armor from Bodyguardz, that must be bought from their online store. I have one for my Lumia 900 and it looks and feels great, so if you’re into that get one especially with its considerably cheap price tag. See it here. If you’re looking for other kids of accessories, like screen protectors, and a range of accessories for the Lumia 1020 to choose from, do check out Adix82, a local shop near Sim Lim Square. He has many covers and cases for the Lumia 1020 as well, if the official ones aren’t doing it for you head down and have a gander. That’s all folks! Thanks for reading, this is the end of my review on the Lumia 1020. I’ve got two more segments coming up that are more informative than review, so stay tuned for that! ...

Gone are the days where one would need to carry a camera to take a decent shot. Yes, with Nokia’s innovation in the field of smartphone cameras, we can now shed the extra weight and carry both a smartphone and a camera in the same pocket. Apologies, we’re about to get quite technical. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezIZjFt80kQ[/youtube] Nokia’s PureView technology with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) allows amazing quality shots, even in low-light conditions. Photos remain crisp and sharp, even with a shaky hand. This is especially great for video recording. Check out the beautiful illustration of the technology in Nokia’s video above. The OIS does rely on a ball bearing, which, if the phone is shaken hard, can be slightly audible. Nokia’s inserted a notice into the Lumia 1020’s box clarifying that it is, however, all okay. It’s just the “sound of blur-free photos”! The Nokia Lumia 1020 comes bundled with a whole suite of Nokia’s exclusive camera apps, such as Nokia Pro Cam, Smart Cam, Panorama, Cinemagraph, and more. In the Lumia 1020, the camera button opens Nokia Pro Cam by default instead of the default Windows Phone camera app. This can be changed in Windows Phone’s Settings, under ‘applications’, in ‘photos+camera’. Nokia Pro Cam’s beyond amazing, as an app it offers a manual photography experience better than every other smartphone, and in my opinion even the digital still cameras. Major options including flash, white balance, focus, ISO, shutter speed, and exposure compensation are just a touch away. Adjusting the white balance, focus, and exposure compensation reflects real-time on the screen, allowing users to easily get their shot right. While Nokia Pro Cam is available on other Nokia Lumia Windows Phones as well, there are differences in the manual controls such as the Lumia 1020 being able to shoot with a maximum ISO of 4000 while the others are capped at 3200. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vR4LeL0yzE[/youtube] Nokia Pro Cam also allows users to “reframe” an image, that is, to zoom, crop, and/or rotate the image. Lastly, it can show information about the shot in a very neat information page. Some say that the Lumia 1020 is better than a DSLR, but I’m more comfortable with saying that it’s the closest you’re going to get to a DSLR. With Nokia Pro Cam, it’s got several features making it like a DSLR but with the right lens and photographer a DSLR would easily win. It should be noted that Nokia Pro Cam does not allow the adjustment of the camera’s aperture like a DSLR, instead fixing it at f2.0. Still, its ability to fit in one’s pocket does trump its weaknesses here. I feel that the Nokia Lumia 1020, with Nokia Pro Cam, is perfect for amateur photographers who are willing to explore manual photography, or have more control over their shots. I should note that I am the worst at photography, by the way. Ever since I got the Lumia 1020 I’ve been delving more into the world of photography, even asking my camera-enthusiast friends about camera functions like “what does the aperture do”, much to their chagrin. However, with the easy adjustments offered by Pro Cam, one could say it offers a learning experience as well as with trial and error and experimentation learn what each of the controls do. One could still leave everything on auto and take a decent shot, but if that’s all you’re going to do there’s the Lumia 920 or 925. Of course, the ability to zoom in like a ‘binoculars’ is still a huge plus and a way to awe those around you. Which brings us to some shots taken by me (no post-processing was done):- And a comparison shot by my friend, LastBattle from HardwareZone Forums. The devil is truly in the details, note the color and noise levels of the below two: You can see a few albums of pictures from my Lumia 1020 here:- ...

Before I write about the Nokia Lumia 1020’s camera, I’d like to first look into the overall hardware. Though the camera makes up most of the phone, both figuratively and literally, the rest of the hardware needs to compliment that camera. There are several aspects of the Lumia 1020 that gives it a special feel and look. Let’s start with the color. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1ujACrDMEM[/youtube] Did you know that Nokia is well-known for the colors they use in their smartphones? Nokia has long made pretty and colorful phone bodies that are now iconic to its brand. Examples of such are yellow and red, flashy colors that will no doubt draw attention and awe from passersby, and white, for people like me who like the good looking phone body but rather remain inconspicuous. The colors of the Nokia Lumia series have been one of the largest selling points, with competitors like Apple attempting to jump on the bandwagon with their iPhone 5C. As a fun-fact, Nokia’s witty remark against Apple has, of this posting, racked up more than 40,000 retweets, making it the most retweeted brand tweet. ...