THE ALPS – Down my initial black run of the week, I onslaught to say carry out as the Alps have been opposite me, the continue hurdles my improved judgement, it is literally a ‘white-out’. Luckily my Lumia 800 is here to save the day with my North Face app (available on Marketplace), updating me with live continue reports, suggesting the most appropriate clothes for the slopes. 

Although it is blisteringly cold outside, I assign out of my unit with my lay waste and salopettes, ready to take on the pushing snow. Lumia stopwatch at the ready, I time myself down the ‘Olympique Dames’, the 2nd hardest slant at Chamrousse. Luckily I do not tumble and a personal most appropriate is saved, time for a celebratory beer! 

Aside from the fog, the sleet is perfect, creation for brave twists and turns. All this additional sleet done me wish to get a little pics, so to get on tip of the fog, up I went to the tip of the tip rise in the examination to exam my latest camera. The exam was to constraint the stage but removing the glisten of the sun. Hopefully we will determine I completed only that. As we can see, the haze sat over the hollow next similar to the sea of Galilee!

Take a demeanour at my ski apps review. We would adore to listen to your most appropriate and misfortune ski stories, greatfully criticism below.

THE ALPS – Down my initial black run of the week, I onslaught to say carry out as the Alps have been opposite me, the continue hurdles my improved judgement, it is literally a ‘white-out’. Luckily my Lumia 800 is here to save the day with my North Face app (available on Marketplace), updating me with live continue reports, suggesting the most appropriate clothes for the slopes. 

Although it is blisteringly cold outside, I assign out of my unit with my lay waste and salopettes, ready to take on the pushing snow. Lumia stopwatch at the ready, I time myself down the ‘Olympique Dames’, the 2nd hardest slant at Chamrousse. Luckily I do not tumble and a personal most appropriate is saved, time for a celebratory beer! 

Aside from the fog, the sleet is perfect, creation for brave twists and turns. All this additional sleet done me wish to get a little pics, so to get on tip of the fog, up I went to the tip of the tip rise in the resort. The exam was to constraint the stage but removing the glisten of the sun. Hopefully we will determine I completed only that. As we can see, the haze sat over the hollow next similar to the sea of Galilee!

We would adore to listen to your most appropriate and misfortune ski stories, greatfully criticism below.

GLOBAL – As betrothed in December, a second program refurbish for the Nokia Lumia 800 starts to hurl out today.

The refurbish will move the program on your phone to chronicle 1600.2483.8106.11500 and delivers 2 pass benefits:

• Battery opening enhancements;
• Wi-Fi connectivity enhancements.

The refurbish will not be delivered to any Lumia 800 simultaneously, though rsther than will be staggered over the subsequent 2 weeks by Microsoft’s customary refurbish process. This helps any owners gets the refurbish but any hitches. Around half of owners will get the refurbish in the subsequent 7 days, with the residue over the following 7 days.

Your Nokia Lumia smartphone will automatically check for updates from time to time, and you’ll get a summary on the phone when it is ready.

As previously, the refurbish will be delivered regulating the Microsoft Zune program (or Windows Phone 7 Connector if we have a Mac).

Once you’ve perceived the refurbish message, insert your phone to your mechanism regulating the USB cable. In Zune, from the Applications section, go to phone settings->Phone refurbish to implement the latest software. On a Mac, click on the device name in the left-hand mirror and afterwards on ‘Install update’. There have been some-more minute instructions on the product await pages, if we need them.

“Lately there has been a outrageous understanding with Carrier IQ being on people’s Android devices. I don’t know about all of you, though I am ill and sleepy of conference about it, though I had to move this final bit of headlines to you. Last week we posted about the HTC EVO 3D upkeep refurbish which Sprint had reliable they were rolling out, this refurbish private Carrier IQ from your EVO 3D! If we review the shade shot on top of with the a single next we will notice which HTC IQAgent and IQRD have been right away no longer listed on the device.

With this news, it takes the series of inclination which Sprint has Carrier IQ on from twenty-six million down to a series a bit smaller. We aren’t awaiting Sprint to take Carrier IQ off of the fifteen opposite inclination which they sell which now have Carrier IQ on it, though it would positively be good if they did right? So if we haven’t already practical the refurbish to your EVO 3D, we might wish to.If we haven’t perceived the refurbish presentation nonetheless go to Settings > About Phone > Software refurbish and get your update.”

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A association called Kanex has shown off a cold latest charging hire for iOS inclination at CES 2012. The charging hire is called the Sydnee and will launch this entertain and charges 4 inclination with a single cord.

TomTom has denounced an updated navigation app at CES for the iPhone and iPad. The refurbish will be here shortly and allows we to without delay navigate to addresses and check-ins on invites from chatter and Facebook.

Rumors have been drifting which Apple workers have been at CES 2012 even yet Apple has no central booth. Rumors additionally explain which the latest iPad rising this year is at the uncover too.

GLOBAL - DJ Dan McGrath takes a demeanour at the week’s headlines with his special guest… me. First up is the attainment of a latest program refurbish for the Nokia Lumia 800 that promises a series of fixes and enhancements for propitious owners of the latest super-phone. Then you have a discuss about the underline film, Olive, that’s been shot regulating a Nokia N8. Lastly, you pool the common knowledge on what women wish and the significance of Nokia’s welcome of diversity. And Dan takes us by the tip hits on Nokia Music.

GLOBAL – Over the march of the subsequent 2 weeks, starting today, a latest program refurbish for the award-winning Nokia Lumia 800 will be rolled out in the countries where the phone has been done available.

The refurbish brings a series of opening and usability enhancements  including:

• Charging improvements

• Voicemail presentation improvement

• Replying to mail softened for Microsoft Exchange 2003 users

• Improved arrangement switching in splendid light

• Improved audio quality

Not everybody will get the refurbish at once – the series of coexisting downloads has to be singular – though it should be delivered in all the primary launch countries over the march of the subsequent 2 weeks. The program will be downloaded by Microsoft Zune.

A serve refurbish is programmed for early 2012 to broach some-more improvements to the software. There’s some-more report on the refurbish routine on the product await pages.

GLOBAL – This week, the Nokia N9 program refurbish v1.1 has proposed to have the approach to people’s smartphones, bringing ultimate facilities and improvements. Some of we will have already perceived this update; others will embrace it over the entrance days or weeks. Here’s what’s softened in the ultimate 1.1 update.

The standby shade will uncover we some-more of what’s critical to you, such as charging and monthly calendar notifications. Music controls have been combined to the tighten screen, creation it simpler to carry out what’s being played but carrying to navigate to the song player.

For photographers, additional filters have been combined and right away include: black & white, sepia, vivid, disastrous and solarize. So right away we can be even some-more beautiful when perplexing to constraint which undiluted shot.

Instant NFC tab celebration of the mass is right away supported, ancillary far-reaching operation of NFC tags. And Swype set of keys typing is accessible as partial of the software, creation messaging even easier. Also, the Twitter focus right away additionally supports picture sharing.

Other updates additionally include:

• Chinese denunciation support.
• More absolute multitasking with softened mental recall handling.
• Faster Mail for Exchange synch, synchronizing only active folders.
• Noise cancellation, shortening credentials sound so which callers can listen to we better.
• Swipe down to tighten apps easily; right away on by default.
• PLUS mixed improvements to the handling system.

If you’ve perceived the refurbish or have been still watchful for it, let us know what ultimate facilities you’re enjoying or have been seeking brazen to in the comments below.

GLOBAL – This week, the Nokia N9 program refurbish v1.1 has proposed to have the approach to people’s smartphones, bringing ultimate facilities and improvements. Some of we will have already perceived this update; others will embrace it over the entrance days or weeks. Here’s what’s softened in the ultimate 1.1 update.

The standby shade will uncover we some-more of what’s critical to you, such as charging and monthly calendar notifications. Music controls have been combined to the tighten screen, creation it simpler to carry out what’s being played but carrying to navigate to the song player.

For photographers, additional filters have been combined and right away include: black & white, sepia, vivid, disastrous and solarize. So right away we can be even some-more beautiful when perplexing to constraint which undiluted shot.

Instant NFC tab celebration of the mass is right away supported, ancillary far-reaching operation of NFC tags. And Swype set of keys typing is accessible as partial of the software, creation messaging even easier. Also, the Twitter focus right away additionally supports picture sharing.

Other updates additionally include:

• Chinese denunciation support.
• More absolute multitasking with softened mental recall handling.
• Faster Mail for Exchange synch, synchronizing only active folders.
• Noise cancellation, shortening credentials sound so which callers can listen to we better.
• Swipe down to tighten apps easily; right away on by default.
• PLUS mixed improvements to the handling system.

If you’ve perceived the refurbish or have been still watchful for it, let us know what ultimate facilities you’re enjoying or have been seeking brazen to in the comments below.

Well it wasn’t easy though I’m right away strictly regulating Android 2.3.4 on my Samsung Galaxy S II. I updated by Kies similar to Palesa did, though had a couple of hiccups along the way. If we have been carrying any issues I indicate we do a uninformed implement of the ultimate chronicle of Kies and prior to starting safeguard which we have infirm your pathogen programme and Windows Firewall. You should afterwards be ready to go. Fire up Kies and follow the prompts. You should finish up with your phone starting in to a download mode and updating.

I did a backup prior to updating though nothing of my interpretation was left after it was completed. That said, all phones have been opposite and we should backup anyway.

Okay so, 2.3.4 – what’s latest from Android and what’s altered from Samsung? I contingency confess , we shouldn’t go in to this awaiting mass changes as it is a really tiny change. The bigger differences have been in the 2.3.5 for the SGS II which has been expelled in a little tools of Europe. I’m not utterly certain we’ll be saying which chronicle in South Africa as with Android 4.0 expelled it is expected it will be strong on by Samsung.

Changes by Google (just a summation as they have been posted previously) have been often bug fixes for things similar to battery life, a little WiFi bugs and a little GPS issues. There is additionally the Gtalk video which Google introduced with 2.3.4 though which has not been enclosed by Samsung in their refurbish to the SGS II (if we still wish to have Video calls we can emanate a Hangout on Google+ and operate the mobile app to Video Chat) .

What I’ve beheld myself after a day of tinkering:

1.New Default Font which seems to be in a Bold Typeface.( If we do not whim it, Don’t be concerned I’ll post a resolution soon)
2. The Power Control Widget has a latest look
3.You can right away go on to operate the phone as common even if continuous in MTP mode ( Kies mode ) Via USB.
4.Scrolling seems to be faster opposite the phone.
5.The Default Browser right away Displays Tabs with a Cover-Flow Type outcome ( Looks great)
6. The lockscreen right away displays the charging standing when plugged in.
7.Screenshots have been taken Faster
8.Very slight Interface shift to the messaging application.
9.Changes to the Videos Application – Now Works in Portrait and Landscape , No some-more onscreen back-button in the Interface.
10.Camera App-New choice ‘edit shortcuts’ when we click on settings, New shiver outcome when a picture is taken, No some-more choice to Review the Picture after it is taken ( a Bug I think, as the by-pass is still there though does not shift the tangible environment no make a difference what we do, the picture we took will not automatically be shown). Picture Quality seems somewhat improved.

These have been a little of the changes I’ve found from browsing around the batch applications on the phone, something I will be gripping an eye on is battery hold up which should improve.

So of my primary Impressions: functions great. I haven’t found most issues and this is a good tweak to get your phone even faster as we all wait for for for the greatest changes which will come In Ice-cream Sandwich, when just which will arrive is not well known though let’s all keep the fingers crossed it won’t be a prolonged wait.

If we have any questions about updating or something in the latest program version, do not demur to ask.

Note: If we try to check for the refurbish regulating the Settings > About Updates on your phone it will not uncover the refurbish however, Kies will on your PC. Don’t dont think about to entirely assign your phone prior to updating.