Look, we understand Nokia's pretty busy right now trying to make a success of the Windows Phone thing, but surely it hasn't escaped its notice that in the Nokia 808 PureView it has probably the most interesting new device announced this year?
The reason we ask is that Nokia has just made the 808 PureView official in the US, effectively upgrading it from “coming ever?” to “coming soon”.
The 41-megapixel mobile snapper was unveiled for the first time back at Mobile World Congress in February, and it's no exaggeration to say that it stole the whole Show, something just about nobody would have thought possible from a device running everyone's favourite OS whipping boy Symbian.
Since then, however, the 808 PureView has largely been a homage to how Nokia used to launch phones all too regularly: make a big deal about it, do nothing for months than finally start selling it just when everyone has completely forgotten about it.
That last part probably won't happen with the 808 considering just how unique it really is, but Nokia seems to be doing its best anyway. We've had pre-order pages and about five or six different supposed launch dates, yet here we are running down the clock to the second half of the year and we still have no idea when we'll be seeing it.
June 21 – as in Thursday – seemed a good bet for a long while, but that's now looking unlikely and it seems those who said the 808 PureView will only arrive in July are going to be proved right.
That's unless it only arrives in August, of course...
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Wireless charging was a key feature of Samsung's flagship Android blower when it was announced, but the replacement back plate it needs isn't on the shelves yet, so one brave soul has hacked a Palm Touchstone charger into the S3 case.
Not that the hack uses the Samsung/Qualcomm-backed "Alliance for Wireless Power" standard, that's not even been published yet, but it does enable a Samsung S3 to be placed on the magnetically aligned Touchstone wireless charger to pick up some power:
The Touchstone was designed for use with the Palm Pre, and hacking it onto a S3 requires dismantling the receiving coil from the back of a 'Pre and jamming it into the S3 case, so not making use of the S3's capabilities beyond the two connectors which stand ready for the official wireless charging kit.
That kit won't use magnets to align the coils, as the standard being pushed by the Alliance for Wireless Power doesn't require devices to be aligned. It also allows devices to be charged from several centimetres away, allowing a new charging paradigm of "power sipping" where the phone picks up energy from the car door, or the office chair, without the user ever proactively "charging" their phone.
When we covered the launch of the 'Alliance we suggested it was just Qualcomm's WiPower standard with broader backing, but that resulted in hurt messages from Samsung saying it had had wireless power for at least five years (in 3D specs as well as elsewhere) and that the new standard would incorporate aspects of WiPower and its proprietary technology.
We asked about Samsung's membership of the rival Wireless Power Consortium, and were told it was "under review", but more than a month later Samsung is still listed as a member of both consortia and the S3 still doesn’t have wireless charging of any kind, other than after being bodged together with the Touchstone as above. ®
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Nokia 808 PureView pricing unveiled: A cool $699 - Pocket-lint.com
Consumers wanting to get their hands on Nokia’s 41-megapixel sensor camera phone, the 808 PureView, will need to fork out a tidy sum of $699 after the manufacturer revealed it would be available unlocked and unsubsidised through Amazon.com.
American customers will be able to use an AT&T SIM card and though T-Mobile SIM cards will also be compatible, performance will be limited to 2G.
Although the pricing refers to the US, it gives us Brits an idea of how much we’ll be expected to pay for the handset, and the messages is clear, “get saving”.
Pre-sales for the handset will begin on Amazon.com in the week commencing 25 June, though interest can be registered here now.
The Nokia 808 PureView was originally announced at Mobile World Congress, where Pocket-lint got some hands-on time, and features Nokia’s “highest performance Carl Zeiss optics to date”.
The manufacturer claims that its PureView technology helps merge seven pixels to form one “pure” pixel thus helping eliminate any visual noise.
Nokia has spoken of its plans to implement its PureView technology in future handsets, including Windows Phone, hopefully for a price a tad more appealing.
Would you shell out for te Nokia 808 PureView? Let us know in the comments below.
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