Nokia's first Windows Phone 7 - Lumia 800

Nokia Australia has finally confirmed the arrival of the first Nokia phone with Windows Phone 7 – the Nokia Lumia 800 to Australia. It will be available through all Optus, Telstra, Vodafone and all major retailers from March 2012. The phone will be available in black, blue (Cyan), pink (Magenta) and white. People in Australia will be taken by surprise by this new device which looks completely different to the Nokia phones of old. Gone is Symbian and the one-hit-wonder Meego and in comes the full force of Microsoft.

Since the Nokia N9 did not gain much traction in the Australian market, the new Lumia 800 which uses the same body as the N9 will certainly impress many mobile phone users. Nokia Australia’s managing director, Chris Carr, said, “Nokia Lumia will change the way people think about Nokia.  It signifies a new beginning for the company, bringing together the very best of Nokia’s handset design and services with the latest Windows Phone software."

Australians have continued to grow in their appetite for mobile phones with the average user owning more than one device. As many people have grown used to, or even bored with, the iphone and android platforms, early adopters could be looking with keen interest at the WP7 operating system that powers the Lumia 800. There is a greater integration of social media tools and an increasing number of apps flooding the new operating system.

Microsoft's partnership with Nokia on this phone will bring to the Lumia 800 Microoft's XBox Live games as well as Nokia's leading GPS navigation system. Prepare for a large marketing onslaught that will herald the Lumia 800 with the marketing pitch to make "Amazing Every Day"

More about our experiences with the Lumia 800 will be at www.MyN9.blogspot.com

Video of Fireworks using Nokia N8

We recently filmed some filmed a fireworks display in Perth using the Nokia N8. Check it out below.

Best use of N8 Camera

Of course we know that the Nokia N8 can take great pictures of mountains and castles and scenery but how often in your daily life unless you are a pilot will you actually use this? A friend of mine always liked having the N95 because of the camera that it had on it because as an engineer, he used the N95 to take photos of circuits and machinery which would later be used by other engineers to inspect the parts. Obviously, you can see the importance of a good camera in his daily work so he was shocked at how amateurish the photos turned out when he upgraded to a different smartphone.

Since the N8's camera is probably still the best in the market, what do you do with your N8 camera in your day to day life which makes it impossible for you to leave your N8 at home? If you are busting to share some other reason why you can't leave your N8 at home.. go on...