Did you know Opera employs over 700 people in 10 countries worldwide  ?  Do you know the Ninentendo Wii and DSI has a Opera Browser ? Watch the video below to find out more !

FoneArena interviews Jon Tetzchner of Opera Software at SEE 2009 in London

Biography

Jon S. von Tetzchner

Co-founder — Chief Executive Officer

Jon S. von Tetzchner, along with colleague Geir Ivarsøy, started developing a Web browser while working for Norwegian Telecom Research (Telenor) in 1994. Soon after, the Opera browser was available for the public and is now widely used, pioneering many innovations that have revolutionized Web browsing.

As CEO of Opera Software, Tetzchner spreads the company’s vision of One Web, which means giving people universal access to the Web the way they like it. Opera, the oldest browser company still in business, believes the Web is too important to be available to the privileged few. Opera’s cross-platform browser provides the best possible Internet experience regardless of platform, device capability or network quality. Opera’s leading Web technology is now popular the world over for its unique features–especially because it is nimble, secure and fast.

Tetzchner has been a member of the Forum for Young Global Leaders since 2005 and was named as one of BusinessWeek’s Stars of Europe in 2004. In 2009, Tetzchner was named as one of the top 40 leaders shaping the mobile communications industry by analyst firm Informa and as one of the top 15 mobile influencers by GigaOM. Tetzchner is a self-confessed geek with a big interest in gadgets and high-tech devices. His interest in computers started in his early days, especially in user interfaces and accessibility. While traveling, he may prefer a visit to local electronics stores rather than a popular tourist spot. He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Oslo.

Excuse us for the background noise in the video. Perhaps its time we upgrade our Video Camera !

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Nokia India has planned a tete-a-tete with Mr. Jonne Harju, Senior Design Manager, Nokia Design Studio in Bangalore today in an event named as “Nokia N-Tour-Age“. For the people who don’t know him, he is a part of Nokia Nseries global design team and works with a team of experts and researchers. He has also been responsible for designing the Nokia N97 Mini, which got launched in India yesterday.

He will be here to share a perspective on:

1. Nokia Nseries design strategy: how digital meets physical
2. User Insights: consumer research, behavioral trends
3. How Nokia takes these forward and makes it available through the hardware and digital interface
4. Nokia N97 Mini design story, India launch an availability
5. Nokia’s services strategy: How Nokia is creating an ecosystem and working with developers to give consumers a more content rich experience (Ovi store)

Additionally, he will also be holding sessions along with an Indian mobile content developer who works very closely with Nokia.

Fonearena Team will be there to cover the event, so keep watching at this space for more details or you could also follow us on twitter for live updates from the event.

So if you have any questions/queries to Mr Jonne Harju that you would want to get answered, do let us know. We will try to get it answered by him today.

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The Fujitsu F-08A works 1.5m under water and it clicks pics too . At the Fujitsu booth at Symbian Exchange last month, i saw this cool phone dipped inside a bowl of water. Its got a 5MP Camera , GSM/3G Network support, NFC,GPS , MobileTV and a Music player. I just put the camera in self timer mode and wanted to see if the camera worked fine. ( and the handset runs Symbian )

Watch the video after the break for the test

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Here are the unboxing pictures of the HTC HD2. These pictures are taken with an Apple iPhone 3GS by our good friend Centrinos. So credit goes to him.

The HTC HD2 is expected to hit Asia soon and from the hardware is damn impressive and looks like HTC has worked really hard on this phone. It runs Win mo 6.5 and its the best handset WinMo has to offer in the current market. We even saw a video comparing the HD2 to the iPhone 3GS and there have been numerous leaks before the handset was announced

Are you impressed by the unboxing photos of the HD2 ?  What do you think ?

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After some unboxing  pictures of the N900 here is the video of the Maemo 5 Device being unboxed.  Many users who had pre-ordered the phone are expecting the N900 to arrive in UK and USA and Europe. While we still don’t have much info about India sit back and enjoy the video

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The N900 is a fully loaded device and no one can complain about lack of features. We were anxious when it was leaked ,  moderately impressed when it was launched before Nokia World and we  were blown away when we used one at Stuttgart during the event. And now we don’t have words to describe how fascinating the last few days has been using the N900 as a primary phone.

This is a prototype device not meant for sale. I’m sure many of you would offer much more than cash to get hold of this one.

N900 is the first phone we are seeing which has the processor written on the box explicitly. It is powered by a ARM Cortex-A8 600MHz CPU

The phone screen was covered with a protective film

Nokia does encourage you to recycle .

Here are the N900 Package contents

• AC Charger(microUSB)
• Converter from old Nokia pins to microUSB
• BL-5J Battery 1320 mAh
• Cleaning Cloth
• TV- Out cable
• in-ear earphones with ear-buds
• Manual
• and the phone obviously

The N900 is powered by a BL-5J battery which is the same power source for 5800 , 5230 and X6.  Its a 1320 mAh battery and we’ll find out in our tests if the N900 does fine.

There is a sticker on the rear which tells you how to open the cover.

The Camera on the N900 sits on the rear and comes with a shutter and a LED flash.

The SIM Card slot sits below the battery.

The phone comes with a stylus too. We rarely used it .

The 3.5 inch display is a treat for mobile browsing.

The N900 is bulky and very few users might have a problem with that.

There is a kick stand so that you can watch movies on your desk.

For now we are very much impressed with the N900 as its something totally new on a Nokia device. The UI is refreshing to use. The touchscreen works quite well. How do you like the N900 from the pics ? Any thoughts ?

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But we thought we’d snap a couple of pictures for you to enjoy and drool on, while waiting for the N900’s official release on the market. Here they are. Remember that you can click on the thumbnails to view the full resolution image.

Next up, we did a comparison between the N900 and its predecessor, the N810 Internet Tablet, which features the same design, but a bigger screen and a slimmer body. The N810 is only an Internet Tablet, meaning that it isn’t a phone and it can’t make GSM calls or send SMS messages. It also doesn’t have the good 5MP camera of the N900, nor its 3G capabilities, and it runs on the old Maemo 4 software.

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The comparison will look shortly at the software differences between the Satio and the current S60 5th Edition UI from Nokia (which we will develop in another post with some very long video reviews), then it will focus at the hardware side-by-side comparison with the 3 devices.

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The first thing you will notice when launching the Satio is a different homescreen from the usual S60 5th edition one were’s used to on Nokia devices. This homescreen is divided in 5 panes (5 icons on the top) that are Contacts, Bookmarks, Main Homescreen, Photos and Applications. The Main homescreen has an integrated Music Player widget and a quick access to the Dial-Pad, Media Browser, Messaging and Search function. In comparison, the homescreen on the 5800 Xpress Music is dull with a couple of application screenshots, Search, Email and Calendar, with quick access to the Dial-Pad and Contacts.

The Menu UI and most of its structure is very similar between both variants of S60 5th.

The Gallery on the Satio is divided in 3 main views: Photos, Music and Video, and uses a whole different UI system than the Gallery on Nokia’s Symbian devices.

Next up is Gravity, the Twitter client, running on both devices side by side, and proving that applications written for S60 5th Edition are not only compatible with Nokia’s devices, but also with the Satio from SE.

We won’t go into more details in this post, as we have prepared some video reviews of the Satio’s UI in action, so keep you eyes on FoneArena for that

Side by Side comparison: Satio vs Nokia N97

The two flagships go head to head here, or side by side if you want. We can see that although the frontal size of the twi is very similar, the N97’s rounded angles make it look and feel much smaller than the Satio that has very square and angled corners. The Satio hence comes out as an imposing handset, whereas the N97 looks more hand-friendly. In terms of materials, both devices rely heavily on good material plastic, a nice clear screen cover, and some metallic accents.

Although both devices have almost the same thickness, they use it differently. The N97 embodies a slide-out qwerty keyboard, whereas the Satio’s thickness is mostly in the top part due to its sliding camera cover that protects the 12MP lens module.

Both handsets feature a flicking keylock on their left side, the N97 has the standard microUSB port to connect with the computer and to charge it, whereas the Satio has the more archaic pop-port connector. It also has a microSDHC slot.

The bottom side on both devices is clean of connectors or buttons.

The right side is where a great difference can be observed. Like the N97, the Satio has volume keys (also used for zooming) and a dedicated camera key, but this one is circled by an LED light that turns blue when the camera is in action, and it also has a Photo gallery quick access key, and a dedicated photo/video capture switch for the Camera.

On the top, you can see the power button on both handsets, as well as a 3.5mm headset plug on the N97. The Satio uses its pop-port for music headsets.

Side by Side comparison: Satio vs Nokia X6

The Satio and the Nokia X6 share a very similar rectangular design and form factor, the Satio though is a a bit bigger (not as much as the first image shows, the Satio was placed closer to the camera than the X6), longer, larger, but also way more thick. The main unit on the Satio (without the camera cover) is almost the same thickness as the X6, but add it, and you have a lot of bulk showing up. Another main difference is also with the X6 having 3 touch-sensitive keys (call/menu/end call), whereas the Satio has hardware buttons.

Side by Side comparison: Satio vs Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

The Satio outperforms the 5800 XpressMusic in nearly all aspects, yet still manages to be only a bit bigger. Take a look at the images below to see for yourself how a 3.2MP plastic-covered cameraphone looks next to a 12MP metal clad device.

What are your opinions of the Satio after seeing it next to its competitors? Are y put off by its size, or willing to compromize given the many features it offers?

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Sizewise, the N86 8MP is chubbier and shorter than the N82, due to its dual-slider form factor, as opposed to the N82’s candybar design. The materials used on the N86 are nice classy plastic with metal, and covered with non-scratchable glass on the front, whereas the N82 uses the old cheap and shiny black plastics that we saw on the N81, N96, N78, N85…

In terms of usability, the keypad on the N86 is miles better than the N82, with big, well differenciated and raised keys as opposed to the tiny plasticky ones on the N82. Also, the N86 has separated softkeys, call/end as well as menu and delete keys, whereas these are more joined in one big block on the N82.

The back of the devices features their prominent camera, with the N86 sporting a dual-LED flash and a wide-angle lens 8MP sensor camera, as opposed to the N82’s 5MP sensor with a Xenon flash. Both devices have a physical shutter. The N86 also has a kickstand right around the camera (shown later).

The left side of the N86 is clean with only a keylock key, on the N82 we have the microSDHC door (the N86 also has one, but it’s under the battery cover), a microUSB port and the 3-pin charging port.

The bottom of both devices is very minimal with only a microphone hole.

On the right side, both devices have the stereo speakers, volume keys and camera keys. The N82 also has the old Gallery quick access button.

On the top of the devices, both have the power button and a 3.5mm plug for the headset. The N86 also has a microUSB port that also serves as a charging port.

Last but not least, here are two artsy pictures showing the devices side by side, with the prominence of the N86’s Kickstand feature.

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We performed a real-life comparison, and you can see the results below. First up, is a series of images taken on a picnic out in the Vincennes area in Paris, France. The N82’s images are on the left, the N86’s are on the right.

The first difference you should notice is how the wide-angle lens on the N86 makes you feel as if the pictures were taken further away from the point where the N82’s pictures were snapped. This isn’t the case in reality. I was holding the 2 phones next to each other and snapping the photos.

The second difference you should see, is that the N82’s images have much more of a yellow’ish feeling to them, which makes the colors look faded in most of the green areas (most visible on the 3rd photo comparison), but turns out a real nice picture in the Castle (4th photo comparison).

The third thing I’d like you to look at is these last 3 pictures taken at night. It’s true that the Xenon flash on the N82 has a very clear advantage indoors, but put it outdoors with objects far away and it fails to perform. This can be seen in the first two photos taken at night, where the buildings and the trees in the background are captured with more detail on the N86 thanks to its lens’ aperture size. While focusing on nearby objects (the can of coke), the N82 still outperforms the N86 but not by a huge margin.

All in all, I believe the N86 is a true successor to the N82, and the wide-lens, large aperture, bigger sensor, and video light advantages should be taken very seriously. You shouldn’t forget that it also has a Panorama mode built-in, and now with the v20, face detection and an improved camera performance.

What do you think of this comparison, and is the N86 in your opinion a great N82 replacement, or are you looking at other devices like the Samsung Omnia HD or the Sony Ericsson Satio?

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