More and more mobile phones offers HD recording and playback. Sony Ericsson Vivaz is one of the latest. The Vivaz offers video recording in 1280 * 720 – 24 fps. And yes, it’s really 24fps – not a dynamic recording rate. From what I have seen – it’s a step up from Samsung Omnia HD.
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A couple of days ago, Apple allowed Ustream to launch an app that streams live from your iPhone. The Ustream app also gives you the choice to link your account to Facebook and YouTube. I’m still testing the app but I think both Bambuser and Qik provides better video and audio. You still have to jailbreak your [...]
November 11, 2009 - 6:01 pm
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If you have a jailbroken iPhone, you could be in big trouble. A vulnerability in whats called the SSH gives hackers free access to your phone. Open SSH is supposed to encrypt your traffic on Internet, but the version installed in the jailbroken version has [...]
November 10, 2009 - 2:48 pm
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Got a new iPhone and wonder about what apps you need as a mobile journalist? Here is my top ten list.
Tweetie 2
The best app for Twitter I’ve found so far. Handles multiple accounts and is very intuitive to use. Features an offline mode with the possibility to save to Instapaper. Also offers possibility to post [...]
August 5, 2009 - 3:18 pm
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This review of the Samsung Omnia HD (i8910) is not about your experience as a user. It’s a review for creators of content. The i8910 as it’s also called, offers recording and playback of HD movies, an 8 megapixels camera, a blistering screen and a CPU on 600 MHz. When it comes to specifications, the [...]
May 19, 2009 - 12:59 pm
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My site is now a year old. The statistics show that more and more people are interested in stuff about mobile journalism. About 55.000 unique vistors have read my blog and there are about 2,5 million page views. The month of April was an all time high with 11.045 unique visitors and 70.121 page views.
October 25, 2008 - 4:27 pm
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The last couple of days I’ve been testing the new Nokia N96. It hit the streets in Norway a week ago. So far I’m pretty disappointed when it comes to video and still image quality. Since a part of my job is to educate journalist in mobile journalism, I spend a lot of time testing [...]
June 24, 2009 - 3:49 am
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