He starts with the camera capabilities, and what better way to illustrate his point than this comparison pic: The X7/Samsung Focus/N8 comparison, he says, shows how Nokia have elevated camera photography from 'good enough to perfect' compared to the competition. And this isn't the only aspect that receives praise - Maps (he's 'extremely excited' to see Maps + Windows) and general feel (look out small furry animals!) also receive the thumbs up. [...]

Electricity made steam power obsolete, computers put an end to typewriters and CDs destroyed vinyl. But perhaps one of the most destructive killer devices ever is the smartphone. Don’t believe us. Check out these 5 technologies that smartphones helped bury. Portable point and shoot cameras Nokia has been the world’s largest manufacturer of digital cameras since 2008. Hardly surprising when you hear that 4 billion people worldwide take pictures with their mobiles. [...]

Pocket Movie director, Mikael Ahtikari, says hold on tight if you want to get some great action shots. Jaakko Tervonen’s silky skills in a steady shot taken on the Nokia N8. The big beginner’s mistake is camera shake, says Mikael. He has the job of wading through the mountain of snow videos currently in the Slammer editing room. Clips have been piling up ever since 10 Nokia N8s were thrust into the gloved hands of some rookie riders last year. [...]

Predicting the future is always risky, but with more smartphones shipped in the last quarter of 2010 than PCs for the first time ever, it looks like he hit the nail on the head. The smartphone is replacing the PC. To see why, we thought we’d show you how far computing has come in the last 30 years or so, by comparing today’s Nokia N8 with some of the PCs of the past. The 1970’s Launched in 1977, the Commodore PET (Personal Electronic Transactor) was one of the world’s first personal computers. [...]

2% of Chinese mobile subscribers are buying apps from the Ovi Store. (This is nearly three times more than Android Market and Apple Store users combined.) We don’t know about you, but this figure really blew our minds. And it turns out that Nokia holds plenty more amazing records. Here are seven that made us go wow! The world’s most listened to tune The Nokia tune comes from the composition Gran Vals, by the Spanish composer Francisco Tárrega. [...]

It’s an integral part of the Nokia N8, the world’s best cameraphone, and has helped ensure fantastic photos and videos on dozens of other devices. But have you ever wondered what exactly is so special about Carl Zeiss? To answer this very question, we got in touch with our German friends to find out. Here’s what they had to say: 160 years of expertise Carl Zeiss has been in optics and imaging for more than 160 years. [...]