Confused: Feb "Stuff" magazine has ad for N900 + Ovi Store
 

so.i live in the uk and i like to treat myself to a magazine called stuff, which is basically a gadget magazine. it had a review of my beloved N900 and gave it 3 stars. each to their own. anyway onto my confusion, i flick through the mag to find a 2 page advertising spread on the N900, and to quote 'from facebook to BBC iplayer,and from video broadcast app qik to city guides and games, the ovi store has an ever growing list of apps to enjoy'. well that's fantastic seeing as the ovi store says coming soon and i cant find a bbc iplayer app anywhere, it also says fifa 10 is available for the N900 in the advert but yet i can't find it anywhere. i'm just so confused.

Re: confused
 

Don't be confused. The N900 is not what it's advertised to be.

Re: confused
 

probably not, but i love it anyway, just confused as to why they would advertise all the stuff available which clearly isn't

Re: confused
 

Nokia is so behind in the smartphone sector that its involvement is not even mentioned in any reputable market research of the smartphones.

Nokia is simply trying to buy time by misrepresenting the facts.

Re: confused
 

well i thought you were just pointing out your views, but upon stumbling across some of your other posts it's oobvious to me that you're on these forums to spread the apple gospel and condemn to hell anything that is nokia. mental note to self, take what you say with a pinch oof salt.

Re: confused
 

Did you also stumble upon my post where I stated that I don't own and will never own an Apple product? Touche...

Re: confused
 

maybe it was a different orangebox that started the islate kills all comers thread and ' the apple inovation train has it's steam at full throttle'. strange praise to a company whose products you dont and never will own

Re: confused
 

That sounds quite bad about the ad. Sure it might hold promises about what we can expect from the Maemo store, but it's not very smart to "lie" to your potential customers in your advertising.

Could you scan or take a picture of the advertising ?
I haven't seen it anywhere.

Oh and, I can see why your're confused, but Fifa, City Guides and a BBC iplayer isn't anywhere to be found, so you're not doing anything wrong.

Re: confused
 

it maybe a screwup of the magazine or even better, things may get delivered this month!

Re: confused
 

I am not worthy and dumb enough to own Apple products. I also don't like the company's philosophy and Steve Jobs' uber control freakism.

BUT I admire their innovative spirit and the products they make.

Re: confused
 

can i take a picture of it with my N900 and post it on here with said phone? you'll have to forgive my noobishness, but i'm not highly technical like that

Re: confused
 

I used a separate camera. You can do it in front of a mirror lacking a secondary camera. Then when you reply scroll down to Manage Attachments and upload it there.

Re: confused
 

You you can.

Take the picture, and then press the sharing icon.
You will have to have an account with Flick or Ovi Share, but once you've created that it's straight forward.
After that, just paste the link in here.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGXAVLSyc_E

Instructions are also on page 70 of the manual.

Re: confused
 

sod it i can't figure it out. i'll do it on my computer when i get home

Re: confused
 

Oh dear. I really am a Pollyanna, aren't I!?

See, when I read what you said my head thinks... well, the Ovi store isn't open yet, but will be soon (next week or week after at a guess). Especially if they're advertising it in a January magazine (or was that an early Feb edition?) So... if they are also advertising iplayer... then maybe that is also Coming Soon!!! :D

I also live in the UK, and have been surprised at the complete silence of advertising until about the last week or so. I finally got some spam email about it last week. I have seen no other advertising. So knowing that Nokia now feel confident enough in the device to start advertising leads me to believe they are also confident in it's roadmap, support and app store which are hovering in the offing.

Damn. My glass is almost full, isn't it!

Re: confused
 

i'm also of the mind that the ovi store will be with us soon, the magazine is the feb edition, and vodafone have also picked the N900 for contract, so nokia would havemto have ovi in place for that, i couldn't see vodafone throwing their weight behind the device without nokia support

Re: confused
 

Interesting, my "manual" had about _ten_ pages... Well, no need for the manual anyway :)

Re: confused
 

I've always considered Stuff as a 'fluff' magazine in that they barely understand or look at what they are 'reviewing'. It points at shiny stuff and goes 'coo'.
It's as much an accurate technology mag as Top Gear is a programme about cars ;)

Re: confused
 

i have to say that i agree with your views, and i'm not going to lie and say i only bought it because it had an N900 review :D, but i did buy this issue for that reason, but the page i'm refering too is actually a nokia advertisement

http://share.ovi.com/media/Barts.76....Barts.76.10003

Re: confused
 

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Re: Confused: Feb "Stuff" magazine has ad for N900 + Ovi Store
 

I am going with...Pollyannas? ...view on this.

It's a crime to advertise untruths. If the ad claims there's a BBC player and FIFA 10 for the N900, then I do believe at the time the ad was created, they expected a BBC player and FIFA 10 to be available at the time of the magazine going to print.

The OVI Store _will_ open eventually. Something's gotta be in there, they need something special in there if they want publicity about the store opening. That's probably their main reason for holding back the store opening too... They await the headliner app to be ready.

Re: Confused: Feb "Stuff" magazine has ad for N900 + Ovi Store
 

There's no evidence that iplayer is in the Ovi store. :( Unless flash 10 is in the firmware upgrade.

But I firmly believe it will come.

(Pollyanna's philosophy of life centers on what she calls "The Glad Game", an optimistic attitude she learned from her father. The game consists of finding something to be glad about in every situation. It originated in an incident one Christmas when Pollyanna, who was hoping for a doll in the missionary barrel, found only a pair of crutches inside. Making the game up on the spot, Pollyanna's father taught her to look at the good side of things—in this case, to be glad about the crutches because "we don't need 'em!". - wikipedia)

Re: confused
 

Link is set as private.

Re: Confused: Feb "Stuff" magazine has ad for N900 + Ovi Store
 

Erm i am not surprised at all, i have been ripped at by 'fanboiys' for mentioning nokias advertosing campaigns being far from the truth. thanks for sharing this.

I like stuff anyway, i havent had it for years but i used to get it every month.

i can understand a 3 star review- i am sure the majority of stuff readers would be more about the 3gs or android nexus 1..


but there are many positives from a consumer point of view.

unefical advertising will get more units sold(more interest-more functions,more quality)- and hopefully its only unethical in terms of the fact that these said features perhaps arnt out yet but will be on there way SOON!!!!

Re: confused
 

how do i change it, i'm looking but can't figure it out

Re: Confused: Feb "Stuff" magazine has ad for N900 + Ovi Store
 

I have OB on ignore - but let me guess. Nokia suck - every other smartphone is better. Apple Apple Apple - buttlick buttlick buttlick. Troll Troll Troll.


Am I close?

http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/images/troll.jpg

Re: Confused: Feb "Stuff" magazine has ad for N900 + Ovi Store
 

In Ovi Share open the album which has the picture and scroll to bottom of page. Click the "Album settings" (see pic below). There are options for public and private.



http://media.share.ovi.com/m1/s/1633...3c2d97cb84.jpg

Re: confused
 

Oh, right in that case, things explicitly stated should be accurate as far as possible or they can be slapped by the ASA or possibly OFT. Note that adverts have to be placed and finalised a long time before publication, so if they honestly intended those features to be available at the time of advertising and timescales have slipped for unexpected reasons there's no real case to answer as they weren't being dishonest.

Re: Confused: Feb "Stuff" magazine has ad for N900 + Ovi Store
 

http://share.ovi.com/media/Barts.76....Barts.76.10004
http://share.ovi.com/media/Barts.76....Barts.76.10008
right , try that

Re: Confused: Feb "Stuff" magazine has ad for N900 + Ovi Store
 

Working now.

Re: Confused: Feb "Stuff" magazine has ad for N900 + Ovi Store
 

"there's no real case to answer as they weren't being dishonest. "

oh dear god- i cant believe this statement.

what is it with you fan boys- you pull the add if its not gonna happen- jeas whats these excuses for.

Re: Confused: Feb "Stuff" magazine has ad for N900 + Ovi Store
 

You can see the ad here as well:

http://n900.stuff.tv/

Re: Confused: Feb "Stuff" magazine has ad for N900 + Ovi Store
 

Acknowledging that predicting the future and plans do not always play out as you intend is fanboyism now? Sheesh..

Re: Confused: Feb "Stuff" magazine has ad for N900 + Ovi Store
 

If that picture is from Nokia advertisement, then you are correct. It's dishonest advertisement.

Re: Confused: Feb "Stuff" magazine has ad for N900 + Ovi Store
 

that one is quite honest.

off course it is very perfect world(everyone does that) but it dosent specifically say anything that isnt included


I WAS WRONG.

it makes the statement that ovi store is avalable and that certsin apps are exclusive.
and a few other untruths.

Re: Confused: Feb "Stuff" magazine has ad for N900 + Ovi Store
 

http://n900.stuff.tv/

Doesn't seem to be Nokia site or advertisement

http://media.share.ovi.com/m1/s/1633...b236ec98f3.jpg

Re: Confused: Feb "Stuff" magazine has ad for N900 + Ovi Store
 

er it defo is. who would promote nokia's n900 like this if it isnt from nokia.

its from Haymarket Creative Media, who are surely being paid by nokia to do this

Re: Confused: Feb "Stuff" magazine has ad for N900 + Ovi Store
 

simples. trading standards need to give Nokia a boot up the bum

Re: Confused: Feb "Stuff" magazine has ad for N900 + Ovi Store
 

Look on page 3 at the bottom. Nokia are still advertising game emulators as a selling feature. You would have thought they would have learned their lesson. I love the Emulators though so can understand why.

Re: Confused: Feb "Stuff" magazine has ad for N900 + Ovi Store
 

There was another thread here recently that stated that Nokia etc have decided there is nothing wrong with the emulators being here/on the n900 since they do nothing wrong. Stealing the ROMS - wrong - running the emulator - perfectly legal