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11-10-2009, 08:23 PM
Nokia says that shipments of its N900 mobile computer based on open source Maemo 5 software, have now started. The Nokia N900 will be available in retail stores in November in Europe, Middle-East, Russia and North America. You can order from Nokia Online Store: http://europe.nokia.com/buy-online (http://europe.nokia.com/buy-online)
It comes with an estimated retail price tag of EUR 500, excluding sales taxes and subsidies.
The Nokia N900 boasts of a powerful ARM Cortex-A8 processor and up to 1GB of total application memory. Users can browse the internet the way they would on any computer and keep dozens of application windows open simultaneously on the dashboard. The panoramic desktops in the Nokia N900 can be personalized with widgets, contacts and shortcuts. Pictures and videos taken with the 5Mpx Carl Zeiss camera automatically show where they were taken, and users can add their own description tags to make searching the photos even easier. SMS and instant messages are organized as chat flow and people can convenienty switch between the multiple conversation windows. The built-in 32 GB storage is big enough to store up to 7,000 songs or 40 hours of DVD-quality video, and it can be expanded up to 48GB with an external microSD card.
Applications for gaming, games, photo sharing, messaging etc and other plug-ins are available through Ovi Store and Maemo Select, starting later in the year. In October, Nokia announced the official Qt port to Maemo 5 which developers can now use to enrich the N900. The apps are portable to all Qt's supported platforms including the next Maemo 6 release as well as Symbian and Windows Mobile.
"The Nokia N900 has generated a lot of interest since its public launch in August, which has been reflected in the device preorders," says José-Luis Martinez, Vice President, Nseries, Nokia. "What's exciting is the Maemo software, which takes its cues from the desktop computer and offers a full browsing experience like no other handset. We believe the Nokia N900 will be a very compelling device for people who are passionate about technology."
Source: cellular-news.com
It comes with an estimated retail price tag of EUR 500, excluding sales taxes and subsidies.
The Nokia N900 boasts of a powerful ARM Cortex-A8 processor and up to 1GB of total application memory. Users can browse the internet the way they would on any computer and keep dozens of application windows open simultaneously on the dashboard. The panoramic desktops in the Nokia N900 can be personalized with widgets, contacts and shortcuts. Pictures and videos taken with the 5Mpx Carl Zeiss camera automatically show where they were taken, and users can add their own description tags to make searching the photos even easier. SMS and instant messages are organized as chat flow and people can convenienty switch between the multiple conversation windows. The built-in 32 GB storage is big enough to store up to 7,000 songs or 40 hours of DVD-quality video, and it can be expanded up to 48GB with an external microSD card.
Applications for gaming, games, photo sharing, messaging etc and other plug-ins are available through Ovi Store and Maemo Select, starting later in the year. In October, Nokia announced the official Qt port to Maemo 5 which developers can now use to enrich the N900. The apps are portable to all Qt's supported platforms including the next Maemo 6 release as well as Symbian and Windows Mobile.
"The Nokia N900 has generated a lot of interest since its public launch in August, which has been reflected in the device preorders," says José-Luis Martinez, Vice President, Nseries, Nokia. "What's exciting is the Maemo software, which takes its cues from the desktop computer and offers a full browsing experience like no other handset. We believe the Nokia N900 will be a very compelling device for people who are passionate about technology."
Source: cellular-news.com