N900 News

[roberth]

just found a few things that may be of interest....

Windows Live Messenger
Integrating Windows Live Messenger (aka MSN) - maemo.org - Talk

Bugs(???...not sure if this can be accredited to the N900)
Maemo Official Platform Bug Jar 2009.40 - Maemo Bug Jars

Apps(freemantle roadmap)
Fremantle Stars - maemo.org wiki

web browser video(think we all seen this)
Nokia shows off N900's sweet web browsing skills on video

hope these links are of interest

[roberth]

another hands on video(CTIA)
Hands-on the Nokia N900 at CTIA Fall 2009

[Tommie]

The Qt port for Maemo 5. This means developers can now create applications using Qt

I did like the map viewer ,
the story Qt for Maemo 5 – the floodgates are now open | Nokia Conversations - The official Nokia Blog

[samperry209]

i just wanna get my mits on the N900 for myself

wondering how effiicent the new OS is?

[Tommie]

Originally Posted by samperry209

i just wanna get my mits on the N900 for myself

wondering how effiicent the new OS is?

Just wait some time after the N900 have been release to see how it preforms from "real"users views
and acording to some reports they already work on a follow up to the N900.
The N920 but the later will likely take some time before it's out.

[pseudofinn]

Originally Posted by samperry209

wondering how effiicent the new OS is?

I guess it depends on what you mean, but in a word- VERY.

The N900 is lightning fast. This is a complete change from the older tablets. For as much as I love my N810, even photo browsing was a nightmarish task. The N900 is amazingly quick at everything I've seen so far, even with the pre-production software that I was using.

I'm definitely looking forward to playing with it more, especially now that there are ~300 of them in the hands of developers eager to produce their first work for Maemo 5. I say 'around' 300 because some of those were deposited in the hands of bloggers as well for the next 6 months, so we'll start hearing a lot more about the device from a user's perspective soon. As Tommie said, wait until you see more impressions and reviews from that group before you make a decision.

For me though, my mind is made up. It's not without its shortcomings, but it's a GOOD device.

[ynwa]

What sort of browsing speeds will you be able to get when not using wifi connection. Just over the 3g network?

[samperry209]

Originally Posted by pseudofinn

I guess it depends on what you mean, but in a word- VERY.

The N900 is lightning fast. This is a complete change from the older tablets. For as much as I love my N810, even photo browsing was a nightmarish task. The N900 is amazingly quick at everything I've seen so far, even with the pre-production software that I was using.

I'm definitely looking forward to playing with it more, especially now that there are ~300 of them in the hands of developers eager to produce their first work for Maemo 5. I say 'around' 300 because some of those were deposited in the hands of bloggers as well for the next 6 months, so we'll start hearing a lot more about the device from a user's perspective soon. As Tommie said, wait until you see more impressions and reviews from that group before you make a decision.

For me though, my mind is made up. It's not without its shortcomings, but it's a GOOD device.

speed is what i ment finn.

My cousin has the N810 and its alright but sometimes can be dead slow!..

Im like a big kid i can't wait to play with Maemo 5

[Tommie]

How did the phone work Pesudio? Did you try the skype option etc. ?

[roberth]

the n920 is a keyboardless device and holds similar features to the n900...
not sure what features are improved/decreased upon as yet......but it seems
to be just a keyboardless variant....ie full touch....
the next device (after the n920) to be announced....well that where your focus(and savings)
should be going....but thats a good few months(think year) away.....
and there will be some symbian announcements that may catch some people off guard.....
btw this is all from Eldar.....so blame him and not me if it doesnt go that way.....