Nokia N900 launched!, N Series with Maemo 5 on board
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 Nov 13 2009, 01:46 PM
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QUOTE(saiya @ Nov 13 2009, 11:55 AM) nice. got tv out cable, my n95 tv out cable missing in action. haha, i canot view with my n97.. so bad n97 didnt give tv out cable.. If u look closely at the picture, it's different from n97. N900 lens is deeper in. Whereas N97 there's a glass just beneath the slider.summore slide camera cover? hope it wil not scratch like n97.  |
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Nov 13 2009, 07:41 PM
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This is a little off-topic but has anyone heard of the Nokia 1280? It costs only 20euro.
 Sure beats the hell out of N900 with that kind of price. |
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Nov 14 2009, 10:47 AM
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Are you stressed while waiting for n900?
here's some stress test on the device This post has been edited by Vervain: Nov 15 2009, 02:00 AM |
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Nov 15 2009, 02:01 AM
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Most Powderful mobile phone browser? You make the judgement as the device loads heavy java scripts
Yes, Google is really integrating andriod to run most of it's service on the net. The integration is awesome, but still you need to sync to enjoy it. I still think n900 work great out of the box. PC experience on the little midget. just my 2 cent |
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Nov 15 2009, 02:04 AM
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For those who fear of losing their beloved GPS apps (garmin etc) if they gonna switch to N900, Sygic already announced that they will provide it for Maemo 5.
QUOTE Sygic announces the compatibility of its Mobile Maps turn-by-turn navigation application with the new Nokia Maemo mobile phones. The application will get ready for sale from Sygic web site e-shop by the end of 2009.  Turn-by-turn voice guided navigation software Sygic Mobile Maps converts mobile phones into full-featured navigation devices. Sygic now extends its current compatibility range to support the new Nokia Maemo 5 OS devices. Further operating systems supported already are iPhone, Symbian, Android and Windows Mobile, incl. Windows Mobile 6.5. All currently available regional apps for other operating systems are in progress to be available on Nokia Maemo: Australia & New Zealand, South East Asia (incl. Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia) Brazil, Colombia, North America (incl. USA, Canada & Mexico), US Complete Europe, UK & Ireland, Russia Gulf Countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates) "We are happy to announce the compatibility of Sygic Mobile Maps with Nokia's new Maemo 5 OS. Currently we are in the phase of quality assurance performing final tests. We are working hard to launch it for sales by the end of 2009, but we won't hesitate to make this sooner anytime when ready." comments Anna Hurbanic, Sygic's PR Manager. Via here Official announcement by Sygic here |
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Nov 15 2009, 02:39 AM
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Fear not. I still think Nokia will port the symbian garmin to maemo.
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Nov 15 2009, 10:19 AM
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whao... i want this phone deadly...
the 12 apps test is torturic... though i dnt even treat my desktop / laptop this way... somehow, it demostrated its limit. thx for posting that. in concern that this phone can directly browse the internet, unlike other phone where will filtered out all a lot of apps on the internet page (java script, advertisements etc), i'm a lil concern on how about the bugs, trojen, virus filting? is it integrated with anti-virus or firewall or something? somehow, both 'yes' and 'no' for the question brings further discussion.. for 'yes', that n900 is integrated with anti-virus software: jz like computer, anti-virus software needs constant virus defiantion updates to catch up with 'modern virus'. and we know what happen next is it took half of our memory speed as it needs to scan all running program at background. for 'no' or low anti-virus filtering system, it means internet browser is much permeable to virus treats... and wonder how diffensive the n900 maemo 5 firmware against those treats... and also one more concern of mine.... how about the battery? how long can it last for average uses? This post has been edited by ZackFong: Nov 15 2009, 10:19 AM |
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Nov 15 2009, 11:18 AM
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If you'd used linux before, you will know even with the firewall off, your chances of being hit by worm is much slimmer than windows. Same goes to maemo. Plus, it very much dependent to the browser design when surfing on malicious site. Firefox has a good track record on reliability though.
Battery wise, it's subjective. Some tester claim one whole day under heavy use. Some 2 days, some even in a matter of hours. Pretty much boils down on what application you're using. To me, this device excels alot. But because of it's short lifespan, I'm going to shift my attention to something else. & when I say short lifespan, I'm projecting that this device would not live for the next 6 month as Maemo 6 is coming out first quarter of the year. You can very much sum up the device is a testbed for nokia. |
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Nov 15 2009, 11:33 AM
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QUOTE(Vervain @ Nov 15 2009, 11:18 AM) If you'd used linux before, you will know even with the firewall off, your chances of being hit by worm is much slimmer than windows. Same goes to maemo. Plus, it very much dependent to the browser design when surfing on malicious site. Firefox has a good track record on reliability though. great reply, full with solid information. thankx a lot..Battery wise, it's subjective. Some tester claim one whole day under heavy use. Some 2 days, some even in a matter of hours. Pretty much boils down on what application you're using. To me, this device excels alot. But because of it's short lifespan, I'm going to shift my attention to something else. & when I say short lifespan, I'm projecting that this device would not live for the next 6 month as Maemo 6 is coming out first quarter of the year. You can very much sum up the device is a testbed for nokia. well. i'll give it a try.. yups, new gadgets kept on coming out.. i nt really expect to stand at the front line for long.. but n900 shud be able to be my multiuses and glamourous 'pet' for 1 or 2 years.. |
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Nov 15 2009, 12:13 PM
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Next attention grabber. ITG XPphone
Amazing enough, it's a netbook, not a tablet. This post has been edited by Vervain: Nov 15 2009, 12:14 PM |
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Nov 16 2009, 03:59 PM
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QUOTE(Vervain @ Nov 15 2009, 11:18 AM) If you'd used linux before, you will know even with the firewall off, your chances of being hit by worm is much slimmer than windows. Same goes to maemo. Plus, it very much dependent to the browser design when surfing on malicious site. Firefox has a good track record on reliability though. yea.. but is n900 portable to maemo6 in the future?Battery wise, it's subjective. Some tester claim one whole day under heavy use. Some 2 days, some even in a matter of hours. Pretty much boils down on what application you're using. To me, this device excels alot. But because of it's short lifespan, I'm going to shift my attention to something else. & when I say short lifespan, I'm projecting that this device would not live for the next 6 month as Maemo 6 is coming out first quarter of the year. You can very much sum up the device is a testbed for nokia. but when maemo6 do come out with the rumored N920.. it'll be full screen without slide out keyboard.. wat i want know is a physical keyboard.. so far n900 is the phone for me.. and of course.. my phone rosak and using a loaned company phone now.. hehe.. |
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Nov 16 2009, 05:34 PM
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Hi guys, pls refer to below link for a very details review of the N900, not a very convincing review though...  http://www.mobile-review.com/review/nokia-maemo5-en.shtml#14 |
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Nov 16 2009, 07:01 PM
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QUOTE(cheonwai @ Nov 16 2009, 05:34 PM) Hi guys, pls refer to below link for a very details review of the N900, u r refering to a quite old review of n900. eldar's n900 is an early prototype versionnot a very convincing review though... http://www.mobile-review.com/review/nokia-maemo5-en.shtml#14 these reviews are much better (they are using a more up to date's FW): http://my-symbian.com/other/preview_n900.php - detailed review http://thenokiablog.com/2009/11/13/nokia-n900-review/ - latest FW http://nokiaexperts.com/category/reviews/ - this web have a lot of n900's review separate by function http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-co...0-review-631040 This post has been edited by squall_kay: Nov 16 2009, 07:06 PM |
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Nov 17 2009, 01:47 AM
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QUOTE(chenster @ Nov 16 2009, 03:59 PM) yea.. but is n900 portable to maemo6 in the future? from what i heard at the forum nokia conference maemo5 (n900) can't be ported over to maemo6 and i believe the N900 is some sort of beta test for the consumer, wanna test market first.but when maemo6 do come out with the rumored N920.. it'll be full screen without slide out keyboard.. wat i want know is a physical keyboard.. so far n900 is the phone for me.. and of course.. my phone rosak and using a loaned company phone now.. hehe.. |
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Nov 17 2009, 02:08 PM
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I wish N920 will have 1ghz hummingbird cpu, 512MB RAM, and powersgx graphic chip
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Nov 17 2009, 02:17 PM
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Good to know that this phone is to test the market only.
Overall Nokia has announced that they will release Maemo 6, but how far maemo 6 is better that maemo 5? Would it consume more processing power?  We should wait and see |
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Nov 17 2009, 04:46 PM
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maemo6 i think will only support landscape and portrait mode.. and fine tune lotsa stuffs i guess..
well.. i still want my physical keyboard! i think the next gen of smart phones will be 1Ghz chips already.. if not the device will be considered 2009 model.. hehe |
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Nov 17 2009, 10:15 PM
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If anybody has the dates for the n900 launch in malaysia, do share here.
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Nov 17 2009, 10:20 PM
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It's useless if the OS cannot make use of the fast processing power. There will be a few n900 capable of running maemo 6 but strict distinctly for developers only. 9 years ago, everyone was debating on a 1ghz laptop stamina. Today we have mobile devices running at such speed. It's mighty hard to debate hardware capabilities. You can roll out extreme good gadgets but not making full use of it is just utterly bad.
Let's flood the thread with n900 videos. Flashing a n900 Tutorial on sharing clips in FB Pairing up a WII controller. Unboxing video seen from somewhere. Posting it cause the background music is awesome Fancy on running Windows 3.1.1? Bringing back the glory of MS-DOS Multitasking at it's edge. See how many windows you can run at one time. N900's own App Library. It's free btw since it's opensource As of time, My pick would be either 3GS or this. If it lives for another 5 years, this would be a good antique to be kept. Waiting for N900's price tag as of time. |
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Nov 17 2009, 10:43 PM
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sorrie guys... i just got poisoned by motorola milestone..
well.. depends which one comes first and the pricing.. but still n900 holds high in my heart |
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