Anybody know if we can FORCE N900 to use HighQuality MP3 rintones? I notice when we set ANY Mp3 as ringtone, the sound quality change and also jumbled up like mono quality or whatever you call it.
After some searching around, I found one thread about Maemo will convert it to lower quality wav file whenever you select custom ringing tone. To fix this, we need to manually create/convert a high quality wav file and replace the file. Troublesome if we wish to change ringingtone.

http://www.howardforums.com/printthread.php?t=1615750

I wonder if there is any code or ways we can force it to use the original settings/quality? Is there any settings for this?

Wah,... another SEA follower!

This post has been edited by Andy214: Apr 22 2011, 05:50 PM

So syookkkkkk


Not only the slide out that gets complain... the keyboard is not nice to type or use also. They say ergonomics and so on... N900 is way way better... The E7 is awkward to use, I tried typing, it's not easy, especially the side which is curved, kind of annoying.

Looks well design, but when I use it, it's not what it seems. Maybe if you compared it to the N97, maybe yes?

What about Droid 3? The leak pics, the keyboard looks kinda cool

Cool!

Btw, anyone tried install MeeGo 1.2 Developer Edition?

At this pace, not sure when MeeGo device going to be launch, an actual MeeGo device that is. Any news about Nokia 1st MeeGo device going to be a real MeeGo device or the 1st instance (Harmattan) as previously mentioned in tmo?

On the side note; future Moto device should have unlocked bootloader, and the Droid/Milestone 3 might be interesting.....

But then,.... WP7 looks promising too..... I like the social network integration, just like Maemo, but "enhanced".
Still lack of Flash for me tough... altough it's been mentioned that they're "still" working on it since Feb 2010?

Watch one video on N900 running Meego 1.2 DE RC (SF edition) posted recently. Its presented by a lady (I think HK) similar like previous. In the video, she did mention the upcoming rumoured N9/N950 will be running Meego//Maemo6. She also mention its not a full/complete Meego, but compatible... just like previously discussed in tmo... So, I guess the packaging is still different from Meego which is rpm based?

Actually, I wanted to test the Meego, but this is my primary phone... can't afford to mess with it... didn't even want to play with nitdroid...

As for Android running dual core, from what I know, the OS is not yet optimized for it, and there is many types of different processor, or whatever you call it. Not so well versed with this.
Basically, if there's only one type, everything is easier to control, built and maintain. Thus, one of the many reasons why Apple has the advantage.

From The Biggest Angry Birds Playground @ Low Yat Plaza, KL on 11th Jun 2011.







Nice expression from this guy in each shot:



This guy got skills! Angry Birds Master!





This post has been edited by Andy214: Jun 14 2011, 02:01 PM

Turn off your device (make sure it's properly off).
Hold the letter "U" on the keypad.
Plug-in the USB cable.

What's the respond from your device?
Did it turned on?

Make sure your battery is fully charge or at least > 70%? If below certain %, it will not enter/allow "update" mode.


This post has been edited by Andy214: Jun 16 2011, 03:14 AM

SHIFU,

How you try?
You install on your netbook or at shop? If shop, mana mana?

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Added on June 19, 2011, 11:57 amYup..... but the specs seems nothing much to shout; seems like old model/sec pending for release for some time... The ram previous rumored 512MB, seems really low especially when it's launched here.
But then, it looks nice, especially the qwerty keyboard...
Waiting for a nice one for Windows Phone... The HTC 7 Pro is one with qwerty currently available



This post has been edited by Andy214: Jun 19 2011, 11:57 AM

No hardware keyboard....

Specs looks outdated... ARM Cortex-A8 OMAP3630 1 Ghz, PowerVRSGX530
Seems no mentioned about ram, probably 512MB?

http://press.nokia.com/wp-content/uploads/...-data-sheet.pdf

I wonder who are the targeted market? I wonder how many hardcore N900 which choose N900 because of it's speciality, will be impressed with N9?

Let's hope so... But, it there is, I doubt the developer version is available for Malaysian market.

True, the keyboard is the biggest turn-off.
Though specs is kind of important as you need at least more than recommended specs or a good spec for proper heavy multi-tasking; As with the N900, I think we all know the experience and feeling. Nonetheless, it's still a good device and there no a device that's comparable; If there is, then it'll be different story.

Another thing I hope is it'll be able to render/play HD videos or even Full HD, but looking at the specs, probably just HD. As with the N900 now, we're limited, can't even play 480p. Back when it's still new, it's still ok, but nowadays, you often see higher quality/resolution as standard. Soon, it'll be even more common thing.

Anyway, I don't think it's worth selling the N900; Just whether how long it can last OR keep up with the demand as nowadays, there're so many things available and there isn't much new things or support for those new things on the N900. We're far behind, but when N900 was first launch, we're far in front.

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Added on June 21, 2011, 3:30 pmhttp://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n9_announced_based_on_the_meego_platform-news-2805.php

N9 announced....
I thing I just notice... no homescreen/Desktop???

Why does it feel more like the fruit?


One UI is all icons and it's in 1 page, imagine if you install tons of appplications....
No adobe Flash support.


This post has been edited by Andy214: Jun 21 2011, 03:32 PM

As I watch from the video, the one N900 getting (or current Developer Edition) is the actual MeeGo, not the MeeGo Harmattan (Maemo6).

The problem is, we don't know when it will launch. By the time it was launch (if year end), reach Malaysia will be Feb/March 2012? Or later? That time, I think it's far behind. We might have other "actual" MeeGo devices on the market, while this is actually Maemo6/Harmattan. But the RAM of 1GB is good.
But, as you said, and I have to agree with you, Nokia knows how to design phone better than other; I do find Nokia has more better design phones than other.

Just disappointed that, we don't get a proper and "good" N900 replacement; This one honestly, I feel like a refined and better N8 with better OS; It's more like to replace "Symbian" than replace "Maemo".

This may not replace N900, but definitely can replace other Symbian devices
Looking forward WP7 phone from Nokia; Hope they come out with a good design qwerty device, it doesn't have to have the best specs (as usual, qwerty devices seems/tends to have lower specs?)

Can mer? Can't wor, I even tried over-clocking and play using mplayer. Maybe the bitrate/quality different?

bloodline? I don't see any wor.
No Desktop. I don't see homescreen as well, feels like iFruit.
Icon looks like Symbian Anna.
Colour is white/gray; Maemo has this cool black and glowing blue trademark, which makes it really cool.

When you first boot up Maemo for the first time to set the settings (clock, region, etc), it's already sooooo coool, standing out from the rest of the mobile phone OS.

I don't see where is the similarities with Maemo. As with the design, I don't see the similarities of bloodlines from N900, probably bloodlines from N8, while N950 from E7 (which also bloodlines from N8).
The closest design to N900 was probably the Motorola Milestone/Droid, and you can see, up till the 3rd generation, it still retain it's look, it's bloodlines.

LoL; Actually aside from the Nokia word, the Maemo OS feel totally doesn't feel Nokia, as Nokia is usually known for their Symbian OS; You show to people, they wouldn't know it's a Nokia until they see the branding on the phone. I have few people interested people asked me, Nokia got such phone??? This one really not something that is common for Nokia.

I got few people saw my phone. "Wah, what phone is that? I looks very keng" haha;
Some people don't mind the bulkyness of the phone, they actually like it as long as it's powerful and provide many features; But if the phone is simple, then it become a question why it is so bulky.

What about YouTube video at 480p? I can't play that too, can play but very laggy and slow, audio out of sync.

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Added on June 21, 2011, 6:24 pmLoL, now that's bad.

Haha, you're same with BuFung!

This post has been edited by Andy214: Jun 21 2011, 06:24 PM

I browse using Full Desktop site, so can adjust the settings.

If not you can download it using the YouTube downloader app, you can choose the quality. I download 480p before, when playback it's very laggy, even though I skip frame, totally unwatchable.

Maybe the bitrate or quality; I remember last time when I do conversion, I did try lower bitrate and seems it can play, can't really remember. But nowadays video at 480p, seems the quality is good, thus cannot play properly.

I saw the clock setting, got like Maemo? This is all plain white/gray wo? looks very iOS-ish?
Maemo is way cooler, black background, white foreground and glowing blue. Looks very "futuristic".
Perhaps you meant the rendering? Sort of like SVG type?

This post has been edited by Andy214: Jun 21 2011, 10:41 PM

No I meant the interface/UI, it's very iOS-ish; The slider one is nice yes.

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Added on June 21, 2011, 11:10 pmHard to say, after all, this isn't actual MeeGo, it's Maemo6/Harmattan, said to be MeeGo Compatible.

The next device should be a real MeeGo device; but as long as it makes no difference to the consumer, it should be ok; but if the developer need to port between this and the actual MeeGo, then it may have some issues unless the port is very simple.

This post has been edited by Andy214: Jun 21 2011, 11:10 PM

Have you seen the specs and information for N950?
It'll be in beta version, no warranty, no support, and lower specs; I suspect this might be the originally planned MeeGo Harmattan device, but since it got delayed, maybe they device to use a new model? Thus this model becomes the developer edition?