This post has been edited by super_evil_alien: Jul 20 2011, 12:01 AM

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Apparently official MeeGo Harmattan UI component locked in portrait mode.But don't worry the landscape UI can be enabled easily.There's slight redraw bug but it should be resolved soon.

Terminal vs terminal

SOS?

Excellent device (I drool at the physical keyboard) but the OS have few bugs (which already being resolved now) & new functions such as OTG will make the device better.joerg & MAG haven't receive their N950.Once they get their device expect OTG for N9/N950 to kick off.

http://conversations.nokia.com/2011/07/21/...n9/?sf1853111=1

Pretty much all the basic security is covered in N9

^SOS?

This post has been edited by super_evil_alien: Jul 26 2011, 01:48 PM

Seems like Nokia has given some N9 for market testing?
RM1.8K price... Is it low enough for me to buy a Nokia product for the last time? I'm still unsure.
Thinking about jumping ship to Android but Android's multitasking is still rubbish compared to Maemo/MeeGo & webOS

I don't know how much is the cost to produce N9 but even the SGS II with better hardware which one of the costliest phone to produce in market are being sold for RM2090.
Also N9's OS,well let's just say isn't everyone choice....
If Nokia do intent to sell N9 in high volume then they better sell N9 in slight low price.Around RM1.6K-RM1.7K is still ok.

Should be able to play in third party application.

N950 Sample Picture from crevator

https://picasaweb.google.com/a.reversat/N950

You can request the picture from crevetor from his twitter account here - http://twitter.com/crevetor
Maybe he'll share few more pictures.

Simple answer : Yes.
Complex answer : No

There are are some basic differences in MeeGo & MeeGo Harmattan
For example MeeGo is using RPM package & Harmattan is using DEB package.Harmattan's API is slightly different from MeeGo because Nokia has added few API's (probably due to swipe gesture)
Google for MeeGo & MeeGo Harmattan differences.Previously I already wrote the basic differences between these 2.

Although there are differences between these two stuff like programs are compatible with both the OS because Harmattan API do support MeeGo API.Plus both the OS are QT based so porting apps is relatively easy.Developers can use Community OBS to drop the codes & produce RPM & DEB packages.There are methods to bridge other differences between these OS.
There are also a team trying to port complete MeeGo 1.2 to N9.Let's see where that goes

IMHO if Nokia decides to continue using MeeGo for other handsets (chances are 0.000000001%) I believe the handset still can be success.Because MeeGo still have part of Maemo/Harmattan "power" & widely accepted Nokia's proprietary swipe UI.
But we all know Nokia went with WP7.Good luck with that...

There are some manufacturer like LG & ZTE expressing their interest to develop MeeGo based handset but I don't know whether it will materialize or not.If they do intent to manufacturer MeeGo device I think they need to somehow acquire the swipe UI from Nokia. Seems like MeeGo is synonym with swipe gesture nowdays.

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Added on August 4, 2011, 1:14 pmNokia N9 Preview Event in Malaysia Tonight

C'mon Nokia,invite people from LYN also...

This post has been edited by super_evil_alien: Aug 4 2011, 01:14 PM

Those who plan to buy N9 at least can save some money for the case.
There will be a silicon case with matching colour provided with the retail set.

Some of them publicly said they dumped their phone to their relatives.
This doesn't send a good message to other users who are using that particular device.
Get free phone at least keep it & use yourself.

Talking about dumping device some of the longest N900 users have started looking for replacing their device.Highly likely they are going for green robot team.There's more customers lost by Nokia...

Andy always talk technical stuff here
As both Symbian & Maemo user he should have a lot opinion

Metro Ui's boxy things is a big turn of for me.It's the most unfriendly UI for new users in all mobile OS.You'll need time to get used to the UI.
So far the reception for the UI been excellent.I think the UI itself has received better reception that the OS itself.
For a new OS MeeGo has almost complete functionality compared to iOS,Android & WP7.Pretty much all the basic functions like MMS,social media integration,copy paste etc2 are in MeeGo 1.2
For me the issue is 3 thing : 1)Software support 2)Developer support 3)Hardware (People might want higher end stuff inside their phone)
If Nokia can solve this 3 issue perhaps N9 can be their iPhone.

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Added on August 4, 2011, 9:05 pmAgreed.I think Nokia team has done that in N9.So far the UX is good.OS is stable (judging from 950 users comment).Most of the pre-installed apps are working great & more functionality are being integrated.

This post has been edited by super_evil_alien: Aug 4 2011, 09:05 PM

If Nokia wants to hear another Maemo/MeeGo user comment perhaps I need to write a long email expressing what I expect from their OS

Eliminate runs of memory error

Should be standard WEP/WPA

With Android's less than decent power management quad core processor is less useful

Swipe gesture isn't just a hype.It's kinda helpful gesture to help you to navigate the OS.

Microsoft earned 3 times the revenue from Android than from Windows Phone 7 in Q2



This post has been edited by super_evil_alien: Aug 5 2011, 08:22 AM

Could be around 1-2GB
MeeGo 1.2 image file is around 1.5GB.

I don't think it's "some developer guy".It should be done by Nokia R&D team to test Android as their potential primary OS.
The guy who ported Android for the Nokia Internet Tablets so far concentrating on N900 alone.

But it did become mainstream for servers.Linux acceptance gaining track with addition of MeeGo.
So far there's Android,webOS,MeeGo & another OS being developed by Motorola which based on linux.

Yes.This is going to be headache for potential owners.