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Maemo 5 and Nokia n900 press release
- ramy_d 17y agodamn, 500 euros...
- tuukkah 17y agoRemember, this is what you pay without a contract. I don't think it's much for a phone (or rather, a full handheld Linux computer) with these specs (32 GB storage, 800x480 display, 5MP camera...). If you prefer to pay it monthly in your contract with a network operator, let's hope there'll be good deals.
- pavlov 17y agoRumors and FCC documents suggest that the N900 will be available in USA with T-Mobile's 3G frequencies. Nokia probably wouldn't go through the effort of building a special version for T-Mobile US unless they have a deal in place that the device will be subsidised by the carrier. So there's a fair chance that this will be available in the US for considerably less than 500 euros (my guess for the T-M price would be $199, but who knows?).
- ramy_d 17y agoyeah, i'm eager to see what the contract will look like, here's to saving up!
- kasunh 17y agoIMHO 500 euros is reasonable considering that this is almost a computer in your pocket with real control for the user. It is my guess that an iphone 3GS would cost more than this without a contract and the device looks good as the iphone.
- mseebach 17y agoThe Samsung i7500 Galaxy Android handset is less than €400 without a contract.
- tuukkah 17y agoOne reason might be that the Samsung has 8 GB storage, the Nokia has 32 GB. The Samsung has 320x480 pixels, the Nokia has 800x480. The Nokia also has OpenGL for Exposé-like task switching etc.
- randallsquared 17y agoAnd a real keyboard.
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- gtufano 17y agoiPhone3GS, without contract and SIM-free (you can use it with any operator), as it sell in Italy, is 599€. So 500€ is cheaper (specs are better).
- ramy_d 17y agovideos: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/27/nokia-n900-running-maemo-5-officially-500-in-october/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/27/nokia-n900-running-maemo-...
- pkulak 17y agoWow, is it really a resistive touch screen? That's pretty terrible.
- jsonscripter 17y agoI want this so bad. It's the first device I've seen that's powerful, open, and available.
- tuukkah 17y agoplus it's a phone, you mean ?-)
- jsonscripter 17y agoActually, that's not even important to me. Just the 3G data connectivity. I might just keep my razr for calls :)
- tuukkah 17y agoI see. For 3G data, I've found tethering to be good this far. I'm eager to see how built-in (versus Bluetooth) data affects the battery runtime. (Edit: replying here because of the reply limit: The previous Nokia internet tablets (770, N800, N810) can tether with any phone that supports the standard Bluetooth DUN profile.)
- jsonscripter 17y agoCan you tether with other Nokia devices?
- mcargian 17y agoI've had a Nokia 9300, E71, and other Nokia phones. I have been able to tether with all of them on AT&T.
- cesare 17y agoSame here. Still, it's a pity that it doesn't have multitouch.
- tuukkah 17y agoFrom the developer's point of view, it's notable that you can now use the Qt framework to program cross-platform apps for Maemo and Symbian phones as well as for Windows, Mac and Linux desktops. And with the support for web technologies in Qt, this means Web developers can create native apps using mostly HTML, CSS, Javascript, SVG etc. http://qt.nokia.com/ http://qt.nokia.com/ (Edit: replying here because of the reply limit: I Right, Qt is supported on Maemo 5, will be default on Maemo 6. II Indeed, and Nokia will support Python for Qt development too.)
- lamby 17y agoFTR, most of Maemo 5 is GTK.
- kasunh 17y agoYes Maemo 5 is mainly gtk based. But nokia announced they will switch to Qt for Maemo Harmattan. It is only logical after they acquired Trolltech in early 2008.
- illumen 17y agopython and pygame can also be used for symbian, linux, windows, etc etc. Nokia love python :)
- thedob 17y agoBiggest additions I see here are the additional memory, cellular connectivity, and rear facing camera. The limited memory made multimedia application development a challenge on the N810, and the front facing camera was rather useless for photo taking. Now this will truly be a use-anywhere, do-anything mobile computing platform. Looking forward to developing on it. Battery life was always a problem on the N810 with constant connectivity. We'll see how it holds up on the N900.
- ralphc 17y agoDoes Maemo have a JRE? I'm currently a Clojure fanboy...
- kasunh 17y agoI highly doubt that Maemo 5 would have default java support going by the history of Maemo. But have a look at jalimo, https://wiki.evolvis.org/jalimo/index.php/Main_Page https://wiki.evolvis.org/jalimo/index.php/Main_Page. You may be able to get something working. That is the beauty of openness.