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Intel & Nokia announce Moblin & Maemo collaboration; HSPA licensing

Chris Davies, Jun 23rd 2009 Discuss [0]

Details on the Nokia/Intel collaboration are out, and unless the duo are planning a big surprise for their imminent conference call it's not quite the announcement we were hoping for. That means no Intel-based Nokia MID or netbook, but a "long-term relationship" to develop new mobile device architectures with integrated Nokia HSPA/3G connectivity. The pairing will also coordinate their Moblin and Maemo Linux platforms, with common technologies and cross-OS applications. Read The Full Story

Nokia N900 Rover Internet Tablet details leak

Chris Davies, May 26th 2009 Discuss [1]

Details of Nokia's next-gen Internet Tablet have leaked, suggesting that the Finnish company have moved away from positioning the platform as a companion device and now perceive it more as a smartphone. According to leaked specifications, the Nokia N900 or "Nokia Rover" now has quadband GSM and 3G HSPA, in addition to the WiFi and Bluetooth of the previous-gen models. It also sheds some screen-size, scaling down to a 3.5-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen (from 4-inches) though as this leaked image suggests the overall design is very similar to that of the N810. Read The Full Story

Maemo 5 Alpha SDK released: hardware 3D acceleration & LBS

Chris Davies, Mar 2nd 2009 Discuss [0]

While at first glance not perhaps the most inspiring of images, this is actually a very special desktop: it's that of the Maemo 5 Alpha SDK, which Nokia have freshly released today. Comprising the new UI framework and app development APIs, the SDK now supports hardware acceleration for 3D graphics at WVGA resolution. Read The Full Story