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Nokia N900 hacks publicize Nokia PUSH mod contest

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Sep 15th 2009 No Comments

Part of Nokia’s challenge to cement the N900 and Maemo is in drawing developers to the open-source platform, and to do that they’ve kicked off PUSH N900, a “unique design, hacking and modding project”. To mark the event – which will see winning proposals rewarded with an N900, funding and support to deliver on their idea – the Finns commissioned four sample projects, inspired by the ’80s and using the N900 in distinctive ways. These ended up including a 3D ViewMaster camera, digital Rolodex, 80’s radio tagger/Last.fm integration, and a Speak and Spell mashup.

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Nokia N900 reaching US distributors September 27th?

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Sep 15th 2009 1 Comment

We’d suggest you dip into your handy pinch-of-salt bag for this one, since we’ve seen what can happen with Nokia shipping predictions before, but according to The Nokia Blog shipments of N900 handsets are expected to reach US distribution centers on September 27th. The Maemo 5 smartphone – launched at Nokia World two weeks ago – went up for preorder on September 4th, and assuming the trucks turn up on time, the first units could be in buyers’ hands by early October.

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Nokia N900 big-screen gaming gets video demo

By Chris Davies on Monday, Sep 14th 2009 3 Comments

Apple’s iPod touch 3G may be “the funnest iPod ever” now that Steve & Co have decided it’s a hardcore gaming machine, but it looks like they may have some competition from Nokia. One of the N900’s less publicized features is its TV output, which can be used to play the preinstalled games – Global Race and Bounce – on a bigger display. Maemo-Guru shot some footage of the N900 doing its gaming thing, and it certainly looks promising.

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Video demo after the cut

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Nokia Erdos luxury OLED slider tipped for October [Video]

By Chris Davies on Monday, Sep 14th 2009 No Comments

Nokia’s high-end 8800-series handsets have been in need of a new poster-model for some time, and according to the latest leaks that might just be the new Erdos. The Nokia Erdos is a compact slider with a 2.4-inch 320 x 240 OLED display, 3G WCDMA, WiFi, A-GPS and a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss autofocus optics and dual LED flash.

However what makes the S60 Erdos special is that all of that is packed into a compact, stainless steel casing that’s apparently carved from a single block of metal. The OLED display is covered by a mirror-finish glass panel that’s only transparent when the display is active.

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Nokia Maemo 5 Apparently Perfectly Acceptable For Carrier Customizations

By Evan Selleck on Friday, Sep 11th 2009 No Comments

It’s only been a day since we reported that Nokia was planning on keeping carrier branding as far away from the N900 and Maemo-enabled devices as possible, but it looks like all of that just changed. In a big way. And now, it seems that Nokia is taking a stand in the other direction, leaving us to wonder what the deal really is. Was our excitement misplaced? Or is Nokia just trying to calm the waters, before any real announcements regarding the upcoming N900’s release on carriers is released?

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AT&T yank Nokia Mural over 3G blunder

By Chris Davies on Friday, Sep 11th 2009 No Comments

Nokia Mural Nokia’s Mural only landed on AT&T last week, and already its been pulled from shelves. The problem, according to a leaked internal memo, is that Nokia “inadvertently turned off” its 3G support during production, meaning that all of the devices – including those sold – now need to be reflashed with new firmware.

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SE XPERIA X2, Nokia E72 and LG GM750 preorders on Vodafone UK

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 10th 2009 No Comments

Vodafone UK have put three much-anticipated devices up for preorder, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2, Nokia E72 and LG GM750. Set to begin shipping in November, October and October, respectively, the three phones each have HSDPA high-speed data connections and GPS.

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Nokia 7705 Twist sashays onto Verizon

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 10th 2009 No Comments

The HTC Touch Pro2 isn’t the only QWERTY handset Verizon are unveiling today, but it’s certainly far more traditionally-shaped than the Nokia 7705 Twist. The square device swivels open to reveal its keyboard, as well as packing a 3-megapixel camera, EVDO Rev.0 (not Rev.A), a 2.5mm headphones jack and a 2.4-inch LCD display.

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Nokia Booklet 3G up for €699 preorder in Italy

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 10th 2009 No Comments

Nokia’s Booklet 3G has shown up for preorder on the company’s Italian webstore, priced at €699 ($1,019) unlocked and SIM-free. The Finnish netbook – announced at Nokia World last week – packs a 720p-capable 10.1-inch display, integrated 900/2100MHz HSDPA/HSUPA and AGPS. It’s expected to begin shipping at the end of October 2009.

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Nokia telling carriers “hands off” N900; Maemo staying unbranded

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 10th 2009 2 Comments

Nokia has revealed that it will not be customizing its N900 Maemo 5 smartphone to suit carriers, claiming part of Linux’s strength in the mobile market is offering customers a “compelling value proposition”. It’s a potentially risky strategy; Nokia’s struggle to gain the same sort of foothold in North America as it has in Europe has been partly blamed on a refusal to adapt to carrier-demands there.

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Video demos of the N900 after the cut

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