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Remember Jolla, the Finnish company that spun off from Nokia to pursue further development of the MeeGo platform? Well these guys are realistic enough to realize it’s the apps rather than fancy OS that makes people want to buy some phone (or not). To that end, they announced that future Jolla/MeeGo phones will be able to run existing Android applications, making their forthcoming device(s) appealing to the end users. It’s still not clear which company will make such product(s), but the good thing is that it will have some apps right from the get-go. Of course, I wouldn’t expect all Android apps to run smoothly on an “alien platform,” but many will run like it’s nobody’s business. Look at the BlackBerry PlayBook as an example.
In the other MeeGo news, savvy hackers managed to port the latest version of Android to the Nokia N9. From what we’re hearing, Jelly Bean works like a charm on the N9 with the only pain point being the cellular connectivity. Guess that will be addressed in the future releases and in the meantime, those willing to try this out can use the N9 as a Wi-Fi connected media player. Neat. 
[Via: MobileSyrup]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
