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If you recall, Jolla is the new company formed from the former Nokia employees who wanted to continue working on the MeeGo platform. They’re planning to unveil the results of their efforts at some point next month, launching a new MeeGo-based OS, codenamed “Sailfish,” and first device(s) in November.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the company managed to raise some 200 million EUR in the initial round of funding and the start-up is investing 10 million EUR of its own to bolster the platform’s prospects.
The “Sailfish” will remain open-source though parts of the UI will be licensed to interested parties. We’re not sure there’s room for another entrant to this space but you never know. MeeGo is a solid foundation for a new OS and we hope that the Jolla guys will be able to impress us. Supporting Android apps (existing eco-system) out of box is definitely a plus for any new platform. Can’t wait to see the first Jolla smartphone. 
[Via: Engadget]
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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.
