Two things before I let you go:

• We’ve already seen the game being played on the N900, but this time it’s done using a WiiMote!
• If this doesn’t win (or at least scores high) on Nokia’s N900 hacking competition, I don’t know what will.

Enough said, and now the clip. Enjoy, though note that the video quality isn’t as great, to say the least.

I used to argue Nokia should acquire Evernote (among other companies). Now in the effort to get all those Evernote fans, myself included, to like/buy their first Maemo 5-powered device, they’ve released the Evernote Sharing Plug-in that’s almost completely integrated in the N900 mobile experience. There’s no need to launch a separate Evernote app to add something to your notebook – simply take a photo and select Evernote from the list of services.

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) took advantage of the Evernote API making the service a part of the N900’s native sharing functionality. And if you want it, it’s in the Ovi Store. Install it, and forget about it…

Next stop is to make the full-fledged Evernote client for browsing notes (with offline support) to make the experience faster.

In the meantime, check out the demo video of Evernote Sharing Plug-in running on the Nokia N900. That’s after the jump, of course.

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After few beta versions and three release candidates, Mozilla has released the official 1.0 version of Firefox for Maemo. You know the features, right? They are worth repeating, nonetheless: there’s the famous Awesome Bar, Weave Sync for keeping your mobile and desktop browser is sync, add-ons support, location-awareness, 30 languages, safe browsing mode and so on. The price is the best thing – it’s free!

To download Firefox, visit firefox.com/m on your Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N900 and take it from there.

Mozilla has released the third release candidate of Firefox for Maemo platform. The emphasis was put on improving overall performance, hence web pages load significantly faster than on RC2. Likewise, panning is more responsive and zooming in on web pages is much faster. In addition, the Awesome Bar will also pop up faster when you tap on it.

On the downside — or is it a downside — plugins (i.e. Flash) are now disabled by default to ensure no hickups when browsing (hickups occurred when there are multiple plugins opened on a single page). This could be changed, though, from settings…

You can check the full release notes from Mozilla’s website. Or download Firefox for Maemo from firefox.com/mobile.

JoikuSpot, the application that allows users to turn their 3G/WiFi smartphone into a hotspot, is coming soon to the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N900 near you. Joikusoft announced, via their Facebook page, that the application for Maemo OS is in works.

Here’s exactly what they said:

For those lucky ones already having Nokia N900 we have very good news. JoikuSpot for Maemo OS will be published soon. The new version will include improved UI showing the actual throughput speed plus much more. Stay tuned.

[Via: AllAboutMaemo]

You are probably aware of Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N900’s powerful capabilities. We’ve seen the hacker-friendly device running Duke Nukem 3D and Warcraft. Heck, we even have Nokia’s release inviting US tweekers and modders to do their best with the phone. On that note, we bring you the last cool “N900 thing” caught – this baby can dual-boot Maemo and Android. I’m not sure where’s a “useful angle” in the story – it’s more of a proof of concept. Anyway, here’s the clip demoing N900 as it starts Maemo and then Android. Enjoy!

[Via: jkOnTheRun]

On the heels of the previous, minor firmware upgrade, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has released a new update for its N900 smartphone/Internet tablet. After the update is complete, you’ll find your device running firmware version 1.1 (up from 1.0.1) with improvements being made across the board. A number of bugs have been fixed, and many of the features improved/added, including support for Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Exchange 2003.

At the moment of this writing, the firmware was not available in all markets, but it should hit the Nokia Software Updater globally within days. And if you care to know about all the changes included with the update, hop over to Maemo wiki for details.

[Via: AllAboutMaemo]

Samsung and their Bada operating system, from a marketing perspective, looks like a waste of time, but we’re still waiting on actual Bada devices before slapping on the fail stamp. Today some new information trickled out. Bada’s developer oriented site has gone live, developer.bada.com, and there are already some tips and tricks on there with code samples and everything, but the actual SDK isn’t available to the public yet. “Soon” is the best release date I can give you. Along with the developer site there is also a developer blog. One post is loaded with screenshots and the visual guidelines that Bada developers should follow in order to create a consistent experience. It looks like a mix of Symbian and Android, which at this points tells us nothing since you only really get to know a mobile phone operating system after using a device with said operating system for a week or so. Once the SDK goes live, developers are hopefully making applications, and device are out, we’ll find out if Bada is going to be known as Bada Boom or Bada Bust.

[Via: Unwired View]

My mobile phone of choice, the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) E71, has a handy feature where you can start typing someone’s name when at the home screen and it will give you the option to select a contact, and then multiple ways of contacting them. This feature is also built into Windows Mobile devices, and on the iPhone if you simply swipe to the left. The Nokia N900 has this feature as well, and it works exactly like the E71, but the usefulness varies since the use case would be:

• Remove device from pocket.
• Open keyboard.
• Type name.
• Select name.
• Select call.
• Close keyboard.

It’s the whole having to manually open the keyboard bit that bothers me a little bit, but either way, shortcuts are always helpful so have a look below to learn about this one:

[Via: All About Maemo]

The Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N900 and its 3.5-inch WVGA touchscreen, 5-megapixel Carl Zeiss camera, 32GB of storage, GPS and WiFi make it one monster of a smartphone. But, if you’re going to buy the Maemo-powered Nokia handset unlocked and contract-free, it’s also got one monster of a price-tag. Today, though, you can get your hands on the Nokia N900 unlocked for just $470 from Dell Small Business.

Sounds good, no? Hit up this link and enter code 4$11W9VRS8BT0N at checkout. You’ll see the $600 price tag instantly reduced by $130 to just $470. If you’ve been holding out for the Maemo-powered, Flash-capable, WarCraft-playing N900, this deal should make your decision easy. You’re welcome.

[Via: SlickDeals]