When Nokia acquired Trolltech in January 2008 they outlined a clear strategy that they would build a Qt layer on top of both Maemo and Symbian so that developers could create applications that would be cross platform compatible: The acquisition of Trolltech will enable Nokia to accelerate its cross-platform software strategy for mobile devices and…
Video: HTML5 SVG and Canvas support shown in Firefox on Nokia’s N900
In 5 years we’ll all be looking at the dedicated application stores of today and laugh at how fucking stupid we once were. The only reason developers care about app stores, the ONLY reason, is the ability to monetize their applications. Once operators make a billing element which taps into the SIM card that can…
Firefox Mobile: Release Candidate aimed for next week, final version few weeks later [Maemo]
Jay Sullivan, Vice President of Mobile at Mozilla, makers of the Firefox internet browser, has said that the the company is aiming to have a release candidate version of their first mobile browser out next week and that a final version is due to hit the market in the next few weeks. Firefox Mobile will…
Video: Nokia N900 running in portrait mode
It seems you can run other things, not just the dialer and photo browser, in the portrait mode on the Nokia N900. According to Guyver at the maemo.org forums, there’s a glitch in the OS that allows for this, and we’re hoping it will be included with the next firmware update. The idea to use…
Deal: Nokia N900 available for $480 on Amazon!
Despite the fact Nokia announced that its N900 will sell for $649 in the U.S., the good ol’ Amazon is offering the Maemo-powered device for $480 ($479.99 to be more precise). As you probably already know that money buys you one of the most capable smartphones on the market today with features that include tons…
Nokia starts shipping the Nokia N900!
The Nokia N900 inches closer to a retail launch today with Espoo’s announcement that they’ve started shipping their N900 to distributors and retailers. Nokia recently missed its initial October 2009 window for shipping the N900, so today’s announcement is great news for fans of the N900’s 3.5-inch touchscreen, powerful ARM Cortex-A8 processor, 5-megapixel Car Zeiss…
Calling all mobile app developers! Tell us why your app rocks!
Do you develop mobile apps for the iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile, Symbian or webOS? Well, we want to hear from you! We’ve partnered up with “Under The Radar” to find cool mobile apps that will blow our minds. We’re asking any and all mobile app developers to submit their app for the “FAST PITCH” mobile…
Video: Mozilla Firefox for Maemo Beta 4 running on a Nokia N900
Jay Sullivan, Vice President of Mobile at Mozilla, runs through Firefox for Maemo on the Nokia N900 in the video below and shows off how tabs work, the “awesome bar”, and extensions. You may be asking yourself what’s the point of Mozilla building Firefox for Mobile? WebKit has the largest share of the mobile browser…
Video: Nokia N900 running Windows 3.11!
We dig the idea of Nokia N900’s expandable feature set. And to prove just how tweaking-friendly the Maemo-powered device is, this guy managed to make it run the good ol’ Windows 3.11. Yap, you’ve read that correctly – it’s running Win 3.11 from DOS. But I said enough, just watch the video and enjoy! 😉…
ACCESS and Emblaze Mobile’s co-operation finally shows some results: ELSE INTUITION, Linux-based mobile OS
It was long time ago when we reported that ACCESS (the owner of the original Palm OS which it re-christened to Garnet OS) is working with Emblaze and Sharp to create “revolutionary mobile device.” It seems they finally managed to bring their project close to the end, and voila – a press release has been…