Along with release dates for other handsets in their Windows Mobile lineup, price points for the nüvifone G60, HTC Touch Pro2 (to be branded as the Tilt 2), and the Touch Diamond2 (branded Pure). The Tilt 2 will run you $299.99, $499.99 off contract; the Pure $149.99, $349.99 off contract; finally, the Garmin-asus nüvifone G60,…
US getting Nokia N900 on September 27th?
The Nokia N900 is Nokia’s first Maemo-powered device to sport smartphone functionality. The N900 comes from the same lineage that gave birth to the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet, but it transcends the “Internet Tablet” segment with true phone features – quad-band GSM/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) support, 5.0-megapixel camera and GPS (just to name a few). With the…
Vodafone to Announce Linux-Powered 360 by Samsung?
What do we have here? A new Samsung handset packing an 8 megapixel camera and OLED screen running on LIMO? Apparently there’s no official name set, but I think 360 might be a fair bet. Rumour has it Vodafone will be launching a service called “Vodafone People” which will help you stay connected to various…
Nokia: Hands off my Maemo!
Nokia’s just announced Nokia N900 has been getting some pretty solid reviews as of late. It’s single most intriguing feature is the Linux-based Maemo OS. With its touch-optimized user interface, Maemo OS promises to finally bring a powerful yet fun mobile platform to high-end Nokia smartphones. And, to keep the user experience as “cool” as…
More companies join LiMo Foundation, we ask why?
Just when we thought it’s dead, LiMo Foundation announced new member companies – Immersion Corporation and KDDI Corporation. The first of the two companies develops advanced haptic technologies for mobile communications, consumer electronics, gaming, and manufacturing — making us think we may actually see a LiMo-powered touchscreen handset released at some point. As for KDDI,…
Nine New LiMo Handsets Coming to NTT DoCoMo
NEC and Panasonic have introduced nine new LiMo handsets through Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo, spread across three families. In the PRIME series, we have the N-06A, P-07A and N-07A; in the STYLE series there’s the N-08A, P-06A, P-08A, and P-10A; and finally the SMART series is including the N-09A and the P-09A. No fresh additions…
Maemo 5 Beta 2 SDK released
Nokia has released the second beta version of the Maemo 5 SDK, fixing many bugs reported by developers. Combined with the recent improvements in the Fremantle Extras repository, this release reportedly provide a solid basis to get software ready for the Maemo 5 final release. Speaking of the Extras repository, it is the main channel…
Garmin-ASUS bringing Nuvifone G60 and M20 to Malaysia next month!
The Nuvifone G60 and M20 navigation-oriented smartphones have been delayed time and time again, but it seems the Garmin-ASUS duo is still intent on launching the devices before the end of the decade. In fact, if the latest rumblings along the mobile grapevine pan out, we’ll see Garmin-ASUS launching the Nuvifone G60 and Nuvifone M20…
First non-Nokia device to ship with Maemo hits the market: Optima OP5-E
Maemo is Nokia’s open source operating system built on top of the Linux kernel. There have been only three Maemo devices thus far: the 770, N800 and N810. Today the fourth one has been announced by a little known Chinese company called Optima. The OP5-E has a 4.3 inch 800 x 480 resolution screen, 806…
Some thoughts on the next Nokia Internet tablet device
It’s fair to guess Nokia will launch a new Internet tablet device later this year. We’ve already posted an article with the rumored specs, but we haven’t said — cause we don’t know — whether the touchscreen used will be capacitive or resistive. The point of this article is to make the case for the…