In this video, Memmx compares the web browser and gaming on the Nokia N900, Nokia N97 and the HTC Desire.
Archive for category Maemo
After the Fennec, the mobile version of Mozilla’s Firefox web browser, Nokia N900 users can now enjoy the Google Chrome running on their Maemo-based smartphones. It is still a pretty early version of the app we’re talking about and it isn’t an official release by Google but it certainly caught our attention.
PhotoTranslator is a neat application for Nokia N900. It allows you to translate text from pictures to various languages. Imagine yourself walking on a street somewhere in a foreign country and you face a warning sign, but you have no idea what it says. Just take a picture of the sign and open it with PhotoTranslator, crop the text in the sign and PhotoTranslator translates the text to your language. In addition the PhotoTranslator can be used also for translating copy/pasted or typed text, not just for text from pictures.
According to the Symbian numbering scheme we’re at Symbian^1 now, but we won’t see ^2 at all – Nokia is jumping straight to Symbian^3. Maemo 6 is coming later this year with at least one new device running it.
Symbian S60 5th edition or Symbian^1 is the OS powering the touch phones from Nokia – from the Nokia N97 flagship to the entry level Nokia 5230. The next version – Symbian^2 – however has been dropped in favor of Symbian^3.
Symbian^3 is expected to come out in the third quarter of 2010. For now it’s not clear if older devices will be compatible with the new OS, which will feature multi-touch gestures. We will also be seeing Symbian^4 in late 2010 or early 2011.
Maemo is also getting an update – Maemo 6 is just around the corner (the Nokia N900 runs Maemo 5). Maemo 6 is expected in the second half of 2010, but more importantly there are plans to launch new products based on Maemo 6 – yep, the Nokia N920 could well be on its way. And the use of plural in “products” gives us hope of there being more than one Maemo device coming out this year, despite the rumors to the contrary.
Nokia expects that Symbian devices will overtake S40 devices by 2011 – 55% vs. 35% – and Maemo devices will be 10% of all devices shipped.
Mozilla labs announces the release of Firefox Weave Sync add-on. Weave allows you to bridge your mobile and desktop firefox seamlessly. This free browser add-on gives you access across supported devices to all your personal data instantly proving more useful. In addition the provision of synchronization between your history, bookmarks and passwords are available with encryption to ensure your privacy. Install the Weave Sync 1.0 Add-on for Firefox and Fennec.
Firefox browser for Maemo devices (Nokia N900 etc) goes final only 3 days after the RC3 release. There are currently over 40 Firefox add-ons available. View the catalog here, or search for and install add-ons directly from the Add-ons Manager. Extensions installed in the Firefox for Maemo 1.0 may require updates to achieve full functionality.
Download Firefox for Maemo by visiting Firefox.com/m on your Nokia N900. You can also go to Firefox.com/mobile and send an SMS text message that contains the download link directly to your Nokia N900.
When Ovi was launched it was launched for the Symbian-running smartphones. N900 users didn’t get any love from Ovi. It would seem that this update is designed to fix that. The update allows Maemo devices to access Ovi the same as Nokia smartphones.
Ovi Store for Nokia N900 is now live. Visit store.ovi.mobi on your Nokia N900 browser to enter the store.
The Release Candidate of Firefox Mobile 1.0 is available for Nokia’s Maemo N900. The release is dated 31 December 2009. Download the new release by visiting firefox.com/mobile via your Nokia N900. You are encouraged to provide feedback and bug reports.
Whats New:
- Easy Web Navigation
- Optimisation for Touch Interface
- Synchronise Seamlessly
- Increased Security
The Nokia N900 finally got support for Last.fm thanks to the Vagalume application. Download the application from here
Changelog:
- Implemented the Last.fm Web Services API v2.0
- Support for Libre.fm and other Last.fm-compatible services
- Support for Maemo 5 (Nokia N900)
- New logo and other UI changes
- Sleep timer (i.e. stop playback after X minutes)
- New configuration setting to download free tracks automatically
