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Maemo 5 is available in landscape mode mostly. Only the phone app, photo browser and some 3rd party application run in portrait mode. Thus, two hands are required that is sometime annoying. Now, Guyver from talk.maemo.org managed to run the Nokia N900 in portrait mode: Read the rest of this entry »

One of my favorite features of the Nokia N900 is the TV-Out function. With the video-out cable, which came with the N900, you can connect the N900 to a TV-Set or a projector which will mirror the N900. This is really useful for sharing pictures and videos with your family and friends. In the following video I’ll not only show the TV-Out function but also give you a demonstration of the new UI.
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Maemo 5 is a PC like operation system for mobile handsets like the Nokia N900. Thus, you have the basic shortcuts you have on your PC. In case you don’t know these shortcuts we have listed all keyboard shortcuts here:

General:

Ctrl + C= Copy text
Ctrl + V= Paste text
Ctrl + Backspace= From within an application this will take you back out to the visual task manager
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Finally the day has come. We received our N900 review unit. The first impression is really positive and I already got a glimpse how powerful the N900 is. However, after  a few years with Symbian I need to get used to Maemo and the N900. As for now I have a unboxing video for. Expect further content in the next days, weeks and months.

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With some delay the Nokia N900 is finally available in the first countries like in Austria and the United States. Further countries will follow in due course. The N900 is priced at USD649.

Nokia today announced that the highly anticipated Nokia N900 is now on sale in the United States and shipping to consumers who jumped on the opportunity to be among the first to pre-order the Maemo-powered mobile computer. With the Linux-based Maemo platform and with multiple ways to connect to the Internet, the Nokia N900 enables users to be online as it happens with a powerful computer in the palm of their hands. Read the rest of this entry »

Check out this great walkthrought by Dan Lane from The Really Mobile Project who takes a look at some of the VoIP calling features built-in to the Nokia N900.

Finally Nokia have announced that the shipments of the Nokia N900 have now started. The Nokia N900 will be available in retail stores shortly November with an estimated retail price of EUR 500, excluding sales taxes and subsidies. It’s equipped with Maemo 5, a 5 megapixel camera, 1GB application memory and much more.

The Nokia N900 has generated a lot of interest since its public launch in August, which has been reflected in the device preorders,” says José-Luis Martinez, Vice President, Nseries, Nokia. “What’s exciting is the Maemo software, which takes its cues from the desktop computer and offers a full browsing experience like no other handset. We believe the Nokia N900 will be a very compelling device for people who are passionate about technology.” Read the rest of this entry »

Do you want to get your hands on the Nokia N900 or just talk with other N900 enthusiast? Yet there are seats available in London and Moscow. Head over to sign up.

Here’s a quick demo of the video playback on the Nokia N900 courtesy of UberGizmo. Although the video is overstretched, you can still see how crisp the video is actually displayed, very nice indeed.

Nokia kicked off a new and funny advertising campaign called ”Offline as it happens” for the Nokia N900. In two videos you see what you can miss when being offline. The Nokia N900 is a internet-monster that gives you the full internet experience. So, don’t be offline…be online! Read the rest of this entry »