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But to the point, I have only heard 1GB will be for consumers, more of course by tuning.]]>Oct 1st 2009 6:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 6:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/
PS. What ? No resistive-screen bashing ? Who are you and what have you done to the engadget folks ?]]>Oct 1st 2009 6:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/
http://conversations.nokia.com/2009/08/27/finding-maemo-the-new-nokia-n900/#comment-10175]]>Oct 1st 2009 7:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/
"What would you expect from bloggers who have dropped out of high school?"
Those bloggers are way richer than you. Oh, and you're here reading what THEY wrote, not the other way around ;)]]>Oct 1st 2009 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 6:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 6:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 6:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/
http://www.mobiles.co.uk/nokia-n900.html
]]>Oct 1st 2009 7:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/It is well known that that 256 mb for apps thing is just for the pre-production model, but you seem to not be able to hear those facts.

Anyway, I don't care. I don'r really care that much about Nokia anymore. HTC and Android FTW!]]>Oct 1st 2009 6:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 8:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 8:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 7:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 7:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 7:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/
And the keyboard itself is very good to type on. I have quite big fingers and had no problem. It also has autocorrection (with two simultaneous languages, I believe), so writing is NOT a problem with this device :D]]>Oct 1st 2009 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/]]>Oct 1st 2009 7:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/
Android isn't all it's cracked up to be, sure. It's pretty and damn usable, but at the same time it's not even half as open as Maemo. Despite the 'openness' being one of android's main selling points.

There's no flash support, no multitasking, the App store is woefully inadequate (especially in Australia - no paid apps!), and the only way to really get experience promised is to root the damn thing.

Oh,and before you get on my case with cries of "nokia fanboi!!11": I'm typing this using my Australia-spec HTC Dream (G1). So I know what I'm taking about whrn it comes to thr Android OS]]>Oct 1st 2009 7:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/
You did explain how android is not nearly as evolved as Maemo5. But I would like to here how android is not even half as open as maemo. and how is the app store inadequate?]]>Oct 1st 2009 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/No flash support - flash is in the pipeline, actually some builds have full flash support though not official, should be out by this month anyway.
No multi-tasking - are you sure about that? I normally have 3-5 apps open at any given time.
App store woefully inadequate - have you heard of market enabler? really at this point it's completely your fault if you didn't do a little research, you could have had complete access/ paid apps in your region since day one. With apps nearing the 10 000 range, you find that inadequate...you're a hard man to please.
and the only way to really get experience promised is to root the damn thing - really? unless by that you mean the ability to flash custom roms/ apps yes, but other than that, what else cant you do with a non-rooted phone? pls define what your promised experience is?]]>Oct 1st 2009 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/
I am glad it has a resistive screen. I can use a stylus when i want and use it while it's behind a full waterproof case when i want to take it on the road (literally) as a bike computer, which is what i intend.
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Maemo doesn't require an App store to load apps, and because it doesn't require a Java protocol for Apps (more like 'programs'), many more developers are prepared to adopt it as a platform. Plus, this is obviously the 5th version of Maemo, so it's already been well established.

That, and you can pretty much install any program the system can handle.

@originator:
Do you honestly think I don't know about enabler? I've tried it, it doesn't work. Do you think I'd have mentioned that I can't get paid Apps if I could?

What I was promised was a revolutionary, 100% open smartphone platform that would re-define the smartphone as the world knows it. What I got was a reasonably high-quality smartphone OS that was really just as closed as any other, with a half-way decent app store.

Oh, and I don't consider an IM sending me notifications in the top bar to be 'multitasking'.

For example: I'm typing out an email, and want to quote a youtube video in it. I have to close the email client (and it's a hit-or-miss if it deletes my half-finished email) open youtube, load the video I want, watch it, close youtube, re-open my email, type the quote. If I didn't catch the whole thing the first time, I have to repeat this ad nauseum.

For the record, I LIKE Android, and I've certainly used enough to write a detailed set of critisisms about it. And I wasn't actually saying maemo was better than android on the first place. If you'll take just ten seconds to read the OP I was replying to, you'll see that I was offering a counterpoint to "derp derp you should put android on everything". Despite Android a) not being mentioned in the article, and b) only vicariously related to the article (they're both smartphone OSs, that's about it).

But no, you see me dishing on your precious OS of choice, and you automatically assume that I'm a 'hater' and write a knee-jerk reply accordingly. Because apparently I'm too 'stupid' to know what I'm talking about, and am certainly not a member of XDA developers or Fandroid.

But hey, waht do I know? I've only been using the Android platform since the Dream was released in Australia in February. I should stop complaining about things I don't know about.]]>Oct 1st 2009 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/
Not to mention, with a sceen that pixel-dense, and a full linux distro, wouldn't tou prefer a screen that you can use more like a mouse, and less like slamming a hand repeatedly on a keyboard?]]>Oct 1st 2009 7:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/
However, mine has become slower with time, to a point where it really bothers me.

I'm hoping my already-preordered N900 will remedy those problems! :D]]>Oct 1st 2009 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/
http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/Nokia/Nseries-Multimedia-Phones/sb489/n443/p26078.aspx?lpsrc=google&lpcat=NokiaN900l&lpgrp=N900&lptxt=N900v2&lpkey=n900&gclid=COGB7efjm50CFQeX2AodDxBBSQ]]>Oct 1st 2009 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 8:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 8:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/
This should be a fun ride indeed!]]>Oct 1st 2009 8:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 8:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/
This is the Engadget way.*



*OK not all of them but a few. I'm looking at you Vlad and Paul.]]>Oct 1st 2009 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/
normally when you see a demo of a phone it is being used clean.

load all that shit onto it and see how it works then.]]>Oct 1st 2009 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 1st 2009 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/nokia-n900-undergoes-extensive-preview-n97-found-sobbing-in-a-c/Oct 2nd 2009 8:47AM