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Nokia’s N-Series Will Ditch Symbian For Maemo By 2012

11:09PM Danny Allen | At an official N900 meet-up in London last night, the Maemo marketing team appears to have let slip that Nokia will use the Linux-based OS instead of S60 on all its future flagship N-Series handsets. About time, no? More »
Phones

The Nokia N900 Isn’t A Phone, It’s A Psychotic Shapeshifter

4:20PM Rosa Golijan | While we’ve been sitting, waiting, wishing for the Nokia N900, we missed something very important: It’s not a phone. As this Nokia ad shows, it’s actually a psychotic shapeshifter. At least I think that’s the message they’re trying to send. More »
Software

Nokia’s Next OS, Maemo 6, Could Look Something Like This

12:40AM Danny Allen | The N900 runs the slick new Linux-based Maemo 5 OS, but Nokia is already dishing up details on Maemo 6. Expected in late 2010, it’ll introduce a portrait-mode, support multitouch and capacitive touchscreens, and have a desktop filled with widgets. More »
Computers

Nokia Booklet 3G And N900 Will Come To America, But No ETA

2:00AM Joanna Stern | In a US press briefing this morning, Nokia said that its Booklet 3G and the N900 will eventually be sold in the US of A. He would not detail if they would be sold through carriers or simply unlocked (and in Nokia’s flagship stores). More »
Phones

Nokia N900 Maemo Is A Phone, Makes The N97 Look Silly

11:17PM John Herrman | There’s been a lot of talk about the N900 Maemo “tablet”, especially about how it looks suspiciously like a phone. And even if Nokia (inexplicably) plays it down in their now-official announcement, that’s exactly what it is: an amazing-looking handset. More »
Phones

Has Nokia Fallen Out Of Lust With Symbian?

12:28AM John Herrman | According to Reuters, yes, and all because of some slutty-slut-slut Linux OS named Maemo, said to be the company’s new high-end handset platform. Nokia’s first Maemo indiscretion handset’s said to be landing next week, and probably looks something like this. More »
Phones

Nokia N97 Mini Not That Mini, Keyboard Not Great Either

8:20PM Danny Allen | Another Nokia phone, and another extensive preview from Mobile-review’s Eldar Murtazin. He says compared to the N97, the Mini is only “around a centimeter” smaller, its keyboard is worse, and the built-in memory has dropped from 32GB to 8GB. Ouch. More »
Phones

More Nokia RX-5/N900 Tablet Details, First Maemo 5 Screens

5:00PM Danny Allen | An update on that Nokia RX-5 tablet prototype we showed you earlier this month. Mobile-Review says it’s called the N900, and should replace the N97. And while we knew it would run Linux/Maemo 5, we now have screenshots! More »