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Fragmentation good for the user, says Nokia
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| Fragmentation within mobile platforms helps handset manufacturers
| and software developers to properly address customers' needs, a
| senior Nokia executive has said.
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http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10013788o-2000331761b,00.htm
N900 PUSHed as a hackerâs best friend
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| This past Sunday I was invited to Londonâs Southbank to take a peek
| at a number of arty hacks centred around the new Nokia N900
| tabletyphonething. The hackers involved were from Tinker.it, a
| creative consultancy that seems to specialise in making physical
| things that represent the digital world. A lot of what they do
| seems to revolve around the Arduino platform (a small
| microcontroller that can talk to sensors and various external
| modules) and Nokia gave them the task of taking us back to the
| 80âs.
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http://thereallymobileproject.com/2009/09/n900-pushed-as-a-hackers-best-friend/
Recent:
Nokia launches N900 hack fest!
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| The Nokia N900 net tabletâs hardware is impressive enough, but its
| real selling point is the all new, multitasking Maemo 5 operating
| system. Espooâs proud of what it can do, and to show it off, itâs
| launching its very own, Nokia endorsed hacking competition for crafty
| coders. Want to get involved? Keep reading to find out how.
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http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/09/14/nokia-launches-n900-hack-fest/
Hands on with the Nokia N900 and Maemo 5
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| Qt will become the API across Nokia devices, which means developers might
| actually start writing applications for them. Qt is much easier for quick and
| dirty applications, and proven for heavyweights such as Google Earth, Opera
| and Skype, where high performance is a necessity.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/09/02/nokia_n900_maemo5/
Nokia bolsters phone lineup, prices laptop at $820
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssComputerHardware/idUSL248097020090902
Nokia World 09 brings new smartphones, netbooks
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39736291,00.htm
Nokiaâs Free Software bullshit and insults in Maemo
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| Thereâs a wiki page in Maemo explaining why there are some proprietary
| software. That page needs to be passed by the bullshit filter, like I said in
| my comment, Nokia is far from being friendly to Free Software. Theyâre
| actually quite aggressive and strongly lobby for the legalization of software
| patents in Europe. Donât be fooled by the sugar coating, they are not your
| friend. So what is in the wiki page after you pass the bullshit filter?
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| * Brand We think that âopen sourceâ reduces our brand value
| * Differentiation Proprietary software is much better, just use it
| * Legacy We donât want to be shamed by the garbage we forcefeed upon you
| * IPR & licensing issues Software Patents are good, just buy the freaking
| licenses from us.
| * Security Since we sell dangerous products, we take your freedom away so
| you donât make the mistake of getting proof theyâre crap (like their
| batteries, which the phones must know the limits of)
| * Third party Just accept that we know best and choose from the best
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http://blog.1407.org/2009/09/01/nokias-free-software-bullshit-and-insults-in-maemo/
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