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Hands On: Nokia N900 - A Good Cheap Option?
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| Nokia's Linux-based N900 looks to be shaping
| up as the comapny's real competition in the
| next generation of smartphones - and it seems
| like it may be going for the low-price slot.
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http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/product/hands-on--nokia-n900---a-good-cheap-option--2368
Nokia N900 priced for 16th November launch
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| The Nokia N900 looks like being the QWERTY
| success story of the season, as anticipation
| for this Maemo 5 handset seems to be almost at
| fever pitch. While initially intended for an
| October launch, it looks like the Nokia N900
| will be shipping on the 16th November and
| whatâs more, itâll be cheaper than expected.
| Find out about the Nokia N900 being priced for
| 16th November launch after the jump..
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http://experts.thelink.co.uk/2009/11/06/nokia-n900-priced-for-16th-november-launch/
Recent:
Nokia N900 mobile phone dropping Nov 16th?
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| The slider mobile phone will be powered by
| Linux Maemo, making it the first Nokia phone
| to feature the companyâs much-anticipated
| operating system. Previously, the platform
| has been employed solely on the companyâs
| selection on Internet Tablets.
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http://www.top10.co.uk/mobilephones/news/2009/11/nokia_n900_mobile_phone_dropping_nov_16th/
Nokia's Plans for Symbian vs. Maemo
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| New entrants to the market including
| Google's (GOOG) Android will continue to
| snap at Symbian's heels, according to market
| watchers In-Stat, with the company also
| seeing increasing competition from a new
| quarterâMaemo, a Linux-based OS for mobile
| devices.
|
| "New OSes such as Android and Maemo will cut
| away at Symbian market share," Allen Nogee,
| In-Stat analyst, said in a statement,
| adding: "Although there are relatively few
| open source OS-based smartphones in the
| market today, the open source OS momentum is
| difficult to ignore."
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http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/nov2009/gb2009114_367401.htm
Analyst: Nokia planning Maemo iPhone competitor
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| Nokia plans to release a mass-market, Linux-
| based Maemo smartphone to compete with
| Apple's iPhone in the second half of 2010,
| according to UBS analyst Maynard Um.
| Although the move appears to signal an
| increasing reliance by Nokia on Maemo at the
| expense of Symbian, a Nokia spokesman said
| the company still considers the Symbian
| platform its main smartphone operating system.
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http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/analyst-nokia-planning-maemo-iphone-competitor/2009-10-28
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