Nokia’s N900 handset is a step closer to running MeeGo, the open source operating system that Nokia plans to challenge with in the high-end device market. By increasing development efforts on an existing device, Nokia can’t be seen as “late” in delivering a MeeGo device. Read More »
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The new Nokia N8 has the dubious distinction of being both the first and the last N-series handset to run Symbian^3 — new high-end devices will run on MeeGo. A product strategy in constant transition isn’t one that will attract developers or customers to Nokia. Read More »
Intel and Nokia are attempting to gather up developer support with developer workshops touting the benefits of the MeeGo platform for handsets and netbooks. All the right pieces are there — cross-platform tools and app stores — but will developers take the bait? Read More »
Intel and Nokia are merging their respective mobile Linux Operating Systems — Mobilin and Maemo — to form a new OS called MeeGo. It will be hosted by the Linux Foundation and target connected devices. And it will be fighting for increasingly limited developer attention. Read More »
Symbian is targeting a wide variety of connected devices in the wake of its transition to an open-source mobile operating system. It’s a smart move for an aging OS that has consistently lost market share to Apple, RIM and Android. Read More »
Nokia is hoping to recapture some of its lost glory in the smartphone space with the N900, the flagship device that began shipping today. The long-awaited handset runs Nokia’s new Maemo 5 operating system and boasts some pretty impressive features, including 32GB on onboard memory,… Read More »
With little or no chance of ever being able to make it through the draconian approval process of Apple’s iTunes App Store, Mozilla, the not-for-profit organization behind the Firefox browser, is betting on two major, if emerging, mobile operating platforms: Maemo, Nokia’s new Linux-based operating system,… Read More »
Speculation surrounding Nokia’s Linux-based OS flared up again this morning with a Reuters report that the Finnish manufacturer will showcase a Maemo phone at Nokia World in Germany this week. So what would that mean for Symbian? It’s getting tough to dismiss Nokia’s attention to Maemo.… Read More »
