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Hallelujah! Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device supports T-Mobile USA 3G

I have the Nokia N800 and N810 Internet Tablets and while they can be fun to use from time to time, but their performance and speed holds them back. Today Nokia announced the rumored N900 running Maemo 5 and with T-Mobile USA 3G support I am putting my Nokia N97...

Tags: Nokia Corp., T-Mobile, N900, 3G, Cellular Phones, Linux, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-08-27

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Who needs an Office app? Google Docs, Calendar & more all work on Nokia N900

I like the direction this is headingThose keys look awfully small compared to your thumbs (or maybe you have HUGE thumbs ;-) ).In any event, I like the look of the future. You need a foldable, netbook size BT keyboard the size of a cigarette pack, a little stand, all...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Google Inc., Nokia N900, Microsoft Office, Google Docs

Discussion threads 2009-11-14

Who needs an Office app? Google Docs, Calendar & more all work on Nokia N900

I have had a Nokia N900 for about a month now (see my in-depth coverage) and have concluded that it is a great compact mobile computer, but needs some more work to be a really good cell phone. If mobile data is your focus, then the N900 is a device...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Microsoft Office, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-14

News to know: Logitech-LifeSize; Macworld; Droid sales; Tandberg; e-book readers

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Larry Dignan: Logitech gobbles up LifeSize; Enters video conferencing Dave Greenfield: Logitech Buys LifeSize. Now what about Polycom?...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Sales, Ryan Naraine, Sam Diaz, E-book Reader, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, E-books, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-11-11

Nokia N900 Maemo device now shipping to retailers

Nokia N900: BEST OR WORST?good memory, a hefty amount of storage 32GB + 16GB external micro SD - qwerty keyboard - 5MP camera .. Quad Band. :DOvi Maps instead of Google Maps? Where are the precious facebook and twitter apps? :(detailed sources: http://bit.ly/nokia-900-full-specs-details-best-or-worstIts good to see Nokia finally release a...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Retail, Nokia N900, Nokia Corp., Nokia N900 Maemo, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Nokia N900 Maemo device now shipping to retailers

I have been using a pre-production Nokia N900 for about a month and created the Definitive Nokia N900 Guide as I answer questions and put the device to the test. We finally received word from Nokia that the Nokia N900 is now shipping to retailers in Europe, Middle-East, Russia and...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Retail, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-10

Linux in your hand; from geeks only to consumer friendly mass market

My first experience with mobile Linux was with a Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 I bought back in 2003. It was very customizable with apps and functionality and you could change the ROM on it rather easily to fit your needs, but it also required you to spend hours and hours tweaking...

Tags: Operating System, Linux, Operating Systems, UNIX, Palm Pre, Open Source, Software, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-10-26

News to know: iPhone; Win 7 upgrade answers; Psystar; SOA; Google

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Finally, some answers to Windows 7 upgrade questions Dion Hinchcliffe: Are the iPhone and social networks making...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Psystar, Photograph, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-26

MobileTechRoundup show #187, Windows 7, B&N Nook, Nokia N900

Windows 7 was the big news of the week and James, Kevin, and I started off MobileTechRoundup show #186 talking about this latest Microsoft operating system. Hopefully James doesn't really go try to eat a Burger King Whopper 7 today. I talked a bit more about the Nokia N900 now...

Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Nokia Corp., News, Microsoft Windows 7, E-books, Microsoft Windows, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-10-23

Videos and details reveal features of the Nokia N900 Internet Tablet

What about the release date?I have been following Nokia N900 for a long time now. Have seen many videos and articles related to it. One of the best ones is on Wikipedia[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N900]. As a software developer I have many idea that I think I can implement on N900. The blog...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, tablet, Nokia N900, Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

News to know: Nook; Yahoo; Sun; Net Neutrality; Apple; Windows 7

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Burnette: Meet Nook: Barnes and Noble's sexy new book reader Matthew Miller: B&N Nook ebook reader revolutionizes...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, E-books, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Notebooks, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Videos and details reveal features of the Nokia N900 Internet Tablet

As readers here may know, I am the editor of Nokia Experts and currently have a pre-production Nokia N900 Internet Tablet to evaluate until January. This Maemo 5-powered Internet Tablet is quite an improvement over previous Nokia Internet Tablets that never seemed to take off with an integrated cellular data...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Video, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-10-20

News to know: Droid, Moffat, Android, Amazon, 3D HDTV, Net Neutrality

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Verizon unveils 30-second ad for Droid Android phone; slams iPhone Jason Perlow:DROID aims to make Apple...

Tags: Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Software, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Sam Diaz, Matthew Miller, Net Neutrality, Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc.

Blog posts 2009-10-19

MobileTechRoundup show #186, Nokia N900, dual boot laptops, Moto CLIQ

reality checkhey guys, did you know that the ZUNE just fell out of the amazon top ten mp3 players list? (after 3 weeks on the market) just wanted to let you know. guess who had 8 out of the top ten spots? and yes, i know the top ten list...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, top-ten, MobileTechRoundup, dual boot, Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

MobileTechRoundup show #186, Nokia N900, dual boot laptops, Moto CLIQ

James, Kevin, and I kicked off MobileTechRoundup show #186 with my thoughts on the Nokia N900 Internet Tablet and my pleasure about finally receiving my blue Zune Originals media player. Kevin brought up the dual boot Acer Aspire D250 and we learned that it actually boots into Android first where...

Tags: Dual Boot, MobileTechRoundup, Nokia Corp., Laptop Computer, James, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-10-16

Nokia posts third quarter loss; Mobile device demand improving

Interesting......the Nokia Siemens networks looks to be a bit of a disaster whilst the handset side looks in bad shape - most of this loss is driven by the 903 Euro writedown for NSN.Handset sales seem to be doing OK although Nokia clearly need to up their game at the...

Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, mobile, mobile device, handset, smart phone, Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Jailbreaking the iPhone is cool, piracy is not!

how about protecting the consumer?That whould be a nice change. the iphone and ipod touch is NOT a gaming console. Peoples should be able to run any program they want for the device they PAID FOR.Apple artificial crippling of the iPhone is outright CRIMINAL, Apple should be punish and FORCED...

Tags: Smart phones, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

News to know: Intel; Microsoft; Cisco; Google Voice; Postini; Nokia

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Intel: Solid third quarter; Sees brighter prospects ahead Sam Diaz: Analysts interested in Intel's 2010, not just...

Tags: Google Inc., Postini Corp., Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., Voice, Camcorder, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, 3G, Data Centers, Wiki, Operating Systems, Software, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device in hand, S60 apps on the Internet Tablet

LCD reliability?The LCD in my N700 just bit the dust and apparently it's been a problem for others too. Do you think the N900 will have a more stable/durable LCD?RE: Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device in hand, S60 apps on the Internet TabletComplication is not necessarily bad.Not everyone needs...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Internet, Nokia N900, Nokia N900 Maemo 5, LCD, Internet Tablet, Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device in hand, S60 apps on the Internet Tablet

Given that the Nokia N97 flagship product did not receive the highest praise from everyone that Nokia hoped, there has been a lot of excitement about the upcoming Nokia N900 Linux Maemo-powered Internet Tablet. I just received a pre-production unit and posted some first impressions along with several photos of...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Internet, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-10-13