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Firefox for Mobile Now Available on Nokia’s Maemo Platform!

"We’re pleased to announce that Firefox is now available for Nokia’s Maemo platform. Starting today, Nokia N900 owners can enjoy many of the same Firefox features they know and love on the desktop on their mobile device. Bringing Firefox to mobile devices is the next step toward fulfilling Mozilla’s mission of providing one Web that everyone can access, regardless of device or location. Secure, powerful, and customizable, Firefox is the most modern mobile Web browser available and is opt...

First small over the air software update for Nokia N900 incoming…

"Nokia N900 owners rejoice, as a (small) software update rolls out today across all territories (where the N900 is sold) and across all variants. The software update will be available as an over-the-air update or with the Nokia Software Update app on your PC, globally within the next 24 hours. Nokia N900 users connected to the Internet will receive a notification in the device’s Status Area that a software update of Maemo 5 is available. This software update prepares the Nokia N900 for o...

Nokia’s masterplan for 2010 and beyond (Capital Markets Day)

"Nokia are making it clear that, in 2010 and going forward, a key theme will be the improvement of user experience. Key drivers in this realm are a continuing evolution of the Symbian platform and the introduction of Maemo 6. Nokia will re-engineer its Symbian user interface. The big user experience changes will come with Symbian^4, which sees a Qt based Orbit and Direct UI combination replacing AVKON. Symbian^4 and the new UI is likely to get its first demo in the second half of the year, but ...

Android 2.1 Rom for HTC Sense leaks, N87 to replace N86, and Nokia to take Symbian to new level

A new ROM has leaked that has Android 2.1 with HTC Sense that is set to run on the HTC Hero handset. The new ROM is available over at xda-developes to download. Naturally, the software is alpha so it’s not something you want to use on your only handset. A new Nokia N87 handset has turned up that is set to replace the N86 already available. The N87 has turned up on a video and claims to have a 3.2-inch touch screen and a 12-megapixel camera. Nokia has promised to take Symbian to a new lev...

HTC HD2 to get WinMo 7 in 2010, N900 ships in US, LG GW880 hits China Mobile

Word is coming in that in 2010 the HTC HD2 may get a Windows Mobile 7 upgrade. According to the rumor, the update will be offered as soon as WinMo 7 launches. The downside is the update is said to be in late 2010. The Nokia N900 running Maemo 5 is now shipping in the US. According to the official PR, we should have seen the handset about a week ago; I wonder what the delay was. The device is selling for $649 unlocked over at Nokia direct. China Mobile has landed its own version of the Android-...

Access Updates Garnet VM for Nokia Tablets

"Garnet VM NokiaAccess has released another update to its Palm OS Garnet VM for Nokia Internet Tablets running Maemo. The Garnet VM Beta 5 (v1.04b) is said to offer various undisclosed stability improvements.The Garnet VM is a virtual machine that essentially acts as an emulator with the ability to run native Palm OS applications on the Nokia N770, N800 and N810 devices, but not the new Nokia N900 phone. It supports over 30,000 native software applications written for the Palm OS, including som...

Nokia N900 Firmware v1.2009.42.11 Update

"The Nokia N900 has received the first public update taking the device to firmware version v1.2009.42.11. Now, this may seem odd for a handset that isn’t even in stores yet but the update effects those devices sent out early. Find out more about the Nokia N900 Firmware v1.2009.42.11 update after the jump…The Nokia N900 is a 3.5-inch smartphone with touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard that uses the Maemo 5 operating system, the first such Nokia device to use this version of the OS.The Nokia N90...

Maemo to Replace Symbian S60 by 2012

"It looks like Symbian 5th Edition could be going the way of the dinosaurs on Nokia's N series devices. The Finnish manufacturer has apparently been rather chuffed with the reception that Maemo, the OS the N900 runs, has received. The Really Mobile Project is saying that Nokia plan to drop S60 from flagship N series devices, but don't expect a switch to be thrown and Maemo to appear overnight. With the maturity of S60 there are a lot of apps and services available for it, something Maemo just c...

Official Google phone in 2010, T-Mobile UK sells user data, and N-series to all use Maemo by 2012

If you are one of the many who has been surprised that Google has offered no Google phone running its popular Android OS you aren’t alone. A new rumor has Google launching an official phone in early 2010 with the Google brand and a Korean firm is rumored to be building the device for Google. T-Mobile customers in the UK have good reason to be mad today. Word has surfaced that customer data was sold by T-Mobile staff to cold callers. The employees that sold the data were unauthorized to do so ...

Samsung Spica I5700 gets announced, Nokia N900 hands on, and Nokia 5330 with DVB-h tuner

Samsung has announced the Galaxy Spica I5700 officially from the main Korean headquarters. The odd thing is that the Russian arm of Samsung announced the device already. The handset has an 800MHz CPU, 3.2MP camera, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Engadget went hands on with the Nokia N900 one of the products that drew complements was the speedy processor. Maemo 5 is described as the most user friendly version of the OS so far. Engadget also says the device may offer a better web experience than ev...