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Android and Maemo Phones Can Grab Beta Version of Firefox 4 Now

Growing up from the early alpha build, Firefox 4 has entered the beta metamorphosis for Android and Maemo phones. It…

Kat Hannaford

PublishedOctober 8, 2010

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Nokia N900 Hacked With Froyo, While Androids Are Still Waiting

Nokia would be doing much better if they'd announced last week that along with ditching Symbian for high-end devices,…

Kat Hannaford

PublishedJune 28, 2010

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6/21/10

This Is What MeeGo, the <i>Other</i> Tablet OS, Will Look Like

This Is What MeeGo, the Other Tablet OS, Will Look Like

It's true that iOS4 and Android are the mobile operating systems of the day. But MeeGo, a mash-up of Intel's…

Brian Barrett

PublishedJune 21, 2010

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5/5/10

Intel's Atom Z6 Moorestown Mobile Chips Will Run Android and MeeGo

Intel's new Z6XX chips under the Moorestown banner will be used in devices running Android or MeeGo, Intel and…

Kat Hannaford

PublishedMay 5, 2010

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2/15/10

Intel and Nokia Mate Their Moblin and Maemo Platforms, Spawn MeeGo OS

Nokia and Intel have joined up to marry their Moblin and Maemo platforms, creating the MeeGo spawn which will be…

Kat Hannaford

PublishedFebruary 15, 2010

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2/2/10

Nokia Releasing Maemo 6 Phones Later This Year, Symbian 4 Next Year

Great news—according to Nokia Taiwan's general manager Michael Hsu, they're going to be launching Symbian^3 in the…

Kat Hannaford

PublishedFebruary 2, 2010

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1/30/10

Firefox Mobile 1.0 Burrows Onto Nokia N900s

Firefox Mobile crawled into its first pockets last night, going live on Maemo5. The mobile version retains the full…

Kyle VanHemert

PublishedJanuary 30, 2010

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1/28/10

Nokia Surprises With Mammoth 126.9m Units Shipped and Profits Increase

Laugh/cry about Nokia all you want, but when it comes down to cold, hard figures, they're still performing well.…

Kat Hannaford

PublishedJanuary 28, 2010

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Watch a Nokia N900 Dual-Boot Maemo and Android

Though just a proof of concept for now, this clip shows the hack-friendly Nokia N900 dual-booting Maemo and…

Kyle VanHemert

PublishedJanuary 23, 2010

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12/8/09

Optima OP5-E Tablet Caught on Video and Gives Nokia's N900 the Eye

The open source platform Maemo has returned to town after last being seen in Nokia's N900, this time spied in a…

Kat Hannaford

PublishedDecember 8, 2009

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12/4/09

Nokia to Halve Smartphone Production in 2010, Official Suicide Watch Starts Now

Despite the N900 looking like a return to the days of quality Nokia phones, it's announced it will halve production…

Kat Hannaford

PublishedDecember 4, 2009

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12/3/09

Nokia Previews Faster, Prettier Symbian User Interface for 2010

We were surprised yesterday to hear that Nokia is moving ahead with both Symbian and Maemo phones, but reassured by…

Danny Allen

PublishedDecember 3, 2009

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12/2/09

Nokia Has No Plans To Give Up On Symbian Or Maemo

Symbian's problem isn't that it lacks capabilities, it's with the user experience: namely the clunky, awkward, and…

John Herrman

PublishedDecember 2, 2009

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12/1/09

Nokia to Shoot Itself in the Foot and Release Just One Maemo Device in 2010

Sure, Nokia's N900 has been faced with delays, but that can't be the sole reason it's planning just one Maemo…

Kat Hannaford

PublishedDecember 1, 2009

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11/18/09

Nokia's N-Series Will Ditch Symbian for Maemo by 2012

At an official N900 meet-up in London last night, the Maemo marketing team appears to have let slip that Nokia will…

Danny Allen

PublishedNovember 18, 2009

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10/24/09

Waiting for a Nokia N900? Keep Waiting

Apparently the handset has been delayed until November. The good news, as BGR points out, is that the n900 supports…

Chris Jacob

PublishedOctober 24, 2009

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10/9/09

Nokia's Next OS, Maemo 6, Could Look Like This

The N900 runs the slick new Linux-based Maemo 5 OS, but Nokia is already dishing up details on Maemo 6. Expected in…

Danny Allen

PublishedOctober 9, 2009

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Overheard at Phone Conference: "Nokia Will Never Release an Android Handset"

At the ~~Swedish~~ Finnish phonemaker's booth, I overheard a Nokia rep say that Nokia "will never release an Android…

Dan Nosowitz

PublishedOctober 7, 2009

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9/4/09

Nokia N900 U.S. Preorders Are Go: $650 No Contract

The N900 is up for preorder, and Nokia is throwing in its BH-703 Bluetooth headset to sweeten the deal. That's beats…

Danny Allen

PublishedSeptember 4, 2009

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8/27/09

Nokia N900 Maemo Is a Phone, Makes the N97 Look Silly

There's been a lot of talk about the N900 Maemo "tablet", especially about how it looks suspiciously like a phone.…

John Herrman

PublishedAugust 27, 2009

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