Nokia N900: First hands-on video

September 2, 2009 by Marcel Bantle  

Nokia N900 ZoomWhile Nokia is officially presenting its phone gadgets at Nokia World 09 in Stuttgart, Germany, its new smartphone flagship N900 has already been sighted in the wild. Italian Nokia fans show off its hardware, user interface and touch gestures.

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Nokia N900 smartphone confirmed

August 27, 2009 by Bernd Kling  

nokia-n900-openAlso known as RX-51 or “Rover”, N900 is now officially confirmed as a smartphone, a surf tablet and more. It runs the Linux-based Maemo 5 OS and will be offered starting in October.

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Nokia Uber-smartphone N900 previewed

August 20, 2009 by Bernd Kling  

Nokia RX-51RX-51 aka Nokia N900 “Rover” is a smartphone and will be the first in Nokia’s new line of high-end devices based on the Maemo OS. A Russian website presents photos and screenshots galore.

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Nokia not ditching Symbian, to announce Microsoft deal

August 12, 2009 by Bernd Kling  

nokia-n97The Finnish handset maker tries different routes. While staying “fully committed” to the Symbian OS, it will use Linux-based Maemo for “high performance mobile devices”. At the same time a Microsoft-Nokia alliance is forming to build a mobile version of Microsoft Office for Nokia’s smartphones.

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Nokia to focus on Maemo instead of Symbian

August 11, 2009 by Bernd Kling  

maemo-logoThe Finish handset maker is reversing its OS strategy, as Financial Times Deutschland reports. After supporting Symbian for over ten years it is going for Linux-based Maemo. Its first Maemo smartphone is to be expected within weeks.

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Nokia RX-51: Is it a tablet? Is it a phone?

August 10, 2009 by Bernd Kling  

Nokia RX-51It was also leaked as N900 and known by its code name Rover. A T-Mobile version has just passed through the FCC. More pictures and specs have been revealed.

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Is Nokia planning Cseries, Xseries and more?

July 20, 2009 by Bernd Kling  

Nokia XseriesThe Finnish handset maker finally seems to move after Apples successful Iphone onslaught. New trademarks registered by Nokia stir up some speculation.

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Operators fume about Nokias Skype integration

March 1, 2009 by Bernd Kling  

skype-logoU.K. cellular operators are not amused. They are telling Nokia not to embed Skype clients on its phones … or else.

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