Jun 30

MeeGo for handsets makes its first appearance

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As promised, Nokia and Intel have revealed the pre-alpha version of MeeGo for handsets today, supporting the Intel-powered Aava reference phone and the Nokia N900. What’s most interesting at this early stage is the UI, which appears to have taken a big Nokia-influenced step away from the Intel-designed MeeGo netbook and tablet UI — and we’re definitely detecting some hints of Android and webOS here and there. Seriously, just check out that task switching interface. Of course, MeeGo is open-source, so we’re sure Nokia has some deeper UI customizations in store — like homescreen widgets, which are notably missing here.

On a deeper level, this build of MeeGo includes the base MeeGo APIs, including Qt and the MeeGo touch frameworks, the Firefox-based browser, a photo viewer, and some basic UI elements like the status bar, app launcher, and virtual keyboard. There are pre-built images for the Atom-based Aava handsets available now, but N900 owners will have to do a little building until someone makes an image available. Be warned, though: there’s a long enough list of known bugs, and while that’s totally fine for pre-alpha code, it might not be too fine for your device. That’s not going to stop us from installing this thing, but you be careful, alright? And let us know how it goes. Video of the UI after the break.

P.S. Given that the N8 is destined to be the last Symbian N Series device, we can’t help but feel it’s being overshadowed by MeeGo before it’s even out. Can we pre-pour one out? Is that a thing? It is now.

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MeeGo for handsets makes its first appearance originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 25

Nokia N9 (or something) in the wild: 8 megapixel camera, American 3G?

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We told you, didn’t we? Whether you want to call this the N98, the N900’s successor, or the N8 plus QWERTY, what you’re looking at above is potentially the visage of Nokia’s next smartphone. It’s being dubbed the N9 by the folks at Negri Electronics, who also inform us it has an 8 megapixel imager on the back, 850 / 1900 3G bands (good for AT&T, Rogers, Telus, and Bell), and “ridiculous screen clarity.” This sort of throws us for a loop, since we’re looking at some straight Symbian action up there, whereas Nokia has told us directly that there’ll be no more Symbian on the N Series after the N8. A clue to what might be going on is provided by the “C0” label at the upper left corner of this device, suggesting that it could be a future C Series member. All we know is that the thing seems pretty real and it’s headed to a full video review in the next few days. Yay!

[Thanks, Jason]

Nokia N9 (or something) in the wild: 8 megapixel camera, American 3G? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 25

NPad tablet shown off in China, running MeeGo

Posted in: e reader, handheld, ipad, meego, slate, tablet, tablet pc, TabletPc, Today's Chili

Red Flag Software’s just shown off a custom MeeGo tablet that’s China-bound. Though we don’t have any images of the unit yet, we know that the NPad be a Moorestown-powered, 10.1-inch touchscreen tablet that “looks like” the iPad, and it’ll boast WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G, and GPS. The company also says that it’ll be cheaper than the iPad, so there’s that!

NPad tablet shown off in China, running MeeGo originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 23

Nokia N900 drops to $369, unlocked

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Hard to believe but after all this time the N900 remains the most powerful handset in Nokia’s vast collection of cellphones. No other Nokia handset even comes close and that won’t change until Nokia launches the Symbian^3-powered N8 or the MeeGo-powered N9. So if you’ve got the dough and a certain inclination to write Python scripts on a Friday night, you might want to think about sliding $369 (down from $649 at launch or $479 currently at Nokia USA) Espoo’s way for a crack at the ARM Cortex A8 slider. Sure, it’s not the freshest face on the block, but the development community will certainly help eek-out every last bit of value for many months to come.

P.S. Don’t forget to apply the coupon code LL17PBSTFKZ440 to get the reduced price.

Nokia N900 drops to $369, unlocked originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 23

Nokia N8 to be final Symbian N Series device, all MeeGo from here on out

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Whoa. Nokia’s premier range of devices, the N Series, will bid adieu to the Symbian operating environment and go MeeGo full time after the introduction of the N8. That’s what we’ve just heard directly from the Finnish horse’s mouth. Nokia will naturally keep Symbian around — of course there’s a whole Symbian^4 to come — but will utilize it on more mass market devices as it seeks to push smartphones further down the product hierarchy. So it’s not necessarily bad news, as such, it means we’ll likely see Symbian trickle down to handsets priced more like featurephones and less like miniaturized laptops. What it does mean, however, is that Nokia is pushing forward with its modernization plans, and doing so more aggressively than previously thought. Which we consider to be a pretty awesome (and necessary) thing.

Nokia N8 to be final Symbian N Series device, all MeeGo from here on out originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 22

MeeGo for tablets gets a pre-alpha video demonstration

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We managed to grab some hands-on time with a Moorestown-powered MeeGo tablet prototype during the hustle and bustle that was Computex 2010, but if you’re looking for a more subdued, PBS-approved rundown of what the forthcoming operating system will offer, you’re in the right place. Hosted up just after the break is a video demo of the pre-alpha user interface, complete with a finger-led walkthrough of the entire system. We’ll be frank — what we’re seeing here is downright dazzling, and it all looks a heck of a lot easier to wrap one’s noodle around than a full-on copy of Win7. Peek it for yourself, won’t you?

[Thanks, Allen]

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MeeGo for tablets gets a pre-alpha video demonstration originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 22

Nokia: pre-alpha release of MeeGo for handsets coming June 30th

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We’ve already gotten an early peek at what’s in store for MeeGo on handsets courtesy of some leaked UI guidelines, and it looks like folks now won’t have to wait too much longer to try it out for themselves — Nokia has confirmed that the pre-alpha release will be available on June 30th. That will be followed by the “fully productized” version sometime in October, which should also coincide with the release of some actual MeeGo-based handsets. No further details beyond that just yet, but N900 users should be the first to get a taste of a true MeeGo handset experience — despite Nokia’s lack of official support.

Nokia: pre-alpha release of MeeGo for handsets coming June 30th originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 21

Nokia 7- or 9-inch MeeGo tablet rumored to be running ARM (not Moorestown) in Q4

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While DigiTimes has been known to get a rumor correct now and again, its success rate falls off dramatically when dealing with companies HQ’d outside of its native Taiwan. Keep that in mind when you hear it discuss a Nokia tablet with either a 7- or 9-inch screen. DigiTimes, speaking with “upstream component makers,” claims that the Foxconn manufactured device — of which, about 100 engineering samples have already been produced — will be ARM-based with a Q4 launch targeted. If true (and that’s a big IF) then it would certainly be running the MeeGo OS (that’s a Quanta-built prototype above) when it ships. Of course, DigiTimes has been rumoring an ARM-based smartbook from Nokia due in mid 2010 for almost a year. And guess what? It’s mid 2010, with smartbooks/netbooks now out of style and tablets all the rage. Thing is, we’d have thought that Nokia would be more likely to opt for Intel’s Moorestown in support of their partnership given the Q4 timing. But hey, it’s just rumor, let’s not get too carried away.

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Jun 18

Meego handset UI guidelines offer details aplenty, suggestion of WebOS, Android influences

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Sure, you can already download MeeGo 1.0 and try it out on your netbook or N900, but Nokia also has some grander designs for the mobile operating system, and a new Handset Interaction Guidelines document published on (and then pulled from) the official MeeGo wiki has now offered some more details on exactly what’s in store. Among the highlights are confirmation of support for both portrait and landscape keyboards, and some pretty strong evidence of WebOS and Android influences, including a task manager that’s similar to WebOS’s card system but becomes a grid view with a multitouch pinch, and a notification system and taskbar that are apparently similar to Android’s — not to mention some centralized account management. There’s pages and pages of details beyond that, however, so hit up the link below to dive in (courtesy of Google Cache, of course).

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Meego handset UI guidelines offer details aplenty, suggestion of WebOS, Android influences originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 13

Nokia N9 MeeGo slider leaks in early video tease?

Posted in: leak, meego, nokia, qwerty, rumor, slider, teaser, Today's Chili, video

Um, yeah. Let’s just put this out there: the image above was grabbed from a video that could be an early, leaked teaser for the N9, Nokia’s first handset to run the MeeGo OS. Could be. The production quality of the promo is certainly up to snuff and the industrial design of the slider itself features just enough N8 to make the whole thing seem very plausible. It doesn’t hurt that it resembles an earlier leak… but that doesn’t help authenticate it as real either. And what’s with those impossibly shallow keys on the QWERTY? Watch for yourself after the break.

[Thanks, Tigran]

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