All About Maemo News Headlines from All About Maemo (www.allaboutmaemo.com) http://www.allaboutmaemo.com/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:40:01 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Does Symbian need a Mobile Browser Ballot? http://www.allaboutmaemo.com/news/item/11238_Does_Symbian_need_a_Mobile_Bro.php This month saw the start of the Microsoft Browser Ballot in EU countries. As part of the deal with the Competition watchdogs in Europe, Windows users are being presented with a randomised “ballot” screen of alternative browsers, including Firefox, Opera, Safari and Chrome, as well as the company’s Internet Explorer product. Is there any implication to the mobile market in this decision? Maybe...

]]> Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:02:53 +0100 The application store dilemma of volume, discovery or curation. http://www.allaboutmaemo.com/news/item/11221_The_application_store_dilema_o.php How long would it take you to find some who has “made a success” out of an application store for any mobile device? Not long, I would think, because these stories are picked up and passed around to “prove” that App Stores work. A case in point is this post on Into Mobile, highlighting the success of an app for Google Android with 6,500 paid for downloads, earning $13,000. But is that the way forward? Read on for my thoughts.

]]> Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:09:00 +0100 Video: Anssi Vanjoki on the future for Symbian and MeeGo http://www.allaboutmaemo.com/news/item/11200_Video_Anssi_Vanjoki_on_the_fut.php In part 3 of our MWC interview with Anssi Vanjoki, EVP of Markets at Nokia, we discuss the future. How "for the great masses of the world, the first computer they will have will be an extension of the phone based on Symbian". How MeeGo's rich contextual crossing of the real and virtual world will use a map-based user interface and will create "the possibility for people to live in the media." 

In the second half, we hear about the three "buckets" (types) of competitors, the importance of open standards and ecoystems, and a three-fold answer to how we should judge Nokia's future business performance (KPIs).

]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:26:38 +0100 Video: Anssi Vanjoki on Symbian, MeeGo, N95 form factor http://www.allaboutmaemo.com/news/item/11195_Video_Anssi_Vanjoki_on_Symbian.php In part 2 of our MWC interview with Anssi Vanjoki, EVP of Markets at Nokia, there is discussion of how moving Symbian into the Symbian Foundation stops the platform being "fractioned by individual product programs [within Nokia]". We also touch on whether there is a future for the 'Nokia N95 form factor' smartphone.

In the second half, Anssi Vanjoki talks about Nokia's software strategy and how the common elements of Qt and common Web Runtime provide a unifying layer between Symbian and MeeGo. He then touches on the importance of open source as a new 'software making model' for Nokia moving forward.

]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:27:12 +0100 Accessing extra characters and accents on the Nokia N900 http://www.allaboutmaemo.com/features/item/Accessing_extra_characters_and_accents_on_the_Nokia_N900.php You want a particular character or accent but can't find it on your N900's keyboard. What do you do? Well, there is actually a built-in character and accent menu, but it seems some people have been missing it, so we present below a short-and-sweet video showing how to accesss it.

]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:05:41 +0100 Open Source Wordpress client for Symbian and Maemo under development http://www.allaboutmaemo.com/news/item/11179_Open_Source_Wordpress_client_f.php Wordpress bloggers will be interested in the Open Sourced blogging client being developed for Maemo and Symbian using Qt. The blog for the client can be found here, along with the relevant downloads for the latest version. The software is still being developed, but you can get the latest builds and contribute to the project at dev.nokia.wordpress.org.

]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:54:05 +0100 How to unlock the FM radio on the Nokia N900 http://www.allaboutmaemo.com/features/item/How_to_unlock_the_FM_radio_on_the_Nokia_N900.php The Nokia N900 has a secret FM radio receiver which is not on the official specs. Although it's hidden by default, you can unlock it by installing a special unofficial application, as shown in the video below. The video also briefly demonstrates the N900's FM transmitter which lets you listen to music files and internet stations on any nearby FM radio (which is quite handy in a car).

]]> Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:01:31 +0100 How to update the firmware on the Nokia N900 http://www.allaboutmaemo.com/features/item/How_to_update_the_firmware_on_the_Nokia_N900.php There have been several firmware updates since the N900 was released, and more are on the way. The video below is intended for beginners who need a little help with updating their device. You don't need a PC, the update can be done entirely on the phone itself.

]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:26:59 +0100 How to download apps and games onto the Nokia N900 http://www.allaboutmaemo.com/features/item/How_to_download_apps_and_games_onto_the_Nokia_N900.php There are two main methods for installing applications and games on the N900: through the free software catalogue built into the App Manager, and through Nokia's own Ovi Store application shop. Both of these methods are demonstrated in the video below, which is intended for beginners.

]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:25:51 +0100 The Basics of Widgets http://www.allaboutmaemo.com/features/item/The_Basics_of_Widgets.php The word "widget" has been used in so many contexts in computing and elsewhere, it can sometimes be unclear what exactly it means. On the N900, widgets are simple applications you can add to the desktop, and the video below goes through all the basics.

]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:17:02 +0100 AAS Insight 105: Mobile World Congress http://www.allaboutmaemo.com/news/item/11157_AAS_Insight_105_Mobile_World_C.php In our latest AAS podcast, Insight 105, Steve and Ewan discuss the news and announcements from Barcelona, including the Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro, Symbian^3, Skype for 5th Edition, Nokia's Maemo/Moblin deal, Windows Phone 7 Series Pocket Pro Mobile (or something like that) and anything else which we thought of interest and relevance.

]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:06:01 +0100 Video Report: Faster texting with Swype’s touch-based system http://www.allaboutmaemo.com/news/item/11153_Video_Report_Faster_texting_wi.php Rafe and Ewan McLeod are hard at work bouncing around Barcelona, and they caught up with a number of companies at the MWC MobileFocus evening. One of those companies, Swype, promises a “faster and more efficient way of entering text on a touchscreen device”, as Rafe finds out in this Video Report with Mike McSherry and gets his hands on an alternative input system.

]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:08:44 +0100 Maemo and Moblin to merge and create MeeGo http://www.allaboutmaemo.com/news/item/11142_Maemo_and_Moblin_to_Merge_and_.php Nokia and Intel took to the podium at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona today to announce that their respective Linux projects, Maemo and Moblin respectively, will be rolled together to create a new Operating System to be called Meego.

]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:24:17 +0100 Mobile World Congress Live - Rafe at the Nokia event http://www.allaboutmaemo.com/news/item/11139_MWC_Live-Nokia_event.php With the mobile industry gathered in Barcelona, MWC Day 1 is underway. In this post, we'll be bringing you live coverage from Nokia's event. The event kicks off at 10:30am GMT and we'll be covering both the press conferences and some of the follow up events and interviews.

]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:09:29 +0100 How to add internet radio stations to the Nokia N900 media player http://www.allaboutmaemo.com/features/item/How_to_add_internet_radio_stations_to_the_Nokia_N900_media_player.php The N900's media player application has an internet radio section which contains lots of radio station bookmarks, but no obvious way of adding more. The video below gives an example of how to add more stations to the list, and how to remove stations too.

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