Episode 33: Rafe Blandford's hands-on with the Nokia N900 Maemo

[Updation]

What a retard, use the stylus if it's so 'shitty'

[111wwwwwww]

ONLY IF THE N97 HAD THE HARDWARE OF N900 WHICH WOULD MAKE THE N97 BETTER THAN N900.

N97+N97 mini+N900= "N97i"

[rpcutts]

I disagree. I think Maemo5 looks far better than Symbian.

[hussainmushahid]

yes its also faster

Symbian OS 5 is just OS 3 with touch functions,it sucks and is lame

[svntsvn]

How many open apps can it handle? Does the chat go offline if you dont have certain applications open? If this constantly stayed connected in idle mode, this would be the ultimate communication device.

[ew4n]

how many open apps? that'll be dependent on the size/memory requirements of the app. But it won't be limited like your average phone.

the n900 will stay connected in idle -- e.g. via gtalk -- just, there's always a small battery overhead with any of that kind of thing.

[svntsvn]

fantastic. Do you think you need an open chat program like symbian multitasking, or is it integrated into the core contacts?I am on the fence over this and the htc hero. I gotta try it to see how it is as an everday device. I hope the screen and keyboard are better than the n97.

[ew4n]

The best thing to do is to wait until you can get your hands on both -- and see what you think. I think the N900 *could* be brilliant... it depends how developers react to it.

[svntsvn]

That may be a problem in the states. Nokia really doesnt have carrier subsidies on their flagship devices. Usually, contract free. Also, they seem to cut themselves off to carriers due to our split 3g spectrums here.

[jechuTv]

no carriers for this device but it will work with t-mobile 3g :D

[DJThijz]

Up to 16 I thought it was, but that actually seems not enough as it still runs DAMN fast with 16 apps running.

[svntsvn]

nice. I'm hoping that tmobile 50 dollar everthing plan with this device is true. Doubt it, they are up androids arse and like to cripple those handsets with no ram.