Welcome back Nokia: The N900
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 26 September 2009
Ditching the rather long in the tooth S60 operating system and adopting instead the brand new, Linux based Maemo OS, the N900 Internet Tablet is probably the most feature-rich and capable phone on the planet. Not only does it have the technical ability but it seems to come with all the right eye candy too. We’ll know more once the N900 starts hitting shelves next month but it looks like it may be time to say “Welcome back, Nokia.” We missed you.
Welcome back Nokia: The N900
It’s no secret that we’ve been rather let down with Nokia of late. Our E75 suffered quality problems and the N97 was a disappointment from both hardware and software perspectives. In fact, in a sad indictment of the state of Nokia’s product portfolio, we recently had to declare that the mid-range N86 camera phone was the [...]
8 Responses to “Welcome back Nokia: The N900”
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Straight-Six
29 September 2009
Ooooh, that looks tasty, and machine enough to replace my trusty but failing (toilet drop; don’t ask…) E71.
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If you really love the E71, then I can think of no better replacement than the upcoming E72. Nokia has addressed the very few downsides of the E71 (camera quality mostly) and made other welcome updates (newer software, optical joystick) to create what is sure to be a big seller for them in 2010. They’ve built a better BlackBerry than RIM ever could.
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More details on the smooth looking operating system on Nokia’s N900 « The Prodigal Guide
8 October 2009
[...] 8 tags: Maemo, Maemo 5, Nokia, Nokia N900 by The Prodigal Fool We told you a while ago about how impressed we were with Nokia’s upcoming N900. Well, last week, the Finnish phone giant released a new video showing in further detail how the [...]
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A Prodigal October « The Prodigal Guide
1 November 2009
[...] number 9 – Welcome back Nokia: The N900 – In which we welcome Nokia’s latest internet tablet, finally a device worthy of the [...]
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[...] had no choice but to declare the N86 the best phone the Finns currently make. But that was before the N900 surfaced. Reviews since have demonstrated some of this new tablet device’s weaknesses. Nevertheless, we [...]
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[...] it’s a budget device. The N86? Nope, it’s an old-school camera phone and all the better for it. The N900? No again, it’s a phone-capable internet tablet designed for techies and very early adopters [...]
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[...] the pub. The good news is that your hardware team is more than pulling their weight, the N97 mini, N900, N86, E71 are all great looking designs that retain a distinctive Nokia flavour. And – the story [...]
The Prodigal Fool
29 September 2009
Just thought I’d add that if you’re looking for a really detailed (p)review of the N900, you should head on over to My Symbian. Make sure you set aside at least 30 mins though!
http://my-symbian.com/other/preview_n900.php