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Wallpapers for the N900
Code177 has set up a web site for wallpapers for the Nokia N900. The wallpapers, which can be used as background images on the N900's desktop, are 800x480 pixels in resolution. Some of the wallpapers are available in sets, containing four images, catering for the multiple desktops, which are part of the N900's 'panorama desktop' feature.
Rafe Blandford · 04 October 2009 -
OM Weather developer interview
MaemoNews.com has published an interesting interview with the developer of OM Weather. OM Weather is a weather forecast application and is one of the most popular Maemo applications (150,000+ downloads and counting). The application supports widget / applet mode, which means it can be shown on the desktop. It is also one of the applications featured in Maemo Select.
Rafe Blandford · 02 October 2009 -
Nokia N900 User Guide now available
The user guide for the N900, in English and Spanish, is now available on the Nokia USA website. The guide offers a basic introduction to the operation of the hardware and software, and runs through the key functionality of the device. It's a good way of getting a handle of the capabilities of the device. The N900 should go on sale in the second half of October, although this will vary by geographic market.
Rafe Blandford · 01 October 2009 -
Hermes - software adds contact photos from Twitter, Facebook
Ricky at Maemo-Guru brings news of Hermes, a piece of software which, by pulling information from Twitter and Facebook, allows you to automatically add photos to your contacts. The software works by matching the names between the N900's contact list and your friends list on Facebook and Twitter. The software has been developed by Andrew Flegg, known as jaffa to the maemo.org community.
Rafe Blandford · 01 October 2009 -
Maemo Community Council election results
The results of the third Maemo Community Council elections are now available. The following were elected the Maemo Community Council: Randall Arnold (Texrat), Matthew Lewis(penguinbait), Alan Bruce (qole), Valerio Valerio (VDVsx), and Graham Cobb (gcob). Congratulations to the new council members!
Rafe Blandford · 29 September 2009 -
Onedotzero behind the scenes video
The Onedotzero festival, which was held, on London's South Bank featured an N900 powered installation. The installation was a huge projection (on to side of the BFI), which was controlled by an N900 (accelerometer based motion and text entry). Or as the video says 'using a three inch display, to try and control a 70-foot display'. Two videos (via Nokia Conversations), which give a more detailed explanation and take you behind the scenes are embedded in the full story.
Rafe Blandford · 28 September 2009 -
PUSH N900 - modding project competition for N900
Nokia has launched PUSH N900, a promotional competition / project, which gives the winners the chance to mod an N900. Currently the competition is calling for designers, hackers and modders to submit proposals for N900 based project. To get things started a few mods have already been created, including a modified Speak and Spell, N900 linked Rolodex, and FM radio / last.fm / N900 mash up.
Rafe Blandford · 27 September 2009 -
Casing the N900 with CP-321
Devin, writing at the Nokia Guide, points to two official Nokia accessories for the Nokia N900. The Nokia Carrying Case (CP-321) is a slip case for the Nokia N900 and will be available in bacl or white. The outside is made of leather, but there's a soft inner lining which helps 'keep the display clean'. No doubt, there'll be any number of casing options before too long, both official accessories and from third parties. Another sign the the N900 is on the way...
Rafe Blandford · 25 September 2009 -
Maemo at OSiM - people centric and commonalities
Ari Jaaksi (Vice President, Maemo Device at Nokia) recently gave a presentation at the Open Source in Mobile (OSiM) conference entitled 'Taking open source forward' with the tag line 'Can't open source become more user friendly?' (via Maemo Talk). The presentation explained that big part of the Maemo 5 story is how its is 'inspired by people', but also outlined some of the thinking behind Nokia's open source strategy. Read on for more.
Rafe Blandford · 22 September 2009