More Deals on Nokia N900 Surface on the Web

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Adams

N900 PriceThe N900 is not yet launched and its already taking the center-stage of a high octane drama. First came the pre-orders by Nokia and Amazon, which were promptly followed by unforeseen delays, and then Newegg came up with a definite shipping date for the device, attracting hordes of fans for the pre-order. Joining the bandwagon are the web’s largest retailers- Dell and Amazon, which may not have a definite shipping date at their disposal but their price is something you don’t wanna miss out on.

As of this very moment, Dell Smart Business is retailing the N900 at USD 519 and that includes shipping, which we gotta say is the sweetest deal we can expect from any retailer for a genuine N900. The deal was infact sweeter a couple of hours ago, when Dell stopped accepting the 15% discount on coupon code “9PD$33PJFL5P21″ . That made the retail price for N900 USD 442! (We gotta screenshot to prove) As one might expect, the avalanche of N900 fans pre-booking the N900 under this offer, forced Dell to terminate the offer in a little over 3-4 hours after the word got out.

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Nokia N900 Finally Gets a Release Date, or Has it?

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Adams

Nokia N900 PriceLooks like the folks at Nokia have finally let the cat out of the bag as the blogosphere is rife with US and UK launch dates for the first Maemo 5 powered device. Rumour has it that the N900 will be launched on November 14th in the US and on November 16th in the UK.  Thats like just a week away!

After having delayed the launch on N900 from October to a previously unknown date, Nokia faced a lot of criticism from market pundits and Maemo fans alike. With the holiday season coming up and the competition gearing up with product launches in the same genre, it was hightime Nokia released their flagship handset. Responding to the market sentiments, Nokia seem to have finally decided on the shipping date for its N900, or atleast Newegg and Omia have some inside infoon the Nokia N900 price, which the world is largely oblivious to.

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Win a N900 With Offline as it Happens Contest

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Adams

Nokia N900Love that N900, but wondering if you would be able to afford that flagship Nokia device, as and when its launched? How about getting it for free? Ofcourse there is no free lunch and you gotta show to the world how badly you miss N900 in the “Offline as it happens” contest being hosted online by Nokia Conversations.

The N900, as you may know by now is more a mobile computer than a phone with PDA capabilities. With high speed 3G data connections being the norm these days, N900s are going to be indispensable for the upwardly mobile crowds, and driving home this very point is the “Offline as it happens” campaign of Nokia. Sample videos and more details on the contest after the break.

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Fennec Beta 4 Demoed on N900

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Adams

Mozilla Fennec for Mobile N900Mozilla have just released the beta 4 version of Fennec, better known as Firefox for Mobile for the upcoming Maemo platform. N900 being the sole device in this platform was the obvious choice for demo and guess what, Jay Sullivan, the VP of mobile browser division of Mozilla, himself has demoed the browser very much on a N900.The latest mobile browser from Mozilla is one of the most revolutionary applications for mobile platforms. Being based on the latest Firefox engine (the same that powers the yet to be released Firefox 3.6), the mobile browser moves a step closer to the capabilities of desktop browsers. Infact the present version of the browser is the first mobile browser to incorporate support for plugins and add-ons.

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Video Gigs of N900

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Adams

Nokia N900Who says you gotta be a music artist to perform gigs? The latest gadget to hit the town, the Nokia N900 is nothing short of a rockstar when it comes to its entertainment capabilities, and guess what, it has a couple of  gigs of its own! Music and Video capabilities aside, the TV out port of this wonder gadget is being maxed out by the handful of reviewers, who have been fortunate enough to get their hands on a preview set.

With gaming on phones becoming the latest fad, the N900 is taking mobile gaming to places where we dare say there is no competition at this juncture of time. Obviously we are referring to N900 gaming on humongous LCD panels that takes the centerstage in your living rooms. Check out the sample videos (or gigs!) after the break.

Quake III

The first person shooting game which took the gaming world by a storm is back! YouTuber twaelti, has managed to get Quake III up and running on his N900 and guess what, we just cannot wait to frag on N900s (which looks like its going to be pretty soon with the latest rumor being Nov 9th launch)

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Nokia N900 vs Dell Streak- Comparison

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Adams

Nokia N900Though the Nokia N900 has not been released yet, there is already competition brewing in the scenes.  And it is not between the Nokia N900 and the Apple iPhone. It is the others versus the Nokia N900 phone.

There are leaked information of Dell’s Android handset called The Streak that carries a huge 5-inch display and similar features. Included are some photos of Dell’s The Streak. It has a 5-inch WVGA 800×480 touch screen display with true MID. Also, it features 3G WWAN, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connectivity and microSD support for extending your memory. Not much information has been given on this phone compared to the Nokia N900.

But the Nokia N900 is no pushover either. Tagged as “Experience the speed and raw power of the high-performance Nokia N900 mobile computer.”, the newest offering from the Finland-based Mobile giant is powered by the OMAP 3430 ARM Cortex A8 processor with three microprocessors bringing a lot of raw power. This microprocessor provides a generous boost on the phone’s graphics, communication and multimedia features. Memory is a whopping 1GB, which enables the phone’s user to open more applications simultaneously.

Text messaging, e-mail checking, web browsing, mobile audio listening, FM radio and GPS are just some of the exciting features that come with this phone. Among other hardware features include a full QWERTY keyboard, a 5-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, WIFI and an impressive 32GB internal memory that is a direct swipe with the iPhone’s biggest capacity.  And you can extend the phone’s memory up to 16 GB of additional storage with an external microSD card.

Can Dell’s Android handset knock the much-hyped features of our beloved Nokia N900 phone? All of these are plainly speculation. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. We will determine these facts when all these products are out in the market.

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Breaking News: Nokia N900 Release Delayed till November

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Adams

Nokia N900Sorry to break this to all those who are expecting the release of the highly anticipated Nokia N900 phone. According to Peter Schneider, head of Maemo marketing, Nokia has decided that it is moving the release of their newest handset from end of October to anytime in November 2009.

It seems that the folks of Nokia sent out 300 pre-production test units to different people all giving different feedback. Perhaps there have been some unfavorable reactions to the unit and the new Maemo operating system. Of course, we can only speculate this. Due to these reactions, they have pushed back the release date and is now making some tweaking.

I am sure many feel bad about the delay. But it is something of a welcomed disappointment. We can see that Nokia is doing its very best to make sure it will roll out their best product yet. They are gearing up to butt heads with the competition especially Apple’s iPhone.

The Nokia N900 is dubbed as “RAW COMPUTER POWER” with the description – “Experience the speed and raw power of the high-performance Nokia N900 mobile computer.” Among other things, the N900 boasts of a 3.5 inch wide screen touch display with 800 x 480 pixel  resolution, full QWERTY keyboard, Wi-fi and Bluetooth, a 5-megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss optics Tessar lens with a CMOS sensor camera and other hot features.

So we need to wait another month before we get our hands on the Nokia N900. Will it be worth the wait?

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Feature Focus: High Speed Internet on N900

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Adams

Nokia N900 InternetThe Nokia N900 will take your web browsing to a whole new faster level. Harness the high-speed broadband of the N900, which is compared to your home Internet connection’s fast speed. Now you can truly enjoy visiting Internet website with rich interactive content. Its built-in browser is now powered by Mozilla technology – the creator of the widely successful and web standard browser Firefox. Also, be able to experience mobile Internet media with Adobe Flash™ 9.4 support now inside the phone. Others have failed bringing this feature in their phone. But that is not the case for the N900.

With a full screen browsing feature, you can view your favorite websites. Hand gestures and tapping commands will enable you to zoom in or out or scroll in any direction on your website. The graphics and animations will be displayed as it is like on your desktop computer.

The Nokia N900 phone is capable of 3.5G and WLAN connectivity, support Quadband GSM with GPRS and EDGE technology, ultra fast data transfers over a cellular network 10/2Mbps and data transfers over Wi-Fi 54Mbps. Whether you are connected via WIFI or accessing the 3.5G network, you do not have an excuse not to be online.

What does this mean for the mobile Internet aficionado? Well, it means that you can now truly take the Internet wherever you go. No need to carry your big clunky laptop. No more worrying about plug-ins. No more wondering how come your flash website doesn’t work. The Maemo Internet browser courtesy of Mozilla technology has empowered us to really enjoy web 2.0 and not be taken back to the 1990’s.

Imagine playing your favorite Facebook games. How about watching YouTube without having to wait forever? Web as we know it is now in our grasps thanks to the N900 from Nokia.

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Video: Quake 3 on the Nokia N900

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Adams

iPhone and iPod Touch beware. There’s a new kid on the block and it’s going to kick some transistor butt.

The Nokia N900 boasts of raw computing power so much so that the unit is not only being labeled as a portable computer but a portable gaming device too.

Watch the video below of Quake 3 being played on the Nokia N900 phone and is connected to a bigger screen via the TV-out that comes with the Nokia N900 package.

The graphics are truly awesome. The animation is smooth. The sounds are superb.

Also there is a demo of the multi-player feature of Quake 3. You have got to watch it to believe it.

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End of the month release date for Nokia N900?

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Adams

The world is waiting to get its hands on the latest high technology phone to hit the market – the Nokia N900 phone. There is so much hype on this piece of hardware. And rightfully so. The features alone has made every gadget freak on the planet drool with envy. Fresh from this year’s introduction of the 5800 XpressMusic phone which carried the touch screen capabilities and accelerometer, the Nokia N900 is the culmination of months (or even years) of research.

Rumor on the internet was that the next iPhone killer contender will be released on October 19th 2009. But as we can see this is not the case as the date is already over and there is still no sign of N900 anywhere.

However, word has it that the N900 phone should be available by the end of October 2009. Perhaps, it is being positioned nearest to December to take advantage the Christmas and gift-giving season. Not quite the gift you can get in your stockings but, if you can afford the estimate $649 price tag, why not?

As for Amazon, they have posted in their website that the Nokia N900’s availability will be on November 2, 2009. Of course, things still remain to be seen.

You have the option to pre-order from the Nokia website. Unfortunately, not all countries can do this. Only Finland (of course), France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and USA. Interestingly, there are no mention of any Asian countries which is highly loyal to Nokia products and are more open to embrace new gadgets like the N900.

When it does get released by the end of the month, let’s hope the unit lives up to the hype of being “Raw Computing Power” and not just “Raw Publicity”. After seeing the videos online, this could just be the phone that can give the Apple iPhone a run for its money (and market).

The world continues to wait.

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