Fennec aka Firefox Mobile updated for Maemo OS

Guys over at Mozilla have updated the Fennec web-browser.

- Go to the nightly repository. The repository is basically a large file server with folders for each combination of source code branch and language localization.
- Choose the branch you want (trunk == mozilla-central / 1.9.2 == mozilla-1.9.2). Fennec 1.0 is being released from the Mozilla 1.9.2 source code branch, so you probably want to use “1.9.2_*” branch.
- Choose the locale you want. You probably want the multi-locale bundle (”*_multi”), but you can choose a different one.
- Click on the “*_nightly.install” file in the appropriate repository. This should automatically start the Application Manager on your Maemo device and Firefox for Maemo will be installed.

It now has faster response time, thanks to the change in its installation location

Nokia: Maemo OS for MIDs, Symbian still the main priority

Nokia N900 is a great device and we love it! Nokia has said that they are going to reserve the excellent Maemo OS for their (upcoming) MID-based phones. That said, Symbian is still going to be main platform.

Next year, Nokia has promised us that they will launch even more Maemo based devices. We have already been very impressed with the Maemo 5 OS that the Nokia N900 MID runs. We believe that the Maemo 6 OS will bring even more capabilities including support for capacitive screens and multi-touch

Nokia N900 unboxed! – best looking MID

Nokia N900 is the Nokia’s latest offering for the MID-lovers. The Nokia N900 runs Maemo OS and comes with a 5MP camera. Orzlive.com was able to get hold of N900 and they have posted few unboxing pictures of this beauty.

Features:

• Full QWERTY keyboard
• Built-in GPS,、Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
• Display: 3.5-inch
• Resolution:800 x 480
• OS: Maemo 5
• FM radio
• 5MP camera

If the Nokia N900 had the capability to run Windows XP OS or even Ubuntu, I would have already bought it. Also, another big ‘minus’ in N900 is the fact that there is still no bump in resolution. It still runs at WVGA resolution, which is no more considered as ‘de-facto’. We thought that 2 years were enough for Nokia to realize that people want to see more at a time, but we were wrong!