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To: Star Traveler

Well, personally, I’m rooting for Maemo. Can’t use it yet, though, because I’m stuck on Verizon (can’t really get a signal from other providers at home).


51 posted on 12/06/2009 1:10:30 PM PST by B Knotts (Calvin Coolidge Republican)
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To: B Knotts
You were saying ...

Well, personally, I’m rooting for Maemo.

Just so people know... :-)

Maemo
Maemo is a software platform developed by Nokia for smartphones and Internet Tablets. It is based on the Debian operating system.

53 posted on 12/06/2009 1:20:38 PM PST by Star Traveler (The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a Zionist and Jerusalem is the apple of His eye.)
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To: B Knotts

Maemo does look promising if app developers bite on it. Right now it has some serious limitations, doesn’t work in portrait mode being the major one. Also, the hardware definitely seems like an afterthought only done to get the OS out the door.

A virtual keyboard only Maemo device that has portrait mode (and ideally a slightly bigger battery) would be pretty solid. I have heard rumors that they are working on a N920 to be virtual keyboard only. Hopefully the software tweaks are in the pipeline too.


58 posted on 12/06/2009 3:06:25 PM PST by Mr. Blonde (You ever thought about being weird for a living?)
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