Ultimate Mobility

June 3 2010 by Skyler Visconti in APRS, GTalk, Gizmo5, Google Talk, HamRadio, N900, Nokia, Personal, SSH, Skype, Smart Phone, Ubuntu, Web, WiFi, computing |View Comments

The ultimate test of mobility is one in which you’re constantly moving, almost never in the same spot. Most people never experience this because they typically work in urban ares and within 20 miles (32 km) of their home. There is however a segment of the population that is constantly moving, almost never staying in one spot for more than 12 hours. What kind of profession allows, or requires this level of mobility?

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MeeGo on the “big screen”

June 2 2010 by Skyler Visconti in Android, Booklet 3G, Future, Intel, Linux, Maemo, MeeGo, N900, N920, Nokia, OMAP, Smart Phone, Tablet, Web, iPad |View Comments

Some of the latest handsets, most notably the HTC Evo, have large screens, Nokia’s previous Meamo lines have all included large screens. The N810, N800, & 770 all had screen sizes greater than 4 inches (10cm). It’s very likely that screen size will expand for the MeeGo powered Nokia N9. N900 customers who had not purchased any of Nokia’s previous Maemo devices saw the 4 inch screens of the N8*0 line, too large for a phone, so Nokia decided to shrink the N900. Now customers are realizing a larger screen is still usable and works much better for multitasking.

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Front facing camera … Skype away!!!

June 1 2010 by Skyler Visconti in Android, Apple, Facetime, Front Facing Camera, Future, GTalk, Gizmo5, Google Talk, Maemo, N800, N810, N900, Nokia, Skype, Smart Phone, Video Chat, WiFi, computing, iPhone |View Comments

For generations of Nokia devices there have been front facing cameras. iPhone users and Android users are just now starting to realize the potential, but Maemo and Symbian users who’ve been using Gizmo5 or Google Talk have been able to video chat on the go for years. Nokia recently released a firmware upgrade that enabled the front facing camera for video chat through Skype, GTalk, & Gizmo5 (SIP). But this wasn’t an unexpected feature…

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Nokia N920 Specs …waiting for September

May 14 2010 by Skyler Visconti in Future, HTML5, Intel, Maemo, MeeGo, N900, N920, Nokia, OMAP, Smart Phone, Tablet, flash |View Comments

Knowing most of the N920 (AKA: Nokia N9, RX-57) Specs, I’m still wondering if I will be getting a N920, or staying with the N900. Will the upgrade be something I really want? Will MeeGo live up to Maemo’s lineage? The N920 is, in essence the bridge from Maemo to MeeGo.  Maemo6 (Harmattan) is considered an “instance” of MeeGo, but you could also say Ubuntu is an “instance” of Debian. The differences there are big, but how big will they be with the N920?

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Why Android fails and MeeGo wins…

May 7 2010 by Skyler Visconti in Android, Apple, Google, Intel, Linux, MeeGo, Nokia, patents |View Comments

Because of licensing agreements (between HTC and Microsoft), ALL Android phones send profit back to Microsoft. Go Google for being spineless (see: Novell deal). Luckily, MeeGo doesn’t have that problem.

With the partnership of Intel, Nokia, and The Linux Foundation, Microsoft doesn’t stand a chance against these types of threats. For those of you upset about the deal HTC made with Microsoft read: Nokia and Intel defensive on MeeGo Linux patents • The Register.

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