3   | Bad News: Firefox for Maemo (N900) Without Adobe Flash submited by in Software |
Firefox for Maemo 1.0 RC3 may signal that we’re one step closer to getting a full-fledged Firefox browser on a mobile device, but the app has also taken a step back since RC2 emerged two weeks ago, shedding support for the Adobe Flash plug-in that Mozilla said in a blog post “degraded the performance of the browser to the point where it didn’t meet our standards.”
Source: http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2010/01/27/firefox-for-maemo...
Apple?s Jobs took on Flash
Apple?s CEO Steve Jobs was addressing to a meeting with representatives from The Wall Street Journal about the company
Nokia N900 pole dancing robots
Showing that this isn’t restricted to gaming or train timetable applications, Nokia proved just what the Nokia N900 is capable of last night, by revealing a couple of pole dancing robots, controlled entirely by the Finnish company’s range-topping smartphone.
By 2011 only 10% of Nokia's devices would be based on Maemo
By 2011, smartphones based on the Symbian S60-platform will account for 55% of Nokia’s total handset shipments, followed by Symbian S40 feature phones at 35% and Maemo-based devices at 10%. Nokia also plans to launch Maemo 6-based products in the second half of 2010 according to Michael Hsu, general manager of Nokia Taiwan.
Mac OS X 10.3 Running on Nokia N900
Not something you see that often, in fact this is probably the first time it has been accomplished. According to an article over on engadget, Toni Nikkanen of Finland has managed to hack Mac OS X onto the Nokia N900. via phonesreview.co.uk
Firefox Mobile 1.0 now available for the Nokia N900
w. It is a free web browser with the very compelling Weave Sync support to keep your Firefox experience synced across multiple computers.
Nokia N900 Can Be Used As A Wi-Fi Hotspot With Joiku
Joiku, who are a mobile software developer, have announced its JoikuSoft application will be coming to the Maemo platform. The software, which is already available on the Symbian platform, enables you to turn your mobile into a Wi-Fi hotspot. The Maemo version will mean you can use your Nokia N900 3G connectivity to share internet with your laptop and any other Wi-Fi device.
Firefox Mobile for Android coming in February 2010
The word hitting the net waves is that the mobile version of Mozilla’s Firefox browser may become available to the Android platform sometime in February according to a German website reports an article over on android spin.
