2   | Spotify Running On Nokia N900, The Unofficial Maemo Spotify App submited by in Software |
A coder by the name of Eskil, distraught by a response from Spotify’s support team that the company isn’t planning any development on the Maemo platform, has taken matters into his own hands and built a client of his own on the platform.
This video shows a very early version of a Qt 4.6 application running on a Nokia N900 using the despotify library to play tunes from Spotify. Only works with Spotify Premium accounts.
Via pocket-lint.com
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOvldo3ZsnA...
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Nokia N900 Would have Maemo/MeeGo Dual-Boot
The Nokia N900 SDK V1.2 update is expected to hit later this week and will bring with it a host of changes to the core OS. However, it looks like the release won?t be offering support for dual-boot with the upcoming MeeGo OS.
Nokia N900 comes Singapore on Mar 27
Nokia announced today that the N900 can be pre-ordered in Singapore from now to Mar 26 from Available for S$999, the Maemo-based device has a ARM Cortex-A8 processor, up to 1GB of application memory and OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics acceleration. It comes with 32GB of storage, which is expandable up to 48GB with a microSD card.
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.
Bad News: Firefox for Maemo (N900) Without Adobe Flash
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.”
