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Nokia Releases Linux Handset

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the where's-my-root-prompt dept.

galaxy writes "Nokia releases their first Linux mobile handset, the N900 The handset is based on the latest release of Maemo, the Nokia mobile Linux platform, and includes e.g. GSM and 3G access (with HSPA, giving datarates of up to 10Mbps downlink and 2Mbps uplink on suitable networks), WLAN, Bluetooth, camera, assisted GPS and, most importantly, a touchscreen complemented by a hardware QWERTY under a slider. The beast is powered by an ARM Cortex-A8 processor at 600 MHz, has PowerVR SGX with OpenGL ES 2.0 support, 32GB internal memory etc."

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  1. Releases? by gmuslera · · Score: 1, Troll

    When? Coming soon is not releasing... yet.

  2. Impressive hardware by gmuslera · · Score: 0, Troll

    Their website seem to be running on one of those phones. From fully responsive to slashdotted in 10 secs.

  3. doesn't have anti-virus .. :) by rs232 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why doesn't it come with an up-to-date anti-virus utility like most modern innovative operating systems?
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  4. Re:how much is it? by fuqqer · · Score: 1, Troll

    *The 5 Megapixel camera with flash.

    *The 800x480 screen resolution.

    *TV-OUT

    *FM Transmitter for wireless stereo access.

    *Internal storage is 32GB, plus the microSD slot adds another 16GB of capacity (soon to be 32GB, when sandisk releases 32GB micro sdhc cards)

    *Flash support with a real browser

    *24 fps video Most importantly though, IT'S NOT AN APPLE PRODUCT!