I've read some of those reviews as well. Frankly the N900 doesn't come with a lot of documentation so we're left to discover a lot of the features ourselves. It's one of the few devices I've owned that becomes more engaging and interesting the more you use it, there really isn't any 'phone out there that compares.
"you ARE going to end up with situations where an incoming call ends up going to voicemail because the system decided it was just too busy doing something else to deal with the call right that instant"
WRT the N900, that's nonsense.
As soon as the N900 rings the 'phone app takes over the whole screen and all I have to do is press answer.
"Who knows, it might have even been something as trivial as Linus picking up a friend's N900 with one hand, trying to bring up the phone directory using only his thumb, being unable to guess how to make it happen in 2 seconds"
Simply pick up the N900 and hold it upright (portrait mode) and the 'phone app starts. Press dialaing pad (with your thumb) and dial.
Lots of emulators,
Hatari an Atari ST, STE, TT and Falcon computer emulator
MAME the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator.
LucasArts' SCUMM VM
DOSBox
iNES, a program that emulates Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
MasterGear, the SEGA 8-bit console emulator.
Virtual GameBoy (VGB)
Virtual GameBoy Advance (VGBA)
and don't forget Flash for online games
Playing Duke Nukem on this thing with the accelerometer is a blast!
A single tap with the stylus does it for me...
Fennec is still a little slower than the built in browser but it's getting better quickly.
If only it had the 'twirl to zoom' feature.
N95 8GB is on the list at...
http://europe.nokia.com/support/product-support/maps-support/compatibility-and-download
Check the drop down box after 'Start' and select N95 8GB and this will take you to the download page for Ovi Maps 3.0. After that you download the map loader. It's listed as a free download. This seems to differ from the link in the original article in that more phones are listed.
In global smartphone marketshare Apple is only third...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone
Symbian 50.3%
RIM 20.9%
Apple 13.7%
Windows 9%
Android 2.8%
that's for Q2 2009, I'd expect Android to be a bit better than that now.
I have an old Celeron 1.7 Ghz, 512Mb Ram with onboard graphics that runs Elive E17 and it's quite snappy. I presume that it will work quite well on a netbook since. There is a demo included called 'Enlightenment for Embedded' that looks like it has been designed for mobile phones and other low power devices (not smart phones)
I second 'Day of the Triffids'
That, along with Fred Hoyle's 'The Black Cloud', was part of the high school (grade 9 or 10) English curriculum in the middle '70's and influenced my reading habits ever since.
That's strange...
I have a 640m also and have had all versions of Ubuntu installed from 7.10 to 9.04 and the wireless has always worked flawlessly without any tinkering. That's the Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG, right?
In fact the only part that never worked is the 56k softmodem
In my experience Dells have always been an excellent choice for almost any Linux flavour.
Actually Rupert has US citizenship which may or may not mean he has surrendered his Australian citizenship http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview/id/296659.html
Actually most denizens of Oz are quite glad to see the Murdoch clan spending most of their time/energies in the US,
BTW, thanks for taking Ken Ham in also
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"Keep an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out."
Virginia Gildersleeve
Double Pfft.
This really explains homeopaty...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIaV8swc-fo
Reputedly, Winston Churchill loved Homeopathic martinis
He'd fill a glass with gin and glance at the bottle of vermouth on the sideboard.
[yorkshire accent]Luxury![/yorkshire accent]
In my shed now...
IBM PC (5150)
64kB RAM + 256kB memory card
Cassette port
2 x 5.25inch double sided(!) floppy drives
CGA card + green screen CRT
Bought second hand in 1988 for AUD$500
including Wordstar and dBaseII
Able to play LeisureSuit Larry and Space Quest
Still boots but the DOS 3.1 floppy is just about worn out.
"I'm sure there will be a huge ecosystem rivaling Apple's App Store for it in no time at all."
There is, its called the "Internet" The whole thing, not just the bits Steve lets you access.
I've read some of those reviews as well. Frankly the N900 doesn't come with a lot of documentation so we're left to discover a lot of the features ourselves. It's one of the few devices I've owned that becomes more engaging and interesting the more you use it, there really isn't any 'phone out there that compares.
"you ARE going to end up with situations where an incoming call ends up going to voicemail because the system decided it was just too busy doing something else to deal with the call right that instant"
WRT the N900, that's nonsense.
As soon as the N900 rings the 'phone app takes over the whole screen and all I have to do is press answer.
"Who knows, it might have even been something as trivial as Linus picking up a friend's N900 with one hand, trying to bring up the phone directory using only his thumb, being unable to guess how to make it happen in 2 seconds"
Simply pick up the N900 and hold it upright (portrait mode) and the 'phone app starts. Press dialaing pad (with your thumb) and dial.
Have you used an N900?
Chrome is a nice browser... but why not use Safari and avoid the google evilness.
What about the apple evil?
Well said sir!
The N900 actually is a great gaming 'phone...
Lots of emulators,
Hatari an Atari ST, STE, TT and Falcon computer emulator
MAME the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator.
LucasArts' SCUMM VM
DOSBox
iNES, a program that emulates Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
MasterGear, the SEGA 8-bit console emulator.
Virtual GameBoy (VGB)
Virtual GameBoy Advance (VGBA)
and don't forget Flash for online games
Playing Duke Nukem on this thing with the accelerometer is a blast!
A single tap with the stylus does it for me... Fennec is still a little slower than the built in browser but it's getting better quickly. If only it had the 'twirl to zoom' feature.
I thought Toyota had the patent on that for the Prius?
Hope they licensed it or the lawsuits will be flying.
N95 8GB is on the list at... http://europe.nokia.com/support/product-support/maps-support/compatibility-and-download Check the drop down box after 'Start' and select N95 8GB and this will take you to the download page for Ovi Maps 3.0. After that you download the map loader. It's listed as a free download. This seems to differ from the link in the original article in that more phones are listed.
In global smartphone marketshare Apple is only third... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone Symbian 50.3% RIM 20.9% Apple 13.7% Windows 9% Android 2.8% that's for Q2 2009, I'd expect Android to be a bit better than that now.
And how sweet it is!
I have an old Celeron 1.7 Ghz, 512Mb Ram with onboard graphics that runs Elive E17 and it's quite snappy. I presume that it will work quite well on a netbook since. There is a demo included called 'Enlightenment for Embedded' that looks like it has been designed for mobile phones and other low power devices (not smart phones)
To be fair, Ubuntu 9.04 really needs 512 Meg of RAM to run well...
More often it's... "Look at the un-funny Adam Sandler movie!"
...that was ine New South Wales, Australia BTW
I second 'Day of the Triffids' That, along with Fred Hoyle's 'The Black Cloud', was part of the high school (grade 9 or 10) English curriculum in the middle '70's and influenced my reading habits ever since.
That's strange... I have a 640m also and have had all versions of Ubuntu installed from 7.10 to 9.04 and the wireless has always worked flawlessly without any tinkering. That's the Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG, right? In fact the only part that never worked is the 56k softmodem In my experience Dells have always been an excellent choice for almost any Linux flavour.
Actually Rupert has US citizenship which may or may not mean he has surrendered his Australian citizenship
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview/id/296659.html
Actually most denizens of Oz are quite glad to see the Murdoch clan spending most of their time/energies in the US, BTW, thanks for taking Ken Ham in also
"...nor is there a "Delete all history for last 20 minutes" option" In Firefox 3.5.2 Tools > Clear recent History > Time Range to Clear: > Clear Now
As I recall, the IPO in the film was VA Linux, not Red Hat. BTW Revolution OS has been 'opensourced', with a CC licence. It's available on Google Video http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7707585592627775409&ei=tJRiSrCZFZScqwOgx7Qc&q=Revolution+OS
Not really. African swallows are nonmigratory.
Then how did the coconuts get here?