Nokia reportedly closing it's relations with Symbian and MeeGo by the end of this year

The Finnish multinational communication and information technology corporation, Nokia is reportedly ending up all their support and relations with the Symbian operating system and Linux based free mobile operating system, MeeGo.

According to reports coming in from a forum, where one of it's user has recently reported of receiving an email from the Nokia Developer Support Team, that claims the Finns are no longer willing to allow Developers publish their new Symbian or MeeGo based applications to the OVI Store by the start of January 1, 2014.

Even though, Developers can no longer publish their Symbian or MeeGo based application to the Nokia's OVI Store, users of Nokia devices will still be able to download the existing apps and the Developers will continue receiving their revenue reports on the published applications. But by the beginning of 2014, Developers will no longer be able to publish any new content or update their existing contents on Symbian or MeeGo.

Source: MAEMO.ORG

Nokia Lumia 900 - Stephen Elop on Nokia's strategy for North America

Well, it's been a while since Nokia stood up in the North American market, but today the games changes. Today, Nokia announced a device designed with the North American market in mind, the Nokia Lumia 900.





The Lumia 900 boasts a 4.3 inch ClearBlack AMOLED display, which is not pentile this time(it's RGB), so all that criticized the N9 and Lumia 800 can set their minds at peace. It also features a 1.3MP front facing video call camera, besides the (now usual) 8MP Carl Zeiss optics camera on the back.




Besides the Lumia 900, Nokia also launched the Lumia 710 and Lumia 800 on the North American market. On top of that, Stephen Elop's homeland, Canada, also got some Nokia love, with the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 being available for Canadian carriers.

Here's a interview from Nokia Conversations with Stephen Elop on Nokia's North American market strategy.

Nokia N9 unboxing and first impressions

I can honestly say that when I received an email from Paul at Nokia Connects about the Nokia N9 trial, I was the happiest man on Earth. And as it turns out, my expectations were actually surpassed when I finally received the device.

The N9 is a bliss. The user interface is much, much more than what I expected. The interaction with the phone is natural and addictive. Swiping applications away is as close to reality as you can get with today's technology.

Starting with the curved body that fits perfectly in hand, continuing with the curved display that makes swiping a pleasure, the N9 feels not like a phone, but more like a pet. Man's best friend is no longer the dog, it's the Nokia N9.

You gently tap it to wake it up, just like you would do when you wanna wake someone up. You push apps aside when you no longer want to use them, just like you do with things on your desk.

The three homescreens are spot on, with the events home where you can see all your news feeds, Twitter and Facebook feeds, missed calls, messages and calendar events.

Harmattan is just what the mobile tech landscape needs today. The Nokia N9 is the new iPhone. Just like the iPhone changed the smartphone landscape in 2007, the Nokia N9 can do it in 2011.

Only one word can characterize the N9 in all it's splendor: MAGNIFICENT!

Anyway, here is my unboxing and user interface tour:

Nokia N9 price in India |Nokia N9 meeGO full features specification and reviews

               

                 

                  































               Nokia N9 is latest phone launched by Nokia which  is the first MeeGo powered Smartphone. It is a buttonless and Unibody design mobile phone.  This smartphone includes 3.9-inch AMOLED touchscreen with scratch-resistant curved glass, NFC technology, 8-megapixel Carl Zeiss with auto focus, wide-angle lens for HD-quality video and photo capture, Mobile Internet radio that includes music straight out of the box that will not include fees or account creations.

It also features Dolby Digital Plus decoding and Dolby Headphone post-processing technology, Free turn-by-turn drive and walk navigation that includes voice-guided maps, comes with all the top social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook thanks to preloaded apps.

        You will be able to choose between three colours, which include magenta, black and cyan. There are two GB versions such as the 16GB and 64GB storage options.

Nokia N9 mobile phone  full specification:

Network : 

           Quad-band GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900

OS :    MeeGo (MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan)

Processor: 

          1GHz Cortex A8 CPU, PowerVR SGX530 GPU, TI OMAP 3630 chipset

Display :

          3.9 inch curved glass AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
          Gorilla glass display

          Anti-glare polariser

Sensors :

          Orientation sensor (Accelerometer)
          Compass (Magnetometer)
          Proximity sensor
          Ambient light detector

Dimensions : 116.45 x 61.2 x 7.6-12.1 mm
Weight : 135 gm

Memory:

          Internal memory: 16 GB or 64 GB

          RAM : 1GB

Data Network :

           GPRS/EDGE class B, multislot class 33
           3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.7 Mbps
           Wireless LAN WiFi n

    

Connectivity:

           Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR with A2DP
           SB v2.0 with micro USB connector
           3.5 mm audio-jack

           NFC (Near Field Communication) for easy pairing and sharing

           Micro SIM card                       

Camera

           8MP auto focus camera with Carl Zeiss optics            

           Dual LED flash
           Continuous autofocus
           HD Video recording @ 30fps – .mp4

           features:Geo-tagging, face detection, touch-focus

Audio&Video

          Video codec support: H.263, MPEG4-SP & ASP, H.264 BP/MP, WMV9 / VC-1 and Mkv    (Matroska)
          Audio codecs: MPEG-4 AAC , eAAC/C+,MP3 , WMA , Dolby Digital Plus , FLAC

• Integrated GPS, A-GPS receivers
• Ovi Maps with free voice-guided car and walk navigation

Dedicated buttons : power, camera and volume

Talk-time :

          GSM – up to 11 hours

          WCDMA (3G)- up to7 hours

Standby time :

         GSM- up to380 hours
         WCDMA (3G)- up to450 hours

         Video playback time (720P) 4.5 hours
         Music playback time 50 hours

Nokia N9 price in India: No any official announcement yet.It will be available by the end of this year (2011).