Back in August I got me that Linux device called Nokia N900 on eBay. Sure, it’s an older device, but you don’t need to crack it as it’s pretty open. Sure, you can jailbreak, root or do some voodoo with your device to gain some control – but is that a clean solution? Not sure about that.
Tag: nokia
Keyboard or Touchscreen?
I am using a Motorola Atrix since quite a while now. So it’s time to look back and think about if my habits changed a little – and yes, they did: As the Atrix does not offer a hardware keyboard I don’t use it that much for sending text messages or e-mails as it’s a little troublesome to […]
Going online via the N900
Today I was on the road again, carrying my laptop with me. I had the need to go online with my laptop. Having my Nokia N900 with me, this shouldn’t be a problem, right? So my first step was connecting the devices via Bluetooth. The Assistant kicked in and anything looked like it would work – but somehow […]
Navigation – practical and theoretical things
You all know that I love technical gadgets – especially testing and maybe abusing them. So you can imagine that I like the OVI Maps feature on my Nokia which is a small navigation system. We agree that it’s practical to have a mobile one, especially if you are in a foreign country on a holiday. That’s the […]
Nokia N900
I own a Nokia N900 since some weeks now and I couldn’t let it go as I had to collect info for this posting. One of the hardest things to do as a blogger is collecting info for you, the audience. As I won’t get any commiseration, let’s get serious again. The Nokia N900 is a linux based […]
Video for the mobile phone
Nokia phones cannot handle common video formats. That’s a fact we cannot change. If you are using Windows, Nokia gives you a handy tool for converting. But if you are using linux, you are lost?