Re: Nokia launches a Netbook in 2011 ?
 

Well, it is true. In any case, Ryan Paul, the author of the article, is a hardcore Maemo junkie, so... ;)

Tim

Re: Nokia launches a Netbook in 2011 ?
 

Intel gets some wireless cred

Another interesting quote:

"Designs from a number of electronics manufacturers -- the only one publicly announced is LG -- will use Moorestown in devices that are bigger than an iPhone but smaller than a netbook -- so-called Mobile Internet Devices or MIDs. Nokia (NOK) has tried to sell these recently and flopped."

Re: Nokia launches a Netbook in 2011 ?
 

Yup.:D
Although trying to find a wind name that starts with an "I" is going to be tough...

See >>HERE<< and >>HERE<<

When we get to "L", "Lips" would be a pretty cool name. :p

...and with "M" we could have a dang theme song. :eek:

Re: Nokia launches a Netbook in 2011 ?
 

Already discussed:

http://qgil.jaiku.com/presence/52078129

...and:

http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...7&postcount=13

...and somewhere else, I think.

Tim

Re: Nokia launches a Netbook in 2011 ?
 

Its actually very good to read this news. It means less fragmentation indeed, reusage of code and more code tested widely, and more compatibility, while sticking on standards and definining standards together. Its something KDE and GNOME refused to do from start but are now learning to.

My first thought would be WiMAX and its succesor. But that is a niche, and the only Nokia product supporting that was quickly pulled off the market.

One should not forget that both Nokia's and Intel's core business are defined by their past while the present is in great flux. Nokia, for example, is not limited to producing cellphones. Intel, for example, does much more than merely desktop processors; they're just not market leader in these other segments. Heck... SSD, WiFi, Graphics Cards (licensed from VMware, but still open source drivers)...

So if you take that into account I don't see why "Nokia, Connecting People" cannot make a product which includes some of the above technology. Unlikely any time soon? Sure, but later we will see 'netbooks' or that type of 'power' (bit faster than current smartphones) with embedded processors and, 3D accelerated processors.

While you might say Atom currently sucks it is popular in netbook segment and its performance is accepted by the general public. From it goes up; not down. It also has its advantages (binary compatibility with x86-32; one of the reasons AMD64 won from Itanium), and you could say the same about older x86-32 processors. In 2 years, a lot can change. I, for one, never imagined [i]Nokia[i] picking up the ball Sharp left.

Re: Nokia launches a Netbook in 2011 ?
 

Are Harmattan and the I-release going to run on the same ARM Cortex A8 Fremantle is targetting?

I would like to know if there will be a software upgrade path for the upcoming tablet device (called N900 around here).

Re: Nokia launches a Netbook in 2011 ?
 

New rumors:

Engadget is reporting on a Nokia netbook

Re: Nokia launches a Netbook in 2011 ?
 

I'm afraid that by 2011, netbooks will be so 2009. Sorry, but I think we've seen the big spike in netbooks.

I was in Target (a large retailer in the US), and saw a whole rack of netbook cases on clearance. It looks like they are not going to be selling netbooks much longer.

Re: Nokia launches a Netbook in 2011 ?
 

I agree, men like computers that fit in a pocket. The only time I carried a net book around all day was when I stayed in England. I wore a "man purse" on a shoulder strap that contained the computer, a gps receiver, electric shaver, passport and a tiny umbrella.

Re: Nokia launches a Netbook in 2011 ?
 

exactly what i am asking here:
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...317#post299317

Re: Nokia launches a Netbook in 2011 ?
 

As do I. The netbook boom has satisfied all the people wanting them. Now we're getting the "keeping up with the Joneses" people. The MID market on the other hand is anything but dead. In fact, I expect it to explode like the netbooks did, but on a much delayed time scale. The reason being, people can get their minds around netbooks, as they're more or less tiny laptops. But MIDs take a bit of a shift in your thinking. And once people get their minds around what MIDs really are, I think you'll start seeing them sell like hotcakes. :)

Re: Nokia launches a Netbook in 2011 ?
 

Doesn't matter much. They all look gay there. :D