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naninenu 2011-03-21 05:39

Maemo 6 Device coming Soon??
 
Hey. Is this true???:confused:
Nokia to release Maemo 6 product this year
Whole world goes 'whaaaaat?'
By Kate Solomon

Nokia seems set to release a Maemo 6 device at some point this year, according to a MeeGo Conference session summary.

That's right, we said Maemo. The long-dead (or so we thought) Nokia OS only made it on to the Nokia N900 before being replaced (or so we thought) with MeeGo, Nokia and Intel's collaborative OS.

What's more, we thought MeeGo was pretty much dead to consumers too, when Nokia announced that Windows Phone 7 would be its smartphone platform of choice and MeeGo would see one lone "product" release this year, then remaining largely behind-the-scenes as a development platform.

Confusatory
The mysterious device, seemingly travelling from a parallel dimension where Maemo survived into 2011, is to run an OS codenamed Harmattan – also known as Maemo 6.

The session summary reads: "Nokia is working on the release of a product this year, expected to raise the interest of the MeeGo community. It comes with an OS codenamed Harmattan that is API compatible with MeeGo 1.2."

It goes on to say, "The relationship between Harmattan and the MeeGo project is expected to be clarified before the MeeGo Conference."

The session also hopes to address frequently asked questions, including what the official name of Harmattan Nokia products will be and what the differences between Harmattan and MeeGo are.

Source: http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-...is-year-936436

geneven 2011-03-21 05:48

Re: Maemo 6 Device coming Soon??
 
Something like this seems to be quite true. Now, given Nokia's record of quickly dropping products and suddenly focusing what it's REALLY after, I wouldn't hold out much hope for fixes that might be needed after the release, but if you want a Maemo product and you don't care if it is supported by Nokia, your chances seem good.

mishmich 2011-03-21 05:53

Re: Maemo 6 Device coming Soon??
 
I am sure there was a thread about this a couple of days ago...

lucas777 2011-03-21 05:58

Re: Maemo 6 Device coming Soon??
 
Oh dear god.

geneven 2011-03-21 06:00

Re: Maemo 6 Device coming Soon??
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by mishmich (Post 972146)
I am sure there was a thread about this a couple of days ago...

Absolutely, and you would do well to find the thread and send a message to a moderator using the Report feature, asking the moderator to merge it.

In my experience, the moderators aren't always interested in agreeing to merge threads unless it strikes them as advantageous in some way, but reporting the thread is the best way to try to control duplicate threads.

tirtawn 2011-03-21 06:52

Re: Maemo 6 Device coming Soon??
 
If its dual core, good battery, bigger screen size, Super AMOLED ??? I will definitely welcome it :)

azkay 2011-03-21 06:57

Re: Maemo 6 Device coming Soon??
 
Should focus less on making a new OS for every new phone and stick to one and fixing it, updating it, maintaining it. Keep upgrading the hardware, update the software at the same time but not start a new OS every time.

benny1967 2011-03-21 07:24

Re: Maemo 6 Device coming Soon??
 
Is there anything new in this article/post?

blipnl 2011-03-21 07:46

Re: Maemo 6 Device coming Soon??
 
They will release a successor, better late then never. But it is highly anticipated, and might not stand up to the expectations of the average Maemo user.

If Nokia is keeping Maemo alive, I bet it's more like on pills rather than maturing. We know they were focussing on MeeGo instead of Maemo, and if they have been working on Maemo6 since the 'wontfix' period, I'm not expecting that much.

Having said that, can this mean that the persumably N950 is closing to completion whilse MeeGo 1.2 is that far from completion still it's more strategic for Nokia to expand/mature) Maemo further?

marktold 2011-03-21 07:49

Re: Maemo 6 Device coming Soon??
 
I don't need a new OS. I would appreciate a faster CPU, bigger screen and one minor tweek in Maemo 5 - Flash 10.1

Other then this my N900 is perfect for me.

Markus

blipnl 2011-03-21 07:57

Re: Maemo 6 Device coming Soon??
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by marktold (Post 972194)
I don't need a new OS. I would appreciate a faster CPU, bigger screen and one minor tweek in Maemo 5 - Flash 10.1

Other then this my N900 is perfect for me.

Markus

Agree, but don't you mean flash 10.2? I heard thats already ready for Android. The N900 is nearly perfect for me too, but that doesent mean that we aren't interested in the N900 successor and what OS it will run primarely ;)

vivmak 2011-03-21 08:13

Re: Maemo 6 Device coming Soon??
 
I need a green button to answer call and a red button to finish call in addition to turn by turn navigation with voice and also, voice enabled calling along with skype similar to the one on symbian phones and needless to say a good quality email client with push capabilities..... did I mention all the games on on iphone that could use the accelerometer effectively.... thats all folks!

MyNokiaN900 2011-03-21 08:25

Re: Maemo 6 Device coming Soon??
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by vivmak (Post 972203)
I need a green button to answer call and a red button to finish call in addition to turn by turn navigation with voice and also, voice enabled calling along with skype similar to the one on symbian phones and needless to say a good quality email client with push capabilities..... did I mention all the games on on iphone that could use the accelerometer effectively.... thats all folks!

The Nokia N900 has everything you mention except the game catalog, although personally I didnt get the N900 for gaming.

danramos 2011-03-21 09:18

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Can we please just just remove these overly optimistic and speculative threads? They don't serve any real purpose and aren't helping anybody. ;)
Keep TMO clean! YAH!

godofwar424 2011-03-21 09:28

Re: Maemo 6 Device coming Soon??
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by vivmak (Post 972203)
I need a green button to answer call and a red button to finish call in addition to turn by turn navigation with voice and also, voice enabled calling along with skype similar to the one on symbian phones and needless to say a good quality email client with push capabilities..... did I mention all the games on on iphone that could use the accelerometer effectively.... thats all folks!

Go buy an E7 or an N8 then.. Also there are options for turn by turn navigation already for the N900 and voice enabled calling? The N900 has complete skype integration, does it not?

The email client on the N900 fully supports push email via MfE which can also push hotmail now seeing as they finally allowed hotmail to be accessed via MfE for free!

Try the WebOS Games, they are plenty and al very god, plus fully use the accelerometer, ect.

mishmich 2011-03-21 09:33

Re: Maemo 6 Device coming Soon??
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by geneven (Post 972149)
Absolutely, and you would do well to find the thread and send a message to a moderator using the Report feature, asking the moderator to merge it.

In my experience, the moderators aren't always interested in agreeing to merge threads unless it strikes them as advantageous in some way, but reporting the thread is the best way to try to control duplicate threads.

It is here:

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=71185

mishmich 2011-03-21 09:36

Re: Maemo 6 Device coming Soon??
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by marktold (Post 972194)
I don't need a new OS. I would appreciate a faster CPU, bigger screen and one minor tweek in Maemo 5 - Flash 10.1

Other then this my N900 is perfect for me.

Markus

I can see how you might get a newer Maemo on an n900, but I am unclear how you would get a faster CPU and bigger screen on one.

danramos 2011-03-21 09:41

Re: Maemo 6 Device coming Soon??
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by mishmich (Post 972240)
I can see how you might get a newer Maemo on an n900, but I am unclear how you would get a faster CPU and bigger screen on one.

Duct tape and any Android/Apple/Blackberry/etc device made in 2011.


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