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Originally Posted by volt View Post
The N series is Nokias line of smartphones. The N770-810 should never have been Ns. They should have been Ts or something. The N900 is a N. It's a phone.
IIRC the N stands for eNtertainment. It comes back in N-Gage too. Its just to differentiate from E-Series and those without a letter. All N-Series are smart/rich mobile/portable multimedia devices. Most are smartphones, most have GSM + 3G (whatever the latest evolutions are in this region), and most run Symbian; but not by definition. At least, not anymore. See also Wikipedia. You can see all kind of 'experiments' or specific goals (features) in Nokia devices. Such as NFC. These are outsiders too, yet not some new letter to add is made for their product name in the sense of Nokia T800 or something.

Originally Posted by YoDude View Post
These pages are based on the device being WVGA (800 x 480). I would hate to have to go through and resize each one every time the OS is updated.
Imagemagick does wonders. The rational is also that you don't switch every month your resolution. You stick to something which works, and if you switch you have your reasons for that. Could be money related, or switching to defacto standard, or...

Originally Posted by geneven View Post
What bugs me is not just abandoning tablets; it is the combination of abandoning tablets AND the takeover of this forum by maemo.org at the same time.
There is no official statement from Nokia 'the tablets' are abandoned, and maemo.org is not owned or tied to Nokia or RX-51 or N900.

Originally Posted by fms View Post
At the same smallish screen size, it does compare to 800x480 in my eyes. I do not really care if letters in the book I am reading consist of more pixels, as long as they are smooth and readable.
This is why the chosen font is important. Again, is the default font optimal for that, or are there free/commercial/pirated fonts which would deliver a better experience?
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