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2009-04-25
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2009-04-25
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It saddens me that Nokia *seems* to be moving away from elements that made the tablets distinct and toward homogenization that would make them more or less like anyone else's offerings.
Nokia had a chance to create and seize a new market, and fumbled the ball... despite the evangelism of many inside the company in favor of pushing the tablets hard.
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2009-04-25
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2009-04-25
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I use my N800 enough so I go through one every 14 months (plus or minus 4 weeks).(Screen develops lines and starts going wavy)
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2009-04-25
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Well, golly gee I see both those links suggest the next tablet(s) will have cellular data connectivity. Gosh, I think I remember reading that in multiple other places as well, including here at ITT.
Very specifically, there are at least two potential upcoming models, RX-51 and RX-71 correct? Are we then 100% certian, perhaps a Nokia blog or press release that indicates "both" or "all" future tablets will have the apropriate hardware? Perhaps we have information on the chip that will be used?
Your first link (your own article, no less) merely states that the code was included in the alpha sdk, and mentions the RX-51. The second link mentions that Maemo 5 (again software) will include data connectivity. If I'm wrong, please point out where.
I sincerely hope that from a cost standpoint one of the two potential models will be lacking the hardware necessary. This would allow those of us that have no need to spend another $30-$60 dollars per month a cheaper alternative. If in fact I'll have to pay for hardware I have no use for, that is a major strike in my book.
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2009-04-25
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At least for the United States, you have to figure that Nokia is working hand-in-hand with a carrier (or carriers) to compete with Apple/AT&T. More than we wish, the carriers have a say in what gets built.
My guess is that one of the Tablets is a phone, to compete with the iPhone, and that the other is not a phone.
my hope is that Nokia has cut a deal to allow it to be used with a cheap, prepaid data solution, analogous to T-Mobile's prepaid phone card, for those of us who are generally happy to rely on WiFi.
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2009-04-25
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2009-04-25
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But aren't we starting to see small netbooks with internal usb 2.0 ports?
Close-source binary blob me all you want, just allow me to remove it without causing me any buggy hardware issues.
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2009-04-25
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Otherwise, an excellent post.