This years MWC did not have any new Nokia devices to flaunt instead we now have Meego. What’s Meego you may ask yourselves? Meego is simply a “hybrid version of Nokia’s Maemo OS and Intel’s Moblin. This platform will be used to power the smartphones of tomorrow and will also be powerful enough to be used on Netbooks.” Will it be successful, who knows but I suppose this the death of regular Maemo as we know it then. Will the N900 be fully compatible with Meego, well we just have to wait and see but for now I suppose developers are going crazy. One day Maemo now Meegoo, what’s next Nokia MeegooSymb lol.

I know a lot of you out there were waiting for this app to be released and Nokia has answered your questions N900 Office Viewer which this version supports text files, spreadsheets and presentations in OpenDocument format (ODF) and Microsoft Office formats. One word – Sweet.

Update your device to the latest OS for the N900 and head over to:

Web address: http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel

via Daily Mobile

Here is a little video of a Nokia N900 running both Maemo off course and Android. This just goes to show how innovative Linux based operating systems are and what they can do. Check it out.

Recently Nokia updated the N900 to the so-called “42-11″ firmware. As before, the kernel version is 2.6.28 compiled for OMAP (ARMEL). It seems that Nokia has done some great improvements in power saving to this kernel. There were also a few software upgrades included in this new firmware, however on my review unit there are still some things that hopefully will be working soon on the units that are shipping.

The battery life has been extended quite a bit, and to my surprise the N900 battery seems to be outlasting my N810 (with a 1500mAh battery versus the N900′s 1350mAh). With this upgrade to battery life, Nokia has one more thing to show off to it’s competitors.

There have also been a few improvements to various software applications, most notably Media Player. Now when browsing your albums, you’re greeted with the album art instead of just the album name.

One of the things I’ve been hoping to see before I have to turn in my review unit, is USB-OTG host mode. However the software that was written to make this possible, has not yet been ported (successfully) to the N900. One of the things that makes the Maemo platform (and Linux in general) so successful is that most of the software written for it is open source. That allows developers to look at and use the programming code from similar programs. Doing so means that development work happens relatively quickly since programmers don’t have to start from scratch each time they create a new application. Once the N900 is available to the mass market, I expect there to be an explosion of applications.

Here are some more screenshots displaying the home screen on the newly released Nokia N900. I’m sure these will shed some insights as to how you can customize your own when you get it.

These are just some examples but the Nokia N900 can be whatever you want it to be !!

Here’s a little gallery I put when I received the Maemo Nokia N900 and the 5530 both are going to meet my N86 really soon for an unboxing. In these shots you’ll be able to appreciate the size of the N900 with the still very popular N95 8GB and the new Express Music device the XM 5530.

Its no secret to any of my regular readers that Evernote is one of my favorite applications and cruising the Maemo N900 site I bumped into this great application which is being ported over to the N900 and boy was I happy. I’ve always said that applications are at the core of end users and newbies alike and that’s where Maemo and the N900 will shine.

Features

Evernote makes it easy to remember things big and small from your life using your Nokia N900. Chances are, if you can see it or think of it, Evernote can help you remember it. Type a text note. Clip a web page. Snap a photo. Grab a screenshot. Evernote will keep it all safe. Evernote is fully integrated into the N900 allowing you to take notes and snapshots and then easily send them into Evernote. Do this by using the ‘Share via Service’ option found in most applications.

Everything you capture is automatically processed, indexed, and made searchable. If you like, you can add tags or organize notes into different notebooks. Search for notes by keywords, titles, and tags. Evernote magically makes printed and handwritten text inside your images searchable, too.

Doesn’t that screen just look so inviting

So keep your RSS list tuned like a guitar because this app is coming to a Maemo N900 near you real soon. I can hardly wait myself.

Hello guys, I recently received a prototype unit of the Nokia N900 and here’s a little video I snapped on the parking lot of the Nokia Headquarters in Miami, talk about rushing ah. I filmed the video on the Nokia N86. I’ll be back with more video from the N900 soon.

Its incredible to see the capabilities of this new Maemo5 photo application which the Nokia N900 so beautifully sports. Let’s take a closer look.

Notice how clean and organized this new layout is and how easy it is to organize your pictures.

Organise your pictures

Add tags to bring context to your photos and to quickly find them later. Your images automatically show where and when they were taken, and you can add your own description tags to make searching even easier.

Improve the way your images look with post-capture tools such as cropping, resizing, red eye removal, and contrast adjustment. With a quick retouch you can bring out the best in your photos.

What Red Eye, where its gone on the N900

Save time when you share your photos by reducing the size of a file. Make a few final adjustments before attaching to an email or uploading to the web.

Resizing Images on the Go, how amazing is that ah !!

Isn’t this amazing having the ability to do all these adjustments, its awesome, right now on my N95 8GB I upload to Flickr and use Picnik to do any adjustment but with the N900 its a breeze.

Upload one or more pictures directly to Ovi Share and Flickr to share with friends, family, or the rest of the world. Tap the display to attach multiple photos to an email, or send wirelessly via a Bluetooth connection

For me this option is absolutely amazing, which means I won’t have the total dependence on Shozu to upload with N900 its a direct process no 3rd party middle to handle my photo uploads, Sweet.

Upload your favourite photos directly to Ovi Share or Flickr with a few taps of the screen. Or send images to the upload queue to be posted automatically when you access a fast WLAN connection.

Great pictures shouldn’t just sit in your collection. They should be shared with the people in your life. Browse the tag cloud for your most popular tags and instantly find the picture you’re looking for.

And you’re not restricted to sharing only one picture at a time. Store your whole photo collection on the large internal memory, and attach multiple images to an email or transfer via a wireless Bluetooth connection.

Well as you can see I’m super excited to own this device and finally have the true Mobile Internet Device

Hello folks, I’m proud to say that NMT acquired a prototype of the N900 and will begin Maemo coverage this coming week with our exclusive reviews coming straight from our own Maemo Ninja.

Guys, I can not even begin to tell you how capable this device is and all that it can do and that’s why our very own Maemo Ninja will get down and dirty into the nuts and bolts of the N900. Skyler has been running a virtual Maemo environment for the past few months and will fill NMT with great posts on everything from the very technical aspects of Maemo/Linux to more friendly and easier usage. All in all NMT has you covered. The level of expertise of our very own Maemo Ninja is unparalleled and unmatched by regular Nokia blogs so stay tuned for the ultimate Maemo experience.