Tag Archives: Nokia N900

Apple’s outrageous share of the mobile industry’s profits

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Branedy

That pretty much says it all, doesn’t it? Pie chart: Apple’s outrageous share of the mobile industry’s profits In any other businesses this would be called a RIP OFF! by Apple, but with the Apple-Fanboy base, They can do no … Continue reading →

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My N900 Desktops

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Branedy

I’ve been seeing a lot of iPhone screen snaps lately so I thought I’d post some of mine from the N900 as I use them.

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N900 3G speed test

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Branedy

I have been in Stockholm this past week on a bit of a holiday, and while I was nursing my pay-as-you-go Vodafone account I tried out both the GSM Edge and 3G speeds while in the Stockholm Arlanda Airport Disregard … Continue reading →

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Maemo vs Meego

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Branedy

This week Nokia announced that MeeGo would not officially be supported on the N900. On first appearance this would seem to be a bad thing. But I managed to down load the MeeGo v1.0 for Netbooks and burned it to … Continue reading →

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Nice day at Black Rock Castle

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Branedy

A very nice sunny day at Black Rock Casltle, what more can you say more than that.

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Wating for the unexpected

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Branedy

It’s pure vanity that makes one believe they can be unaffected while waiting for an unexpected event. It may be even worse when you are a geek waiting on something as Geeky as the Nokia N900 PR-1.2 update. It’s like … Continue reading →

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life is good, at least the N900 part.

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Branedy

I’m enjoying the Nokia N900 more and more. The replacment of my original unit has demonstrated what the N900 is all about, and vindicates my choice of this system over Android or iPhone. I know that there are plenty of … Continue reading →

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A cute new N900 promo

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Branedy
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The Return of the N900

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Branedy

Sounds like a Saga doesn’t it? Well it might be, if for no other reason than one of learning. My Nokia has finally returned, thrice actually. My original Nokia N900 was always having a problem with battery life, and a … Continue reading →

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Another iPad prediction

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Branedy

Having read this article about iPad sales predicted to top 7.1 million in 2010 alone, the term, FanBoy gains a new meaning, Delusional! It’s not that the iPad isn’t cute, or that it won’t BE fun or even useful. It’s … Continue reading →

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Nokia N900 Battery life

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Branedy

While I love my Nokia N900 I’ve often been disappointed with the battery life. Recently I’ve been only getting 6 hours between charges and while I’ve had better runs in the past, I could never narrow down what the major … Continue reading →

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Nokia support is indescribable, really indescribable.

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Branedy

What can say Nokia support is indescribable, as in not available. I have an New Nokia N900 purchased through Expansys U.K. Which shipped it to me, from london (as in U.K.) but it turns out it was acquired by them … Continue reading →

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My Nokia N900 is Broken

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Branedy

Or rather fractured, at least as far as the operating system. It appears that the DSP, a function (I think) of the GPU (PowerVR SGX) is not working as the DMESG command executed in the terminal application results in the … Continue reading →

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A reply about the Nokia N900

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Branedy

I was ask to tell someone about my Nokia N900 and I replied: I blogged about the N900 here,

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Mobile Firefox needs some work.

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Branedy

I downloaded and tried out Firefox Mobile a few days ago and while it seems to be very useful (and actually fun to use), I discovered yesterday I was having serious battery drain issues. I had thought that I had … Continue reading →

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