Maemo 3.0 'bora' is released
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Maemo 3.0 supports application development for the latest Nokia N800
Internet Tablet. In maemo 3.0 we have upgraded to the latest Scratchbox
Apophis R4 as a cross-compiling development environment.
For more info please see the releases page.
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posted on 2007-01-07 12:00 UTC.. by test admin. 0 comments.
Nokia launches Developer Device Program
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Nokia is launching a Developer Device Program to provide open source
developers with Nokia N800 Internet Tablets at a discount. Maemo.org
will be providing 500 devices at a price of 99 euros per device to
selected open source developers. Eligible developers will be provided a
discount code to be used at the Nokia N800 online shop.... [More]
posted on 2007-02-02 23:49 UTC.. by test admin. 0 comments.
New Application Catalog
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We proudly announce that the new Application Catalog is officially available at http://downloads.maemo.org. We kindly ask the developers to start using the new catalog for registering applications, instead of the wiki pages.
This is a major step in the maemo.org facelift project. There are probably problems and questions related to this ... [More]
posted on 2007-02-02 23:49 UTC.. by test admin. 0 comments.
Maemo 2.2 'gregale' is released
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Maemo 2.2 supports application development for Nokia 770 Internet
Tablet running the latest OS 2006 Software Edition. In this release we
also updated to the latest Scratchbox Apophis R4 cross-compilation
environment.
For more info please see the maemo 2.2 Gregale page.
The latest OS 2006 Software Edition is available here... [More]
posted on 2007-02-02 23:50 UTC.. by test admin. 0 comments.
Better video and Flash performance in the latest IT OS 2007 update
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Nokia has released an update to the Internet Tablet OS 2007 edition.
The new image is available for Nokia N800 users, check the installation instructions
for MS Windows or
Linux.
This new release has improvements and fixes in four main areas:
Video and Flash performance and quality
Bluetooth connection
Browser stability
Activat... [More]
posted on 2007-03-23 07:56 UTC.. by . 0 comments.
Maemo 3.1 'bora' maintenance release available
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Maemo 3.1 is a maintenance release for maemo 3.0
'bora'. It is in sync with the latest Nokia Internet
Tablet N800 running the OS 2007 Edition version 3.2007.10-7.
For more info please see the releases page.
The latest OS 2007 version 3.2007.10-7 is available here.
... [More]
posted on 2007-03-30 07:02 UTC.. by . 0 comments.
Nokia and maemo, members of the new GNOME Mobile & Embedded Initiative
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The goal is to collaborate around the development and promotion of a common set of GNOME components.
The GNOME Mobile & Embedded Initiative
has been presented in the Embedded Linux Conference held in Santa Clara
(California, USA). Several companies and community projects are set to
collaborate to advance the use, development and com... [More]
posted on 2007-04-20 09:37 UTC.. by test admin. 0 comments.
New maemo website (and this is just the beginning)
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We have finally launched the new maemo website. The changes are concentrated in the backend and the layout:
A dynamic homepage reflects what is going on in the maemo community, including Garage and Planet news.
A new layout is applied all across the *.maemo.org pages, providing a common user experience.
The core maemo.org runs o... [More]
posted on 2007-05-05 11:02 UTC.. by . 0 comments.
maemo trademark policy draft
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We have just published the maemo trademark policy draft for community review. Its purpose is to regulate the usage of the maemo mark, owned by Nokia, basically allowing the good uses and discouraging all the rest. We have followed a flexible approach similar to the Mozilla Foundation Trademark Policy and the GNOME Trademark Licensing.
Pl... [More]
posted on 2007-05-11 16:38 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 0 comments.
Development platform plans available in the maemo roadmap
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The maemo roadmap has been updated with a whole collection of new features planned to expand the development platform. Now we will start providing details about each feature through links to bugzilla enhancement requests. This way those interested in a feature can follow it receiving email updates, comment on it and vote.
The maemo ro... [More]
posted on 2007-05-13 22:03 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 0 comments.
Additional tools for maemo developers and power users
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Nokia has released a first batch of command line tools optimized for maemo and requested by the community. Some of these tools were available unofficially, but now they are supported and documented:
gdb - the GNU debugger
less - the familiar text file reader
iputils - containing ping, arping and tracepath for simple... [More]
posted on 2007-06-06 11:50 UTC.. by Juha Kallioinen. 0 comments.
New collection of maemo presentations
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We have made a first recollection of maemo related presentations and documents. There must be more out there. We will be listing new additions coming from maemo team members as soon as we get them.
There are also presentations with a maemo focus made by the community. We are linking to the maemo tag page in SlideShare.net as a convenie... [More]
posted on 2007-06-30 19:38 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 0 comments.
GstOpenMAX kicked off
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GstOpenMAX is a collaboration among Fluendo, Nokia, STMicroelectronics, TI and the open-source community, initiated by Nokia with the goal to develop a GStreamer plugin to run OpenMAX-IL components in GNOME and GStreamer applications. The new project aims to merge efforts from Bellagio project and GOmx project into one solid OMAX-IL plugi... [More]
posted on 2007-07-02 06:23 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 0 comments.
bugs.maemo.org reopened to anonymous access
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bugs.maemo.org is accessible again to anonymous users and search engine spiders. We have applied some patches to our Bugzilla and now no email address should be accessible without registering. Thanks to the bugzilla.gnome.org for sharing their privacy tips! We found a couple more of weaknesses in the extended functionality for showing se... [More]
posted on 2007-07-04 03:18 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 0 comments.
Feature upgrade release to the Internet Tablet OS 2007 edition
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Nokia has just announced an update to the Internet
Tablet OS 2007 edition, feature upgrade release is now available for
download. The update (version number 4.2007.26-8)
includes Skype client support, Adobe® Flash® 9 browser plug-in, improvements in online use times and single memory
card support up to 8 GB. Also delightful new pre-ins... [More]
posted on 2007-07-06 07:02 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 2 comments.
maemo 3.2 Bora released with minor updates
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Maemo 3.2 Bora consists of a minor release based on the Nokia
Internet Tablet OS 2007 edition, feature upgrade. It is fully compatible
with the previous 3.x versions. Upgrading to this version is highly recommended
in order to get the latest stable code and bugfixes. Developers using maemo 3.1
SDK only need to upgrade their packages, the... [More]
posted on 2007-07-06 07:20 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 0 comments.
IT OS 2007 Hacker Edition for the Nokia 770 coming up
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Work is ongoing to update the Internet Tablet OS 2007 Hacker Edition for the Nokia 770 to match as closely as possible the latest IT OS release for the N800 and fix outstanding bugs.
As before, increasingly functional updates will be available for download and flashing by Nokia 770 owners. It is hard to predict exactly when the first upd... [More]
posted on 2007-07-06 11:22 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 0 comments.
Presentation: Power Management for the Nokia Internet Tablet
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New material available in the Presentations section. Check it out!
Nokia Internet Tablet Power Management
Current implementation, work in progress
and future plans for power management on the Nokia Internet Tablets.
These slides have been presented by Klaus K. Pedersen and Igor Stoppa at the Linux PM-Summi... [More]
posted on 2007-07-10 19:59 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 0 comments.
SIP support and more in the Internet communications software update for developers
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Nokia has announced the development version release of the Internet Communications Software Update for maemo 3.2. This update brings you the latest developments in Internet messaging and call destined for the next Internet Tablet OS release.
The software release is under development and therefore is not suitable for end users and se... [More]
posted on 2007-07-17 08:25 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 1 comments.
maemo 4.0 Chinook alpha SDK released
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Nokia has just released the maemo 4.0 Chinook alpha SDK. This a preview of the next maemo stable release. This SDK is not fully functional but helps developers to understand and get familiar with the new APIs. Read more about the maemo 4.0 API break at maemo 4.0 Chinook API break and Nokia N800 support.
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posted on 2007-07-17 12:25 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 0 comments.
maemo 4.0 Chinook API break and Nokia N800 support
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maemo 4.0 Chinook is the next stable release in our plans after
the recently released maemo 3.2 Bora. Even if this is a major release
bringing deep changes and enhancements, it is fully supported by the
Nokia N800 Internet Tablet hardware. It is also confirmed that
Diablo, the next release after Chinook, will be also supported by the
Nok... [More]
posted on 2007-07-17 12:35 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 0 comments.
Mozilla based browser engine available for testing
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The maemo team has just released a development version of a new browser engine, built on open source and Mozilla technologies. Testers and contributors are welcome. This version runs and is available for download. It works on the Nokia N800 with the latest Internet Tablet OS 2007. Try it out!
Sharing the same key components than Firef... [More]
posted on 2007-07-17 19:13 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 13 comments.
Internet Tablet OS source packages available in the repository
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The sources for all the open source components in the latest Internet Tablet OS 2007 release are available in the source package repository for maemo 3.2, along with the normal set of maemo 3.2 sources. The source tarball, that was delivered for previous Internet Tablet OS releases, will be no longer produced.
The repository is access... [More]
posted on 2007-08-03 05:25 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 0 comments.
maemo trademark policy officially approved
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The maemo trademark policy is officially approved. The draft submitted for community review had just some trivial changes and the Usage Guidelines and Logos have been published in the website for a while. The objective of this trademark is to protect the maemo brand from abuse and misleading usage.
In short, the main implications this ... [More]
posted on 2007-08-10 05:57 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 0 comments.
News and Calendar betas at maemo.org
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Today we have got a double beta release: a revamped News section and a Community calendar. They are more or less ready at a feature level but we publish them to share the testing and fine tuning process. Feedback and bugs (product Website, components News or Calendar) are very much appreciated. Note that you have to log in in order to ge... [More]
posted on 2007-08-14 19:23 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 1 comments.
C++ official bindings planned for maemo 4.0 Chinook
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C++ developers will benefit from an official set of bindings covering the maemo API. These bindings will be supported as part of the developer offer of maemo 4.0 Chinook, the next stable release of the Nokia Internet Tablet OS developer platform. C++ bindings will be released along with releases of the regular C API, being tested and pub... [More]
posted on 2007-08-27 10:27 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 0 comments.
New Internet Tablet OS 2007 Hacker Edition released
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A new version of the Internet Tablet OS 2007 Hacker Edition for the Nokia 770 is now available for download. This version updates the platform software to the level of the Internet
Tablet OS 2007 edition feature upgrade, to the possible extent. We are still working on improving it, but we have covered the basics.
This is not an end-use... [More]
posted on 2007-09-07 13:24 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 5 comments.
Nokia releases the Hildon Input Method Framework as open source
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Nokia has open sourced today the Hildon Input Method Framework, allowing developers to extend and improving, and also port it to other environments. The components opened are:
The container UI and plugin system (hildon-input-method, LGPL).
The glue to GTK+ (hildon-input-method-framework, LGPL).
One plugin example (BSD).
The plugi... [More]
posted on 2007-09-07 19:55 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 2 comments.
maemo 4.0 Chinook beta SDK released
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Nokia has released the beta version of the maemo 4.0 SDK, codenamed Chinook (shortcut for the impatient). Developers are encouraged to port their applications from maemo 3.x Bora to the new version and be prepared for the next Nokia Internet Tablet OS release. You can also use this SDK to create your brand new maemo software. A new Chinoo... [More]
posted on 2007-09-17 14:36 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 2 comments.
New maemo 4.0 Chinook documentation released
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Nokia has released new documentation for the upcoming maemo 4.0 Chinook. A new architecture document describes the maemo Chinook architecture in detail.
Also, a set of 14 other how-tos have been updated to Chinook. More are coming up in the near future.
The table of contents of the upcoming maemo 4 Quick Start Guide is also now avail... [More]
posted on 2007-09-28 12:27 UTC.. by Juha Tukkinen. 0 comments.
New Internet Tablet OS 2007 edition version with memory card fix
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Nokia has released a new version of the Internet Tablet OS 2007 edition, available now for download. This new release (version number 4.2007.38-2) provides a software fix for a bug which may have appeared while copying large amount of data over-the-air or from external SDHC memory card to internal memory or vice versa. In some cases the ... [More]
posted on 2007-10-02 12:29 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 6 comments.
maemo 4 Quick Start Guide published
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Nokia has released the maemo 4 Quick Start Guide for the upcoming maemo 4.0 Chinook. Please send your feedback to documentation@maemo.org.... [More]
posted on 2007-10-11 14:40 UTC.. by Juha Tukkinen. 1 comments.
Nokia N810 Internet Tablet unveiled
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The Nokia N810 Internet Tablet has just been announced! More pictures and details available at nseries.com/n810. The main novelties are a slide keyboard, integrated GPS and smaller size. The device ships with the OS2008 based on maemo 4.0 Chinook, fully compatible with the Nokia N800. The new operating system includes official Mozilla bas... [More]
posted on 2007-10-17 16:05 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 0 comments.
N810 maemo device program open for submissions
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*** PLEASE STOP REQUESTING DEVICES IN THE COMMENTS ***
*** READ THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW ***
Keeping the good tradition, we want to offer the new Nokia N810 Internet Tablet to the most active contributors of the maemo community, as soon as possible and as affordably as possible. The N810 maemo device program starts *now* with 500 dis... [More]
posted on 2007-10-18 12:01 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 34 comments.
New OS2008 site in nokia.com
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nokia.com/OS2008 has been released today offering information and novelties about the operating system of the Nokia N800 and N810 Internet Tablets, related services and compatible applications. The site is warming up with a basic introduction to the OS and its main features, plus a selection of recommended software. The site will grow in... [More]
posted on 2007-10-19 20:36 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 14 comments.
maemo 4.0 Chinook released, Nokia N810 landing
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The Nokia N810 Internet Tablet is going through the distribution channels as we speak and it will be progressively available in different countries in the next weeks. We will also make a progressive release and publication of software and documentation, starting with the materials relevant to developers.
Today we are releasing the final... [More]
posted on 2007-11-09 12:51 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 8 comments.
The 500 fortunate applicants to the N810 maemo device program
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Here you have the list of 500 contributors accepted to the N810 maemo device program. We got around 900 applications full of great ideas and commitment. We are sending today a confirmation email to everybody, accepted (including the discount code) and non-accepted. We will send further emails to the winners notifying them the dates when ... [More]
posted on 2007-11-12 12:27 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 33 comments.
New OS2007 HE for the Nokia 770 with Mozilla engine and memory corruption bugfix
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A new version of the Internet Tablet OS 2007 Hacker Edition for the Nokia 770 is now available for download. There are two improvements in this released compared to the previous one:
The Mozilla browser engine developed by Nokia is now available in addition to the Opera engine.
A critical bug causing memory corruption under certain w... [More]
posted on 2007-11-13 23:55 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 17 comments.
OS2008 beta release for Nokia N800 and Chinook development
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Nokia has released a beta version of the OS2008 for the Nokia N800, mainly targeted to developers working on maemo 4.0 Chinook. Porting and developing applications for Chinook was already possible with the beta and final releases of the maemo SDK. This image allow developers to fine tune testing and performance on their Nokia N800 and ge... [More]
posted on 2007-11-26 13:38 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 9 comments.
Revamped maemo Downloads
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Many of you already have noticed that maemo.org's Downloads has gone through major improvements to provide more and better visibility to the best and fresh software around. The current catalog offers specific results for each OS and gives the users editorial power, promoting those applications with better rates and more downloads. It als... [More]
posted on 2007-11-29 06:54 UTC.. by Quim Gil. 9 comments.
Maemo 4.x Chinook training material released
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Announcement of maemo 4.x Chinook training material. Maemo training courses provide an efficient overview of the tools and methodologies needed when developing applications and platform services to the maemo platform. Using hands-on exercises and examples, the participant will be able to write simple GUI applications and platform services that will integrate into the maemo platform and the packaging framework.
Maemo team is happy to announce the availability of maemo 4.x Chinook training material. Maemo training courses provide an efficient overview of the tools and methodologies needed when developing applications and platform services to the maemo platform. Using hands-on exercises and examples, the participant will be able to write simple GU... [More]
posted on 2007-12-13 11:48 UTC.. by Jarmo Tikka. 1 comments.
First official OS2008 update
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Nokia has released the first OS2008 update for the N810 and N800 Internet tablets. The N810 image integrates minor optimizations and bugfixes, while the N800 image offers now full functionality and several bugfixes found after the developer beta release made last month. Now both images are in sync.
The OS2008 User Site has a comprehensive... [More]
posted on 2007-12-18 10:02 UTC.. by Juha Tukkinen. 24 comments.
