Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

PR1.2 is designed for ALL N900s.... but it's just that some features, such as the PenPower input methods, are only available in the Hong Kong edition.

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

Oh man, I want this handwriting input. my pinyin is awful.

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

tht means tht anyhow the pr 1.2 update is surely coming before 29th april!:-D

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

I'd pay a nominal sum for the Chinese handwriting input just for something to demonstrate to my parents...

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

dang it... need the pinyin and perhaps the handwriting is good too... hope i can do that on the us version, or find a way to change the product code to the hk one

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

from meego forum:

"Let me try to clarify the MeeGo-on-N900 situation a little for you in simple terms, at least as I understand it.

MeeGo will NOT be available for the N900 as a finished, end-user-ready OTA update soon. There MIGHT be a user-ready version of MeeGo for the N900 available at some point, that is as yet undecided. However, if so it will no doubt have to be downloaded and manually installed, IOW 'flash' your device, wiping out all installed software, etc. This is what darthjysky was referring to when he said "Think it as if one would install windows not from CD/DVD but having the complete C:\ content in a single file and writing it to hard disk." The differences between Maemo and MeeGo OS will be too large to allow a simple OTA upgrade from Maemo 5 to MeeGo.

What we have now as far as MeeGo for the N900 is a non-GUI (terminal CLI interface only) developer-only very basic OS. As I understand it, what we should see in May is a 2nd MeeGo release that will still be a developer-only version, but with basic GUI elements and some other stuff added. But it will still be a long ways away from being ready for installation and daily use by ordinary users.

However, what the N900 WILL get any day now as an easy OTA update that is a significant upgrade to Maemo 5 adding some nice features, including adding critical Qt 4.6 compatibility. Qt compatibility ensures most (if not all) software written in the future for MeeGo will run on N900s still using Maemo 5. And we likely will get at least one more significant upgrade to Maemo 5 sometime after that. At that point the N900 will have gotten 5 updates total, and possibly could get even more. That is unknown at this point.

Anyway, bottom line is all this ensures the N900 will have a long, useful life with or without upgrading to MeeGo. So if you want a N900 and it suits your needs, go for it and don't worry about whether or not you get MeeGo on it, it's still an excellent unit."

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

citylink have been selling the N900 for while in Hong Kong, but i assume they are all parallel imports running PR1.1.1 - I wonder if these have the FM transmitter then ?

I assume all official N900 in the bigger stores like Citicall will be running the PR1.2 ?

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

The handwriting package is already in the repositories, but as the description says, it's restricted to the IMEIs of the N900s made for HK:
http://maemo.org/packages/package_in....0-2010042416/

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

Why is it in free if it's restricted? I'm assuming these binaries are closed source, if they won't run on phones with non-HK IMEIs.

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

hmm... other phones form nokia had hw limitations in hongkong (n95) too....

why should they only disable it instead of removing it....

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

Techically, it’s the license that determines whether something goes into free or not.

The license information in the packages is:

All files under po/ are licensed under the terms of BSD. (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php)
All files under pphw/ are licensed under the terms of GPL. (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt)
Other files are licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL. (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.php)


That means it really is for the free repository. How on Earth do they expect that someone will not just strip the limitations and republish, I have no idea (this is not even remotely questionable, unlike, say, the FMTX issue).

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

isn't there a way tp get the hand recognition code and rewrite it for other languages? i would fully help contribute to make the program to be internationalised

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

Does anyone know the hong kong product code?

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

I showed my WorldTV99 to my Chinese friends with HK, China streamings, they are quite impressed. The one for may sum bakery is in cantonese speaking.

bun

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

Because removing and replacing the chip would require a significant effort. Which means one of two things is true:

- It's disabled in software, which means flashing a non-HK kernel and loading 3rd party software will enable it.

- It's disabled in hardware, in which case you're SOL.

I suspect it's in software, and people will have it unofficially working shortly after release.

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

I think the title of the thread should end with "PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies missing"

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

PR 1.2 Hopefully Next Week.. :)

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

I went to Mongkok this afternoon and came across the N900 roadshow event too. Here are some more pics:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._4267287_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._5296120_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._8149564_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._3332926_n.jpg

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...2&id=628300677

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._5514194_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...9_746814_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...1_584701_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._6251802_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._1794324_n.jpg

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzMOkAocxUM

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

Would be cool to see such an event here in Germany too.

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

There ! I *knew* there are bigger screened Maemo 5 devices, I just didn't think they had 40" displays !

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

Heeee.... I want one of those EXTRA-LARGE N900s too!! :D

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

I have a sudden urge to visit Mongkok...

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

I dont think it is touch screen though.

bun

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

you only think that until you realise the stylus is 3 foot long and classified as a fighting weapon in 37 countries.

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

NOW I understand where the 'kickstand' got it's name from ! On the 40" model you have to kick the stand to deploy ! No wonder it looks silly on our tiny models !

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

No stylus on those beasts. You use your, er, not fingers... no multitouch either, remember ? :-)

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

LOL... I was about to say the same ;-)

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

no you think the hong kong n900 will have finished hardware with out issue slike front cam what i mean how would everyone react if they fixed it?

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

I've got a US-release N900 and its front camera works fine. What might you be referring to?

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

The N900 will sell very well in Asia. Everyone was oohing and aahing over my phone's features in Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia. There have been grey market versions without the N900 name available at highly inflated prices since December though.

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

The chinese calendar is on the official year of 4707. This means the PR1.2 release will be available here in approx 2697 years from now. Accoring to the time we are allready waiting i think this prediction is very accurate ;)

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

does anyone know how much it will be in Hong kong?

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

I wish I was an N900 sticker...

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

Selling very well is one thing, dealing with mainstream users ranting about the basic phone functions will be another..

IMHO, N900 is not ready for mainstream users

Just my 2 cents

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

It does not matter whether they talk about you good or they talk bad.
It matters that they talk. :D

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

good to see Hong Kong people using n900 and on this forum regularly.

i am expecting PR1.2 to support full USSD. I can't do callforwarding now!! i don't know how Nokia can sell a phone in Hong Kong without full USSD support.

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

PR1.2 has USSD function.

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

yes. I saw it from changelog. USSD is one. Proper google contact / exchange sync and native google apps are definitely basic requirement as a smartphone nowaday.

ok, let keep our finger crossed

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

...have a look at 0:49 -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzMOkAocxUM (video from the N900 Hong Kong roadshow)

Re: Nokia N900 will be officially launched in Hong Kong - with PR1.2 built-in and some extra goodies!!
 

Maemo PR1.2 = 10.2010.14-14