Re: N900 Specifications
 

The tracker plans were shifted drmatically during fremantle development and it's really just metadata harvester/db, not a FTS system. It's easy enough to re-enable FTS, but it comes with a cost in indexing times, which was not an option. So, instead the advanced tracker use went to harmattan. What I would like to see us doing is upgrading in fremantle to the harmattan tracker at some point next year so that you devs would be able to start using the wicked cool stuff tracker 0.7 has available.

Re: N900 Specifications
 

Is it me, or has anyone noticed that you cant view the N900 on nokiausa's SUPPORT website?!

I remember being able to select the device, and downloading the specifications, but its no longer there. Maybe they are updating it, hence a release is around the bend. :)

Re: N900 Specifications
 

I'm all for the N900 and still saving up for it but I have to say the specs now pale in comparison to the Windows Mobile 6.5 based HTC HD2 - 4.3 inch screen ? 1GHZ CPU ? what !!. I'll have to check this out surely. HTC is making all the right moves. Nokia, you better sit up !

Screen size 4.3in.
Screen resolution 480 x 800
Keyboard/keypad on-screen only
Dimensions 67 x 120.5 x 11mm
Weight 157g
Connectivity GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz), GPRS, HSPA
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth 2.1
GPS yes
Main camera 5 megapixels
Front-facing camera no
CPU 1GHz Snapdragon
Memory 448MB RAM, 512MB ROM
Expansion slot microSD

Re: N900 Specifications
 

You lost me at Windows Mobile... ;)

Re: N900 Specifications
 

the question here is, whether the 1200mAh battery will keep up to the hardware - there's a good chance you end up with a mobile computer (3 hours of work), instead of mobile phone (12+..) :)

but the hardware is impressive.. in fact, if Maemo was portable to it, I'd probably prefer it over n900, even with the battery isue :))

Re: N900 Specifications
 

1 GHz sounds great, but what does it mean to battery life?

Re: N900 Specifications
 

True battery life is the holy grail now.

Is Linux kernel used in Maemo optimised especially for power efficiency or is this the full blown Linux kernel ? - forgive my ignorance.

Of all the Mobile OS' out there, Symbian appears to be the best at this - E71 just goes on and on. This is probably why Nokia will stick to Symbian for the forseeable future. Its fit for purpose for Mobile devices - perhaps not for the heavy lifting that Maemo does . Symbian^3 and 4 may change all that though with its 64bit file system, enhanced comms architecture etc.

Re: N900 Specifications
 

??? Those specs hardly dominate the N900.

1000GHz Snapdragon ARM vs 600GHz ARM - ok you get that one, but...
4.3 vs 3.5 screen - depends on what you use the device for. I consider the smaller screen a major advantage.
On-screen VK keyboard only vs both VK + HK - N900.
448MB RAM vs 256MB + swap for up to 1G - call it even since swap is slower.
512MB ROM vs 32G ROM (1G+ for apps) - no contest. N900.

Otherwise, specs are pretty even. For my purposes, I give a large edge to the N900. But, that's only considering the hardware. WinMo...you can't be serious...you'll need that Snapdragon...

Re: N900 Specifications
 

its WinMo 6.5 mind you. Yes but its still WinMo. I wont count Microsoft out though - if ZunedHD is anything to go by then WinMo7 will be HOT.

Re: N900 Specifications
 

No front facing camera either...