and never isi iti am around a lot of iphone users and i dont thak i ave ever seen any of them use multitoushh. They are like most fols

as far as I know, Apple did not invent multi-touch. Indeed, as usual, they bought the license and brought it to the masses with plenty of fanfare (what many call 'rising the bar').

Better make sure you sound smart before daring to call others 'fols',
mate

Just a friendly advice.

I'll give him the benefit of a doubt that the typo hides 'folks' and not a missing 'o'

Either way, it looks like he's havin a smashin weekend ;D

Hi Maemo dudes! This is my first post

I am Scottish and have been living and working in Finland for the past 10 years.

I am a huge mobile tech addict and a big fan of Nokia - though hopefully not infected with the blind fanboy virus

I have always admired Nokia's internet tablets but my personal holy grail is the all-in-one powerhouse device - which obviously includes cellphone functionality. Whilst there will always be inherent compromises in such a device (e.g. screen size), technological advancements, convergence and miniturisation are bringing us very close. Some people think we're already there with the iPhone - but for me the OS is crippled by the lack of multi-tasking and file management and the device is a triumph of form over function.

So RX-51, the first Maemo 5 device has hit me like a shot of adrenaline to the heart The implications for high end Nokia devices are enormous. As Eldar says, Nokia now have a scalable vertical OS. They also have recently entered into strategic partnership with Intel. So talking about resistive vs capacitive screens kind of misses the big picture. This is a major strategic move from Nokia and all kinds of devices will be produced; from 3.5" to 11", small keyboard, large keyboard or no keyboard, capacitive and resistive, all with an ever improving combination of OS, application suite and chipset.

I am quite surprised by some views in this forum that the integrated cellphone radios are undesirable. The only reason I can imagine for this attitude is cost as a result of the backwards and anti-competitive US network operators. From a pure technological point of view why would anyone not want always on high bandwidth connectivity in their device? In Finland and much of Europe we can buy devices without contracts and unlimited 3G/HSPA data plans are very reasonable. The networks are also very good.

But competition and logical inevitability will win out - the future of MID's or internet tablets or netbooks or laptops includes integrated cellular data capabilities.

I think that the RX-51 will be a great device with many flaws (OS, software, device build, etc.) but I will buy one as soon as I possibly can Maemo 5 has a great future and I want to be on the train right from the start.

I look forward to sharing in your excitement and learning from your experiences.

Cheers!

PS - I do not and have never worked for Nokia but my work has often been in closely related areas.

Sure, and Nokia can mention that a few of their patents are going to become more expensive to license for the next iPhone...

But unless Apple insanely overestimates the threat from the RX-51, it makes no sense to turn down revenue from it. The Pre was obviously (to me, anyway) a much greater threat to Apple than the RX-51, so if they were going to play hardball on a patent, I think they'd have done it there already.

Only in Finland, Sweden and other nearby countries. In the rest of europe data rates are either outrageously high or outrageously crippled and the networks are just so so.
Not to mention the outrageously high roaming charges.

T-Mobile UK are offering unlimited data for a £7.50 monthly add on fee - that's not that much.

But you are right, mobile data prices are still generally high and 3G/HSPA network coverage generally poor. This situation is improving all the time though so I stand by my comment that integrated cellular radio is an absolute must have for any personal computing device.

Living in Finland has to have some advantages

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