retsaw | # 41 | 2010-10-15, 12:10 | Report

Task switching. When I'm reading a web site in portrait mode it is really annoying that it switches to landscape mode then opens the task switcher, then has to switch back to portrait mode when I select another browser window (or other app that supports portrait mode).

ysss | # 42 | 2010-10-15, 12:18 | Report

That's like asking "what if people walk with their hands?"

The common mode for mobile phones is portrait, because that's the natural way of holding a gadget of that shape/size/weight.

Just try it, you'll find it's the most secure and comfortable way of holding without spraining your wrist.

volt | # 43 | 2010-10-15, 12:37 | Report

Nokia is thinking that Nokia phones [specifically, Nokia phones that aren't getting MeeGo for free as a late lifecycle update] will have a lovely UX layer on top of the reference system and thus consumers will see that there's more value in buying a MeeGo phone from Nokia than the average non-Nokia MeeGo phone. Much the same as HTC was thinking when they created TouchFlo, SenseUI, etc. Made other Windows Mobile 5+ cell phones look bad.

BLC | # 44 | 2010-10-15, 12:58 | Report

What's maemopower?

D4rKlar | # 45 | 2010-10-15, 13:15 | Report

Titans Power Kernel,

Kind Regards,
D4rKlar

afaq | # 46 | 2010-10-15, 13:30 | Report

A non news. I thought Meego supporting portrait mode was obvious from the screen shots posted on the Meego site months ago?

http://meego.com/devices/handset/handset-screenshots

AMLJ | # 47 | 2010-10-15, 13:39 | Report

You can run any application you like in portrait mode...
http://tinyurl.com/2a4ku52

cjp | # 48 | 2010-10-15, 14:13 | Report

Yeah its strange for anyone to get a phone they want to use in portrait when all text-entry is done in landscape.

Even if you spin all apps around to portrait, you will always have to enter text with the phone sideways.

I don't get this "landscape only" gripe at all.

pelago | # 49 | 2010-10-15, 16:04 | Report

Not if someone implements a decent portrait virtual keyboard, as seen in Opera for example but system-wide.

gabby131 | # 50 | 2010-10-15, 16:14 | Report

well this is awesome!

but i find not using Portrait mode much on a device with a physical qwerty keyboard. even BB's and E-series (i did not intend to mention) are landscapes.

EDIT: i know! when i play towerbloxx its on portrait!