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Nokia officially releases OS2008 for their Internet Tablets
Users can now download the official installer for OS2008 for your Nokia N800 Internet tablet. What can we expect in the new release? Well for starters:
- The sluggish Opera browser has been swapped out for a speedy Mozilla based browser
- If you're on an N800, the processor speed has been bumped up to 400 Mhz
- Built in Flash 9
- FM Radio software
- A Beautiful new UI
- Improved RSS reader
- and much, much more.
The most noticeable difference for us was the speed bump to 400 Mhz. The N800 was a tad sluggish before but is now very zippy. The new browser is a huge plus as Opera was always a problem on the N800.
We love the N800. It's a great device for staying connected when you don't feel like lugging around your laptop or just need to check your email/RSS feeds real quick.
To get the OS2008 update, you'll need to install the Nokia Internet Tablet Software Update Wizard and download the update file from maemo.org.
Note: if you are lucky if enough to have the Nokia N810, you already have OS2008 installed.
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Duncan said 3:33AM on 2-08-2008
Jason, Nokia is (or was) working on a N770 port of the OS2008 system.
So obviously, the N770 can handle OS2008. (But not without tweaks I'm sure.)
Hoping they'll release it soon, as I don't want to spend extra $$ on something that my current device does decently enough for my use! :)
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DanielSW said 11:47AM on 3-04-2008
"The sluggish Opera browser has been swapped out for a speedy Mozilla based browser". Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot?!
Mozilla? Speedy? Me not compute!
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zuner said 8:27AM on 12-19-2007
Wow, looks good. Larger screenshot?
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James said 9:31AM on 12-19-2007
Anybody hack this up to work on a N770?
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Jason said 10:32AM on 12-19-2007
OS2008 only runs on the N800 and N810, to my knowledge. I don't think the N700 has the hardware capabilities.
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