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After the famous article of mine talking about the possibility for Nokia N810 Internet Tablet to emulate Palm operating system, now I want to talk about another big opportunity for those of you guys who own the famous Nokia device. As a matter of fact, did you know that you can run Android on N810 and that you can do it in a few easy steps? Don’t you believe me? OK, here is the step-by-step procedure.

1. The first thing to do is to download and save the android.img.bz2 image file on the N810 (internal memory or miniSD card; 110MB free space required).
2. After that download and install the android-installer.deb file (Settings -> Application manager -> Install from file).
3. Reboot your Nokia N810 and launch Android through the Extras menu.
4. Done. As you see the procedure to launch Android is very simple, so simple that even a  Linux dummy can do it! Enjoy!

Source: Pocketables.net

If you own one of the gorgeous N800 or N810 internet tablet well, it is about to reflash! As a matter of fact the guys at Maemo have just released the new update for the little  Nokia device’s operating system namely OS 2008 (Maemo 4.1). This second update (read more about the first update here) is rich of features, but before speaking about them I want to point out  the fact that future releases will be available over-the-air. This means that you won’t have to reflash the tablet anymore and lose all of your data! That’s a big piece of news indeed!  “Further OS updates will be made available over-the-air, without needing to reflash. Now users will get automatic notifications in the home screen about the availability of OS updates or single applications, including those installed from third parties. This works only over WLAN connections. It is still possible to check for updates manually from the Application manager.”  The most important additions to the operating system this update provides are an open source email application based on Modest and the tinymail framework, simplified account setup and the introduction of Chinese character rendering support in email, browser and RSS feeds. If you want to know more about the innovations introduced by this update, click here and here if you want to download it, click here.

If you are one of the lucky guys to own a wonderful Nokia n810 you should try this nice piece of freeware software. It is called Internet tablet video converter and it is directly provided by Nokia itself by following this link. The software is for free, of course. But what is it? Basically, Internet tablet video converter lets you convert any kind of videos into an optimized format for your Nokia Internet Tablet. No matter if the video has been shot by you or was downloaded in the Internet. This wonderful application will convert it with no issue at all. All you have to do is drag and drop your videos into the application and you are done! The software has been recently updated and reading from the betalabs.nokia.com we learn that:

Nokia Internet Tablet Video Converter has been updated and we’re thrilled to bring you this latest version. This latest release includes several major updates, including:

• A version for OS X that’ll run on Tiger and Leopard on Intel and PPC platforms. This is our first release for the OS X platform, so we are eager to hear your feedback on how it could be improved
• The codecs for the Windows version have been updated and hopefully we’ve fixed the bugs that the community has reported to us

The Developer API has been updated based on user feedback. It now supports Python, Perl, and Java as programming languages to access the API. We’re very interested in seeing what the community can cook up using this feature.

Nokia has just unveiled its next N810 with WiMAX connectivity. If you want to read the full press release, click here. This new device will also witness a major update as far as the OS2008 is concerned. In fact Nokia announced… Continue reading »

Got bored with your Nokia N810 theme? Wish you were able to make one by yourself for free, but you do not know anything about programming? Well, with Theme Maker by Urho Konttori now you can customize your Nokia device’s skin to no end! This nice application lets you customize the background and the general feel and look of your N-device in a few easy steps. All you need is a program like Gimp or Photoshop and a little patience. Reading from Urho Konttori’s blog: “Basically, it’s all about editing one single image file”…”and then setting the theme details in Theme Maker”…”And Clicking build in theme maker. It will produce a nice installable .deb file of your theme. Just copy that to your device (or publish it … whynot) and install it as normal.”. With Theme Maker won’t be impossible to give your N810 your personal touch anymore! If you want to download it or know more about it click here.

So, one of the few things preventing me from buying another device (read Nokia N810) is my fear not to find all the stuff I am accustomed to, namely all the nice things my palm applications (coming from my Treo 650) are able to do. But what if the N810 was able to emulate Palm OS? Well, in this story there is no if! As a matter of fact a software company called Access managed to create a Palm OS emulator machine called Garnet VM for the Nokia Internet Tablet (770, N800, N810). Too good to be true? Not at all! Reading from the company website: “Garnet VM enables Nokia Nseries users to run thousands of Garnet OS (formerly Palm OS®) applications. Garnet VM supports some of the most popular applications in the mobile market including, Google Maps™, Snappermail®, DateBk5 and perennially popular games like Bejeweled®, PacMan and Sudoku. Choose from a wide variety of application types including, document processors, database managers, messaging, enhanced PIMs, life management tools, and more.” Did you hear it right? Now you have the chance to run on your N810 hundreds of palm applications, including games! Oh yes, the price… who knows how much it costs, right? Well, it looks like news are not finished yet. Ok, take a deep breath and relax. Ready? The Palm emulator is for free! Just fill in a short form and you are done! Don’t you believe me? Visit this page.

So, after the good news about the first price cut for N810, Microsoft has decided to give us another present by making pulic the next release of its Microsoft Silverlight. Reading from the press release: ” Nokia’s software strategy is based on cross-platform development environments, enabling the creation of rich applications across the Nokia device range. Nokia aims to support market leading and content rich internet application environments and to embrace and encourage open innovation. By working with Microsoft, we are creating terrific opportunities and additional choices for the development community, S60 licensees and the industry as a whole.” But, what is Microsoft Silverlight? Here is the reply directly from Microsoft: ” Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering next-generation media experiences and rich interactive applications. Silverlight is already powering thousands of applications around the world and organizations including Entertainment Tonight, the NBA and NBC Universal to deliver superior Web-based experiences to their customers. The arrangement with Nokia will substantially extend the reach of Silverlight by making the platform available for hundreds of millions of devices, including S60 on Symbian smartphones from a range of manufacturers, as well as Nokia Series 40 devices and Nokia Internet tablets.” If you want to know more click here.

Yes, yes, yes and…yes! This is really a good news for people like me, who are looking forward to buying one of the gorgeous Nokia N810. In fact, the guys at Nokia have decided to make the first price cut of 90 dollars! Now the N810 costs “just” $389.99. Well, I know, it is not that cheap yet, but if you were looking for an incentive to buy one of it, you have got one right now! If you want to know more about the N810 click here. If you want to know more about N810 specs click here.