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PUBLISHED: Saturday, October 10, 2009
AT&T has finally released the Garmin nuvifone G60, a navigation-oriented smartphone. Ed Hardy brings us a video preview showing off the high points of this new model.

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AT&T Will Launch the Long-Awaited Garmin nuvifone G60 Next Week
PUBLISHED: 9/29/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The oft-delayed Garmin nuvifone G60 is finally drawing close to release. AT&T announced today that it will launch this navigation-oriented smartphone in early October.
FULL STORY (1,369 Reads) | DISCUSSION (4 Replies)

Pre-Review of Nokia's Unannounced N900 Published
PUBLISHED: 8/20/2009  BY: AWright
A website has reviewed a pre-production version of Nokia's upcoming N900 Internet Tablet, giving a look at where Nokia sees the Maemo platform for upcoming devices.
FULL STORY (4,004 Reads) | DISCUSSION (10 Replies)

Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60 Could Finally Launch this Summer
PUBLISHED: 6/16/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The release of the oft-delayed Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60 may finally be drawing near. According to a company executive, the debut of this navigation-oriented smartphone could be in just a couple of months.
FULL STORY (1,634 Reads) | DISCUSSION (0 Replies)

An Early Glimpse of the Future of Nokia's Maemo Platform
PUBLISHED: 5/20/2009  BY: AWright
New information and a screenshot has recently leaked showing a possible future direction for Nokia's Maemo operating system. This will have a strong emphasis on home-screen widgets.
FULL STORY (1,977 Reads) | DISCUSSION (1 Reply)

Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60 Delayed Yet Again
PUBLISHED: 5/11/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The release of the Garmin-Asus nvifone G60 has been moved back yet again. Ths navigation-oriented device is now expacted to launch about 18 months after it was first unveiled.
FULL STORY (1,191 Reads) | DISCUSSION (1 Reply)

First Beta of Nokia's Maemo 5 SDK Released
PUBLISHED: 4/29/2009  BY: AWright
The Software Developer's Kit (SDK) for Maemo 5, the next version of the operating system that powers Nokia's Internet Tablet devices, has been released.
FULL STORY (3,224 Reads) | DISCUSSION (0 Replies)

Growth in the Smartphone Market Under Pressure
PUBLISHED: 3/11/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The global smartphone market grew strongly in 2008, but that growth was showing signs of slowing by the end of the year. Several device makers enjoyed strong growth, but much of this came at the expense of Nokia.
FULL STORY (1,968 Reads) | DISCUSSION (3 Replies)

Nokia Updates the Alpha SDK for its Next-Generation Internet Tablets
PUBLISHED: 3/2/2009  BY: AWright
An updated version of the Maemo 5 Alpha SDK has been released. This includes the first shots of the new Maemo 5 user interface.
FULL STORY (1,757 Reads) | DISCUSSION (8 Replies)

Nokia Hopes to Increase Adoption of Qt with Additional Licensing Option
PUBLISHED: 1/14/2009  BY: AWright
Nokia looks to increase developer flexibility with its Qt framework by adding the LGPL Open Source Licensing option to it.
FULL STORY (1,389 Reads) | DISCUSSION (0 Replies)

Acer and Asus Subnotebooks Showing Strong Sales
PUBLISHED: 1/6/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Both Acer and Asus experienced strong sales of their subnotebooks at the end of 2008, and are increasing their predicted sales volumes for 2009.
FULL STORY (1,688 Reads) | DISCUSSION (6 Replies)

Maemo 5 SDK Released for Nokia Internet Tablet Developers
PUBLISHED: 12/9/2008  BY: AWright
The first SDK for Maemo 5, Nokia's Internet Tablet Linux-based operating system, has been released to platform developers.
FULL STORY (1,724 Reads) | DISCUSSION (0 Replies)

Smartphone Sales Increasing, Just Not as Much as Usual
PUBLISHED: 12/4/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
Sales of smartphones worldwide increased year-on-year last quarter, but at a much slower rate than this market has become accustomed to.
FULL STORY (1,919 Reads) | DISCUSSION (8 Replies)