The first turn-by-turn voice guided navigation application for Maemo phones has got available for European Nokia N900 users at Sygic web e-shop.

With the full set of navigation features, multiple user settings, fast route calculation, user-friendly operation and the latest maps situated on-board of the device, Sygic Mobile Maps turns Nokia N900 into a full-featured personal navigation device, and provides for superb user experience and reliable navigation.

We truely appologise for delaying this official information by one day - yesterday the demand for download hit our server infrastru... .. .

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The Qt 4.7 Tech Preview has been released a while ago, for all those cutting edge folks that want to try out the newest stuff .

The 4.7.0 TP is the first step of the 4.7 release cycle, and the main goal is to showcase newest technology (such as Qt Quick) and solicit feedback. Although the quality isn’t at production level quite yet, it should be good enough for demonstrating the new features they have in mind for 4.7 final.

The good news is that the Qt for Maemo 5 repository got a 4.7-fremantle branch that contains a relatively up to date Qt 4.7 with all Maemo 5 cha... .. .

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Finally, the D-Day has arrived. After having the third release candidate available for download only for two days, the new and final version of Mozilla’s Firefox browser which was launched in its first release candidate on 31 Dec 2009 is now available for Nokia’s Maemo platform.

Starting today, Nokia N900 owners can enjoy many of the same Firefox features they know and love on the desktop on their mobile device.

Bringing Firefox to mobile devices is the next step toward fulfilling Mozilla’s mission of providing one Web that everyone can access, regardless of device or loca... .. .

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Earlier this morning the Mozilla has pushed out the third release candidate (RC3) of F of Firefox mobile and gets one step closer to deliver the final version of their mobile browser for Maemo-based devices.

According to Mozilla's dev team, they have managed to fix several usability bugs that were found, as well as address a number of performance issues and fix several crash bugs based on your feedback.

They have also tuned a number of preferences and improved several algorithms to improve page load times and responsiveness as well as  spe... .. .

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Qik, the leading live mobile video streaming platform, expands their relationship with Nokia in developing a Qik application optimized for the Nokia N900 and Maemo software. Utilizing a new user interface, streaming live video from a mobile device is made easy with on-screen features including adding a title or adjusting the privacy settings.

With a high speed data connectivity over 3G or WiFi, a 5MP camera, dual LED flash and Carl Zeiss Optics, taking videos and streaming them with Qik has never been simpler than with the N900.

Qik lets anyone easily stream live video from their handset, sharing their moments in real-time with selected friends and family or the entire world. More than three dozen Nokia handsets are Qik-com... .. .

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Earlier this morning the Mozilla community released the second release candidate of Firefox mobile browser for Maemo based devices that fixes bug which brings latest Nokia’s Linux based device to its knees!

If you’ve already got beta 5 installed on your Nokia N900 or N810, you will be receiving a software update shortly. Otherwise, if you’re viewing this on your device, you can get it for a test drive from here or you can visit Firefox.com/mobile to learn more and download it as well.

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