BlogLines Notifier for Nokia 770
Thursday February 09th 2006, 12:21 am Category: Nokia 770 development

BlogLines Notifier
Download for Nokia 770
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The app notifies BlogLines subscribers of new items in their RSS feeds.


Intel is ready to go with ultra-mobile PC
Thursday February 09th 2006, 12:18 am Category: Nokia 770 competition

Intel is preparing to launch its ultra-mobile handtop PC, TGDaily says:

According to Paul Otellini’s keynote speech at IDF Fall 2005, UMPCs will integrate a new category of processors that will consume as little as 0.5 watts. Intel executives also mentioned that UMPCs will achieve a continuous operation time of about eight hours. Our sources now tell us that at least the first generation of UMPCs may not include such a new processor, but rather rely on a proven platform, which will consist out of ULV Pentium M processors with 90 nm Dothan core as well as a 915GMS chipset. Intel is also very aggressive in extending the wireless feature set of UMPCs. Wi-Fi capability is a standard feature by now, but Wireless WAN - such as EVDO and HSDPA - as well as integrated GPS capability will be able to draw some attention to those devices.


Jim Thompson vs. Russ Nelson
Thursday February 09th 2006, 12:16 am Category: Nokia 770 development

Jim Thompson on Smallworks (I never worked for Vivato, but spent a significant portion of my life in Spokane, so the blog was always an interesting read for me) points out some counterarguments to Russ Nelson’s idea:

Russell appears to want to recreate the PC in the image of the 770, completely ignoring the simple fact that the 770 was not designed as a PC replacement. The USB port on the 770 is there to make the 770 act like (and appear to be) a USB “mass storage” device.


Gnumeric 1.6.2 released
Friday February 03rd 2006, 4:48 am Category: Nokia 770 development

Gnumeric 1.6.2 for Nokia 770 is out. Gnumeric is a spreadsheet application, GNU’s answer to Microsoft Excel.