NOKIA`S FIRST LINUX PHONE N900

Todays the day for all the technoholics who likes to be updated with new technology and with new phones all over the world.

sooo wanna know what actually LINUX is ??

The Linux is an operating system kernel used by the Linux family of Unix-like operating systems.The Linux kernel is released under the GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2), (plus some firmware images with various licenses), and is developed by contributors worldwide. Day-to-day development takes place on the Linux kernel mailing list.The Linux kernel was initially conceived and created by Finnish computer science student Linus Torvalds in 1991. Linux rapidly accumulated developers and users who adopted code from other free software projects for use with the new operating system. The Linux kernel has received contributions from thousands of programmers. Many Linux distributions have been released based upon the Linux kernel.

Nokia has remained at the forefront of technological revolution. This name has almost become synonymous with latest technology in the wonderful sphere of telecommunication. If we talk just from the perspective of Indian market, then Nokia is the numero uno whose handsets are owned by millions of Indians. In fact, India is one of the largest markets for Nokia. No wonder, company has planned big for India specifically from the perspective of Research and Development. Whether it’s low end handsets or middle range or high range, Nokia has products available in all the categories. In tune with its habit of launching new products on a frequent basis, Nokia has unveiled N900, its first smart phone running on Linux software. This product is targeted at the top end of the market.

The smart phone runs on the Linux-based Maeme 5 software. This phone is adept at multi-tasking and quite useful for people on the go. N900 has features like Web browsing with Adobe Flash support that is so crucial for business people who are always busy. The operating system is Symbian that also controls almost half of the smart phone market volume — more than its rivals Apple, Research in Motion and Google put together. Nokia said Linux would work well in parallel with Symbian in its high-end product range. Competitors like Google and Apple are upping the ante and consumers are spoilt for choices.

The new N900 model will be costing around $712 excluding taxes and subsidies. It will boast of features like cellular connection, touch screen and slide-out keyboard. Other attractive features are; 800 × 480 pixel resolution, full screen browsing, 5 megapixel camera (2584 × 1938 pixels), CMOS sensor, Carl Zeiss optics, Tessar lens, Autofocus with assist light and two-stage capture key, photo editor on device, TV out (PAL/NTSC) with Nokia Video Connectivity Cable (CA-75U, included in box) or WLAN/UPnP Video recording file format: .mp4; codec: MPEG-4, built-in FM transmitter and Digital stereo microphone