A Stunning diamond-studded edition of Nokia’s 8800
It is Thomas Heyerdahl who came up with putting luxury on Nokia 8800. This fellow has crafted a version of the handset laced with 112 authentic diamonds, and it’s said that only 100 of the coveted (and individually numbered) mobiles will be made available. We’ll find 0.7 carats of United Nations-approved diamonds per phone, and while the bulk of these things will be sold in select outlets for 30,000 Norwegian kroner ($5,933), the first launch is set to be auctioned for charity to the highest bidder. Be prepared, Ladies and Gents!
Via: Engadget
Ubuntu on Nokia Internet tablets
After Google’s Android mobile OS for Nokia N810 tablet, it looks like Nokia wants to get more flexible by using another OS. The Internet Tablet OS is about to get even more flexible with ports of Ubuntu and the Qt toolkit. Nokia is getting Qt developer Trolltech, thus it’s no surprise the Qt is making the jump, but it looks like it’ll be mostly a third-party-targeted framework, with the ITOS interface and bundled apps still using GTK+.
Nokia told Ars Technica that it’s exploring cross-platform possibilities between ITOS and Series60, and that it wants to see if GTK+ and Qt can coexist on the tablets like they do on the Linux desktop. That’s pretty ambitious for a low-powered tablet, but we’re all for more flexibility — which seems to be in the cards with the Nokia-sponsored port of Ubuntu to ARM. Several pre-Hardy Heron versions have been ported and run off SD cards, if you’re feeling adventurous — we’re not sure what the advantages are, but it’s nice to know that Nokia’s keeping things wide open.
Via: Engadget
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