- Jolla promises MeeGo will live on, plans new smartphone to reward the faithful
More than a few N9 aficionados felt their hearts sink when important MeeGo team members left Nokia this week, putting the fate of the entire swipe-friendly platform in doubt. Recently-founded Jolla was clearly watching, as it confirmed just in the nick of time that it’s planning to carry the torch further. The Finnish startup, which includes important members of the N9 team as well as veterans of the unofficial MeeGo community, not only plans to iterate on MeeGo but to build its very own smartphone with that foundation. Those attached to Nokia’s interpretation of MeeGo will have to adapt to a few changes: Jolla’s work is based on the related, partly HTML5-driven Mer Project and will have a “brand new UI” to go with the new hardware. It won’t be a literal N10 as a result, but we’ll find out just what direction Jolla is taking soon — it’s been working on the phone since late 2011 with plans to show its work later this year. As long as some of the N9’s spirit carries forward, we have a hunch that a lot of fans won’t mind the absence of a Nokia badge.
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And just like that it’s back. Following a yesterday’s temporary stay of the ban on Google’s HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus by Judge Koh, the soon-to-be Jelly Bean-loaded device is again up for sale at the Play store — and a bit earlier than expected. If you’ll recall, Google notes that Android 4.1 apparently mitigates the issues brought up within the dispute by Apple, which has until July 12th to issue a response on the matter. Orders are slated to ship in “two to three weeks,” so we’d suggest you grab one quick while it’s fresh and tasty to ensure your taste buds get the latest Android sugar fix.
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- RIM’s Thorsten Heins answers Globe & Mail readers’ questions, is ‘absolutely committed’ to new timeline
RIM CEO Thorsten Heins did a fair bit of talking to the media following the company’s latest dose of bad news (in addition to penning his own op-ed), and he’s now gone one step further by responding to some readers’ questions for The Globe & Mail. While there’s expectedly not a whole lot in the way of surprises, he did talk a bit more about the reasons for the BlackBerry 10 delay, noting that he “could still see some of the seams,” and appears to have ruled out any further delays, saying that he is “absolutely committed” to the new timeline. He’s also assured folks that the company will continue to support BlackBerry 7 devices “into the future,” but reiterated that upgrading those devices to BB10 was out of the question. You can find all of his answers (10 of them) at the source link below.
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