Nokia World 2009 QA

These are questions for attendees of the Nokia World 2009 event.

General

 * What is your favorite improvement?
 * What is the biggest change from previous tablets?
 * How has holding and playing with the N900 changed or re-enforced your previously held opinions about it?

Carrier and release date

 * Is the purchasing of the N900 independent from a special carrier and/or a special contract?
 * If not, who are the carriers?
 * Is there a CDMA version planned and, if yes, when?
 * Which are the selected markets?
 * Are there any (later) release plans for the "unselected" markets

General hardware

 * Is the battery hot-swappable
 * Is the touchscreen pressure sensitive?
 * How usable is the N900 in portrait mode?
 * Is it possible to turn off the cellular radio?
 * Does the 3.5mm connector support audio-in?
 * Is the N900 going to have dedicated keys for language specific characters (like åäö for us swedes for example?)
 * Where will power come from for extended host-mode
 * Does the camera zoom while shooting video?
 * Is there a lanyard attachment?

Answered

 * Is the memory card hot-swappable?
 * Answer: Yes
 * Is a stylus included and, if yes, is there an extra stylus too?
 * Answer: A stylus is included. According to packaging information on shop.nokia.com there isn't an extra stylus included
 * Will charging be possible with a 2mm Nokia charger in addition to USB charging?
 * Answer: Nokia charger adaptor (CA-146C) is included. With this adaptor you can use conventional Nokia charger to charge via USB
 * Can we use FM without plugging in headset, i.e. does it have an internal FM antenna?
 * Just from reading the specs, it has no FM receiver, just an FM transmitter -- xav
 * : Peter says it has a receiver, just no software --nathanael 19:45, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Does the TV out support VGA out too? And what are the available modes (PAL/NTSC/?)
 * Uses a Nokia CA-75U cable for video out. --nathanael 20:03, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Does it have a backlit keyboard?
 * According to Threads; Yes.
 * Is there a front-facing camera?
 * Yes, Specs are 640x480 --nathanael 19:45, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Audio

 * What are the maximum sampling rates on audio output/input?
 * Is it possible to record high-quality (i.e. high bitrate) audio from the built-in microphone?
 * How is the noise floor?
 * How does the N900 compare in volume to the N95/N800/N810 speakers
 * Comment: Will depend on hardware available (I'll have my N810) and loudness on show floor. --06:56, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Answered

 * Could you test the sound with high-quality headphones?
 * Unlikely - unless there are very good headphones available there. I'll take my "normal" headphones --06:56, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Maemo 5

 * Will we be able to set the processor governor to performance mode like we could with the OMAP2 in the N8x0 devices?
 * Are there connectivity preferences (i.e., choose WiFi over cellular)
 * Is DUN supported?
 * Is it possible to disable transitions?
 * Are there connectivity preferences (i.e., choose WiFi over cellular)
 * Is DUN supported?
 * Is it possible to disable transitions?
 * Are there connectivity preferences (i.e., choose WiFi over cellular)
 * Is DUN supported?
 * Is it possible to disable transitions?

There's already an app in Fremantle extras, put together by Urho Kontorri. --Jaffa 06:56, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Samba is no longer supported. --javispedro 22:14, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Which kind of "Shared Folders" (Bluetooth, UPnP, Samba) appear in the File Manager?


 * How do you pull up a menu?

Tap the title bar as in every Maemo version to date (see SDK & videos) --Jaffa 06:56, 1 September 2009 (UTC)


 * How do you switch tasks, or close the app?

See the videos, screenshots and SDK. Tap top-right to open Exposé-like switcher which has a close button. Top-level screen of each app also has an "X" icon. --Jaffa 06:56, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

When a BT or USB keyboard is plugged in, can you switch tasks with Alt-Tab? Does it work like a desktop Alt-Tab or like the Diablo Alt-Tab?


 * Can we connect USB or Bluetooth keyboard, gamepad and mouse?

From Threads: Yes, as is supported by BlueZ stack.


 * Is there any system monitor to see in real time?

Every Maemo device to date has shipped with top --Jaffa 06:56, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

http://maemo.org/packages/view/maemo5-load-applet/ --Jaffa 22:14, 1 September 2009 (UTC) http://www.flickr.com/photos/clankennedy/3868820466/ -- qwerty12


 * Are Dynamic WEP 802.1x WiFi connections supported?
 * Is the telephony stack on the N900 open source? Did they use the oFono stack, or something proprietary?
 * oFono is not used in the N900 (for Fremantle): http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=317522&postcount=6 --qwerty12

Built-in applications
It has been supported in Maemo since the very first days, and it actually appears in the videos. --javispedro 22:12, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
 * What is the exact protocol used in Google VoIP
 * Is SIP supported?
 * How is video chat support?
 * Is there Jabber/XMPP support?


 * Is there support for "normal" Jingle as opposed to the version Google Talk uses?
 * What calendar sync features are supported?
 * Will the calendar application be open source?
 * Can the calendar application access remote calendars over caldav?
 * Is WebDAV synchronization supported?
 * Is it possible to have multiple calendars, contacts, task lists and lists of memos?
 * Is it possible to sync via the USB cable with a Free, Open and Documented protocol?

Browser

 * How is playback on sites like [Hulu.com], [openflv.com]?
 * Can I log on to secure websites and pay bills?
 * Does it crash when you add stuff to your basket on [amazon.com]?
 * Does the browser support client-side SSL Certificates?
 * Will be there support for Nokia WRT or W3C widgets?
 * How is HTML5 support?
 * Are Firefox plug-ins supported?
 * Does the browser support Java applets?
 * Can you scroll while a page is loading?

Third-party applications questions

 * How do you toggle fullscreen in applications like FBreader?

Video shows Ctrl-Backspace. Will test. --Jaffa 06:56, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Ctrl-Backspace will open app switcher. Apps will have to provide own unfullscreen functionality (no button AFAICT) --Jaffa 22:13, 1 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Is there a key combo to bring up the menu?
 * Can we install a third-party browser?

From Threads: Yes.


 * Can we set a third-party browser as the default browser?
 * Does Skype support video?

Gaming

 * Will the N-Gage gaming platform be available?
 * What games are pre-installed?
 * What games will Nokia publish for Maemo

Development and hacking

 * When will the Ovi Store open for Maemo?
 * Are we going to be able to run a chroot environment?

It's GNU/Linux and you have root permissions... why not? --javispedro 22:26, 1 September 2009 (UTC)


 * What development tools will be available for developers (C++ framework name)?

[Freemantle SDK] has been available for a while --nathanael 19:51, 1 September 2009 (UTC)