You’ve all seen the press release and the official product page. Below are some additional information I got at CTIA about the Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition:

1. It will run Diablo. Update for N810 and N800 coming.
2. The email client is now Modest.
3. There are no finalized rates/plans yet for XOHM (WiMAX).
4. Over-the-air update is now built-in.
5. Bulge at the back for better XOHM reception. I didn’t find the slight bulge to be an issue.
6. Price will be $475 and should be out 2Q.
7. No PIM planned yet.
8. No one will confirm if this if the “4 of 5.”
9. Connectivity has “Any Connection” option to switch automatically to WiMAX, WiFi, and Bluetooth. There is also an option for “WLAN and WiMAX.”
10. Navigation software gets an upgrade.
11. Still no video support for Skype.
12. Color is black brushed metal, black keyboard, and goldish bezel.
13. Case is pretty much the same but inside is carrot orange instead of sky blue.

Full demo video from Satu Sipola, Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition Product Manager after the jump.

I’m sure a lot of you have been trying out the latest release of Fennec (Alpha 1) already on your Nokia Maemo devices. If you haven’t heard of Fennec, it’s the highly anticipated mobile browser from Mozilla, mobile version of Firefox as others would say,  that is currently on alpha stage, and primarily being tested on the Maemo platform.

Madhava Enros, Fennec’s User Experience Lead gives us a quick walktrhough:

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Fennec Alpha Walkthrough from Madhava Enros on Vimeo.

Fennec Alpha 1 will work on both Diablo and Chinook (install). If you don’t have a Maemo device, you can try Fennec on your desktop as well (Windows, Mac, Linux).

The IDdT guys have been busy with Canola2. Today they announced Beta7 and the much anticipated YouTube plug-in.

The first major Canola2 plug-in, the YouTube plug-in allows you to  search, bookmark and save videos from YouTube. It still has problems with the seek functionality which INdT hopes to help mplayer with. Developers can now take a peek at the plug-in source code which can pave the way for additional third-party Canola2 plug-ins.

Three additional Canola2 themes have also been added for everyone to download — Deep Blue, Flat Red, and Flat Black. They are available for download at the Canola2 Add-ons page.

If you are installing the YouTube plug-in,  make sure to upgrade to Beta7 first via the Application Manager. New users can directly install the latest Canola2 version from the official Canola2 install page.

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Urho Konttori just released Theme Maker 1.1.3, an OS2008 (Chinook) theme maker. The app, that runs on a PC, Mac, Linux, takes in an 8000 (not a typo) x 800 pixel .PNG file and automatically dissects them to hundreds of components and then packages them to a debian (.deb) installer file. Urho provides a template file (in .psd) that he suggests you edit in Adobe Photoshop or GIMP.

To give everyone an idea on how huge the template is and I guess how long Urho has been working on the dissecting program on his Theme Maker, below is the full template where I highlighted (in red) part of which I used on the image above.

Urho, famous for his Media Converter, Theme Maker, and UKMP apps, and a regular in the forums, joined Nokia earlier this year.

Links:
Download Theme Maker 1.1.3 now.
Urho Konttori’s Blog

Dr. Ari Jaaksi has just finished his keynote speech over at OSiM, revealing a lot of juicy stuff on the future of Maemo. Check out the the upcoming Maemo 5 (5th generation) highlights:

• online anywhere with cellular connectivity over HSPA for broadband anywhere
• powerful computing with TI OMAP3 processor - for better performance and better graphics performance
• photo sharing with hi-def camera - imaging and photo-sharing
• Nokia is now Gold Sponsor of Linux Foundation, has contributed code today for 3G/HSPA cellular (data) connectivity for OMAP3 to Linux kernel

• no news yet on backward compatibility for older devices

This screen capture shows the example application from Pete Savage’s how-to on getting Scratchbox working to compile and test software for the Nokia N800. A Maemo development environment, in other words.

In my case, as noted in yesterday’s Me and Linux post, it’s been set up in andLinux running under Windows XP.

The adventure continues . . .

Good news! The folks from fring just announced today that the first version of fring for the Internet Tablet is now available for download. For those who are not familiar with fring, it lets you make free calls and live chat with all your fring, Skype, MSN Messenger, Google Talk, ICQ, SIP, Twitter, Yahoo! and AIM friends.

fring is available in all sort of platforms — Symbian, Windows Mobile, iPhone, Java ME, and now Maemo. If you are connected to a high-speed connection, calls made to other mobiles running fring is free. Calls however to landlines and regular cellular contacts can be made via SkypeOut or via SIP.

Download and let’s strart fringing!

Screenshots:.

[thanks dik!]

A Seamless Software Upgrade (SSU) notification should prompt you of a v4.2008.36-5 firmware update once you go online with your Maemo 4.1 (Diablo) device. The update aims to improve email, web browsing, and connectivity.

Early reports from itT members are mixed. Some have updated with no problems and have reported faster browsing, while others are experiencing locks, boot menu problems, looping reboots, and package conflicts which seem to get fixed after a manual reflash.

If you have installed anything out of the ordinary, be sure to read through the comments before updating.

Internet Tablet Talk member mafranklin has reported that he has received his Nokia N810 Internet Tablet WiMAX Edition, and has confirmed that it is connecting to XOHM WiMAX, which is surprisingly active already in Chicago. According to him:

The Nokia N810 WiMax did arrive today following shipment from Nokia yesterday. Once powered up it automatically detected the XOHM nextwork here in Chicago. My registration for XOHM services failed with my Chicago zip code so I registered with a friends zip code in Baltimore (went in later and changed my billing address), selected the device, service plan and connected to the XOHM network.

XOHM  is currently offering their WiMAX On-the-Go plan for $30/month for six months(for limited time) and $45/month thereafter.

mafranklin ordered his Nokia N810 Internet Tablet WiMAX Edition  directly from the Nokia USA Store for $443 after a $50 automatic promo discount. Buy.com also has the tablet for $404.99 but is currently out of stock.