We're happy to see that Nokia isn't really "killing off" MeeGo, a daring, but commercially unsuccessful open source mobile OS, as previous reports suggested.
In between the Windows Phone hubaloo at Nokia World this week, the Finnish manufacturer announced a software update and new color for the Nokia N9, a gorgeous slab phone launched in June.
Along with matte black, magenta, and cyan, you can now get an N9 in glossy white (check out the pic below).
The phones hits stores in the fourth quarter of the year, starting with a 64 GB version. In the U.S., you can only buy this phone unlocked at the unsubsidized price of $700.
Existing N9 owners will also receive a software update next quarter, Nokia announced. The update focuses on usability improvements, like music controls on the lock screen, closing apps by swiping them down by default, and NFC tag reading. Nokia's NFC tap-to-pair accessories, like the Nokia Play 360 speaker and Nokia Luna Bluetooth headset, lets you do things like tapping your N9 against the speaker and control output through your phone. Scroll down for a video demo.
The N9 features a 3.9-inch AMOLED screen made from scratch-resistant curved glass, an 8-megapixel autofocus camera and HD-quality video capture, a near-field communication (NFC) chip, and no buttons. PCMag lead mobile analyst Sascha Segan said it was "utterly gorgeous" and a "curiosity from an alternate universe." See his review of the Nokia N9 and slideshow below for more.
Meanwhile, MeeGo is a Maemo/Moblin hybrid operating system launched by Intel and Nokia in February 2010. The platform is generally deemed a commercial failure and in June Elop reportedly saidhe plans to kill off MeeGo even if the N9 is popular, in order to focus his efforts on Windows Phone.
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