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Forum: General 2006-06-10, 10:10
Replies: 244
Views: 59,487
Posted By varis
The Nokia guys probably started testing even...

The Nokia guys probably started testing even before they started coding! :-) This because they have used many readily available (though horribly unfinished) open source components. On top of that...
Forum: Design 2006-05-16, 16:18
Replies: 44
Views: 16,273
Posted By varis
How about making it easier to make themes by...

How about making it easier to make themes by creating the source image programmatically? In effect this would be a new theme creation process:

ThemeMaker: create theme template ->
Gimp/Photoshop...
Forum: News 2006-05-13, 00:09
Replies: 62
Views: 24,100
Posted By varis
To my knowledge Nokia has not officially...

To my knowledge Nokia has not officially announced just about anything, though I think earlier it was at least heavily implied that the 2006 OS update would bring VOIP to 770. GoogleTalk is a service...
Forum: General 2006-05-12, 23:53
Replies: 12
Views: 3,516
Posted By varis
If I recall correct OMAP 1710 is used in n770:...

If I recall correct OMAP 1710 is used in n770: http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/wtbu/wtbuproductcontent.tsp?templateId=6123&navigationId=11991&contentId=4670

Apparently there are different options...
Forum: Applications 2006-05-12, 23:41
Replies: 15
Views: 4,330
Posted By varis
The new preset is small => {...

The new preset is

small => { abitrate => 96, vbitrate => 96, width => 240 },

I tried low video bitrates like this as well, but personally I don't like them so much. Of course they save...
Forum: General 2006-05-09, 21:10
Replies: 9
Views: 2,178
Posted By varis
You can use video converter software on almost...

You can use video converter software on almost any video, and you get smoothly playing 15 fps, 500 kbps video out for your 770. I'm perfectly happy with this, as the lag of a LCD masks the framerate...
Forum: Games 2006-05-03, 21:15
Replies: 199
Views: 71,541
Posted By varis
I noticed UQM can be addictive. Fortunately I'm...

I noticed UQM can be addictive. Fortunately I'm pretty busy these days as well, so my playing time has been limited to just a few hours.

I can still beat many ships with the Vux. CHMMR is a *****...
Forum: General 2006-05-01, 12:41
Replies: 32
Views: 9,686
Posted By varis
NetBSD/OpenBSD would probably make most sense. I...

NetBSD/OpenBSD would probably make most sense. I gather it would be very easy to get them to boot on the device, but you would have no input/output from the system :-) To make it usable you'd need to...
Forum: Games 2006-04-30, 10:25
Replies: 199
Views: 71,541
Posted By varis
Oh the shock and horror when you see that Earth...

Oh the shock and horror when you see that Earth has been slave shielded! While SC II maybe wasn't the best game ever (we have titles like Eve Online), it was no doubt the top of the day. Would be...
Forum: General 2006-04-29, 00:04
Replies: 2
Views: 1,920
Posted By varis
Nokia to open shops in the US

Looks like Nokia is going to open its own shops in the US, bypassing carriers etc and selling directly to consumers. This is more about the nSeries high-end multimedia phones but no doubt internet...
Forum: Applications 2006-04-26, 20:50
Replies: 48
Views: 20,576
Posted By varis
If your manga is a collection of images, the...

If your manga is a collection of images, the image viewing application is nice. You can keep the image in full screen mode and use the buttons on 770 for next/previous, zoom, exiting full screen mode...
Forum: General 2006-04-22, 16:07
Replies: 5
Views: 2,766
Posted By varis
Well the large screen is really good for...

Well the large screen is really good for demonstration purposes. And if you want to show off 'mobile internet' or whatever on telly etc, which other device would you choose?
Forum: General 2006-04-22, 15:57
Replies: 1
Views: 1,452
Posted By varis
Themes for 770/Maemo

Has anybody made downloadable themes for Maemo yet? Or would somebody like to put up a repository site for themes? :-)

I did a bit of showcasing for how easy it is to change your 770's appearance...
Forum: General 2006-04-16, 22:08
Replies: 14
Views: 3,204
Posted By varis
Well I already got some complaints when...

Well I already got some complaints when blabbering about off-topic marketing stuff like what's happening in the umpc world. Clearly some topics that are ok on ITT are not so welcome there. There is a...
Forum: General 2006-04-16, 09:10
Replies: 14
Views: 3,204
Posted By varis
It is a question of quality of channel content...

It is a question of quality of channel content and strong future growth trends, too. There already is quite a bit of active development discussion time to time on the channel.
Forum: General 2006-04-16, 07:50
Replies: 14
Views: 3,204
Posted By varis
To let the developers work in relative peace? :-)

To let the developers work in relative peace? :-)
Forum: General 2006-04-14, 18:23
Replies: 20
Views: 6,842
Posted By varis
Not an app as such, but just a piece of the...

Not an app as such, but just a piece of the software platform - a little stepping stone in the Maemo 2.0 roadmap (and 2.0 is not the same as 2006 OS). So it really has little relevance to how well...
Forum: General 2006-04-08, 21:19
Replies: 9
Views: 3,135
Posted By varis
What kind of a service/contract do you need...

What kind of a service/contract do you need from/with mobile operators to be able to run such a site? Where do the SMS messages go from the site?
Forum: General 2006-04-05, 14:00
Replies: 21
Views: 6,966
Posted By varis
My gut feeling indeed is that most Maemo 2.0...

My gut feeling indeed is that most Maemo 2.0 features won't be here until a late update to OS 2006... And as it's a roadmap for an OSS project it might take years before the hardware and software is...
Forum: General 2006-04-04, 21:58
Replies: 21
Views: 6,966
Posted By varis
Already made a few comments in my blog :-) ...

Already made a few comments in my blog :-)

And hey, Python is great but let's not overhype it, ok? ;)
Forum: General 2006-04-02, 22:55
Replies: 13
Views: 3,938
Posted By varis
The alarm/sync functionality is critical, so I...

The alarm/sync functionality is critical, so I don't consider such details much before this is done :-) But mostly I just need rather basic PIM functionality.

I think some advanced TODO lists with...
Forum: General 2006-04-02, 02:08
Replies: 11
Views: 3,494
Posted By varis
"VoIP is limited and unusable" ;) And PDA market...

"VoIP is limited and unusable" ;) And PDA market is struggling - because they can't do phone calls. People are moving to communicators like the Treo.

Mobile computing today has 2 benchmarks I...
Forum: General 2006-04-01, 23:38
Replies: 10
Views: 3,376
Posted By varis
I suppose most 770 users know that the IP stands...

I suppose most 770 users know that the IP stands for Internet Protocol and what that is, but I wonder if all of them do :-)

Does anybody know of a superb introduction to the VoIP world (other...
Forum: General 2006-03-29, 14:37
Replies: 15
Views: 3,581
Posted By varis
The bars are really unreliable for battery - like...

The bars are really unreliable for battery - like on cell phones - you could get half the bars and then you reboot it and it could complain about battery.

Thanks to Hedge for the 10 mW tip, should...
Forum: Games 2006-03-23, 22:42
Replies: 8
Views: 5,291
Posted By varis
Could the friendly admin move this thread to the...

Could the friendly admin move this thread to the Gaming forum here? :p

I had Railroad Tycoon II for Linux. Well still have. I wonder if it would work on the 770 or some future model as well.
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