So I thought it would be a good idea to start a page that captures everything that is good and bad about the phone (I can’t fault it ),  like I have done in the past for the Nokia N95 and Nokia 5800. There is already a fair bit of information, reviews, photos & videos on these phone so this page will try and capture all that and more.

Full Specifications:

Nokia N900: Rather than re-invent the wheel, you can find all the specifications at the Maemo-Nokia website.

Comparing the Nokia N900 with other branded phones:

• Phonegg.com (E72 versus Nokia N900).
• Phonearena.com – (E72 versus Nokia N900) – very detailed.
• The Nokia N900 – Not just an iToy, but a lot more fun (a comparison between the iPhone, Android and Nokia N900).

Nokia N900 – The Bad:

• Does not actually fully support portrait mode, aside from the phone application.  – Addressed in PR 1.2 firmware (25/05/2010).
• After a month or two of full time use I must say the battery is not great. After I overclocked the N900 to 850mhz I find my battery lasting longer for some reason.

Nokia N900 – The Good:

If you are a multi-tasker, web surfer, twitter follower,  love to chat on instant messenger services such as AOL, MSN, Skype, GTalk, Yahoo, Facebook Jabber, etc, like to share photos on Flickr, OVI, play games even play those old atari, ZX Spectrum games, listen to music, watch video, listen to internet radio, travel with GPS, geotag photographs and video, fiddle in X-terminal screen, run scripts, test applications, play with software that is still in Alpha or Beta then this phone is most certainly for you. It is incredible. You will not get bored with this phone! – BTW: It is possible to make calls. (ha ha).

Nokia N900 – How to / Manuals:

• Nokia N900 User Manual

Nokia N900 – Reviews: (Mobile site name – post  name with post link)

• Mobile Review – First look at Nokia RX-51 also known as Nokia N900
• Mobile Review – Review of Nokia N900′s Maemo5
• My Symbian – Nokia N900 / Maemo 5 preview

Nokia N900 Keyboard Shortcuts (compliments of the Nokia Experts):

General:

• Ctrl + Backspace: From within an application this will take you back out to the visual task manager. (Thanks to Chanse for that one.)
• Ctrl + C: Copy text
• Ctrl + V: Paste text
• Ctrl + X: Cut text
• Ctrl + A: Select all
• Ctrl + O: Open (if available)
• Ctrl + N: Create a new item (if available)
• Ctrl + S: Save (if available)
• Ctrl + Z: Undo (if available)
• Ctrl + Y: Redo (if available)
• Ctrl + F: Open search bar (if available)
• Ctrl + Right arrow: Move the insertion point to the end of the word
• Ctrl + Left arrow: Move the insertion point to the beginning of the word

These are all great Matt, but how the heck do I select text in the first place? You can use the shift key (far left) and the directional arrows on the keyboard to select text. Or you can use the stylus and double tap for a word or triple tap for all words in a document to select.

Web browser:

• Ctrl + N: Open a new window
• Ctrl + R: Reload the current page
• Ctrl + B: Open a bookmark
• Ctrl + D: Add a bookmark
• Ctrl + Shift + O: Portrait View in Browser (Oh yes, yes, yes), thanks to the guys over at Nokia N900 Applications for this little Gem.
• Volume Rocker on side of phone to zoom in and out.

Email:

• Ctrl + Enter: Send a message
• Ctrl + R: Reply to a message

RSS Reader:

• Ctrl + R: Refresh the feed

Screenshots:

• Ctrl + Shift + P: Capture a screenshot. Warm up those fingers first to try this out. (Thanks Nokia Experts reader Matti for the tip.)

As mentioned above, thanks to the Nokia Experts for these shortcuts. Of course they can be found in the manual if you find yourself all alone on a cold and rainy day.

N900 – Links relating to the phone from various sources:

• Nokia N900 (Official site)
• Nokia / Maemo (Official site)
• Maemo.org
• Maemo-Guru
• Nomads Nirvana – a really good site covering everything Nokia (Nokia N900, Headphones, speakers, maps etc).
• Maemo Briefs – One really awesome some on everything Maemo & Nokia N900.
• Wikipedia – The phone explained, full specifications etc available.
• Nokia N900 Applications – a truly brilliant site.
• N900 Wallpapers & Backgrounds – a site created for owners of n900 mobile computer devices, providing 800×480 and 3200×480 wallpapers uploaded by the community, in singles and in 4-desktop panorama packs!
• Prismic wallpaper manager – In December 2009, Iolite Technologies took over support and administration for n900wallpapers.com – the premiere wallpaper and backgrounds gallery for the Nokia N900.
• MyMaemo.com – A user’s perspective on Nokia N900 and Maemo!
• Nokia Conversations – stories from around the neighbourhood.
• Map loader for Nokia N900 fix – Windows 7 and Vista Fix included.
• Fly mobile holder review – definitely a good idea if you are using your N900 for photography. Why Nokia didn’t put a camera stand hole on the bottom of the camera is a mystery? The stand can be purchased at  Mobilefun.co.uk – I will definitely be purchasing it and will review it when I have it!
  Update 02/06/2010: I have it and it’s total crap!!!! It’s a squeeze to get the N900 in, and then the top part that curls back over the device, presses down on the power button, thus turning the device off. Totally pointless, and for £14 or whatever it cost, it’s a total waste of money – don’t buy unless you want to be disappointed.

  FAIL = CHEAP & NASTY.

Nokia N900 – Software available for the Nokia N900:

• Hermes Syncs Your N900 Contacts With Twitter And Facebook
• Mojocafe
• Vagalume – Last.FM and Libre.FM player. NB: Last.FM does not work because of licencing issues, but there is a work around and it works perfectly. Follow the instructions over at NokiaAddict.com and you will be listening to Last.FM in no time at all.
• Evernote – Use Evernote to save your ideas, things you see, and things you like. Then find them all on any computer or device you use. For free. Pick up the Evernote application from OVI store.
• BlueMaemo – is a remote controller application for Maemo-powered devices. With BlueMaemo you can turn your Maemo-powered device in a mixed Bluetooth keyboard-and-mouse device through the HID Bluetooth profile. I have successfully tested it by controlling my iMac mouse and keyboard, HP Pavillion DV9000, PS3 and the using my Nokia N900 as my PS3 controller. A brilliant application.
  
  I am using Windows 7, and initially it would not work after the N900 paired with Windows 7,because  it would ERROR with Bluetooth Peripheral Device.  The reason for this is because Windows 7 does not automatically install Windows Mobile Device Center, you need to visit Microsoft and download the driver or file for whatever version you have installed (32bit or 64bit).  I found the solution on the Windows 7 Forum. I followed their instructions and it worked perfectly. (thanks guys).
• I recently purchased an awesome wallpaper manager called Prismic for the N900. If you click the link you can read all about it.

Nokia N900 – Other hardware used with the Nokia N900:

• I have a pair of Nokia BH-905 bluetooth headphones that I use daily with my N900. I can’t rate these headphones enough. They are brilliant. See my post on them here.
• As mentioned above, if you use your N900 extensively like I do, then the battery is not going to last long. I bought the Nokia DC-11 for extra juice and this battery is brilliant. Check out a review at Nokia Experts.  What I like about this extra charging device is the fact that it has two cables. One is a 2mm socket that can charge phones such as the N95 or 5800. The other socket is a micro USB for phones  such as the Nokia N900. The DC-11 is sexy as hell, light and the perfect partner for the N900.
  

Nokia N900 – How to do the million and one things this tablet can do:

• How to set up Google Maps?
• How to enable Mouse Mode in the browser?
• Repositories Extras, Extras-Devel and Extras-Testing for Nokia N900
• How to change the Boot Splash Screen (you know the boring white screen Nokia Handshake). The instructions are a bit vague, but read the comments, two posts make sense. There are also some cool videos you can try out on Youtube.com – just click the link).
  
• How to have up to 9 front screens – Step by step instructions to have more than 4 screens. I found it easier to load up the website on the Nokia N900 and download the file that is on offer and then to run through the steps described in X-Terminal. The only thing I have not figured out is how to change the background for each of the extra screens. The script that is offered needs to have the correct path, which I do not know!
• How to tweak, modify your Maemo device? (e.g. changing the start up animation, changing shutdown animation, theme editing, menu modding, transistion tweaking and many more extras) – Note: you will need to sign up for Symbian-Freak Forums, but it is worth it!
• How to set up WinSCP to log into your Nokia N900? – Very useful if you plan to modify your phone in any way. There are a few editors such as Midnight Commander that allow you to delve into the heart of the device, but making changes directly from your PC is a lot easier.  Note: To access the link, you will need to sign up for Symbian-Freak Forums, but it is worth it!
• How to fix the Nokia Messaging bug and to properly set it up.
• Python on the Nokia N900 – Mark at Stochastic Geometry has written a post for the more – shall we say – complex-minded amongst you.

Nokia N900 – Running Android 2.1 – Oh Yes!!!

• Nitroid – This project is hoping to create stable and working version of the android OS for the nokia internet Tablets (N8x0 and n900 series.
• [Android] NITDroid V2 Development Topic on the Maemo Forums.