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                      History and availability
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The Nokia N900 was announced on 17 September 2008 during a keynote
presentation by Dr. Ari Jaaksi of Nokia. New supported features were
announced for Maemo 5 such as cellular connectivity over 3G/HSPA, TI
OMAP3 processor and high definition camera support. No news on
backward compatibility for older Internet Tablets and no time frame
was established. The release of the pre-alpha Maemo 5 software
development kit, in December 2008 targeted exclusively the OMAP3
architecture, revamped the user interface, included support for
hardware graphics acceleration and other functionalities not found in
Internet Tablets at the time such as cellular data connectivity and
high definition camera support.

The first photo and specifications of the N900, codenamed Rover while
being developed, came out in May 2009. The release of FCC approval
documents in August 2009 confirmed the device and provided the second
codename RX-51. The Nokia N900 was officially announced on 2 September
2009 at Nokia World 2009 in Germany. Nokia says it is step 4 of 5 in
the line of Maemo devices which started in 2005 with the Nokia 770.

The device was initially available in selected markets starting
November 2009 (4 December in the UK) with a retail price of ā–’599 in
Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Spain, ā–’649 in France, 2499
zā–’ in Poland, 5995 kr in Sweden and Ā£499 in the United Kingdom, all
prices including VAT but excluding subsidies. The retail price at
launch was US$649 in the United States excluding sales taxes and
subsidies. It will be available in Canada through independent
retailers for around C$800. As of March 2010 the Nokia site in
Australia lists the N900 on the homepage, hinting at launch some time
in the near future. Black was the only color available at launch.
Initially, availability was extremely limited, leading to further
delays. The statement from Nokia was that there was higher pre-order
demand than expected. The Nokia N900 launched in Hong Kong on 29 May
2010, with added features to facilitate character handwriting input.
Price at launch was 4998 HKD. It has already been released to
Australia via Optus.

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2018/12/17 17:52