Jolla: Ex-Nokia Employees Launch Smartphone (MeeGo Resurrected)

mrspoonsi writes "A team of ex-Nokia employees has released the first handset running on a new smartphone platform. The Jolla phone — pronounced Yol-la — is powered by open-source operating system Sailfish, but can run most apps designed for Google's Android platform. The platform — originally called MeeGo — was developed by Nokia, but dumped in 2011 in favour of the company adopting the Windows Phone system. Nokia released just one handset running the software, the N9-00. Antti Saarnio, chairman and co-founder of Jolla, told the BBC in May that MeeGo — now called Sailfish — had not been given enough chance to succeed."

Re:doop

[Samantha Wright]

THE STORY SHALL BE REPOSTED UNTIL THE CRYING CEASES.

Think of it as less of a dupe and more of a commandment to buy one.

Re:Good job editors

[phluid61]

Actually, yesterday here in Australia is today in backwards regions like the USA.

Pro

[MrEricSir]

"Antti Saarnio, chairman and co-founder of Jolla, told the BBC in May that MeeGo -- now called Sailfish -- had not been given enough chance to succeed."

Antti's brother, Prro Saarnio, disagreed.

Re:Good job editors

[AlphaWolf_HK]

Sorry I just don't trust a continent where the toilets flow backwards.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_vs._Australia#Reaction_in_Australia [wikipedia.org]