Just a few questions for you …
Are there any other geeks like me, that use their Symbian device with a linux box?
Do you want to read posts about how to sync contacts, calendar, musics, files between your Symbian phone and your linux box?
Do you prefer posts with or without these almost random images?
Where is Wally? (Just kidding)

Why would you answer these questions?
Because if you do, I can write or not more of this, and with more details

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No, I do not have one of these, and unfortunately I do not have money to change my N80 for any thing else for now (do not miss understand me, I like a lot my N80) …

But think about it, wouldn’t it be great to have an OpenMoko ?
The cell phone is spectacular!
take a look at the hardware specifications …

• 120.7 x 62 x 18.5 (mm)
• 2.8″ VGA (480×640) TFT Screen
• Samsung s3c2410 SoC
• Global Locate AGPS chip
• Ti GPRS (2.5G not EDGE)
• Unpowered USB 1.1
• Touchscreen
• micro-sd slot
• 2.5mm audio jack
• 2 buttons
• 1200 mAh battery (charged over USB)
• 128 MB SDRAM
• 64 MB NAND Flash
• Bluetooth 2.0

Besides even the hardware is “open”, you can go to the site, get all the specifications and build your own if you want

I think this one, makes the iPhone, the last “big hipe”, looks like obsolete

I hope that it comes to brazil next year (here we have a delay problem with almost all the new stuff ).
They have plans to make this toy available world wide before the end of this year, but for now, if you want to develop software for one of this, you can buy one, just checkout their website.

They just published a press release, take a look at it and tell me what do you think about this new toy

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Since S60 does not support Java ME higer profiles (CDC/Personal Profile for example)
and Nokia seems to have forgotten about the availability of eRCP for S60 (that is being developed as is stated on the project website, but it is being developed since forever, it is almost a vaporware).

The Microsoft guis took it ahead and the long-time awaited .NET Compact Framework 1.0 for Nokia Symbian S60 smartphones has been released by Red Five Labs, with a no-royalties runtime.

The significance of this release is hard to deny, as it may bring more applications and developers to the S60 platform, which is known for its complexity. Furthermore, this may bring many of the existing Windows Mobile applications to the Nokia smartphones.

David Beers on its blog, Software Everywhere, has more information on the subject.

(original text from here)

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I have seen in a lot of places that you can upgrade your Nokia N80 to a N80i using the Nokia Software Update.
I have tried it lots of times …
But it seems that it is not available here in brazil

after that the only thing I have to say is Nokia sucks!

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Outlook is the most used desktop PIM for windows, but this solution you can use in lots of other platforms.
The option I’m using today is a combination of Mobical, Thunderbird, and some plugins …
With Mobical, you can sync the contacts and schedule from your cell phone to their online service for free …
Thunderbird is a great Desktop mailing application …
And with TSync, a plugin for Thunderbird, you can sync the contacts from your Thunderbird with Mobical, that way, you will have the same contacts in your thunderbird and in your cell phone …

for the Duplicate Contacts, you can use this other extension for Thunderbird, it helps to indentify, merge and fix the dplicated contacts you might have.

I think with this tools, I almost not miss Outlook anymore …
But I keep looking for a desktop Calendar/Tasks application with Syncml support …

PS.: I have tried to sync my calendar with GooCal this weeks without success, is any one else using it? It was working fine until a month ago …

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I know that it is a blog about Symbian, but how would it be the perfect cell phone for you?

For me, it does not need to have Symbian at all.
The perfect cell phone for me, would be the exact same size and form that my Bluetooth ear phone has.
With an optional little display.
and a perfect voice to call system.
A little better than today symbian phones have, but with the ability to dictate numbers for dialing to any one that is not on your contacts already.
it should have bluetooth for conecting with a PDA and a mini-usb plug, to sync the contacts with your computer, and to enter more data and configurations.

What do you think about my dream cell phone?

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