Tag: jolla
Jolla phone, the Nokia that could have been
Vlad Savov writes on The Verge about his experience with the Jolla phone. All the effort of adapting to Jolla might be worth it if the device offered some unique advantage over others on the smartphone market, but it doesn’t. The only standout quality it has is the goodwill of old Nokia loyalists and those…
Soon you can install Sailfish on your Android device
Talouselämä Magazine reports that Sailfish will soon be available for installation on Android devices. ”There is no such culture in these parts of the world [Finland], but there are people that are installing new operating systems on their devices. In China it is mainstream. About half of the smartphone buyers are upgrading their older or…
Former Nokia employees launch Jolla smartphone
BBC reports that former Nokia employees have launched Jolla, a smartphone powered by open-source operating system Sailfish. 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…