Maemo is the application development platform for Nokia Internet Tablet products

Maemo 3.1 is a maintenance release for maemo 3.0 'bora'. It is in sync with the latest Nokia Internet Tablet N800 running the OS 2007 Edition version 3.2007.10-7.

For more info please see the releases page.

The latest OS 2007 version 3.2007.10-7 is available here.

Nokia has released an update to the Internet Tablet OS 2007 edition. The new image is available for Nokia N800 users, check the installation instructions for MS Windows or Linux.

This new release has improvements and fixes in four main areas:

• Video and Flash performance and quality
• Bluetooth connection
• Browser stability
• Activating touch screen and keys lock

Also various stability fixes have been made. Thanks for the reports and feedback sent through the maemo Bugzilla and mailing lists!

The corresponding maemo SDK will be released very soon. Maemo developers stay tuned.

Maemo 2.2 supports application development for Nokia 770 Internet Tablet running the latest OS 2006 Software Edition. In this release we also updated to the latest Scratchbox Apophis R4 cross-compilation environment.

For more info please see the releases page.

The latest OS 2006 Software Edition is available here.

We proudly announce that the new Application Catalog is officially available at http://downloads.maemo.org. We kindly ask the developers to start using the new catalog for registering applications, instead of the wiki pages.
This is a major step in the maemo.org facelift project. There are probably problems and questions related to this new service. We would appreciate if all these are reported in our issue tracker.
We hope the community will like and enjoy the new catalog!

Nokia is launching a Developer Device Program to provide open source developers with Nokia N800 Internet Tablets at a discount. Maemo.org will be providing 500 devices at a price of 99 euros per device to selected open source developers. Eligible developers will be provided a discount code to be used at the Nokia N800 online shop.

Maemo 3.0 supports application development for the latest Nokia N800 Internet Tablet. In maemo 3.0 we have upgraded to the latest Scratchbox Apophis R4 as a cross-compiling development environment.

For more info please see the releases page.

Herring is a stable counterpart of maemo Sardine, the bleeding edge distribution of maemo's Hildon Application Framework. Herring software will be included in the next major number release of maemo called bora. Use Herring to get sneak peek to new maemo release and port your applications for it. Like Sardine, Herring is meant for application developers, hackers and tinkerers, not for end-users.
For more information check Herring from the maemo Sardine web pages and read the Sardine wiki pages.

Following the Internet Tablet OS 2006 update we are proudly announce our latest SDK: Maemo 2.1 'scirocco'.
Among the updates there are several bugfixes and other enhancements. The address book APIs are now also available as well as minimal rootstraps for application development.
For more info please click on the releases page.

Maemo Sardine is a fresh and tasty bleeding edge distribution of Maemo's Hildon Application Framework for the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. The Sardine contains the latest versions of HAF components tagged in the stage.maemo.org subversion repository.
Maemo Sardine is meant for application developers, hackers and tinkerers, not for end-users. By nature it is unstable and will often be badly broken.
For more information check the Maemo Sardine web pages and the Sardine wiki pages. Happy grilling!

The final version of the Maemo 2.0 (mistral) is now available. You can install the development environment according to the Maemo Tutorial.

The official release of Internet Tablet OS 2006 edition is available from www.nokia.com/770 and maemo's download page. Please find detailed information about this release on the OS 2006 edition Feature Note page.

Maemo 2.0 beta together with Internet Tablet OS 2006 edition BETA is released and available for download. The beta release is for maemo developers. Developers are encouraged to test and provide feedback

Maemo 2.0 introduces a major binary break due to the adoption of EABI toolchain and several API changes requiring porting of all existing maemo 1.1 applications to maemo 2.0. This early release provides an opportunity for maemo developers to port and test their 1.1 applications to 2.0 before the final Internet Tablet OS 2006 edition release due 2nd quarter 2006.

Maemo 2.0 beta release includes development environment for x86, armel together with new documentation and porting instructions. Some of the new features listed as part of Maemo 2.0 roadmap are not yet supported in the beta release like the Real Time Communication framework Telepathy / Farsight. Maemo 2.0 compatible scratchbox 0.9.8.7 and toolchains are available from scratchbox.org.

Additional Information

• Internet Tablet OS 2006 Edition download page
• OS 2006 Edition Feature Note
• Press release from Collabora
• Press release from OpenedHand

For the occasion of GUADEC 2006 in Vilanova i la Geltru, Nokia Multimedia will award the best Maemo hacks by participants to the event. GUADEC happens between the 23rd and the 30th of June, you can still register here.

However, entries to the contest do not have to be developed there, it is enough that a member of the team is present at GUADEC to represent the entry and take the prize. The prizes are Nokia hardware, including Nokia 770 Internet Tablets. We'll announce the winners and hand out their prizes during GUADEC itself.

The deadline for submissions is the 25th of June at midnight, Vilanova time. There's still time to work on that hack or even get started on a new one.

For more details and information about how to apply checkout the contest rules.

Open Tuesday announced an application development competition. Please find more information on their website.

We proudly announce our new project hosting environment at garage.maemo.org. We welcome all maemo or Internet Tablet related software projects! Please join us!

The roadmap of maemo mistral (v2.0) is available.

We published new documentation giving information on areas such as connectivity, multimedia, customizing maemo and some others. You can find all these new documents under How-to's. Have a good weekend!

The final version of the Maemo 1.1 is now available. You can either choose to follow the upgrade instructions at HowTo_DistUpgrade
or install the Development environment according to the Maemo tutorial.

Nokia released a software update for Nokia 770. The new image can be downloaded from here: http://maemo.org/downloads/nokia_770.
Flashing instructions for Linux users: HOWTO_FlashLatestNokiaImageWithLinux.

The maemo team has updated the Debian repository with the content of 1.1 RC 7.
Upgrade instructions for existing 1.1 RC 5 and RC 6 SDK installations can be found here: HowTo_DistUpgrade.

It has been a really long time since maemo 1.0 was published. Now here we go with a brand new release (candidate). Please check the website and the release notes for more information. Happy hacking!

As we are getting closer to the release date of the Nokia 770 Internet tablet, the Developer Device Program will also be closed. The interest generated by the program was enormous and we here at the maemo team are very delighted and thankful of all the project ideas we received. We are still going through the last applications and we will soon start sending out the discount codes to the chosen participants.

Today we published our newest service for the maemo developer community, the maemo Planet. As a starter the planet is only following a few maemo or Nokia 770 related news feeds, but in time more will be added. Go over to maemo Planet and take a look.

The maemo platform subversion repository is now open for use. The subversion repository makes it easier to track development and bug fixes. The amount of imported packages will grow steadily in the upcoming days and weeks. You can access the repository here. Access information is, login: guest ,password: guest .

Today maemo.org launched the long awaited maemo Wiki. The Wiki is a useful tool to document ongoing projects, announce ported applications and find answers to frequently asked questions. Go to the maemo Wiki and have a look.

LugRadio interviewed Yannick and Carlos from Nokia in their episode 19 about the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. You can listen to Carlos and Yannick discuss open source and their work with the Nokia 770 here.

NewsForge has an interesting article describing how Matchbox went from a one person hobby project to a company product and a key part of the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. The article can be read at NewsForge.

LinuxJournal has published an interview with Dr. Ari Jaaksi. Jaaksi is one of the driving forces behind the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet and maemo.org. The interview goes over various topics related to the Nokia 770 and its ties to open source. The interview is available online at www.linuxjournal.com.

Nokia announced that the sales of the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet in the Developer Device Program will be donated to the GNOME Foundation. For more information see this press release.

Maemo.org has launched a program to provide developers discounted Nokia 770 devices. For more information about the Developer Device Program and how to apply, see the press release.

Today Nokia announced the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet and the maemo development platform. More information about the device can be found at Nokia.com. For a general overview of maemo.org, please see the about page. For more information about the launch at LinuxWorld in New York, see the press coverage at news.com, eWeek, and Linuxdevices.com.