The Nokia N900 is a great device for multitasking. With its 600 MHz processor and Maemo 5 OS, the device can handle a ridiculous amount of open applications and switch between them seamlessly. All the applications remain active during multitasking, and I have made a short clip using two accelerometer based applications, Angle Meter Touch and Level Touch (now available to download from the Ovi Store), to demonstrate this feature. Check out the video after the break.
The N900 isn’t just capable of multi-tasking, it can juggle even the heaviest tasks. To prove it, a flash-based website, an office doc and the music player were all opened at the same time and then the N900 was made to switch from one task to the other. Plus a few other tasks were performed to show that the N900 behaves like a proper mobile computer.
Spotify Mobile has finally launched a Symbian application for the most popular music streaming service, which means that Nokia owners can now listen to there favourite tracks on the go. With legal and free access to a huge library of online music, you can get rid of your mp3 players and iPods, as Spotify will also let you cache up to 3,333 tracks for offline listening. To use Spotify on your mobile you must be a premium subscriber. To sign up, visit the Spotify Premium product page to purchase a monthly or annual subscription.
The most powerful device to date is soon going to be in the hands of thousands. The Nokia N900 demonstrated here shows off its multitasking capabilities using the Music Player, Bounce, PDF Viewer, NES Emulator, Photo Viewer, Browser, Sopwith, TI-85 Emulator, Xterm, ViM, YouTube and receiving an Incoming Call, all at the same time.
