Hi all,
Another totally new and apparently unique prototype from the "old company" had appeared:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nokia-Unreleased-Unknow-OS-PROTOTYPE-Kataya-Extremely-rare/223552399018Called Kataya, it runs an unknown and apparently unique OS with an old WebKit browser, is identified an a Nokia N900 when connected to a computer, says "built on Krakatau" on the side of the box and "Tampere powered" when it boots up. What on earth is this thing?!
I suspect it's an early Meego Harmattan prototype, since it's identified as an N900 when plugged in. Is it running a UI based on Hildon like the N900 or more like the Meego Harmattan swipe UI?
What's your opinion?
Cheers

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No it I not fake even there are some online website have published the articles on this Nokia Ion device mainly Nokiapoweruser Nokia fanss.in and In Twitter also they have published articles on this .Suggestion to have a look on that sites by searching in that particular website
It was running on Android 4 with their own UI customized and since even known thing that due to internal testing they have the testing version of apps.Even I think webkit browser is nothing but they want to give a very own Nokia Xpress Browser to Android but when things are not in their hands and sold out sales and services to Microsoft they closed this chapter internally
Hope that Nokia must give importance and release this type of devices which recreated the Golden days of Nokia Models .
That's what I know so far
It would be very interesting to know more about the Kataya
Very low chance though.
http://jazzfinland.fi/band/krakatau
The box of the Katya mentions Qt and the article you linked also talks about both Symbian and Maemo teams working to make new UI for their operating system with Qt. It is possible that this could be one of the creations of any of those teams. 🙂
Yes, the looks like a retail package and that's the most interesting thing about this device. Maybe Kataya was part of all those devices that got cancelled in favour of WP? It is possible that there could be some more other devices which are still hidden.
The curved back wirh an outline, the flat front and boxy design looks more like the devices from N9 and wp era. N97 was thick and had rounded corners and same for many other symbian phones except the X series. This could be an early version of the Fabula Design. Also, if you see at the images it has a front facing camera and having that on a device of that time suggests this could be a high end phone. 🙂