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Enable Portrait mode in the Nokia N900 browser

So far only two application on the Nokia N900 can run in portrait mode: the phone dialer and the photo album (unless you encounter this software glitch)…

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So far only two application on the Nokia N900 can run in portrait mode: the phone dialer and the photo album (unless you encounter this software glitch). Things have changed thanks to TheNokiaBlog.com who found out how to enable it in the browser. To enable portrait mode just launch the browser and press CTRL-SHIFT-O on the keyboard:

The feature will stilll be enbabled even after rebooting the device, just press the three keys again to disable it.

Source: TheNokiaBlog

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