ESPOO, Finland – The N900 has just leapt out of the depths and is primed to make a splash as Nokia’s debut Maemo device (sorry, couldn’t resist the fishy metaphor). In terms of where the N900 sits on Nokia’s newly broadened product spectrum – courtesy of this week’s introduction of the Booklet 3G – it bridges that wilderness between smartphone and compact laptop. The concept behind the N900 simply being that it enables you to experience a proper desktop-like experience in a pocket-size device.
We’ve gathered all the must-know details and snaps of Nokia’s first Linux-based Maemo handset. Click through to find out more and to see the N900 up close in our photo gallery.
GLOBAL -Over 750 of you voted in our most recent Conversations poll, in which asked what is the most important feature in a mobile gaming device? This was an immense response, matched by a stack of smart comments, so thanks for getting really stuck in with your opinions and voting in such great numbers.
Read on to find out which mobile gaming feature gained the highest score.
GLOBAL – This time last year we ran a piece about how excited we were to see such diversity breeding on the mobile software scene, punctuated with the emergence of the suite of Ramadan related services for Nokia devices. This year, the Holy Month of Ramadan is again being supported via a package of pocket apps, with the addition of more devices, including the Nokia N97, plus each of the apps is now available through the Ovi Store and nokia.com/ramadan.
GLOBAL – Yesterday, we brought you a story on the N73 being more than just a cameraphone, which got us thinking. What is the most important feature in a cameraphone? The new Nokia N86 has raised the bar performance-wise in a number of ways, but with the megapixel race slowing, what is it that you believe is most significant?
GLOBAL – Ovi Files has now hopped over the pay wall to become a totally free Nokia service. Ovi Files arms you with the ability to remotely access files on your home computer courtesy of an online vault of free personal storage from Nokia, accessible via your mobile or any remote computer using your web browser. So scratching the subscription adds a significant twist to its appeal, and one that has triggered heaps of reactions across the web. So what does this really mean to many, and what are folk saying. Read on for the first reactions.
LONDON, England – Last month we had a look behind the new Nokia homescreen, and spoke to the Nokia designers on the frontline of innovating this aspect of our devices. That story struck a chord with many of you, with heaps of great comments flooding in, so we thought we’d follow up with this new video that sees designers Juliana Ferreira and Lee Cooper explain how Nokia went about designing the new homescreen as seen on the N97 and the methods and prototypes they used in their research. Click through to watch the full video behind the new Nokia homescreen.
GLOBAL – Back in the day, Nseries devices were often referred to as multimedia computers. Of course now they’re known as mobile computers, and given the likes of the Nokia N97, that’s a very fitting description. It’s fitting too, that multimedia plays a central role in the Nseries blog, the latest Nokia blog to have the Conversations spotlight shone on it. With a video on pretty much every post, the site manages to bring Nseries devices to life in a way words simply can’t, something I think adds a huge appeal to the site. Continue reading>>
UK – This time last week the Nokia N97 officially stepped onto UK turf, debuting in the Nokia flagship store in London alongside the new N86. Following a week of exclusive sales through Nokia stores, today the N97 goes on sale via a number of UK networks, and as we reported in our ‘How much is your phone?‘ piece a couple of weeks ago, there are some stunning deals to be snapped up should you have fallen for Nokia’s latest flagship handset.
Read on for more details on a couple of the best UK offerings we’ve spotted so far, and if you find any others share them here.
LONDON – Recently we managed to steal a few minutes with Axel Meyer, Nokia’s man at the design helm for Nseries and one of the key figures behind the creation of the newly released Nokia N97.
In the final of our series of videos from the Nokia Design day, dubbed The Inside Story, Axel talks to us about flagship products, the design process, touches on N97, and gives us his thoughts behind what goes into an Nseries device. Click through to catch our short video interview.
ESPOO, Finland – The N900 has just leapt out of the depths and is primed to make a splash as Nokia’s debut Maemo device (sorry, couldn’t resist the fishy metaphor). In terms of where the N900 sits on Nokia’s newly broadened product spectrum – courtesy of this week’s introduction of the Booklet 3G – it bridges that wilderness between smartphone and compact laptop. The concept behind the N900 simply being that it enables you to experience a proper desktop-like experience in a pocket-size device.
GLOBAL -Over 750 of you voted in our most recent Conversations poll, in which asked 
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