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Nokia N97 gets update as N97 Mini goes on sale
Version 2.0 available to download now 29 October 2009 9:36 GMT
As expected, Nokia has released a new Nokia N97 software update, version 2.0 that claims to add "new user experience elements and functionalities to the device".

The standard version of the update is available now, via user's PCs at www.nokia.com/softwareupdate,...
VIDEO: Nokia N97 v2.0 firmware nears release
Promises considerable improvements for the device 2 October 2009 14:55 GMT
Nokia's N97 handset had a difficult birth, with reviewers criticising the phone for failing to adapt Symbian to a touchscreen, and a lack of flair in general when it came to software on the handset. However, Pocket-lint has learnt that Nokia is now weeks away from delivering...
VIDEO: Nokia N97 gets anti-theft device
Disguise your flagship Nseries device as a retro brick phone 7 August 2009 10:05 GMT
What to do to protect your $600 Nokia N97 from muggers in New York city? Disguise it as an ancient Eighties brick phone. What's clever about this anti-theft solution is not just the hardware casing, but the software app that transforms the N97's touchscreen to look like...
3 announces Nokia N97
Shouts about Skype 25 June 2009 13:17 GMT
UK mobile phone operator 3 has announced it will be offering the Nokia N97 this month.

In contrast to less VoIP-friendly operators, 3, that offers free Skype-to-Skype calls across most of its range, is making much of the N97's pre-loaded Skype functionality....
Daily Tech Deal: Nokia N97 32GB with £30 worth of vouchers
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 18 June 2009 13:04 GMT
The long-awaited N97 will be available for purchase this Friday 19 June and if you're trembling with anticipation... stop, because the tech deal is on hand to give you your Nokia-related touchscreen fix.

Now some people are happy to sign their mobile future...
White Nokia N97 only available at Phones4U
Retailer grabs 8-week colour exclusive 5 June 2009 10:35 GMT
The Nokia N97, as Pocket-lint has previously reported, comes in white and black. It's a simple preference. Personally, we like the black variant better, but if you disagree and absolutely need to have the white one, then you might want to know that the only place stocking...
VIDEO: Nokia N97 in factory action
Pre-boxing footage revealed 4 June 2009 15:51 GMT
If you like to imagine your Nokia handset assembled by Finnish pixies and sprites, using a good helping of Nordic fairy dust, then click the back button on your browser now.

However, if you'd rather be given a carefully managed, 3-minute PR video showing the...
Nokia N97 goes on pre-order at Phones4U
Available from free on £40, 24-month Orange contract 4 June 2009 11:54 GMT
Nokia's new flagship phone, the N97, has been confirmed for launch offered as a SIM-free handset only option direct from Nokia from the 19 June, and now Phones4U has a pre-order system set up too.

If you want to get the new touchscreen mobile for free, rather...
Nokia N97 gets release date: 19 June
Nokia's flagship touchscreen due in just over a fortnight 2 June 2009 9:28 GMT
We've just had word from Nokia that its new, much-anticipated handset will be hitting the shelves on 19 June. Consumers will be able to pick it up from Nokia's Regent Street store and at nokia.co.uk for £500 sim-free.

Alternatively, if that's a little over your...
VIDEO: Nokia N97 First Look
Nokia's new monster-phone 28 May 2009 18:16 GMT
We were lucky enough to get hands-on for some time with the N97 at an event at Nokia's Design HQ the other day. Click the play button to see what we thought, and stay tuned for a full review in the coming weeks.
Nokia N97 up for £499 pre-order
Available in black and white, with "exclusive content" to be revealed soon 18 May 2009 10:20 GMT
Nokia has announced that its coming-soon flagship Nseries device, the Nokia N97, is now available to pre-order via its online shop.

The price for the new touchscreen handset, offered SIM-free direct from the manufacturer, is £499.

The Nokia N97...
Phones4U confirms Nokia N97 for 26 June
Does launch date confirmation reveal Ovi Store timescales? 13 May 2009 17:59 GMT
Further to the now-official news we brought you that O2 is to offer the Nokia N97, although when is still to be confirmed, retailer Phones4U has become the first UK company to actually confirm a concrete launch date.

Although it's still possible - and in fact...
O2 to offer Nokia N97 in June
iPhone operator getting flagship handset first 13 May 2009 14:51 GMT
O2 is to offer Nokia's new flagship handset, the touchscreen N97 that will come complete with Ovi Store services, in June, Mobile reports.

O2 has confirmed to Pocket-lint that "the Nokia N97 will be available on O2 through the Carphone Warehouse", but we are...
VIDEO: Making of the Nokia N97
"Blood, sweat and tears" 8 May 2009 17:25 GMT
We'll be honest with you, this new promo video from Nokia doesn't begin well ("it all started with a vision") and can be a little up-its-own in places, but anyone interested in finding out more about Nokia's elusive N97 (or Nokia for that matter) could do worse than watch...
O2 not ruling out stocking Nokia N97
Still looking at the new flagship handset 4 March 2009 12:47 GMT
O2 has confirmed that it isn't ruling out stocking Nokia's new flagship handset, the N97, when it launches later this year, even though the handset will come with Skype pre-installed.

"We have to make sure the experience is right, however we haven't ruled out...
Nokia N97 to be available in June
MWC 2009: Six months after announcement 16 February 2009 9:50 GMT
Nokia has finally revealed when its new flagship "multimedia computer", the N97, will go on sale.

The new Nseries device will be available in the UK from June, six months after the touchscreen phone was announced.

Previously Nokia had quoted a...
Nokia N97 gets UK launch date
By retailer at least 18 January 2009 22:05 GMT
Nokia hasn't officially announced a release date yet, however that hasn't stopped UK retailer Play.com putting out a release date here in the UK.

According to the online site that sells everything from DVDs to electronics, Nokia's latest top of the range flagship...
VIDEO: Nokia N97
"Should breed cool-headed excitement" 2 December 2008 12:37 GMT
"The N97 isn't a device that will trigger knee-jerk hysteria, but instead it should breed cool-headed excitement at the prospect of a new era of mobile experience". So says the official blurb from the Nokia Conversations team about the new device. Hit play to see a slick...
PHOTOS: Nokia N97
Gallery of shots of the new touchscreen flagship phone 2 December 2008 9:08 GMT
So, the 5800 XpressMusic wasn't the only touchscreen device Nokia had up its sleeve for us. Here is a whole gallery of hands-on pics and press shots of the company's new, high-end flagship "multimedia computer", the N97, due to launch next year.
Nokia N97 debuted
New touchscreen device added to Nseries 2 December 2008 8:44 GMT
Nokia has announced a new flagship model to its Nseries on Tuesday with the launch of the N97.

Claiming the power of a desktop PC, the new handset will offer a tactile touchscreen display, a QWERTY keyboard and personalised home screen.

Sporting...