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Skype on N97 .. finally!

March 8th, 2010

Download Skype for N97 & N97 Mini from skype.com/m

This has been in the pipeline for a very long time and we are happy its out now! The app works the way you expect it to. You can also download it from the OVI Store. Screenshots:

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Nokia N97 Mini Gold Edition

February 24th, 2010

Nokia N97 Mini now has a Gold Edition! It got released earlier today and costs €625 or $850 (approx).

Nokia N97 Mini Gold Edition

Thanks to Unwiredview for the info:

The N97 mini Gold Edition is dressed in 18-carat gold and comes with apps like “ELLE 360Fashion”, which should help fashion lovers follow the latest trends and news.

Other than that, the Nokia N97 mini Gold Edition has the same features the regular edition includes: 3.2 inch touchscreen display with 360 x 640 pixels, full QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi, HSPA, GPS, Nokia Maps, 3.5mm headset jack, 8GB of internal memory, and a 5MP camera with autofocus and LED flash.

Gold Edition will be available across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

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Google buzz on N97

February 10th, 2010

Google buzz was released last nite. Its a social media tool which combines twitter, flickr, rss n others.

As of now, you only get the Google buzz layer on Google maps. But buzz.google.com is noted as “coming soon” to the Nokia N97 & Mini.

Google buzz on N97Google buzz on N97

Screenshots here. Thanks Ade H for the pics.

For it to work, you need to download the latest Google Maps version 4.0.0 from http://m.google.com

For more on Google buzz: http://buzz.google.com

N97 Mini gets new firmware – V11.0.045

February 1st, 2010

Earlier today N97 got the much anticipated V21 firmware update. Now, N97 Mini users can also update firmware to the all new V11.0.045.

The software contains many fixes and improvements over v10 firmware including:

  • More free RAM after booting (around 6MB more)
  • Improved call reliability
  • Browser improvements
  • Music player improvements
  • Cleaner default (black) theme
  • Improved image and video stability


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Firmware V21 for N97 out now!

February 1st, 2010

Nokia N97 firmware update V21

New firmware V21 for N97 is available now on Nokia Software Updater. Its 127 mb in size.

Changes according to Changelog:

  • Improved call reliability
  • Smooth touch screen scrolling
  • Browser improvements
  • Music player improvements
  • Improved image and video stability

Heres what i noticed after the update: Theres a new black theme. Its simple yet slick. Noticed a massive improvement in the ‘Photos’ section. Its super smooth now. Some tweaks in browser, also in the camera interface.

How To: Change N97 product code to get the latest firmware updates

Will update the post as and when i notice something new. Do let us know if you find anything. =)