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Minor firmware update 21.0.102 for N97

April 2nd, 2010

Nokia N97 got a minor firmware update sometime back to version 21.0.102. The update is available both via PC suite and Over The Air (OTA).

Change Log :

* Auto-rotate display set to ON by default.
* Mass memory content updates (applies to new production only)
* OviSuite 2.0 + OviPlayer installation files preloadedpreloaded
* Preloaded Maps data updated to version #23

New Features :
* New version of Ovi Maps (3.03) with free global lifetime navigation

Nokia N97 minor firmware update

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

Nokia Bots for N97 & Mini

March 29th, 2010

Nokia Bots is a collection of add-ons that autonomously learn your personal preferences, and improve user experience with new, customized features and tricks. These add-ons, or Bots, observe how the phone is being used and automatically configure and activate themselves, if customization seems relevant.

The Bots ‘live’ within a single homescreen widget, where their status, messages and suggestions are presented to you. Currently, four Bots are included:

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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.

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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