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Nokia N97 Mini ?

July 29th, 2009

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Engadget posted a rather convincing looking ‘mini’ Nokia N97 yesterday. They go on to say, “The device is slightly smaller and slightly slimmer than the regular N97, and it’s also received a few subtle design changes, particularly on the back, where the camera has lost its sliding cover.”

The ‘Mini’ N97 doesnt make any business or logical sense to me. The current N97 has some brilliant features, all it needs is a better firmware.

What do you have to say about the Mini N97 ? like it ?

N97 first firmware update changelog

June 30th, 2009

New N97 V11 firmware will be releasing soon. Here is the official changelog.

USB detection error fix
-PC does not detect N97 or USB charging connection not detected.

Widget
-Home screen online/offline widget crash fix
-Fix for “Alphabetical and Number input are mixed in facebook until end key is pressed.
-Widget UI improvement – New facebook widget fixes a problem of Home Screen background visible on soft-key area.
-Browser fixes to improve widgets stability. » More: N97 first firmware update changelog

N97 Bloggers Meet in Bangalore

June 9th, 2009

Nokia arranged a N97 Bloggers Meet earlier today in Bangalore. These are some pics from the event. Also attached are two pdf’s that were distributed during the event. More pics coming soon.

N97 will be available all over India 16th-23rd June onwards at an approx price of INR 36K.

From Vinu's blog :

Some of the points which caught my attention about the N97 are:

* A whopping 32GB of internal memory – which can be expanded to a maximum of 48GB. This is great for carrying around your media and there’s no need of another media player :)

* 16:9 screen ratio – perfect for viewing widescreen movies on the go – this unit’s got a TV out so you can project the movies on your phone on the big screen.

* A FM transmitter – to listen to your music on the car radio without the need of extra cables to hook it on.

* Home Screen Widgets – this allows you to have a pieces of the Internet on your home screen.

* The QWERTY keyboard had a good feel to it. Even though the keys on the N97 are smaller than the E75’s, they layout seems to just feel better laid out on the N97.

* The touchscreen also seems to perform better than the 5800’s.

* The phone comes bundled with the Facebook application, apart from other Social Media application like Hi5 and Qik. So you don’t have to hunt for these apps once you get your phone.

* The tilt of the screen when the keypad is open is a very useful feature allowing the user to place the phone on a table while typing out messages and emails, taking calls or surfing the web.

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Download : Data Sheet – Nokia N97

Nokia Nseries

Download : Nokia Nseries Background

Big thanks to Vinu Thomas for all the info.

Our prediction : N97 price ~ $800

June 4th, 2009

Every site/blog has a new price for the N97. The price range starts from $550 and goes upto $1000. From what we understand at NokiaN97Blog.Com, the price will be in the range of $800. (Unlocked version)

Expecting the price to come down to $700-$725 after the first 4-5 weeks of release.

For folks in India, the starting price will be around INR 37K. Expected to release worldwide ~ 16th June – 25th June.

If you have any more info, do let us know.

Pre-Order Your N97 !

May 5th, 2009

You can now pre-order your N97. Its open for folks in Germany, Sweden, Spain, Italy and USA. All you need to do at the moment is register with your email id. Click Here to Pre-Order. :)

You can also call on specified numbers and the professional answering service will pre-book it for you.

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