It appears to be that time of year when Nokia push out new firmware updates to enhance their Nokia devices. Today the Nokia 5730XM gets its update to v200.12.87, bringing noticeable speed improvements in the web browser and photo gallery. New firmware updates generally contain many bug fixes and optimizations necessary for the software on your device to perform better, therefore we recommend you always keep your device up to date. Unfortunately there is no official changelog for the update, however there are a few noted changes after the break, so feel free to add to them in the comments.
Earlier this week we got the news that Vodafone will begin selling the Nokia N900 from January 2010. Well, if that’s too long to wait then you’ll be glad to hear that Carphone Warehouse will be the first to have this device in store and it will be available from Boxing Day.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of months, you’ll be aware that the Nokia N900 is Nokia’s first Maemo 5 powered smartphone based on Linux and sports an intuitive active homescreen on a 3.5″ WVGA touch sensitive display. The device also has all the usual smartphone goodies, including GPS, WiFi, 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and a slide out QWERTY keyboard.
The Nokia N900 will be available on a 2 year, £35 a month contract, which will give you 900 anytime minutes and unlimited texts.
Keep your Twitter and Facebook status up to date with Mauku on the Nokia N900. Post messages and replies, forward Tweets and more with this great little application.
Update and manage your blog, with the MaStory app, which supports Wordpress, Blogger and Live Journal. You can also use the voice recorder and other suitable apps to enhance your articles. Check out a full list of available downloads in our Applications section.
Instant messaging on the Nokia N900 is as easy as SMS. Between the slick interface and integration with plenty of Instant Messaging accounts you’ll never be offline!
Earlier last month we held a video contest where you had the chance of winning a Nokia N97 mini trial courtesy of WOMWorld. Naypalm was the lucky winner and he has spent his time thoroughly reviewing the device over at Howard Forums. He concludes:
From the squeaking battery door to the self-harming camera lens slider, the mini’s build quality has indeed improved from the N97. It’s speedy 434Mhz processor can run any program with ease. With it’s large screen, you can watch movies, pictures or surf the web with ease. And with the camera, you can capture priceless moments in the blink of an eye. It is a very impressive phone and I’m glad I had the chance to try it, but I believe the one thing Nokia could have done to make this phone 10,000% better would be to add more RAM.
The Nokia Human Research Department has been experimenting with the Nokia N97, and Experiment #097 saw the birth of the Nokia N97 mini. So let’s take a look and see how the mini differs from its original design and what effects these changes have on the overall experience of using the handset. The first thing you will notice when you pick up the Nokia N97 mini is its size. At 113 x 52.5 x 14.2 mm, the device fits perfectly in the hands, more so than the Nokia N97. The metallic back cover gives the device a very solid feel with no cracks or creaks at all, bringing this N-Series newbie even closer to the solidity of the E-Series range.
