The shipments of the Nokia N900, Nokia's latest mobile computer based on open source Maemo 5 software, have now started. The Nokia N900 will be available in retail stores in November with an estimated retail price of EUR 500, excluding sales taxes and subsidies. "The Nokia N900 has generated a lot of interest since its public launch in August, which has been reflected in the device preorders," says Jose-Luis Martinez, Vice President, Nseries, Nokia. "What's exciting is the Maemo software, which takes its cues from the desktop computer and offers a full browsing experience like no other handset. We believe the Nokia N900 will be a very compelling device for people who are passionate about technology."

Nokia announce the Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition, an entertainment hub that combines mobile broadcast TV (DVB-H), social networking, music and gaming in one compact 3G device. With mobile broadcast TV consumption on the rise - by 2012 there will be over 300 million people worldwide watching TV on their mobile phones - this handset offers easy access to anyone wanting to enjoy an exceptional live, on-the-move TV experience.

Phones 4u is exclusively offering the Nokia N97 Mini in White to customers from 6th November 2009. It is available free on a GDP35 a month contract on Orange or Vodafone, or free on a GDP25 a month contract if you trade in your existing N-Series handset. When the exclusive Nokia N97 White launched at Phones 4u back in June of this year, it was one of Phones 4u's most successful handset launches to date! Phones 4u is thrilled to be able to build on this success and offer its customers yet another N-Series exclusive.

Nokia Life Tools, the service which gives consumers in small towns and rural areas the ability to get a range of livelihood and life-improvement services on their mobile phones, will launch in Indonesia in early December 2009. Nokia also announced five new affordable and easy-to-use mobile phones which will support Nokia Life Tools, and these cell phones will also be available globally. With affordability and ease of use as the cornerstones of solutions for emerging markets, the new Nokia 2690 mobile phone supports Nokia Life Tools, and brings all the features that consumers around the world have come to expect.

Nokia Life Tools, the service which gives consumers in small towns and rural areas the ability to get a range of livelihood and life-improvement services on their mobile phones, will launch in Indonesia in early December 2009. Nokia also announced five new affordable and easy-to-use mobile phones which will support Nokia Life Tools, and these cell phones will also be available globally. With affordability and ease of use as the cornerstones of solutions for emerging markets, the new Nokia 2220 slide mobile phone supports Nokia Life Tools, and brings all the features that consumers around the world have come to expect.

Nokia Life Tools, the service which gives consumers in small towns and rural areas the ability to get a range of livelihood and life-improvement services on their mobile phones, will launch in Indonesia in early December 2009. Nokia also announced five new affordable and easy-to-use mobile phones which will support Nokia Life Tools, and these cell phones will also be available globally. With affordability and ease of use as the cornerstones of solutions for emerging markets, the new Nokia 1800 mobile phone supports Nokia Life Tools, and brings all the features that consumers around the world have come to expect.

Nokia Life Tools, the service which gives consumers in small towns and rural areas the ability to get a range of livelihood and life-improvement services on their mobile phones, will launch in Indonesia in early December 2009. Nokia also announced five new affordable and easy-to-use mobile phones which will support Nokia Life Tools, and these cell phones will also be available globally. With affordability and ease of use as the cornerstones of solutions for emerging markets, the new Nokia 1616 mobile phone supports Nokia Life Tools, and brings all the features that consumers around the world have come to expect.

Nokia Life Tools, the service which gives consumers in small towns and rural areas the ability to get a range of livelihood and life-improvement services on their mobile phones, will launch in Indonesia in early December 2009. Nokia also announced five new affordable and easy-to-use mobile phones which will support Nokia Life Tools, and these cell phones will also be available globally. With affordability and ease of use as the cornerstones of solutions for emerging markets, the new Nokia 1280 mobile phone supports Nokia Life Tools, and brings all the features that consumers around the world have come to expect.

The Finnish phone manufacturer Nokia uses special types of operating systems for the different categories of their mobile phones. Besides the standard S40 software, the smartphones run on Symbian; a well-known operating system which also goes by the name of S60. Symbian was developed by a joint venture between Nokia and several other phone manufacturers. At the beginning of 2008, Nokia bought out the other participants and became the sole shareholder, which implies Nokia wants to get more out of the Symbian system. The Nokia N86 makes also use of Symbian S60.

• Read our full Nokia N86 review.

The Nokia N86 smartphone has been available for a while now. The Nokia N86 features an 8 Megapixel sensor and a digital zoom function. The fact that there are only very few camera phones that feature an optical zoom, can be called remarkable. This undoubtedly has to do with the design of a new (internal) zoom lens and all the related hindrances that occur when integrating it into the phone whilst at the same time ensuring it doesn’t become too bulky.

• Take a look at our Nokia N86 picture gallery.