Operating systems play an increasingly more important role when choosing a new mobile phone. Besides the design and the speed, many of its functionalities strongly depend on the phone’s operating system. Nokia always uses Symbian OS for high-end mobile phones. Symbian enables installing applications, and also managing your agenda and email account is easy and straightforward. Besides Symbian, Nokia also uses a further developed Open Source operating system, the Linux-based Maemo. The Nokia N900 is the first phone to make use of this operating system, where it is called Maemo 5.

• Read our full Nokia N900 review.

Nokia has announced plans to release a new version of Ovi Maps for Nokia smartphones that includes high-end walk and drive navigation at no extra cost, available for download at the Nokia maps website. This move has the potential to nearly double the size of the current mobile navigation market. The new version of Nokia Ovi Maps includes high-end car and pedestrian navigation features, such as turn-by-turn voice guidance for 74 countries, in 46 languages, and traffic information for more than 10 countries, as well as detailed maps for more than 180 countries.

In February we can prepare ourselves once again for the Mobile World Congress 2010, in Barcelona. Although the first rumors were explosive, namely about the lack of appearance of Nokia at the MWC 2010, soon enough it became evident that Nokia actually had other plans. In contrast to the other big name brands, Nokia is planning its own event, in same the area of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. There, Nokia will be the center of attention and have its own audience. One of the expected new cell phones that will be introduced is probably the Nokia 5233. There is not much information known about it right now, but the Nokia 5233 cell phone appears to be an entry-level model.

With the latest top hit, the Nokia N97, still on the store shelves, the Nokia N97 Mini complements the range. Not all that long ago, the Finnish phone manufacturer Nokia launched the first mobile phone with touchscreen onto the market; the Nokia 5800. After testing it, the Nokia 5800 left us with a positive feeling. With the recent launch of the Nokia N97, the first touchscreen phone from the multimedia N series became a fact. Besides this kind of large all-rounder, a smaller version is now available for the enthusiast.

• Read our full Nokia N97 Mini review.

The new Nokia 5235 Comes With Music cell phone promises to bring a plethora of free music to users at a price they might not expect. Based on the 5230, the Nokia 5235 Comes With Music phone boasts the perfect mix of size, usability and of course as much music as users could ever want. With unlimited access to the Nokia Music Store catalogue, users will be able to download, legally, as much music as they like over a 12 or 18 month period. The Nokia 5235 touchscreen handset sports a whopping 33 hours of music playback and memory expandable to 16GB via microSD flash memory. The Nokia 5235 featuring Comes With Music will begin shipping in the first quarter of 2010.

Nokia announce the Nokia 6700 Classic Gold Edition mobile phone that continues the legacy of one of the company’s most successful products, the Nokia 6700 classic. Featuring stainless steel covers with real gold plating of 18 carats the Gold Edition is destined to turn heads, and bring a touch of desired exclusivity with an appealing price of 370 EUR, before taxes and subsidies. The Nokia 6700 Classic Gold edition will become available in select markets during the first quarter of 2010.

The Nokia 2710 Navigation Edition, the company’s most affordable Nokia Maps loaded, GPS-enabled phone has been unveiled. The new Nokia 2710 Navigation phone is expected to be popular in the developed and developing world alike and has been developed with urban environments, small towns, as well as rural areas in mind. Incorporating straight line navigation with the assistance of an integrated digital compass, it also includes turn-by-turn driving navigation with full voice guidance.

Dance Fabulous, published by Nokia, has been released on N-Gage. The first cross-services game by Nokia incorporates both a music and gaming experience and offers its players a new way to enjoy and listen to music. Through a collaboration between Nokia, Interscope Records and music legend Dave Stewart, Dance Fabulous also introduces a pioneering artist, Cindy Gomez, including a dancing Gomez avatar and her brand new songs.

Nokia unveils a new 3G slider mobile phone, the Nokia 7230, made for the design-conscious consumer and optimized for socializing and sharing with those closest to you. Available in various fresh colors, with great imaging features and quick access to popular social networking communities, the Nokia 7230 mobile phone makes a real style statement. The Nokia 7230 is expected to become available in the first quarter of 2010, and the retail price before taxes and subsidies is anticipated to be 100 EUR.

Nokia unveils a new 3G slider mobile phone, the Nokia 6700 slide, made for the design-conscious consumer and optimized for socializing and sharing with those closest to you. Available in various fresh colors, with great imaging features and quick access to popular social networking communities, the Nokia 6700 slide mobile phone makes a real style statement. The Nokia 6700 slide is expected to become available in the first quarter of 2010, and the retail price before taxes and subsidies is anticipated to be 160 EUR.