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The highly anticipated Nokia N97 has new software available, making Nokia’s flagship mobile computer N-Gage compatible.

Along with a tilting 3.5″ touch display, QWERTY keyboard and a fully customizable home screen, the Nokia N97 will offer instant access to the full range of Ovi services.

The Nokia N97 is Nokia’s first device to feature a personalizable home screen, which can be customized with a range of widgets which bring live information directly to the device. These widgets include key social networking destinations like Facebook and Hi5, news services like the Associated Press, Bloomberg and Reuters, as well as shopping and weather information.

Update

The N97 software can be downloaded from the Get N-Gage section of the Website.

Don’t forget to vote for your favorite video in the “Symbian-Guru Don’t Hate The Player Video Contest.” Further details from the site:

“Three weeks ago, we introduced the Symbian-Guru Don’t Hate The Player video contest, with three lucky winners getting to choose any currently-shipping N-Gage device that they want, which includes the Nokia N97 and Nokia N86 8MP! The contest was, admittedly, a bit more difficult, but we ended up with 16 entries, which is quite good. Oddly, the Bounce Boing Voyage video garnered more entries than the One. The contest is now closed, and voting is open as of right now.”

Check out the funny videos here, and don’t forget to vote for your favorite. Here’s a sample of one of the creative efforts:

All About Symbian has been playing with a Nokia N97, the one with the touch screen interface, and have posted a video of it, featuring the N-Gage version of Need For Speed Undercover and the application itself. Give it a watch right here…

There’s a lot of interest in the new N-Gage devices, and with good reason: they cover the broadest range of Nokia devices ever for our the N-Gage gaming platform, from Eseries business devices to a touchscreen device like the Nokia N97.

Malaysian newspaper the Sun Daily has put together a write-up on these devices, after the the recent Nokia Showcase 2009 held in Singapore. They speak to Chris Carr, Nokia’s vice president of sales Southeast Asia Pacific, who said, “The convergence of the Internet and mobile is gradually but surely changing the way people communicate, share, search and live.” The article goes on to speak about each device in detail.

Another recent article about the upcoming N-Gage devices was posted on N-Gage.com last week. In this article I give an overview of each device, add some N-Gage notes, and include links to different resources where you can learn more.

Of all the upcoming devices, it seems the Nokia N97 is the most anticipated N-Gage compatible device. We recently ran a poll in which almost two thirds of you said that was the one you were looking forward to the most. Coincidentally All About N-Gage ran the same poll around the same time, with almost exactly the same results. That poll also includes links to YouTube videos, showing the new devices in action.

Dr. Mark Ollila

The Mobile Games Blog has sat down for a one-on-one interview with Dr. Mark Ollila, Nokia’s Director of Technology and Strategy for Games and Multimedia. In a broad ranging interview, they discuss upcoming games, Nokia devices from the N73 to the N97, game pricing, the N-Gage store vs. the App Store, and much more.

Here’s a snippet, regarding his current favorite N-Gage game:

“I have to say, my favourite game is one that is not even in production, but a simple prototype that we put together at the end of 2008. It is causing a storm in the office and I am looking forward to seeing how we can get it into production. More on that next time.”

Read the whole thing here, then share your thoughts with us.

Interested in device software? Know your widgets?

Here’s your chance to be part of the Nokia Nseries innovation process by designing a homescreen widget for the forthcoming Nokia N97, which is available during the first half of 2009.

The Nokia N97 is planned as an N-Gage compatible device. For a hands-on look at the N97 in prototype form, check out this story on Nokiablog.com.

Mobile Review.com has put together an extensive hands on preview with a prototype of the recently announced Nokia N97, which is planned on being an N-Gage compatible device.

Keep in mind this is not a review, since the device is not expected to ship for another six months or so, and there is no discussion of gaming on the device.