Nokia will delay the release of its flagship N900 smartphone to November. The head of Maemo marketing, Peter Schneider has officially stated that the Nokia N900 will “start shipping during November 2009,” which is a month later than previously expected. The device will be the first from the world’s top phone maker to use an open-source Linux operating system.
The Nokia N900, will come to the market with a series of very attractive capabilities, including a 3.5-inch touchscreen display that boasts a 800 x 480 pixel resolution, as well as a 5-megapixel photo snapper with dual LED flash, GPS receiver, TV out, support for various email and messaging features, HTML browser, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi, Micro-USB, a sliding QWERTY keyboard, 32 GB of internal memory, and a microSD memory card slot that supports up to 16 GB of additional storage. Schneider also revealed that 300 pre-production unit were loaned to open source developers to get more feedback from the community.
Expect to shell out around $650-$700 for the device, though.
