Nokia has a new flagship phone. The N97 packs a 3.5-inch, 640 x 360 pixel (that's a 16:9 aspect ratio) resistive
touchscreen display with tactile feedback and QWERTY keyboard into this sliding communicator with an "always
open" window to favorite internet or social networking sites. Nokia calls it the "world's most advanced mobile
computer." To back up the claim they've dropped in HSDPA, WiFi, and Bluetooth radios, A-GPS, a 3.5-mm
headjack, 32GB of onboard memory with microSD expansion (for up to 48GB total capacity), and a battery capable
of up to 1.5 days of continuous audio playback or 4.5-hours video. 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss glass and
"DVD quality" video capture at 30fps, too. The specs are certainly impressive, let's see if the S60 5th Edition OS
can support it. The N97 will launch with a retail price set at around €550 ($693) excluding subsidies and taxes,
phone to ship in Q1 2009.