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Gaming on the N97 mini is easy, but gaming on the #N97minitrunk is not. Not only does it lack power, but the lack of QWERTY keyboard and directional buttons make things a bit difficult. Thankfully it’s loaded with goodies that made gaming on a large scale possible. Only problem is that it did require lots of energy to play a simple game of Snake. Next time I’m sticking to the N97 mini.

Earlier parts of the story can be found here: Unboxing, Challenge 1, Challenge 2 and Challenge 3.

Challenge 3

Both mini and the trunk showed Denirah that here music listening habits were more 1940s than 2010. With the press of the multi-tasking button she got the gear to match the year: N97 mini and full wireless sound with the BH-905. Denirah, your sound has officially been pimped!

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Challenge 2

Move over Stavros, there’s a  new guy, err…new girl in town and her name is Denirah! And she will be creating the SECOND greatest work of art EVER!

Position art is created by moving while tracking your GPS location. This is the story of how we created our Position Art.

Direct link to this video can be found here.

Earlier parts of the story can be found here: Unboxing and Challenge 1.

Challenge 1

And so our apprentices head out into the world and this very first image forever immortalized in a Comic book and on the Nokia N900.

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No, it’s not the attack of the giant N97 mini, but close. Thanks to our friends @WOMWorldNokia I received the biggest mobile box I’ve ever seen! And inside this giant box a Nokia N97 mini and a lot of goodies for another crazy and fun challenge. The E75 was the subject of the previous Teach the Technophobe: Challenge, but this time it’s the N97 mini’s turn in this #N97minitrunk Challenge. Who else to help me with this challenge, but Denirah, from the previous challenge.

The idea is to complete the 5 tasks using a red disposable camera with just 27 shots to capture the moments using the giant N97 mini trunk. Using the included photo album, we have to create the best “N97mini trunk album.” The winning team wins 2 N97 minis.

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We’ve known for a while that the N900 is supposed to receive a firmware update before the year ends, bringing the much request portrait mode.

Now we have confirmation that the N97 will also be getting an update before the year ends, specifically “mid-late December 2009.” No word yet on what it will bring, but at least now we know it’s coming.

In terms of firmware updates, the period between the current and upcoming updates is considered very short, clearly illustrating that a short period between updates is a sign of how important a device is to Nokia.

Via: N97fanatics

Not feeling the Nokia CP-390 for your N97 mini? Here’s an alternative from Proporta as they just released their famous Aluminium Lined Leather Case for the Nokia N97 Mini. Typical of their “Alu” leather cases, the N97 mini version has their Screen Saver System, which features a sheet of aircraft grade aluminium to guard the device against shocks and impact damage. Real leather? Check. Cut outs for access to device and can be used whilst in the case? Check.

It looks good with the overstitching, cream pinstripe lining and digging that cloth label on the side. Should give those N97 mini RAOUL Limited Edition owners a run for their money at $ 42.95.

In an earlier post, I talked about how a hard reset or firmware upgrade on the N97 erases many pre-installed widgets and apps on the device. The situation has gotten better as almost all of these are available for download from Nokia’s OVI store. Well, all of them except for the Amazon widget, which can be downloaded right here.