If you're looking for the best possible themes for your Nokia N97 then you are in for a treat. Over at www.tehkseven.net they have literally thousands upon thousands of themes, created by the community for the community - you can even make theme requests, so you can get your very own personalised theme, totally free of charge of course.

If you're a casual or even an avvid or professional gamer then we also have another treat for you - over at www.silag.net they have gaming related Nokia N97 Themes for you to enjoy and again, all of which are totally free of charge. This website is based around gaming related customisations and looks promising for the future.

Don't keep your boring default Nokia Theme, get your hands on these excellent Nokia N97 Themes today.

Having played with Image Studio 1.0 for S60 5th Edition, developed by Raviteq, for a while now I can honestly say it's worth it's £4 price tag on OVI Store.

When you open the app you are greeted by the following screen. You will notice that the app only works in landscape orientation. The one down side is that it only diplays images in the "Captured" folder in the default "Photo" browser on the Nokia N97. A few moments with the app and you realise this is NOT an Image Browser app as there is no option to change the size of the displayed image size on the application home screen.

When you select the image you want to play with the true scope of ImageStudio's capabilities as soon reveiled. Obviously you can Crop (see image below) and Cut & Paste.

Dear updaters

Nokia N97 software update 2.1

The Nokia N97 software update release 2.1 will be available through the Nokia Software Updater on Monday 1 February. The software version number will be 21.0.045 (RM-505) or 21.2.045 (RM-507) depending on your region, and should be available by 08:00 GMT. The release for N97 China 2G (RM-506) will follow shortly. This 2.1 release offers additional improvements to the 2.0 release made last year.

Software availability

As usual, we will published standard non-customised versions of the software, with country (SIM-free) and operator versions following over the next few days and weeks. The Nokia N97 (and several other devices) can check automatically for new software. Go to Menu > Applications > SW Update and enable automatic checking. MyNokia members will also receive an SMS stating "new software is available" as the deployment progresses. To register, go to Menu > Applications > My Nokia > Sign up or visit www.nokia.com/mynokia.

Using your PC to update

Initially, this software update is only available through the Nokia Software Updater. Due to wealth of new content available in this release, the over-the-air "FOTA" packages are larger than normal (around 17MB) and to allow for sufficient testing, delivery will be slightly delayed.

Backups before updating your Nokia N97 are not essential, but to help you get the most from your new software, we recommend that you sync your device or make a backup excluding settings before updating. After the update, reset your device by keying *#7370# and enter your lock code (default = 12345). Then you can resync your device and restore your backup. Finally, visit Ovi Store to download the latest versions of your favourite applications.

What's new

The software contains many fixes and improvements on the earlier releases including:

• Improved call reliability<
• Smooth touch screen scrolling
• Browser improvements
• Music player improvements
• Improved image and video stability

Warm regards, The Nokia Software Update team

Originally posted by xbungle, who is a member of the Software Delivery Team within Nokia posting at Nokia Discussion Forum.

Well it's been a bit of a roller coaster today with Nokia's big announcement, but the end result is that the N97 will receive an OVI Maps update with FREE, yes FREE Premium Services on 28th January 2010. This is a week after the rest of the Nokia S60v5 range of devices, but they a having to iron out some minor issues with the N97 version prior to it's release.

Through the morning there were a few contradictory messages as to if the N97 would get the FREE Services and the final statement was yes.

What does this mean, I here you ask. Well let me explain.

You will now, not only get the Map data for free, but you will also get free use of the Voice Navigation and City Guides. I'm not clear on if the Speed Limit, Safety Camera and Traffic data will also be free or not, but we'll find out next week. The new version also incorporates OVI Life Casting in the form of "Share Location" which enables users to share their location on Facebook with one click from Ovi Maps, posting where they are and what's on their mind. This decision from Nokia makes Nokia devices stand out above others with there fully integrated and FREE Sat Nav without the need to download Map data Over-The-Air. You can find out more at OVI Maps Features.

Big thumbs up for Nokia on this one.