Nokia officially unveil the Nokia N900!

At this rate, Nokia aren’t going to have anything left to reveal at Nokia World come next week; the Finns have officially lifted the lid on the Nokia N900. No more making do with leaked images and rumoured specs, this things the real deal and is set to blow the touchscreen market wide open. So what’s so impressive about the new Maemo powered N900? What features have surfaced that weren’t in the original leak? What else do you need to know about Nokia’s next big handset? Read on to find out…

It will come as no surprise to learn that the N900 will run on the Linux based Maemo operating system. Maemo 5 supports multi tasking letting users run multiple applications at once. Managing open applications and switching to and from as well as closing programs is made simple thanks to the dashboard. Hit the dashboard key and you’ll be given an overview of what’s currently running. Symbian phones have been doing this kind of thing for years but the way Maemo effortlessly handles multi-tasking is what sets it apart from the rest.