The latest version of the Nokia N97 UI demo . There’s a new weather widget on the homescreen and a few new movements.

Axel Meyer is back with a unique look at the inspiration behind the development of the forthcoming Nokia N97.

One major problem we have had to face while moving to the S60 5th Edition based 5800 Xpress Music has been the lack of 3rd party applications that are optimised for the 5800. Although, to its credit, Nokia has tried to offer at least a few applications via the Download! client and through its regional websites.

The good news is that this scenario is changing as more and more applications become compatible. This post is to let you know that S60 has also started a section on S60 5th Edition applications that they will update regularly. So if you are in the market for a few 3rd party applications for your 5800 (free or paid), bookmark this page for regular reference.

Places to check out for 5800 Applications:

• Nokia India 5800 Applications Page.
• Nokia 5800 Applications From Nokia HK.
• The inbuilt Download! client.

Courtesy of the Nseries Innovation Newsdesk, I and a few other bloggers got to put a few questions to Axel Meyer, Head of Design at Nokia Nseries, who is also the designer of the upcoming Nokia N97. The above video shows him answering our queries about the keyboard and design aspects amongst other things, watching the video also gives us an idea of Nokia’s vision for the N97.

Over on N-Gage.com DChoc’s Café Sudoku has just been released and is now available for download.

Infinite puzzles and endless fun! Play the next generation of Sudoku with infinite puzzles for endless fun! Grab a quick game on the go, form Cafés with your friends and create your own character for everyone to see. The better you play, the more you can win prizes, character personalization options, and cool upgrades for your Café!

You can read more about it on the Official Game Page .

To download the game, navigate to the Showroom Tab in the N-Gage application in your Nokia device, select “Option” and then “Update now“. After doing that, you should see it listed in the showroom.

Or download it from the N-Gage Web showroom.

The game weighs in at just 2Mb.

Over at N-Gage.com, the game page for Prince of Persia was just put up.

The Prince is back in a new kind of adventure in full 3D where cooperation with the mysterious Elika will let you perform actions never before seen on a mobile device. Partnered with Elika, prepare for amazing acrobatics and fight gigantic monsters in 360° with a mix of magic and electrifying combat techniques! To save the world from a magical menace that has contaminated everything in its path, you must be ready for anything: ride a dragon, swing from precariously high ropes, and fight a multitude of enemies in gigantic 3D environments full of traps and secrets to discover.

I’m a huge fan of the Price of Persia Game Series so I cant wait to check this out one ! Since the game page just came up today, you can expect it to release in the coming weeks.

Over at N-Gage.com, the game page for Real Football 2009 was just put up.

You can play a football game, or you can get real with stars like Cesc Fabregas from over 200 teams around the world. When you hear the roar of the fans, feel the thrill of intelligent opponents and find yourself in the middle of the most incredible football matches, you’ll know this is the most realistic football experience on N-Gage. Detailed 3D graphics and a dynamic camera make sure you see every kick and tackle as if you were watching in the stands. With the easy controls, you’ll shoot, pass, defend, and perform the most amazing moves like a pro in minutes.

When a game page is put up, the N-Gage game usually releases within a couple of weeks. Good news for all you Football fans !

Nokia has rolled out the v31.0.016 firmware for the Nokia N82. The update 118MB in size is available via the Nokia Software Updater (NSU) for most generic firmwares. Since the updates usually take a little time in becoming available for the Indian product codes, you might want to change the product code via NSS and update.

However, this firmware doesn’t brings any new features or substantial changes and just contains bug fixes, so even waiting for it to becomes officially available won’t hurt. The N82 features ‘user-data-preservation’ (UDP) so updating the phone should be a painless process, but like I say – a backup never hurts anyone!

via: AAS