At Nokia World 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany, the Finnish manufacturer unveiled several new mobile phones for us to covet. Most notable of the phones they released is the little brother to the Nokia N97, the Nokia N97 Mini. Despite being called “mini” it’s not actually that much smaller than its larger counterpart. It’s 4.4 inches tall, 2 inches wide, and .5 inch thick and has a 3.2-inch tilting touch screen, and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The mini will also be running a new software that brings a much improved user interface like flick scrolling, home-screen widgets, and support for more social networking tools. Nokia tied up with Facebook to allow users to update their status to their profile pages via their Ovi Accounts. The N97 Mini also comes with a new version of Ovi Maps that allows users to access information directly from Lonely Planet, Wcities, and Michelin, as well as Music Service Integrated, which gives user free music downloads.

Expect the Nokia N97 Mini to be available in Markets with an estimated retail price of $640.

Oh, and in case you’re still wondering about the Nokia Booklet 3G’s release date and price, it will be shipping in the fourth quarter of 2009 with a price tag of $817.

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I’d been hearing rumors of Nokia expanding to the netbook market and coming up with a 3G Mini Laptop but no substantial news has been able to back that up – until today. Nokia recently unveiled the Nokia Booklet 3G Mini Laptop, a Windows-based device supported by an Intel Atom processor that guarantees the performance of a PC. It’s supposed to have an battery life of up to 12 hours with normal use, but I wouldn’t get too excited about that – actual battery life for all laptops is always far less than what the manufacturers promise. Its shell is made of aluminum and is around 2 cm thin, and at 1 kg it promises easy portability. It also has a 10.1-inch HD display, a front-facing camera, and HDMI port for HD video out.

So why put the 3G in the name? Apparently, the selling point of this product is connecting at speed. The Nokia Booklet 3G was designed with fast uploading and downloading in mind – it’s 3G and HSPA ready for fast mobile access anywhere. It’s also got WiFi, hot-swappable SIM card functionality, BlueTooth, and assisted GPS with Ovi Maps.

So far, this is all we know about the Nokia Booklet 3G. But stay tuned when we give updates on the goings-on at Nokia World 2009 on September 2, where all will be revealed.

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