Communicator reborn Nokia has unveiled its latest flagship handset: the N97, which it claims is the world s most advanced mobile computer . Continued

Operators scramble for a piece of the pie Despite its co-dependent relationship with the iPhone, O2 UK plans to launch its own developer community and app store next year, which could put non-Apple handsets in a better position to compete with the iPhone and its App Store. Continued

Competition The season’s hottest handset could be yours Samsung Omina? ‘Orrible! Apple iPhone? I don’t think so! No, RIM’s BlackBerry Storm is the touchscreen mobile to go for this season, says Vodafone, and it’s going to give three lucky Register Hardware readers one of the in-demand handsets. Continued

Review Heavyweight upgrade packs in a hefty multimedia punch As the muscular successor to the N95, it s no surprise that the N96 packs in a flagship set of high-end features. Continued

The propaganda Nokia is touting the N95 as a multimedia computer, rather than just a simple old phone. While that might be pushing it slightly, it’s certainly a feature packed handset. It supports 3G, HSDPA, GPRS, GSM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and… Continued

Doesn’t need the aggro Nokia has enough on its hands without acquiring a basket-case internet company. CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo ruled out a purchase of Yahoo! here in Barcelona today, saying Nokia can do just as badly in web services on its own, with its Ovi strategy. Of course, he didn’t quite put it like that. Continued

Media analyst Screen Digest has completed some interesting research into the global market for over-the-air (OTA) mobile music downloads, as well as speculating on what impact the iPhone may have on this market. By the end of 2006, the global… Continued

Shift your arse, love, we’re trying to work here Since Kim Kardashian is now officially El Reg’s stand-in celebutard - assuming vital no-IT-angle-whatsoever duties whenever Paris Hilton drops off radar - we think it only right and proper to bring you news that the amateur grumble flick star had her not insubstantial derri re shifted off a Miami beach over the weekend after gatecrashing a Victoria’s Secret photoshoot. Continued

Review A darn good little tuner The downfall of portable DAB radios have always been their lack of battery life. Few models have really been able to sustain themselves long enough to deliver a truly out-and-about experience. Continued

Make your own mobile Off-the-shelf phones are so old school, according to Nokia. So it s launched a build-your-own-talker website where you can create your very own phone, sort of. Continued

No place like home hub Nokia wants applications for its smart home box, but it’s also sniffing around for companies interested in selling the Linux-based home-automation gateway with their own branding. Continued

Sequential, yes; random, no Samsung has begun churning out 256GB solid-state drives, and it claimed the new models are more that twice as fast as their predecessors. Continued

Turn the telly off from your car Nokia has inked in plans to take over your home. It s announced development of an in-home gadget management platform called Home Control Centre (HCC). Continued

Operators scramble for a piece of the pie Despite its co-dependent relationship with the iPhone, O2 UK plans to launch its own developer community and app store next year, which could put non-Apple handsets in a better position to compete with the iPhone and its App Store. Continued

Just not by much If you thought retail giants were all just money grabbing b***s, then Monday s VAT reduction could just prove you wrong. Because Register Hardware s found that most will contrary to popular belief - pass the 2.5 per cent saving on to you. But the discounts won t amount to much. Continued

ByeBye? Carphone Warehouse will suggest to investors it might spin off its TalkTalk ISP and home phone business, according to multiple reports today. Continued

Review Heavyweight upgrade packs in a hefty multimedia punch As the muscular successor to the N95, it s no surprise that the N96 packs in a flagship set of high-end features. Continued

Will Head writes… RIM is soon going to be rolling out a version of its much prized instant email software that will run on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile platform. The company has offered similar functionality in the past through BlackBerry Connect,… Continued

New phone, old model number Nokia could be running out of useable model numbers, because it s been forced to borrow one from a discontinued handset in order to launch its latest slick slider. Continued

Review Give your iPod or games console specs appeal Today, we’re looking at - literally - the Vuzix AV230 XL headset, a set of video specs that create a picture that’s the equivalent of a 44in screen 2.7m away. Yet the goggles are small and light enough they’ll slip into your pocket, begging the question is that a 44in telly in your pocket, or are you just pleased to see me? Continued

HSDPA sufficient for you lot, says Vodafone RIM’s BlackBerry Storm will finally arrive in Vodafone s UK stores on 14 November, but fans wanting Wi-Fi would be wise to delay their purchase. Continued

Silicon Valley darling sold The low power chip company Transmeta has been sold to Novafora - the VC-backed “video processor” firm. Continued

Latest Guide to Greener Electronics report Nintendo and Microsoft have once again failed to find favour with eco-watcher Greenpeace, both scoring the lowest marks in the NGO’s latest Guide to Greener Electronics report. Continued

‘Leccy Tech Unlikely to be a Tesla Better Place CEO Shai Agassi has outlined his ideas for the electric car future, and the good news is that we all get free cars. Continued

Review Anyone for two GPUs and a full-gamut RGB display? Apple may have grabbed headlines for releasing its new MacBook Pro with two GPUs on board - one for casual, one for best - but Sony had already done so, with its Vaio Z11, launched in the summer and now available for review. Continued

Let the fight begin Kodak has filed a lawsuit against LG and Samsung in which it claims the duo have trampled over some of its digital camera patents. Continued

Updated Newspaper conjures data endorsement for mobile operators The civil rights group Liberty has rubbished a newspaper report that it has been approached by several UK mobile operators in an attempt to win its public support for their data protection policies. If such an approach had been made it would have been rejected on principle, Liberty told The Register. Continued

Orange has launched its Pay-Off contest and is inviting its customers to submit 10-15 second video clips of themselves either trying to prove that they’re the sexiest person alive (Face-off), are the best/craziest dancer (Dance-off), or are just plain weird… Continued

Following on from Orange’s new pre-pay tariff yesterday, 3 has announced a new pricing structure for its Pay As You Go customers, with calls now from 5p per minute - the cheapest any network any time call rate available from… Continued

When Nokia says it has teamed up with one of the UK’s most influential bands, I’m guessing not many of you out there would think of Travis. Well amazingly, that’s who they mean. Nokia has done a deal with Sony… Continued

Auction is on while O2 digs heels in Ofcom has issued another update on progress towards flogging off spectrum in the 2GHz band, this time stating that all the legal action should be finished off by February next year, allowing the regulator to put up the For Sale signs in March. Continued