European mobile phone maker Nokia is to release a new Windows based laptop with built-in 3G connectivity. Full details of the Nokia Booklet 3G are to be announced at Nokia World on September 2, but in the meantime the company has confirmed it’ll offer up to 12 hours of battery life and weigh just 1.25KG.

As regular readers may know, although I’m a relatively recent convert, I’m a huge fan of Blackberry but, as I previously wrote, I was recently without one after an accident involving some coffee. Although it was always likely I’d eventually opt for another Blackberry, my mid-contract status gave me a reason to look at a cheaper clone.

Nokia yesterday unveiled the Nokia N97, the world’s most advanced mobile computer, which will transform the way people connect to the Internet and to each other.

Nokia are promising their latest phone will deliver “a great mobile Internet experience” when it arrives in shops in early 2009. The 6260 slide comes with the latest 3G technology, with high speed uploads (HSUPA) and downloads (HSDPA), a great camera, music player and web browser with a simple, instantly familiar interface.