It might just be us, but we think the photos just keep on getting better. So we're going to mix up the photos, the top three from James' selection that we liked the best, and before you go see for yourself which has won, let's see if you can guess the prizewinner. Did you guess right? ...and there's more! Not only has James pulled out these for his competition, but we took a look in the Nokia N8 User Group that he runs on Flickr. [...]

Sound fun? We hope so. :) As you know we have a few Lumia 800 phones dotted around the place... And we're in the process of shipping them out to everyone for trial, so while you wait for yours to arrive, please give us your suggestions on what you'd like to see from one. Should we make a video of a specific feature or two in the UI? Are you desperate to see how the camera works and want us to take a load of sample snaps using the different camera functions? Maybe you want us to take a trip using Nokia Maps or Nokia Drive. [...]

So it's with great excitement that we await the reaction from India in the wake of the impending release of the Nokia Lumia 710 and 800 smart phones. With their arrival onto the subcontinent imminent, we thought it was only right to delve a little deeper into some of the reactions that have been circulating from India. There's been a lot of enthusiasm about the launch in Delhi last week. Clinton Jeff seemed particularly excited as he shares some of his experiences at the event. [...]

It’s probably too late for that because this headline picture is of a wonderful (or terrifying) spider. To be honest, most of us are in the terrified camp too, but once you realise it’s just an image captured by a Nokia smartphone, you can look beyond the beauty of this beast and see the power of the technology that brings it to you. Below we have four pictures all taken with Nokia phones. [...]

It's all about re-factoring the user interface, but don't worry, it's not as 'science-y' as it sounds. David explains in a series of real world gaming tests how certain drivers, shooters and bird catapulters pan out on the E6. He reckons gaming can be a decent experience: 'despite the E6’s enterprise credentials, it is a credible gaming device too' Without stealing David's thunder and revealing his tests and full findings, what did people have to say on David's thoughts? When discussing the relative merits of the efforts of developers to adapt their graphics for the screen size and resolution, Rumba Joe says the makers of Dragon Lore: 'really have put effort into recreating the graphics for VGA. [...]

For those of you that missed your chance to register for a trial feel free to click ''Trial a Nokia' at the top of this page. For all the people in the community that saw the post and participated in our competition, please read on... We have a rather large waiting list for Lumia 800 trials, so we wondered if there was a way to fast track one lucky Nokia Connects fan to the top of the list? The end result was a competition that asked everyone to guess how many Lumia 800 handsets were in the above image. [...]

.. these are just a few of the words used in the reviews for our N9 segment today. We'll kick things off with a feisty comment from Dawid Lorenz, who took an N9 off our hands for two weeks to give it a proper once, twice and possibly even a thrice over. Nothing if anything is left out in his detailed and informative shakedown. "The most beautiful and visually sophisticated mobile phone Nokia has ever created" Throughout his review, Dawid regularly commends the N9 for its ease of use, smooth operation within the UI and applications, and exceptional physical appearance. [...]

Some of you might say hola (Spain), guten tag (Germany), mabuhay (Philippines), namoshkar (Bengali – India) or even aloha (Hawaii). It doesn't feel it, but it has been over a month since we kicked off Nokia Connects. As with all communities, we want to welcome the old and new alike, even if it's to say a simple hello. :) We may know some of you better than others but even a simple name, what you do, where you are from and what you love about Nokia would put a smile on our faces. [...]