I went to the New York flagship store this afternoon to look for the Nokia 5800 NAM. Unfortunately, I was told it was no longer available for purchase because of reported issues. I’m guessing it’s about the complaints of not getting 3G signal. A sales associate told me Nokia is trying to figure out what’s wrong. In the meantime, you can leave your number with the store, and they’ll call when it is back on the sales floor.

The sales people behind Nokia 5800 NAM are really confusing. They give a $399 suggested retail for the NAM version when the Euro version were being sold for $350, but they gave pre-order coupons lowering it to $359. Then the US flagships had them in stock for $399, but inventory system issues prevented them from selling to eager fans. Today, they published a press release of its availability and guess what… the online price is back down to $359.

I just got word from a reliable informant that the Nokia 5800 NAM is arriving at the US flagships tomorrow afternoon and that “they will probably start selling them around 3PM.” We were first to break that the price will be $399 USD. I don’t think there will be lines because I haven’t heard of any official announcements. This information is as accurate as a delivery tracking information… don’t believe until it shows up on your door.

I visited my parent’s home today and noticed the Playboy March 09 issue on my dad’s desk. I heard they write good articles, so I decided to skim through. Lo and behold, I see the Nokia N85 on a segment about devices we use for computing anytime, anywhere. I took a snap with my own Nokia N85 so you can see the spread.

I submitted my Nokia N97 widget design a while back, so I shouldn’t be telling more people to enter the contest and lower my chances of winning. However, this is a friendly reminder that the N97 widget competition is ending as soon as February 27th. This is our chance to get the Nokia N97 before anyone else!