The Nokia N97 mini covered with 18-carat gold casing is going to be available in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia around April this year. Inside is the same N97 Mini we’re already familiar with. It looks great, but the price according to the Nokia Poland press release is 2499 PLN which is equivalent to about 625 Euros.

@janole, the creator of the popular Gravity for Symbian, added FourSquare features on his app on Sunday. The initial implementations allow you to check-in, shout out, view venues on map, view friends’ check-ins, and even add new venues. Updates and bug fixes on Gravity come frequently, so you might even see a newer version by the time you read this.

I had a really great Ovi Store experience today. I found out about a new app called Maps Booster from the official Ovi Daily App blog and thought of trying it out for $2.99. I made the purchase on the Nokia N97 mini and was surprised I can pay with my phone bill. The app worked great, so I thought it was worth installing on my other phones too. To my surprise yet again, the Ovi Store knew I already paid for it. I was able to re-download the app on the Nokia N97 and the 5800 free of charge.

Just as expected, the Nokia N97 received the firmware update 2.1 on Monday. As an added bonus, the Nokia N97 mini also received an update. I was notified via the SW update app within the two phones, but they didn’t allow me to update over the air. If you have these devices, connect them to your PC and run the updater.

Up to 40% discount will be available for the Nokia N97 mini, Nokia 5800 Nav Edition, and the Nokia N900 on December 18th until the 20th. The participating stores include the New York and Chicago flagships as well as the pop-up location at Queens Center Mall in New York City.