Nokia’s flagship gaming phone, the N81, can be expected to be available for the U.S. market in October, accompanied by the N-Gage store, Nokia’s number 1 resource in gaming content. It would be nice to have the N81 and N-Gage, now under the all-encompassing Ovi content service, ready by October, but Nokia will at least be able to spread some happiness during the holiday season. The N81 has been expected to retail for $599 for the 8GB version and $499 for the version with considerably less memory.

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