The Nokia N95 was and still is a delight to work with.  In a time when cell phones have packed endless features, somewhere along the lines they lost the simplicity of basic phone functions.  The Nokia N95 never forgot about this key ingredient to productivity.  Initially it was nice to see the first windows mobile released to a handset and the idea of having windows anywhere I went was fascinating.  The times have changed yet windows mobile still looks like my desktop computer (boring and dull) and replicates the appearance of a computer rather than revolutionizing mobile phone interfaces. 

Unlike Windows Mobile, the Symbian operating system on the Nokia N95 provides a simple and efficient interface with the idea of making phone calls first.  Initially when the Nokia N95 was released it became a shocking hit in the US even though the US 3G bands were not present in the device and we were settling for infamous EDGE data speeds.  Times changed when Nokia began to see the untapped market for the N95 in the US and released a North American 3G band HSDPA 850/1900 frequency unit.  Basically if you have AT&T (formerly Cingular Wireless) you can happily speed along with 3G data service here in the United States.

Fast forward to this past week when Nokia provided some insight on their upcoming plans for a North American 3G capable N95 8GB device.  Currently there exists an 8GB N95, but like the original N95 it lacks the 3G North American spectrum. In the S60 application catalog for the Nokia Nseries US portal the supported device list just changed: N95 8GB NAM is now listed.  NAM clearly referring to North America Model which provides some concrete evidence that the N95 8GB North America Model exists and is soon to be released.