Nokia N81 now shipping - available November

Nokia has confirmed that one of its most anticipated new handsets for this year, the N81, is now shipping. Available in two memory types, one with a 2GB microSD card and the other with 8GB of built-in storage, the N81 is reported to have excellent sound performance, and also offers a 3.5mm headphone socket as well as the new Nokia Ovi download service supplying music, games and maps.

Vodafone has decided to stock the N81 (in 8GB form), and you can register for email updates about the phone over on Voda’s Coming Soon pages.