Us Symbian users seem to have to wait months on end for firmware updates, and then when one does come “Oh no, you can’t have that for another week Sir because you are in the UK”.

For Maemo device owners, and more specifically Nokia N900 owners, Nokia thinks you are a much more worthy proposition as a customer.

For Nokia to prove they love you so much, not only did they release a ‘global’ firmware update yesterday for the N900, they also properly brown-nosed you by releasing a further firmware update today!

Whilst this is brilliant news for the loyal fan base that the N900 has built up already,  it’s a little galling for millions of Symbian fans to sit back and watch whilst the new boy in town gets all the girls.

So the first update delivers the functionality to enable the Ovi Store to run on the N900, which previously had not been available.  It is only a small update and is available via Nokia Software Updater.

The second update is a much larger affair, and is clocking in at just over 90MB, and should be available both ‘Over the Air’ and via Nokia Software Updater.  However, OTA may not quite be working properly just yet.

UPDATE: Change log and loads more info available HERE. Thanks to @gerrymoth

So, have you installed both updates to your N900 yet?  Have you noticed any big changes?  What’s the Ovi Store like?  Leave us a comment below, or send me an email steve@thenokianetwork.com

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