Great news Folks and owners of the Nokia N900:

PR1.2 firmware is available right now!!!

Today (25th may) the update is available over OTA  in UK, the other countries will follow tomorrow 26th of may. let's see how long it will last till it's on NSU & OTA :-)

the new Version tag is: V10.2010.19-1

the update is not available in Germany over OTA or NSU yet, but i cannot wait and downloading it right now to flash it with the maemo flasher...

here is the official text from nokia conversations:

Attention Nokia N900 owners: there’s a new software update coming your way this week (UK release today, and global release tomorrow Wednesday, May 26). Version 1.2 (V10.2010.19-1) comes offering a range of enhancements to the already bursting Maemo5 mobile computer. Join us after the jump to find out what’s in store.

 

First up – new games join the veritable arcade already on offer in Ovi Store. Jurassic 3D Rollercoaster, Zen-bound, Angry Birds (level pack), Sygic, Kroll, Weatherbug, and GoGadget are all available to keep you entertained. Important to note though that Ovi Store will do a full switchover this week Thursday, May 27, so these games and other for-purchase apps will show up then.

 

Next are the improvements to communication. Email has been improved with the ability to accept or decline an event invitation right there in your inbox, and Facebook IM chat has also been bundled in. The release also brings with it video calling, allowing users face-to-face chatting anywhere.

 

An additional update you will be pleased to hear about is portrait browsing on the internet is a-go on the N900. Ovi Maps also gets the update treatment with changes to the UI, improving the experience of finding your way around. And finally, there’s also a change to the menu system UI with the first level now customisable.

 

Moving away from the update and to look at MeeGo and the Nokia N900. Many of you have been asking whether the new MeeGo platform will be supported on the N900 once it’s device-ready. Although Nokia N900 devices are being used for platform development and testing purposes by those involved in the MeeGo project, we don’t have plans for a full scale commercial MeeGo upgrade on the Nokia N900. The reason? It’s really about ensuring that you have the best possible experience designed for the features on your Nokia N900 device.

 

Nokia realises this news may be a disappointment for some, rest assured that Nokia will continue to support the core Maemo software on your Nokia N900, as evidenced by the PR 1.2 (V10.2010.19-1) update available today.

just in case you cannot see whats on the pic:

PR 1.2 version 10.2010.19-1

all packages are ca. 179MB large

USA:

RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.19-1.002_PR_COMBINED_002_ARM.bin

Middle East and North Africa:

RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.19-1.003_PR_COMBINED_003_ARM.bin

India:

RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.19-1.004_PR_COMBINED_004_ARM.bin

Global:

RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.19-1_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin

for now the Update is available OTA only for UK, but tomorrow your country should be able to download it Over-The-Air and perhaps over NSU.

but, for those, who can't wait can use the official Flasher tool. :-)

how to flash with the tool and mor infos are coming later, i have to flash to PR1.2 :-)

UPDATE 1:

i've done a little howto for you: How to flash N900 to PR 1.2 version 10.2010.19-1

UPDATE 2:

here the Nokia N900 PR 1.2 changelog:
 

• - New games on offer in Ovi Store
• - Email has been improved
• - Facebook IM chat has been incorporated
• - Video calling has been implemented, allowing users to talk face-to-face
• - Video in Skype and Google Talk.
• - The web browser now features a button to activate the portrait mode
• - Ovi Maps gets updated with changes to the UI, no turn-by-turn navigation
• - Menu system UI changes
• - Long press to enter numbers/symbols on the keyboard
• - new virtual keyboard
• - changes to the camera UI, and a night mode for both photos and video
• - Qt 4.6.2 is now pre-installed
• - USSD codes now work
• - Type to search for apps in the Application Manager, E-mail, SMS
• - email widget on the desktop
• - portait mode in e-mail, SMS and Application Manager
• - inproved connection to maemo.nokia.com apps