Seeing as it’s nearly the end of the month and there’s still no sign of a launch this one’s a bit of a no-brainer but for those who have yet to put 2 and 2 together; the Nokia N900 has been delayed. Since it was announced back in September at Nokia World 2009, Nokia’s flagship device has garnered lots of attention due to the operating system it runs. Long affiliated with Symbian, the N900 see’s the first high profile departure from the OS in favour of Maemo, the Linux based operating system previously employed in Nokia’s internet tablets. But will this latest delay take the shine off an impressive unveiling?

Well, in a word; no. Firstly, in regards to the aforementioned delay, thankfully we’re talking weeks not months. Originally slated for an October launch, Pete Schneider, Nokia’s head of Maemo marketing has since stated that “we expect it to start shipping during November 2009″. Nice of Pete to put the year in there to keep those scaremongers at bay. The exact reason for the delay wasn’t given however, Schneider did confirm that feedback had been received from some of the 300 developers that were privileged enough to receive a loan sample at the recent Maemo Summit event; “This feedback is extremely important to us and as such we also want to provide the best user experience with the Nokia N900″.

After the underwhelming launch of the N97 which was riddled with bugs (since remedied in various software updates), it’s refreshing to see Nokia take a more measured approach and make sure they get the N900 right first time rather than rushing it to stores in a half baked guise. Expectations for the N900 and Maemo are sky high and this could be make or break time for Nokia to get into the touchscreen market properly after some rather lack luster sales. Fill in your details below and we’ll keep you up to date on any developments for the new N900 and update you as soon as it’s available to order.

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Nokia N900 Maemo delayed?