Nokia will launch the N-Gage QD today to a packed audience in London's Leicester Square. The All About N-Gage team are heading there right now, to find out everything they can about the unit. But here's some confirmed news. All the net rumours are true. We've said goodbye to side talking, we've got our Hot Swappable MMC Card. What's really new? Read on...

The biggest change is the loss of the MP3 Player and FM Radio receiver. We're left with only Bluetooth as a connectivity option to desktop PC's with the loss of the USB connector. This is a big disappointment. Seeing the N-Gage as another Drive on your computer was a great help to developers and power users. It will be missed.

It continues to run Symbian OS 6.1, and the first version of Series 60 (identical to the original N-Gage). Memory is unchaged (3.4mb for storage, 16mb runtime), as is the screen, which remains (contrary to rumours) as a 12 bit, 4096 colour screen.

There's an increased focus on the gaming elements. The 4 way D-Pad (8 way via software) has had the 'click down' function removed to a separate button (which is different to, ehrm, every other Series 60 device) to 'aid game play.' Can't see it personally as I never had any trouble with this, and neither does Jim. Most Series 60 phones jump to Contacts when you press Okay on the D-Pad. The N-Gage QD now launches the game on the MMC Card on pressing the Okay button on the stand by screen. Also, games auto-start when you slot in a new card.

Full specs on the N-Gage QD can be found here, in our devices section.

And QD stands for quaque die, Latin for Every Day, because the N-Gage is available to you all the time, every day. And N-Gage SP would have had there Marketing Team shot.