After the initial flood of information from Nokia about the big 3 N-series devices that are launching, I took the time to read up on the press release for the Nokia flagship N96.  Towards the bottom it is noted that:

“The Nokia N96 with Americas 3G support is expected to be available during the fourth quarter of 2008 for an estimated price of USD 895. ”

I find it relieving knowing that the U.S. market will not have to wait over 3 months to get a U.S. branded version of the this phone.  It has been a recent trend with Nokia and I hope they will continue to release the NAM/U.S. spec model within a month of the EU/ASIA release.