An 8GB version of the NokiaN95 multimedia heavyweight mobile is being lined up for release in UK shops in time for Christmas.

Nokia is planning to introduce a new upgraded version of its feature-packed 3G HSDPA-enabled N95, a smartphone that already offers a 5-megapixel camera, integrated GPS antenna, Wi-Fi and dedicated music controls. Tech.co.uk has heard from a UK mobile operator source that Nokia is “desperate” to get the 8GB version of the N95 in the shops in time to take advantage of the traditional Christmas mobile buying rush.