Nokia’s flagship N96 offers another cool application: it’ll be able to access the Beeb’s iPlayer!  The Finnish phone maker has teamed-up with the BBC to build an app enabling N96 users to both download and stream programmes from the service over both 3G and Wi-Fi.

The N96, which launches in the UK on October 1st, is a multimedia computer truly optimized for video and TV. With a large 2.8″ screen, 16 gigabytes of internal memory and support for high-quality videos in a wide range of formats, the dual-slide Nokia N96 represents an exciting new chapter in mobile media.

However, not every N96 shipped in the UK will be bundled with the iPlayer app. People who buy one without iPlayer will be able to download it from the BBC website.

Ah, yes. The BBC began supporting Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch back in March this year with this cool app.

[Mobile-Ent via AAS]