"2. I tried attaching 4-5 photos (2.5mb) and sending via hotmail, it worked unlike N8."

How about batch select and upload pictures to Flickr?

N900 would allow you to a whole batch at once and then upload it in the background.
Just asking as this a some people a Nokia must have closed a deal with Pixelpipe depriving the N8 (THE camera phone) from this great built in feature.