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Nokia Shows Off Three New Mobile Phones
Nokia has shown off several new mobile phones at its annual Nokia World conference, along with plans to integrate the Facebook webservice into its Ovi mobile content platform. Lifecasting with Ovi is said to be the first application to let people publish their location and status updates directly to their Facebook account from the home screen of a mobile device.
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, CEO, Nokia, commented: "Nokia aims at reaching the many, not the few, with our rich portfolio of services. We are doing this through an increasing number of open partnerships with world leaders in many fields. We are proud to lead the charge in smartphones and beyond as manifested in the Nokia N900 and Nokia Booklet 3G, two great examples of how the world is changing and Nokia is driving this change."
Lifecasting will premiere on the new Nokia N97 mini, companion to the Nokia N97. The new phone is a smaller mobile computer with stainless steel cues, featuring a tilting 3.2" touch display, QWERTY keyboard and fully customizable homescreen.
Jonas Geust, Vice President of Nokia Nseries, commented: "People want to bring their physical and online worlds together via the internet. The Nokia N97 mini is designed for this new social internet and to help navigate people and places. With lifecasting, the Nokia N97 mini and Ovi usher in the next chapter of personal and location-aware internet."
Lifecasting with Ovi will be available for both the Nokia N97 and Nokia N97 mini via Nokia Beta Labs. The Nokia N97 mini features new software which will be released in October as a free update for the Nokia N97.
The Nokia N97 mini is expected to begin shipping in October 2009 for an estimated retail price of EUR 450 before taxes and subsidies.
Nokia also announced the launch of a new touchscreen phone, the Nokia X6, without going into any decent detail about its capabilities.
Jo Harlow, Vice President, Nokia, commented: "The Nokia X6 and Comes With Music is a powerful combination, enabling music fans to download all the music they could ever want - quickly, easily and for free. We're giving people convenient access to and ownership of a vast music library and an exciting new touchscreen device to play their music on."
The new Nokia X3 also joins Nokia's music portfolio. The Nokia X3 is designed for music lovers and is the first Series 40 Ovi Store-enabled device. The Nokia X3 is a music device that comes with stereo speakers, built-in FM radio, and a 3.2 megapixel camera.
The Nokia X6 has an estimated retail price of EUR 450, with the Nokia X3 retailing for an estimated EUR 115. Prices are before taxes and subsidies, and both devices will ship during the fourth quarter of 2009.
Posted to the site on 2nd September 2009