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All about Nokia N96
2nd September, Espoo, Finland; Nokia announced the availability of the much anticipated Nokia N96. To describe more about the Nokia N96; Jonas Geust, Vice President, Nokia Nseries said that:

"The Nokia N96 is mobile entertainment at its best, a fitting flagship for our Nseries range. It defines convergence by blending phone and multimedia options seamlessly with the unique Nokia Nseries dual slider that makes discovering and sharing experiences easy. Watch live TV and video, take high quality photos and geotag them to specific locations or directly upload them online via the fast internet connection - it is all about taking mobile entertainment and communication to the next level."




India was the first country where Nokia launched its top notch model, the N96 on 15th September. Some people thought that "iPhone, Nokia fight begins". The fight for dominance in top end mobile phone was not unexpected at all, the reason that the Finnish giant launched its best phone in India. Feature wise the N96 seems to be better placed than 8GB Apple iPhone that would cost almost similar to what N96 is being priced around Rs 34,999.

"In the Web 2.0 era, the new Nokia N96 places the power to shape in internet in your hands. Nokia N96 offers the most personalised mobile internet experience to date and it defines convergence by blending phone and multimedia options seamlessly," said Marketing Director Devinder Kishore of Nokia India.

After the India, Nokia announced that its N96 handset will be launching in the UK on October 1st and will be available via 3, Phones 4U, T-Mobile and Vodafone. But the Orange and O2 may get N96 earlier than the others.



In UK, the partnership with the BBC could prove to be a huge selling point. Simon Ainslie, managing director at Nokia, said about the iPlayer that,

"The Nokia N96 is going to provide a gateway to quality viewing on the move and will raise the bar for mobile screen and audio entertainment. The enormous success of iPlayer has demonstrated the desire audiences have for accessing programmes at a time and a place that suits them"

And N96 will bring movies and more to North America. The Nokia N96 with America’s 3G support is expected to be available during the fourth quarter of 2008 for an estimated price of USD 895 (before tax and subsidies).

Bill Plummer, Vice President of Go-to-Market for Nokia Americas said that:

"Since the first Nokia Nseries device came to market in 2005, this range of devices has consistently represented cutting-edge technology combined with an unparalleled user experience. The Nokia N96 builds upon this tradition to bring mobility to today’s most valuable Internet services. With support for movies, music, games, navigation and more right out of the box, the real power of the Nokia N96 is that it provides an open application environment for users to define their own mobile lifestyle."