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He
says, "As we continue to free the Internet
from the limitations of the desktop, we
are taking mobility into a completely new
realm of possibility.
"We
are, in fact, redefining the Internet itself
as we’re making it context aware and
more personal. With context, the Internet
becomes a medium of very immediate and personal
experiences"
Nokia
Maps is taking its mapping and navigation
experiences to the next level by enhancing
its pedestrian navigation, adding multimedia
city guides, offering satellite images,
and sporting a redesigned user interface.
Nokia
Maps 2.0 adds ’Walk’, a pedestrian
focused navigation component to the application,
while still offering ’Drive’,
a world class car navigation system.
To
build upon the previously announced Ovi
Internet services environment, Nokia announces
Share on Ovi, a new free personal media
sharing community that makes it easy to
upload, manage and share personal media
through a mobile, desktop or other connected
device.
Share
on Ovi offers a community where consumers
can socialize, interact and collaborate
and is designed for more than 100 different
media types with unlimited storage and unlimited
monthly uploads.
To
sign up for an account, consumers should
visit http://share.ovi.com. Nokia also introduced
four new devices at the show.
Nokia
N96 is a multimedia computer optimised 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.
The
Nokia N96 multimedia computer is expected
to begin shipping in Q3.
Nokia
N78 is a multimedia computer that combines
music, navigation and photography with the
benefits of mobility.
The
Nokia N78 is designed to take advantage
of the new suite of Nokia services, including
the Nokia Music Store, Nokia Maps, and Share
on Ovi.
The
Nokia N78 is expected to start shipping
during the second quarter of 2008.
Nokia
6220 classic is a full-featured device that
combines a 5 megapixel camera with A-GPS
functionality to give new meaning to the
phrase "to share".
High
quality images and videos can be snapped,
tagged, edited and shared online, phone-to-phone
or even viewed on a television.
The
Nokia 6220 classic is expected to start
shipping in the 3rd quarter of 2008 in select
markets.
Nokia
6210 Navigator is the company’s first
GPS-enabled mobile device with an integrated
compass for pedestrian guidance.
The
Nokia 6210 Navigator comes with Nokia Maps
2.0, also announced today, and includes
full voice and visual turn by turn guidance
at no extra cost.
The
Nokia 6210 Navigator is estimated to start
shipping on the third quarter of
2008 in select markets.
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