Introducing Nokia N9 – The Simplicity of a Swipe:

Introducing Nokia N9 – A Beautifully Simple Smartphone!

“Nokia N9, a bold, all-screen phone that’s incredibly fast and simple to use. All it takes is a swipe. The swipe has made our best features even better and easier to use, so you can get straight to the important things. We wanted to design a better way to use a phone, and it comes down to one simple gesture — a swipe.”
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[via Nokia]

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“May we present smartphone with a screen that you have never seen before. Touch Screen on Nokia N9 covers almost the entire phone’s surface and the simple swipe-motion makes the user experience for the easiest, you can imagine. There is no rewind or start buttons – in one long smooth flow, you move from app to app. Nokia N9 is born with a fast Internet browser with HTML5 support you all the best on the internet including video without interruption.”

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[Video by  Nokia]

Nokia GULP:

The making of GULP:

“Here’s a film taking you behind the scenes on ‘Gulp’, Aardman’s world record breaking short film. It reveals what went in to making such a complex film outside and away from the controlled environment of a studio, and how it was shot using a Nokia N8.”

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“‘Gulp’ is a short film created by Sumo Science at Aardman, depicting a fisherman going about his daily catch. Shot on location at Pendine Beach in South Wales, every frame of this stop-motion animation was shot using a Nokia N8, with its 12 megapixel camera and Carl Zeiss optics.

The film has broken a world record for the ‘largest stop-motion animation set’, with the largest scene stretching over 11,000 square feet.”

The animators: http://www.aardman.com
The sand artists: http://www.sandsculptureice.co.uk

[Via Nokia]

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[Via NokiaConversations]

The making of Nokia N8 Pink — Freedom:-

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Nokia N-Nine from Ramalho Blog on Vimeo.

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Specs from the video:

• A 28mm wide-angle Carl Zeiss 12 MP auto focus camera
  
• Dual LED Flash
• QWERTY Slider

Check out some screenshots from leaked Nokia N9 teaser:-

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Well, the Nokia N9 was always rumored as running whatever version of MeeGo OS, but this video clearly outlines the Symbian Anna/Belle user interface. What do you guys think, let us know in your comments.

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Update: Now its confirmed the N9 is running Meego, according to the MeeGo official Facebook page.

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[Via PocketNow ]

Bits from Nokia Conversations:

“ESPOO, Finland & REDMOND, USA - After 10 weeks of intense collaboration, we are pleased to report that Nokia and Microsoft have signed the definitive agreement for our strategic partnership to build a new global mobile ecosystem that is unlike any other. It’s a bold claim. But collectively we’ve moved from intent to agreement in such a short period. Actually, it’s even faster than we expected which makes this a perfect example of our commitment to our partnership and the speed at which we plan to move together.

As a result of our negotiations and discussions, we’ve aligned our teams and assets, and clearly see the potential to change the way people use their mobile devices for the better. Hundreds of our team members are already working together toward a multi-year product roadmap and are on-schedule to deliver volume shipments in 2012 although the pressure is on for first delivery in 2011. In the coming years we will aggressively work to take Nokia products using Windows Phone to new geographies, at new price points and sharing new experiences for customers around the world to enjoy.”

The relationship is structured around four broad areas:

1. A combination of complementary assets, which make the partnership truly unique, including:

• - Nokia to deliver mapping, navigation, and certain location-based services to the Windows Phone ecosystem. Nokia will build innovation on top of the Windows Phone platform in areas such as imaging, while contributing expertise on hardware design and language support, and helping to drive the development of the Windows Phone platform. Microsoft will provide Bing search services across the Nokia device portfolio as well as contributing strength in productivity, advertising, gaming, social media and a variety of other services. The combination of navigation with advertising and search will enable better monetization of Nokia’s navigation assets and completely new forms of advertising revenue.
• - Joint developer outreach and application sourcing, to support the creation of new local and global applications, including making Windows Phone developer registration free for all Nokia developers.
• - Opening a new Nokia-branded global application store that leverages the Windows Marketplace infrastructure. Developers will be able to publish and distribute applications through a single developer portal to hundreds of millions of consumers that use Windows Phone, Symbian and Series 40 devices.
• - Contribution of Nokia’s expertise in operator billing to ensure participants in the Windows Phone ecosystem can take advantage of Nokia’s billing agreements with 112 operators in 36 markets.

2. Microsoft will receive a running royalty from Nokia for the Windows Phone platform, starting when the first Nokia products incorporating Windows Phone ship. The royalty payments are competitive and reflect the large volumes that Nokia expects to ship, as well as a variety of other considerations related to engineering work to which both companies are committed. Microsoft delivering the Windows Phone platform to Nokia will enable Nokia to significantly reduce operating expenses.

3. In recognition of the unique nature of Nokia’s agreement with Microsoft and the contributions that Nokia is providing, Nokia will receive payments measured in the billions of dollars.

4. An agreement that recognizes the value of intellectual property and puts in place mechanisms for exchanging rights to intellectual property. Nokia will receive substantial payments under the agreement.

“Microsoft’s Tim McDowd chats with Nokia’s VP of Microsoft Alliance, Waldemar Sakalus, and Microsoft’s General Manager of Developer & Marketplace Experience, Matt Bencke, about Nokia and Microsoft signing a strategic alliance.”

Read Full Press Release Here :- http://press.nokia.com/nokia-and-microsoft

[Via Nokia conversations]

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Download street maps to your phone via Wi-Fi:

This video shows you how to download street maps to your phone via Wi-Fi. Using Wi-Fi to download street maps saves on data transfer costs.

Plan a route on your phone :

This video shows you how to plan a route using Ovi Maps on your Nokia phone — find your destination, plan a route, and save it.

Plan routes with Ovi Maps on the web:

This video shows you how to plan routes with Ovi Maps on the web using your computer — find your destination, add waypoints, plan routes, and save them to your Favourites.

Transfer a route to your phone:

This video shows you how to transfer routes you’ve planned using Ovi Maps on the web to Ovi Maps on your phone — transfer routes and navigate to your destination.

Navigate to your destination with your phone :

Learn how to navigate to your destination using Ovi Maps on your Nokia phone. Choose the language you want for voice guidance or use Own Voice to create your own.

Ovi Maps is compatible with these phones:
Nokia 5230, Nokia 5235, Nokia C6-00, Nokia C6-01, Nokia C7-00, Nokia E7, Nokia N5800 NE, Nokia N5800 XM, Nokia N8, Nokia N97 mini, Nokia N97 and Nokia X6.

Download Ovi Maps Free over Ovi Store :-  http://store.ovi.com/publisher/Nokia+Maps/

[Via NokiaSupport]