Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Nokia's new mobiles take aim at Facebooking music lovers

Nokia, the world's largest maker of mobile phones, on Wednesday announced new phones loaded with more music features and better integration with Facebook, as well as pricing for its upcoming netbook.
The company announced the new phones and services at its Nokia World Conference in Stuttgart, Germany.
Top on the list of new phones is the N97 Mini, a slightly smaller version of Nokia's existing flagship N97 smartphone. This new, smaller N97 has a shorter battery life than the earlier device and also less memory (8GB compared to 32GB), and a smaller touchscreen display. The device is expected to ship in October. Its list price is €450, about $640, not much less than the full-fledged N97, which initially went on sale in the US for $700.