New Delhi, June 04: Mobile handset maker Nokia today
launched a touchscreen device -- N97 -- in the Indian market
under its multimedia phone series, which will be priced at
around Rs 35,000.
The multimedia device by the company would be available
nationwide within two weeks.
"Though the price for the Indian market has not been
decided, but it will certainly be around Rs 35,000. About the
Ovi store, We are in talks with the mobile operators for the
billing service," Nokia India Director-Marketing Vineet Taneja
told reporters here.
Targeted at users of converged devices, N97 would be the
company`s first phone to come preloaded with Nokia`s Ovi
store.
Ovi is Nokia`s take on Apple and Blackberry`s app stores.
Described as a one-stop shop for all things that a smart phone
user might need, Ovi comes with a full catalog of
applications, games, videos, pod casts, productivity tools,
web and location-based services
Ovi Store has paid and free content from a range of global
and local content providers and developers, including
Face book, Paramount Pictures and Twitter applications.
In India, the Ovi Store on the N97 would offer a choice
of 50 free to download items developed specifically for Indian
consumers, by Indian developers.
The Nokia N97 supports up to 48 GB of storage, including
32 GB of on-board memory, expandable with a 16 GB microSD card
for music, media and more.
Bureau Report
