Nokia N97 mobile computer to begin selling worldwide in June

Posted under Editorials on Saturday, 6 June 2009 by jack

n97 Hot from Nokia Press, The highly anticipated Nokia N97, Nokia’s flagship mobile computer, will begin selling in June in more than 75 countries. Along with a tilting 3.5″ touch display, QWERTY keyboard and a fully customizable home screen, the Nokia N97 will offer instant access to the full range of Ovi services.

“The Nokia N97 is an important step towards our vision of delivering a highly personalized Internet experience,” said Jonas Geust, Vice President and head of Nokia Nseries. “Fuelled by a multitude of music, maps, games, media and applications via Ovi, the Nokia N97 transforms the Internet into an experience that’s completely tailored to the tastes and interests of its owner.”

The Nokia N97 is Nokia’s first device to feature a personalizable home screen, which can be customized with a range of widgets which bring live information directly to the device. These widgets include key social networking destinations like Facebook and Hi5, news services like the Associated Press, Bloomberg and Reuters, as well as shopping and weather information. The Nokia N97 is the first device to ship with the Ovi Store, which offers easy access to applications, games, videos, podcasts, productivity tools, web and location-based services, and much more. Ovi Store has paid and free content from a range of global and local content providers and developers, including Paramount Pictures, Facebook and Qik, as well as a selection of Twitter applications. Full Nokia Press Release here.

While you are waiting for your N97 Pre-Order to arrive on your door step, maybe you would like to see it being made, and prepared to be shipped to you.? Well thanks to Nokia Conversations, check out this video below. The Nokia N97 is shipping and we have proof. Carita from the Nokia Conversations team got a tour of the Salo factory, in Finland, and got to see N97s being assembled and packed into trucks.