Nokia Press Bulletin Board

Nokia has entered into a collaboration agreement with a pan-European photographic initiative, Wild Wonders of Europe. This one-of-a-kind project involves nearly 70 of Europe’s top photographers from 18 countries who will undertake over 100 assignments in around 48 European countries. The initiative, which began in early 2008, will be the world’s most spectacular wildlife and nature show ever seen. Nokia is proud to collaborate with this unique project and help the photographers whilst on their missions by providing devices that will allow them to stay in touch, capture images, upload imagery and video content and tell their story which can be seen via Ovi Share. 

So far there are already more than 50 online galleries showcasing many of the 150,000 images from the project, blogs from the photographers in the field and a very popular monthly photo competition on the Wild Wonders of Europe website with interactive content and daily updates; social media networks, podcasts and video diaries. Plans for 2010 – 2012 include a major outdoor exhibition tour to all key European cities, a large-format coffee-table book in multiple languages and AV shows throughout Europe.  

“We are teaming up with the very best partners in each field and with Nokia we have certainly achieved this. We are delighted that Nokia has joined the programme and can see them helping us reach our goal of revealing the amazing richness and variety of our own European natural heritage to the 700 million Europeans and to the rest of the world,” said Staffan Widstrand, Managing Director, Wild Wonders of Europe. 

Check out the project web site: www.wild-wonders.com 

Nokia today announced the Nokia 6760 slide, a messaging optimized device with a sliding QWERTY keypad. Ideal for individuals who want to stay connected when they are out and about, the Nokia 6760 slide offers fast and easy access to favourite social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace or Twitter as well as email accounts from Ovi Mail, Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Windows Live Hotmail and thousands of other email providers.

Setting up an existing email on the Nokia 6760 slide is simple. Only the email address and password are required. Push email is available through Nokia Messaging. Instant Messaging no longer needs to be confined to a computer as the Nokia 6760 slide also offers access to instant messaging solutions from Google Talk and Windows Live Messenger. 

In addition to great messaging options, features like the inbuilt A-GPS module together with the 3D landmarks and the terrain maps give a greater dimension to the Nokia 6760 slide.  

At the end of the day, the Nokia 6760 slide is a great multi-tasker – you can tweet, email, IM, share online, browse the web, listen to music, all at the same time. And it makes phone calls too!  

The Nokia 6760 slide will be available during the third quarter of 2009 for EUR 199 before subsidies and taxes.

The award winning Nokia N86 8MP, the most advanced Nokia imaging device, is coming to the United States. With its eight megapixel camera, dual LED flash and Carl Zeiss Optics, the Nokia N86 8MP will allow US consumers to carry a true replacement for single purpose point-and-shoot camera. With a beautiful 2.6-inch AMOLED screen, viewing images and video has never been more pleasurable.

Sharing images and video with your social network couldn’t be easier with the Share Online client that is preinstalled on the Nokia N86 8MP and its one-click upload. With over-the-air uploads, media can be seen within seconds from Ovi Share and other media sharing sites. The Nokia N86 8MP also comes preloaded with Ovi services including Ovi Maps, N-Gage and Ovi Files. With exceptional build quality and loaded with features, the Nokia N86 8MP continues the reputation that people expect from the Nokia Nseries.

The Nokia N86 8MP will be available for $558.00 through Nokia Flagship Stores and www.NokiaUSA.com in the coming weeks.Nokia N86 8MP press photos are available at www.nokia.com/press.

Nokia’s media service, available in 170 countries, honored for Technology Innovation

The Nokia Ovi Store has been recognized with a Meffy Award for Technology Innovation. The Meffys are given out by the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF), a global trade association for the mobile media industry, to recognize products, services, apps and projects that are leading the mobile entertainment industry into the future. 

The Ovi Store is Nokia’s one-stop shop for digital media, where mobile users from more than 170 countries download and use applications, games, videos, podcasts, productivity tools, Web and location-based services and much more. The honor underlines Nokia’s work to bring unique content and services to customer devices, including kSnap & translate, which allows users to photograph printed text in 11 languages and view translations in real-time.  A variety of other innovative offerings can be found at http://store.ovi.com, including content from the Associated Press, EA, Facebook, Fox Mobile, and MySpace.  

The Meffys, held in association with Nokia for the third year running, were held at a sold-out event in London June 23 and recognized organizations from eight countries. 

Said Marco Argenti, Nokia Vice President, head of Media and Games: “We are honored to receive this recognition from the Mobile Entertainment Forum. Nokia’s goal is to bring media and entertainment to the masses, using our global presence and brand to understand and reach the uniqueness of local markets, and advanced technology such as our relevance engine to surface the right content on Ovi Store, in several languages and across more than 75 devices targeted to multiple customer segments.” 

Rimma Perelmuter, MEF Executive Director, said: “Congratulations to Ovi by Nokia for personalizing the app store experience and making its rich catalogue accessible to the millions of Nokia customers around the world.” 

Perelmuter noted the importance of recognizing innovation in times of uncertainty. “…MEF is proud to celebrate a 32 billion USD industry whose relevance and focus continues to inspire innovation and growth.  The 2009 Meffys nominees are a testament to the industry’s robustness and the central role that mobile is playing in engaging and entertaining consumers around the world.”

The latest version of Ovi Maps application for your device is enhanced through additional features and services, opening up a new world of possibilities with better maps than ever before: high resolution satellite and terrain maps – both in 2D and 3D views – 3D landmarks for over 200 cities, rotation, tilting, night view, and fly-overs and fly-throughs. Ovi Maps on the device offers also enriched POI information by Lonely Planet, Michelin and Wcities, as well as a weather service that provides 24 hour and 5-day forecasts. Walk from one place to another using WALK, our pedestrian navigation with routing optimized for those on foot, providing better orientation in a city or outdoors. Or use DRIVE, our fully fledged car navigation with enhanced safety and real-time traffic information such as safety cameras and speed limits, lane assistance and localized road information like signposts, providing the largest service coverage in the world.

With Ovi Maps on the web, www.maps.ovi.com, you can also search for addresses and POIs, find places and save them into Favorites, and organize them into Collections. Check the weather situation and preplan routes for walking or driving – and then save them. Your places, collections and routes can also be synchronized over-the-air between Ovi Maps on your compatible mobile device and Ovi Maps on the web.

The latest version of the Ovi Maps for your device is available for download at www.nokia.com/maps.The Ovi Maps Beta on the web is accessible at www.maps.ovi.com.

Ovi Maps press photos are available at www.nokia.com/press.