Nokia Corp. says it has begun shipments of its top Nokia N9 smartphone model, ahead of the Windows Phone 7 launch expected later this year.
The cellphone maker said Tuesday the Nokia N9, based on the MeeGo open platform, has free navigation and voice-guided maps, storage ranging from 16GB to 64GB and a swipe feature to return to the home screen. It is priced at $650-750 ((euro) 480-560).
After the N9, Nokia has said it will use the Windows Phone operating system as its main platform _ hoping to regain momentum against stiff competition, especially from Apple Inc. and Research in Motion.
Nokia stock was up almost 4 percent at (euro) 4.11 ($5.55) in afternoon trading in Helsinki.
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Reported At Economic Times