September 27, 2011
Nokia starts N9 smartphone shipments
HELSINKI, Finland – Nokia Corporation said yesterday it has begun shipments of its N9 smartphone model, ahead of the Windows Phone 7 launch expected later this year.
The cellphone maker said the 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 US$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 closed up more than 6 per cent at euro 4.23 (US$5.71) on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
