SALO, Finland – Factory visits aren’t usually high up the agenda for us at Conversations, but when the chance came to visit the facility responsible for bringing the N97 to life came up, we simply couldn’t turn it down. Carita did the decent thing and trekked over to Salo to shoot the footage and check out how it all works. The early start wasn’t an issue with the opportunity ahead of her of seeing the first N97s rolling off the production line. Stepping into the Salo facility was like stepping into a whole new world – the platform 9 and a half of mobile phones.
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GLOBAL – 
First let’s look at the facts. 32GB of storage (expandable), 3.5-inch screen, qwerty keyboard and all the connectivity you could want. That’s not to mention the stuff we wouldn’t normally associate with a laptop or netbook, such as GPS and a camera. Oh. and it can make calls too. So, having established it’s credentials, most already well known, why cover old ground? Well, we’ve just got our hands on a couple to play with and I have to say, the device is probably more than I was expecting.
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SALO, Finland – The big news today is that the Nokia N97 is on the move, on the way to shops in 75 countries. It’s really exciting news and, as we usually do, we wanted to capture it on video. Carita, from the Nokia Conversations team, was invited to the Nokia factory in Salo, in southwest Finland, where she was able to watch the Nokia N97 be assembled.
In the video (see below), you can follow Carita’s progress as she follows the Nokia N97 from the assembly table, through packaging, to crating, inspection, batch testing, and onto pallets on the truck.
We think this is probably the first time Nokia has shown any device being manufactured in its factory. We hope you enjoy it!
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GLOBAL – This month the Nokia N97 will start selling in 75 countries around the world. Yep, that’s right. It’s definitely happening this month, and it’s definitely happening in 75 countries. We don’t have exact dates for specific territories just yet, but we’re expecting those to be revealed in the coming days. What’s more, one of our number has actually been to the factory where the Nokia N97 is being made and has seen real product rolling off a real production line (we should have a video later today video in this post).
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ESPOO, Finland – It’s almost June! We are pretty sure you all are as excited as we are for the Nokia N97’s imminent release into the wild. Indeed, for the really keen, there’s a Nokia N97 Members Club specifically for folks to get exclusive access to the latest news and a bunch of freebies.
With N97 fever growing here at the office, we asked around to see how the Club was doing and what else it might have. Read on for more details.
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SAN DIEGO, USA – Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal interviewed Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo at this year’s All Things Digital conference which is taking place in San Diego this week. “That’s pretty cool” was Walt’s response after being treated to a demo of the Nokia N97. Of course, OPK agreed. But it wasn’t just about the N97, as you’ll see in the video, the discussion covers a wide range of topics relating to Nokia’s current and future plans.
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LONDON – We’re here at Nokia’s design event in London, The Inside Story, and user interface designers Juliana Ferreira and Lee Cooper have just given us an interesting look at what goes into designing Nokia homescreens, and highlight just how significant the homescreen is for most of us. Click through to find out what happens behind the scenes at Nokia for the designers exploring new ways to improve the homescreen interface.
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SAN JOSE, USA – We’ve herded the best videos from the Nokia booth at this week’s Where 2.0 event, including clips of the first Ovi Maps Player mash-ups and Ovi Maps in action on the upcoming Nokia N97. The folks from the Associated Press have been working on a smart maps mash-up with Nokia, as has Lonely Planet. Click through to see demos of both Ovi Maps Player mash-ups in motion, plus get a fresh glimpse of Ovi Maps running on the N97.
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GLOBAL – The resurgence of QWERTY interfaces in tandem with touchscreen trends sparked us to ask you the question, “What’s your perfect mobile input interface?”. We kick-started this poll at the beginning of the week (it’s still open, so if you haven’t already, vote now!) and already hundreds of you have voted. Granted it’s early days but there’s one clear front-runner – the pairing of touchscreen and QWERTY, as found on the upcoming Nokia N97 (watch making of the N97 video).
Which mobile input method do you think is sitting in second place? Read on to discover where dedicated touchscreens, QWERTY keyboards, numeric keypads and other input methods rank at the moment.
You might be surprised to find out…
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SALO, Finland – Factory visits aren’t usually high up the agenda for us at Conversations, but when the chance came to visit the facility responsible for bringing the N97 to life came up, we simply couldn’t turn it down. Carita did the decent thing and trekked over to Salo to shoot the footage and check out how it all works. The early start wasn’t an issue with the opportunity ahead of her of seeing the first N97s rolling off the production line. Stepping into the Salo facility was like stepping into a whole new world – the platform 9 and a half of mobile phones.
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