Nokia India Launches 'Search for N' Online Hunt for the Nokia N97
IT News Online Staff 2009-06-10
Nokia Nseries, the premium multimedia sub-brand of Nokia, has announced the 'Search for N', an online hunt in India for 10 lucky people to discover and take the Nokia N97 device home even before it hits the store shelves.
The 'Search for N' will run for a period of five days from June 15-19, 2009, in advance of the Nokia N97 going on sale in India. It will invite technology enthusiasts across the country to solve cryptic clues shared online on popular technology Web sites and blogs.
Five hidden clues, posted one a day, on the sites could relate to news that week, features of the new Nokia N97, which encourage consumers to explore content online. Ten lucky winners, selected from across India, basis the most consistent, correct and fastest answers, will win the Nokia N97.
"The Nokia N97 is the ultimate converged device and combines the best of the mobile phone and personal Internet experience. The 'Search for N' is yet another unique online initiative from Nokia Nseries which engages people who are passionate about technology in an entertaining and fun format. Through this campaign we are creating a platform where enthusiasts get to challenge their tech quotient in order to get their hands on the much anticipated device before it reaches the market," said Vineet Taneja, Director Marketing, Nokia India.
To be part of the 'Search for N' hunt, visit www.searchforn.com for more details.
Nokia said the N97 combines the best of the mobile device and the personal Internet to create the ultimate converged mobile device to date. With a tilting 3.5" touch display, QWERTY keyboard and a fully customizable home screen, the Nokia N97 provides an 'always open' window to favorite Web sites, feeds and applications.
Fast Web browsers combined with context-aware widgets, accessible directly via the home screen, mean that people can make the Internet truly their own by filtering information according to who they are, where they are and what their friends are doing. Built-in sensors display smart content tailored to people's individual likes and interests; be that one-touch access to their Facebook page or local weather updates.
The Nokia N97 is Nokia's first device to feature a personalizable home screen, which can be customized with a range of widgets that bring live information directly to the device. These widgets include key social networking destinations 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.
The N97 features a 5 MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics, 16:9 and DVD quality video capture, and support for services like Share on Ovi for immediate sharing. It allows DVD-like quality video capture at 30 frames per second. The Nokia N97 supports up to 48 GB of storage, including 32 GB of on-board memory, expandable with a 16 GB microSD card for music, media and more. This is complemented by excellent music capabilities and continuous playback time of up to 1.5 days.
One can also find, play and queue favorite tracks on the go with the most advanced music player. For a superb music experience, the Nokia N97 features media keys, a 3.5 mm headphone connector and built-in 3D stereo speakers. The N97 enables game enthusiasts to compete with friends from the palm of their hands. Users can enter the N-Gage arena and challenge the world to a wide array of games or even blog about their favorite games and chat online with other gamers.

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