LONDON, UK, October 17, 2006 -
Turner Broadcasting and Nokia today announced that high-quality content from
Turner's Cartoon Network is being made available for consumer downloads through
the Nokia Content Discoverer client, embedded in millions of Nokia devices
currently available in markets around the globe.
Under a multi-country agreement between the companies,
mobile subscribers will be able to browse, download and purchase over-the-air
Cartoon Network games, video clips, and other content from a dedicated Cartoon
Network mobile content "storefront" available to consumers through
the device-resident Nokia Content Discoverer client, part of Nokia's complete
mobile content ecosystem.
A wide selection of popular Cartoon Network favourites -
ranging from the sweet-talking, bicep-bulging Johnny Bravo sweeping the ladies
off their feet to the scientific world of Dexter's Laboratory - will be offered
as part of the Nokia Content Discoverer service, which Nokia developed and
maintains.
The new agreement provides a simple method for people to
quickly access and enjoy Cartoon Network entertainment on buses, at school or
in the office, according to Phil Lawrie, Vice President, Commercial
Distribution & Digital Media Sales, Turner Broadcasting.
"Turner is delighted to offer a Cartoon Network catalogue
as part of the exciting Nokia Content Discoverer initiative," said Mr.
Lawrie. "Accessing and buying mobile content can often be challenging for
the end-user. Having an embedded showcase for our Cartoon Network content as
part of Nokia Content Discoverer will eliminate these barriers and provide a
shop window for games, video clips, wallpapers and much more in the future. In
a nutshell, it's content purchase made easy - with a positive commercial
outcome for all stakeholders: Turner, Nokia and the network operator. And our
consumers will now be just a few key-strokes away from Cartoon Network favourites
like The Powerpuff Girls and Dexter's Laboratory."
"Offering popular entertainment from Cartoon Network
will greatly enhance the value of the Nokia Content Discoverer program to
network operators and to the end consumers," commented Brad Brockhaug,
Director, Business Development and Channels, Forum Nokia, Nokia's global
developer program. "We're excited by the addition of this outstanding new
content catalogue and look forward to working closely with Turner Broadcasting
to address the enormous opportunities for content consumption in the global
mobile marketplace."
Territories covered under the agreement include: United
Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Belgium, The Netherlands, Finland,
Sweden and Norway.
Nokia Content Discoverer facilitates easy access to
downloadable content by mobile subscribers through a collection of shopping
mall "stores" run by branded content providers, leading content
aggregators and mobile service providers. Operators are able to build their own
branded mobile shopping mall, with better positioning of content and the
presence of the operator's brand on the device, generating higher adoption.
Consumers' experience of content shopping is greatly enhanced through Nokia
Content Discoverer's advanced on-device caching of content catalogue metadata
which allows free browsing of the content stores in the mobile mall, as well as
automatic content updates, integrated preview/prelisten and proficient content
installation capabilities.
Nokia Content Discoverer is currently embedded in select S60
and Series 40 devices available in the global marketplace, including the
Nseries multimedia devices (Nokia N70, N71, N72, N73, N80 and N93), Eseries
devices for enterprise users (Nokia E50, E60, E61 and E70), Nokia 5500, and
Nokia 3250 handsets currently available in mainland China and on Nokia 6131
devices in China and other Asia-Pacific markets. Nokia Content Discoverer is
expected to be in the hands of over 20 million consumers worldwide by the end
of 2006.
About Turner Broadcasting
Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) Europe Limited
delivers some of the world's most successful and well-known news and
entertainment brands - CNN, Cartoon Network, TCM (Turner Classic Movies),
Toonami and Boomerang - across approximately 100 countries in Europe, Africa
and the Middle East. Alongside its TV channels TBS is at the forefront of
developing its brands through the internet, broadband, wireless, DVD,
e-commerce, merchandising, cinema, publishing and every other available
platform.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October
12, 2006 - JCB, the global payment brand, in cooperation with CCV Holland B.V.,
Gemalto, KPN, Nokia, NXP Semiconductors (formerly Philips Semiconductors),
PaySquare, and ViVOtech, announced that they have successfully launched Mobile
J/Speedy(TM), the Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payment pilot project
in Amsterdam. Following initial trials in September, the pilot service is now
being rolled out to a broader group of JCB's customers. The project marks
Europe's first contactless international credit payment scheme using a mobile
phone with an NFC chip.
This project is being carried out with close collaboration
among these regional and global enterprises addressing the whole ecosystem for
mobile payment applications. Selected JCB cardholders are provided with a
mobile phone by Nokia, which is equipped with an NFC chip, developed by NXP and
loaded with the JCB payment application specified by JCB and developed by
Gemalto. At selected PaySquare merchants, cardholders can securely purchase
items by just holding their mobile phone close to ViVOtech's contactless NFC
reader/writer, which is attached to the payment terminal of CCV. KPN is taking
the role of installing the application and personalizing the mobile phones, and
CCV is processing the transactions. JCB designed the scheme and coordinated the
project based on its successful experience in contactless technology in Japan.
The first transaction of the pilot was conducted at Sushi
Time, the Japanese sushi restaurant in the World Trade Center in Amsterdam. The
manager of Sushi Time enthusiastically told JCB that the customers who pay by
Mobile J/Speedy are very happy with the speed and ease of this payment
solution. Approximately 100 selected JCB cardholders are now enjoying fast,
easy, and convenient payments with Mobile J/Speedy at selected merchants, where
they used to pay by cash. Pilot merchants have received many questions from
customers who are not part of the pilot but inquired about the contactless
mobile payment when they saw it being used at the cash register. Although it
has only been one month since the trial was launched, the increasing number of
repeat usage indicates a strong acceptance of the technology and a very
successful pilot.
"Feedback from the first users of Mobile J/Speedy has
been very encouraging and we are pleased to now be able to involve a wider
group of customers", said Hajime Matsuura, branch manager of JCB
International's Amsterdam branch, who is taking a leading role in the pilot
project. "Customers mentioned how quick and easy it was to pay for a cup
of coffee on a busy day. Since there are a lot of business offices located in
and around the World Trade Centre, Mobile J/Speedy is being especially
well-received by busy business people. They do not need to fumble in their
pocket or purse to find small change. And merchants benefit from the fact that
lines proceed faster at the cashier."
Mr. Matsuura continued, "Along with a wallet, the
mobile phone is becoming a must-have item when going out. Uniting mobile and
secure contactless payment increases the level of convenience. Mobile J/Speedy
is the product that answers the needs of today's fast rhythm. JCB has already
been successful with a contactless payment solution in Japan. With this
additional success in Amsterdam, I am even more confident that mobile credit
payment will start taking off in the payment market."
Tie-up connects Nokia
Nseries multimedia computer together with home computer.
New York, NY, USA, October 11, 2006 - Nokia (NOK) today
announced that they will work with Orb Networks to integrate Orb MyCasting into
the Nokia N80 Internet Edition. The integration will arrive initially in
the United States when the device begins to ship November of this
year. Orb MyCasting offers a single solution for enjoying all of
your digital media stored on your home computer, remotely.
Together, Nokia and Orb allow you to instantly enjoy your
home photos, videos, music, and even TV, where and when you want. Orb's
intuitive solution simply streams a person's own content from their home PC
using the Web browser and player on their Nokia N80 Internet Edition, creating
their own "personal media portal". You can also remotely record
TV programs using Orb's Digital Video Recorder (DVR) function and then play
back those recorded programs to their mobile device.
"The Nokia N80 Internet Edition was developed to make
it easy for people on the go to interact with their favourite internet services
and content," said Nigel Rundstrom, vice president Nokia Multimedia, North
America, "Working with Orb Networks clearly illustrates why Nokia calls
Nseries devices multimedia computers. Using Orb MyCasting with the
N80 Internet Edition delivers a complimentary range of experiences that our
research tells us consumers want access to; music, photos, video, email and
Internet browsing, all in a single connected device."
"What's exciting about this announcement is that it is
more than just a bundling partnership," said Joe Costello, chairman and
co-founder of Orb Networks. "Nokia offers a quality mobile web experience
for users with the rich functionality being introduced in the N80 Internet
Edition. When Orb unlocks that personal digital content on the home PC, the N80
becomes the one connected device to enjoy it all. The combination offers
a new level of media freedom and control for the customer."
The Nokia N80 Internet Edition is the first multimedia
computer that brings together wireless LAN (WLAN), UPnP, and quadband GSM
coverage, and also provides an easy to use WLAN wizard (to make connecting to
the internet easy), support for internet calls, a robust browser, along with a
3-megapixel camera and a host of other internet related services.
The Nokia N80 Internet Edition will be available November
2006.
All of the features and services listed above are dependent
on the network, supported digital content formats, the compatibility of other
devices and applications, and are only available in certain markets. Please
refer to the user guide for more detailed information.
About Orb Networks
Orb Networks is an award-winning developer of software
and services that unlock the digital media stored on personal computers. Orb
MyCasting gives consumers secure, free, instant, and everywhere-access to
everything from their photos and video to TV and music on virtually any
Web-enabled device. The company's partners include: AMD, Vodafone, Hauppauge,
Intel and Creative Labs. Orb Networks, a privately held company in Emeryville,
Calif., is a member of the Digital Living Network Alliance. For more
information about Orb Networks and the Orb MyCasting service, please visit
http://www.orb.com.
Unique views of the Capital by Jefferson Hack, Naomi
Cleaver, Nigel Coates and Tom Dixon on public view from 6 - 21 October
London, UK, October 06, 2006 - Nokia today announces
Perspectives of London, a unique exhibition that brings together the
cutting-edge technology of the Nokia N93 advanced mobile video device with the
creative talent of four artists to produce films that epitomise the capital
city from their different perspectives.
The four artists to take up the challenge are Jefferson
Hack, founder of Dazed & Confused, Another Magazine and Another Man; Naomi
Cleaver, designer, writer and TV presenter; Tom Dixon, creative director of
Habitat, design company Artek and his namesake design company - Tom Dixon; and
Nigel Coates, head architectural professor at the Royal College of Art.
The inspiration that informs each of the artists and their
work has resulted in four very different films - from Jefferson Hack's study of
free-runners in Dérive, to Naomi Cleaver's London from Horseback. Each of
the films shows the artists' own powerful feelings of connection with London,
as well as the relationship between the people captured in the film with the
city and with each other.
The four films will be on public display at the Architecture
Foundation's Yard Gallery, from 6 - 21 October. Along with the artists'
films, the exhibition will also display still photographs and a short film -
also shot on the Nokia N93 - giving a behind the scene look at the making of
each piece of art. The films will also be available to view on the Nokia
Nseries' online mobile movie community, the Nokia Nseries Studio -
www.nokia.com/nseries/studio.
Commenting on his film, Jefferson Hack said: "I am
drawn to the potential of mobile video devices like the Nokia N93. They
allow us to catch the moments we observe in our daily lives and share them as
they happen. The possibilities for film-making are endless - working on
this film with the Nokia N93 has inspired me to capture the extraordinary
movement of the city - I hope it inspires people."
Russell Anderson, Senior Marketing Manager, Multimedia,
Nokia said: "These films really showcase how advanced mobile video devices
are the ultimate solution for video recording - whether it's a planned piece of
visual art like these films, or spontaneous footage. With the Nokia
Nseries Studio we're hoping to encourage more people to shoot and share their
life experiences. And with the Nokia N93, people can capture these
moments in unparalleled video quality from a mobile device."
Boasting a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics,
DVD-like video capture and 3x optical zoom, the Nokia N93 offers advanced
imaging facilities. With expandable memory of up to 2.5GB, you can store
up to 90 minutes of DVD-like quality video or up to 2,500 high-quality photos,
or share them by connecting the device directly to your TV for a widescreen
movie experience, or uploading your images and video to online albums and
blogs. You can even create high-quality home movies and burn them to DVD
with the included Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 software.
THE FILMS
Jefferson Hack - Dérive
Jefferson's perspective is about movement - he sees the city
and the people in it as always-moving. To reflect this he has chosen to
film Dérive - capturing the way Les Parkours reclaim the city by offering a way
for anybody, regardless of status or race to express themselves. Part
dance, part marshal art, but in its most basic form - running and jumping
through the city in a fluid and controlled way - freedom of movement and
self-expression in its most pure sense.
Naomi Cleaver - London from Horseback
Observing the duality of high tech and low tech Naomi seeks
to recreate the perspectives of the past in the midst of the present by filming
solely from horseback, up until a century ago the main form of transport around
the city's streets. The resulting film is a constantly moving vista, from
a once common elevation, that also captures the unique reactions to a rogue
horsewoman in modern London.
Nigel Coates - Full Circle
Nigel Coates has remained most true to the brief. In
the search for the highest freely accessible spot in London, he settled on the
4th floor terrace at Tate Modern to make his film, Full Circle. With its
single take, it explores the contrast between the expansive view over the
Thames and the London skyline, and the terrace as a confined viewing platform
or theatre box. As the camera rotates through a progressively upward spiral it
passes from long-shot to studied close-up, back and forth from viewer to the
viewed.
Tom Dixon - The Mirrored Cube
Drawn towards the current phenomenon of CCTV cameras
and the notion of the world as a stage - regardless of our awareness - Tom
designed a one-way mirrored cube through which he filmed London. Placed
in a variety of public locations around London, the film highlights the
different aspects of human nature, as Tom watches people watching themselves -
preening, showing off and even pulling out their nose hairs.
Nokia adds expanded music features to popular
sports-inspired phone
Espoo, Finland, October 05, 2006 - Nokia today announced the
latest addition to its family of "Active" phones with the
introduction of the Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition. Adding to the well-received
concept of the Nokia 5500 Sport, the Music Edition is enhanced with a 512 MB
microSD card for enjoying up to 375 songs, as well as a fitness carrying strap,
bicycle holder and sports headset packed in a new energetic colour.
"Music is a great source of energy and inspiration for
many - during a workout, a fitness routine, or just relaxing," says Antti
Koivula, Director of Lifestyle Products at Nokia. "To complement its
sporty and fitness-inspired design, the Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition offers
an expanded range of music features and bears the Nokia XpressMusic feature
brand which guarantees an outstanding mobile music experience."
The innovative carrying strap of the Nokia 5500 Sport Music
Edition allows it to be worn around the waist or strapped around an arm to
ensure that the handset stays in place, even during vigorous exercise. The
sports headset also offers handsfree convenience for music and conversation
with an anatomically engineered, over-the-ear design. For a complete
music experience, the Nokia Music Manager application makes music transfer in
multitude of different digital music formats from your PC easy and convenient.
As a sports companion, the Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition
packs a lot more than just music.
Featuring an integrated pedometer, this "smartphone
with a six-pack" lets users know the distance travelled and calories
burned during a run. Other activities, such as a bicycle tour or cross-country
skiing can also monitor distance and calories with an optional GPS module.
Results of workout routines can then be transferred from the Nokia 5500 Sport
Music Edition to a PC to follow individual progress.
When it comes to messaging features, the Nokia 5500 Sport
Music Edition is as versatile as a decathlete. With the press of a single
button to activate three dedicated "modes", the Nokia 5500 Sport
Music Edition can switch from a phone mode to stay in touch, a music mode to
relax or energize, and a sports mode to help users go the extra mile.
With a high-powered smartphone at heart, the handset can even support
text-to-speech technology. With two taps, the Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition
reads an SMS aloud. A 2-megapixel camera completes the well-rounded feature set
of the Nokia 5500 Music Edition.
The triband Nokia 5500 Sport Music Edition (GSM
900/1800/1900) is now available in select shops around Europe. The expected
retail price before taxes and subsidies is approximately 350 EUR.
Espoo, Finland, October 05, 2006- The use of modern mobile
phone technology in current public transport systems is being tested in
Tampere. The trial will also collect experiences to be utilized in revamping
the Tampere City ticket system.
TeliaSonera, TietoEnator and Nokia have together developed a
service entity where the mobile phone is used as a travel card in public
transport. Current travel card technologies and the mobile phone are made
compatible with the new Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. The service
makes it possible for the passenger to load value to his or her mobile phone -
and the travel card on it - wirelessly from the network and also check the
balance and history of the travel card.
TeliaSonera's role in the trial is to enable value to be
wirelessly loaded to a travel card located on the mobile phone. TeliaSonera has
developed a loading technology and a graphical user interface for the travel
card application on the mobile phone. Managing the card by the phone adds to
the service's flexibility and ease-of-use, independent of location.
Nokia has delivered Nokia 3220 phones with an NFC
functionality needed in the trial, a development environment for the software
used on the phones and a basic technology for the management environment used
in the trial. Nokia is a forerunner in the advancement of the NFC technology
and believes the technology will find its widest use on mobile phones. Nokia is
a founding member of NFC Forum, an association standardizing the NFC
technology.
TietoEnator has developed a self-service entity to the web
services of the Tampere City public transport. It allows the passenger to load
a desired amount of value to a phone supporting the travel card functionality
and pay for the value loaded. The web service works together with the
management system provided by TeliaSonera and thus also makes it possible to
manage the travel card on the Internet.
The City of Tampere continues to develop the citizens'
information society services and simultaneously collects experiences to support
the forthcoming revamp of the ticket system. The trial gives Tampere an
opportunity to study the possibilities of NFC technology as part of the current
travel card system.
NFC is an international standard based on the RFID
technology. It enables an easy and secure use of the mobile phone as a
smartcard in ticketing and payment transactions, for example. When the ticket
is on the mobile phone, the passenger can load value, view past events and
check the remaining balance on the phone, as well as use the phone as a ticket.
S60 software on Symbian OS chosen as a preferred software
platform
Espoo, Finland, October 04, 2006 - Nokia Corporation today
announced collaboration with Orange to facilitate device customisation and
strengthen the role of S60 devices in Orange's device portfolio.
The focus of the collaboration is to create an Orange
specific software package to complement S60 software on Symbian OS and to
accelerate the Orange device customisation process. This will in turn help S60
device manufacturers, who will benefit from greater cost efficiency and shorter
time-to-market. Joint activities will include creating synergies between S60
and Orange roadmaps, and testing Orange specific software assets and application
development in cooperation with the Orange Partner organisation and Forum
Nokia, Nokia's global developer program.
"This announcement is part of Orange's ongoing
Signature strategy, which is aimed at delivering a consistent customer
experience across our range of devices," said Yves Maitre, Vice President,
Devices, Orange. "By working with Nokia and S60 on Symbian OS we plan to
bring increased consistency and efficiency to our signature customisation
process. This benefits both handset manufactures and customers through an
enhanced service experience and faster time to market."
"The collaboration is an example of the depth of our
relationship with Orange," said Matti Vänskä, Vice President, Mobile
Software Sales and Marketing, Nokia. "It also demonstrates S60 software's
ability to respond to various market requirements and further strengthens S60
software's position in the market. At the same time it reinforces the role of
S60 software on Symbian OS for device creation and enables innovation from
software developers."
According to Canalys research (July, 2006), S60 is the clear
leader in smartphone software with over 50% market share globally. Nokia alone
has cumulatively shipped more than 70 million S60 enabled devices. To date, 44
devices based on S60 and Symbian OS have been launched, 15 of which are based
on S60 3rd Edition.
About S60
The S60 built on Symbian OS is the leading smartphone
software in the world and is licensed by some of the foremost mobile phone
manufacturers in the market. The flexibility of the S60 software allows for
various hardware designs and software configurations. This is demonstrated
through the multitude of S60 devices already available on the market. Through
its award-winning user interface, extensive support for new mobile services and
the innovation potential for partner solutions, the S60 provides an open and
scalable business opportunity for mobile operators and 3rd party developers.
For further information about S60 news and community, please visit www.s60.com.
About Orange
Orange is a key brand of the France Telecom Group, one of
the world's leading telecommunications operators with 149 million customers on
five continents.
In June, 2006, as part of the France Telecom Group
integrated operator strategy (NExT programme) to deliver simple, convergent
products, Orange became the single brand for mobile, broadband and multiplay
offers in France, the United Kingdom and The Netherlands, strengthening
Orange's position as the number two mobile and internet services brand in
Europe. In addition, Orange Business Services became the new banner for
business communications solutions and services. Orange Business Services is
present in 166 countries and territories and serves customers in 220.
The France Telecom Group has 23 mobile and nine internet
operations across the world. At July 27, 2006, the group had 88.6 million
mobile customers, and 11.9 million internet customers.
Further information about Orange can be found on the
Orange website at www.orange.com.
Solution Makes Wireless Email, Synchronization and Mobile
Connectivity Available for the Corporate Market in Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico and New York, NY, October 03, 2006 - The
Palm® Treo(TM) 650 smartphone with Intellisync Wireless Email from Nokia is now
available for corporate users in Mexico. The Intellisync behind-the-firewall
solution, available from Telcel, offers corporate customers the ability to
access and manage their corporate email from their Treo 650 smartphones,
greatly enhancing their productivity and access to work-related documents and
directories.
Palm, a leader in mobile computing, and Nokia, a wireless
industry leader and provider of the Intellisync range of software solutions,
are working together to coordinate an outreach and educational program for all
businesses and individual consumers using a Palm Treo 650 smartphone in Mexico.
To support this campaign, both companies will sponsor educational workshops for
business enterprises throughout the country. Treo 650 customers using Telcel's
Mobile Office will have the option of integrating their corporate email
accounts and their personal POP3- or IMAP-based email accounts.
"As one of the leading platform-independent wireless
email messaging solutions, Intellisync Wireless Email from Nokia provides a
powerful, secure and reliable wireless email for Palm Treo smartphones,"
said José Ignacio Gallego, country manager of Palm Mexico. "This
announcement will help our user base in Mexico take full advantage of the Treo
650's tremendous capabilities as a virtual extension of their office.
Intellisync standards-based wireless email from Nokia works seamlessly with our
intuitive Treo interface, maximizing the value of Palm's award-winning
smartphones."
"This type of collaboration with Nokia is a great proof
point that we are committed to the platform independent approach when
delivering mobile software," said Clyde Foster, vice president, global
software sales for Enterprise Solutions at Nokia. "In addition, this is a
huge step forward in expanding the services that are available on the Treo 650
smartphone in Mexico, delivering valuable business-class services to a large
number of people who use this powerful smartphone."
The Intellisync behind-the-firewall solution joins to the
range of Telcel's Mobile Office productivity tools. In order to contract the
service, it is necessary to consult a Telcel's sales executive. Companies that
are interested in the service will have to take into account the technical
adjustments in their servers as well as the payment of licenses.
About Palm, Inc.
Palm, Inc., a leader in mobile computing, strives to put the
power of computing in people's hands so they can access and share their most
important information. The company's products for consumers, mobile
professionals and businesses include Palm(R) Treo(TM) smartphones, Palm
handheld computers, and Palm LifeDrive(TM) mobile managers, as well as
software, services and accessories.
More information about Palm, Inc. is available at
www.palm.com/mx or www.palm.com for information in English.
About Telcel
More information about Telcel is available at
www.telcel.com.
