Highlights from today’s Nokia’s press conference that caught my attention.

- Nokia announces partnership with Flickr no specific plans or roadmap was announced however from Nokia’s earlier presentation we can expect tight integration and expansion with Flickr.

- Nokia Nseries N93 announced
3.2 Megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics
DVD quality video capture Claims to be the best video recording capability available
3x optical zoom
20x digital
Bluetooth

From the Nokia press release
“The Nokia N93 marks a new era in the digital camcorder market,” said Anssi Vanjoki, executive vice president and general manager of Multimedia, Nokia. “Incorporating all the features you need for great quality movie-making, the Nokia N93 is a fantastic example of a multimedia computer with true digital camcorder performance at its core. Thanks to its connectivity, it allows you to immediately share the memories you’ve captured, taking the entire camcorder experience to the Internet age.”

- Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 will allow you to burn DVD direct from your Nokia N93

- Nokia NSeries Studio interactive community which will allow members to make films and exchange ideas created and inspired by using Nokia NSeries devices in particular the N93. To find out more about Nokia NSeries Studio visit

Presentation is wrapping up. What I’ve gathered primarily from the press conference aside from the expected product announcements is the major shift of Nokia’s focus from connectivity of phone calls to intensely expanding further into other platforms, primarily computing and also changing what people think of when you mention Nokia.

During the Q&A several times mention was made of “mobile phones” The responses all began by using the term mulitmedia computers.

Also when asked if Nokia was planning on going head-to-head against Apple in terms of content and creating a music store. No direct clear-cut response was given.

- BigBerries