We're here in Barca, ready and waiting for Nokia World to kick off. Stay tuned for (if the WiFi holds up) minute by minute updates of today's announcements. Just keep your finger on the refresh button and enjoy!
9.59: It's the N97!
9.57: It has a slide out keyboard. Touchscreen isn't very reliable, even with tactile feedback. So is this a real product, or a pipe dream?
9.56: Anssi wants to go further than Google maps. Go much deeper, and use user input to make maps better.
9.54: Maps are about relationships. Nokia is going to coordinate the world. On a map.
9.52: Some smart stuff on following the people who matter to you most.
9.51: He just mentioned a Facebook app - a freudian slip?
9.50: Some smart features on the home screen with quick access to all the stuff you need rapidly.
9.49: The OS is new and it has he screen to boot. 16 million colours.
9.47: This thing has everything. It's still just a line drawing though.
9.46: The guts are special. This thing is looking solid, with a quality processor and stacks of memory. 64GB of memory.
9.44: This new phone needs a proper camera. Carl Zeiss lens that does DVD video as well as good quality snaps.
9.43: Over 15 million N95s sold already. He's got a video on the screen of an N95 morphing into a widescreen touch screen with tactile feedback.
9.41: He has a box on the table. But he's not opening it yet.
9.40: He learned to program computers in 1969. He got his first computer on his desk in the 70s. He got his first laptop in 1983.
9.39: Anssi Vanjoki has walked on stage and is the man who makes SIGNIFICANT announcements.
9.38: Nokia will transform THE Internet into YOUR Internet - this is the next chapter and the end of OPK.
9.36: 4 billion mobile users next year - about 60% of the global population.
9.35: Today Nokia will close the deal on Symbian, so the Foundation is now officially under way.
9.33: Nokia wants email to be available and affordable to everyone.
9.32: Nokia Messaging has just been announced. Email and IM in one simple account. Any email account, any IM account, all on your device.
9.31: OPK is talking about E71 and how Fortune named it better than iPhone, G1 and BB Bold. Nice.
9.30: Mail on Ovi gives an Internet identity to those who don't have one.
9.29: 75% of the world's population have never used email. Hard to believe, but true.
9.27: Maps on Ovi is the first free service to sync maps and journeys to your phone.
9.25: More than 6 million people have downloaded Nokia Maps. Today, Maps takes another big step towards the future.It has buildings and satellite view.
9.23: People are at the centre of Nokia's vision. This is where you will have the ability to tailor your Internet to suit you. "You will be in control".
9.19: It's all about the Internet. About a device that anticipates your every need. Your indispensable personal assistant, limited only by your imagination. The way we connect, according to OPK, is about to become more fun.
9.17: OPK has just walked on stage. Welcome to Nokia World, he says, and now he's talking about the video and how today we're now at the threshold of another "profound change".Erm, don't hold back OPK, tell us what it is.
9.16: Charlie from Convesations says it's an awesome video. I haven't looked properly yet. Now I've looked and it is indeed, awesome.
9.15: OPK is going to be gracing us with his presence shortly. Followed by the man Anssi and a dude called Lee Williams. It's now video o'clock.
9.14: Today is all about the "journey" and the "fun". Tomorrow is about the "community". Good.
9.13: He's early, but the man Selby is on the stage and giving us some puff about the eiffel tower, which is interesting, but I've not yet made the link between that and Nokia World.
9.02: Mark Selby is kicking around, but still nobody on stage. Maybe it starts at 9.15. Just checked my schedule, and it does indeed start at 9.15. Sorry, my bad.
9.01: So it's supposed to kick off at 9am and it's already 9.01 What's the story?









