By: E&P Staff The Associated Press announced Tuesday the availability of an AP Mobile news widget preloaded or available for download on the new Nokia N97 mobile computer, which ships today.
Nokia's flagship mobile computer, the N97 features a tilting 3.5" touch display, QWERTY keyboard, customizable home screen and instant access to all Ovi services -- music, maps, games, media and applications. The home screen can be personalized with widgets that bring live information directly to the device.
AP Mobile for the Nokia N97 enables users to choose their news, offering personalized delivery of content set according to their preferences. Consumers can scroll through stories and AP photo galleries as well as watch AP videos. The widget is available in English, French, Spanish and German.
U.S. users can select hyper-local news feeds on AP Mobile based on their Zip code and choose stories from topics that include entertainment, health, science, "wacky" and politics. Weather information is provided by AccuWeather.com.
"One year ago, when we launched AP Mobile, our goal was to be the news button on the most popular smartphones," Jeff Litvack, AP's general manager of mobile and emerging products, said in a statement, calling the AP news widget preloaded on the N97 "a fantastic start."
AP News (www.apnews.com) was the number-one U.S. mobile news app at the opening Nokia's Ovi Store, in late May.
Developed in five weeks by the AP Mobile team and Nokia's global developer program, the widget uses the S60 software platform for mobile phones and its multi-tasking support, as well as Nokia's Web Run-Time technology and multimedia capabilities.
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