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Nokia unveils N95 multimedia phone | Tech&Sci | Internet | Reuters.co.uk: "Nokia unveils N95 multimedia phone"


NEW YORK (Reuters) - The world's largest mobile phone maker, Nokia, unveiled a new all-in-one multimedia phone and a new slimmer model targeting U.S. consumers, at an event to showcase its multimedia devices on Tuesday.

Nokia said multimedia is the fastest growing mobile segment and this year it has already sold more than 10 million handsets in its upscale N-series.

The new N95 model, the first Nokia phone with integrated GPS receiver, is expected to retail in volumes in the first quarter of 2007 for the price of about 550 euros (368 pounds), excluding subsidies and taxes, Nokia said in a statement.

The N95 will be the Finnish firm's first with a 5 megapixel camera, and it will also be sold with free maps from Tele Atlas and location data for consumers in more than 100 countries.

Shares in Tele Atlas jumped 3.6 percent on the news, while Nokia shares were 1.3 percent higher at 15.38 euros.

The top camera phones today usually capture 3 million pixels (3 megapixels).

'With the N95, Nokia has joined the megapixel arms race which has "