Nokia Begins Shipments of N95 in US

Nokia said Monday that it had begun selling the highly anticipated N95 candy-bar slider phone in the United States, with the handset initially available through Nokia's flagship stores and select wireless retailers. The phone has integrated GPS functionality, 5-megapixel camera, and support for high-speed HSDPA networks, and will retail for $749 USD before any carrier subsidies.

Nokia said it began selling the phone on Saturday and many of those who arrived for the phone had been on the waiting list for several months. "We are now able to respond to consumer demand by selling the desirable Nokia N95 with a full US warranty and localized customer support, and with customers driving in all the way from Delaware and Massachusetts; we know this is the right way to go," Nokia Americas retail chief Winston Wright said.