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Showing posts with label devices. Show all posts
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Sunday, October 13, 2013

Nokia to launch six new devices on 22 October

Nokia will launch six new mobile devices in October, including its first tablet running on the Microsoft Windows operating system RT.

The unveiling of the multi-laptop apparently will take place at a special event to be held in Abu Dhabi on October 22.

That is the claim made by The Wall Street Journal and his sources "people familiar with the plan, at least.

It maintains that six strong lineup will include several Lumia smartphones running on Windows Phone 8, as well as low-end feature phones running S40 OS on Nokia.

Most exciting of all, Nokia will unveil its first tablet. As mentioned earlier in the week, this is likely to be called the Nokia Lumia 2520 (code-named Sirius) and will take the form of a Windows device RT 10.1 inches.

Expect a relatively low resolution 1371 x 771 display as opposed to a highly competent 800 CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon. We are also expecting a 6.7-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Optics.

4 g support, a 10-hour battery life and a case that doubles as a keyboard are also available for the Nokia Lumia 2520. It should cost all of about the same as an iPad, too.

Of course, the Nokia Lumia 2520 will also have competition from within the cramped confines of Windows 8, Microsoft recently announced that the second generation of compressed surface devices.

With Nokia, having decided to sell its hardware for Microsoft arm next year, it will be interesting to see how different his tablet offering from that of his partner and soon-to-be master.

Read more: best laptop Windows 8 tablets, convertibles and PC.


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Saturday, September 21, 2013

Microsoft officially acquires Nokia's devices & service units

(Just yet) surprising ways Microsoft has a range of Nokia devices and services shares purchase, achieved. The deal includes also the Finnish company patents and mapping services.

Among the realized after agreement between the boards of both companies Microsoft pays 3.79 billion for the devices and services. Microsoft will pay 1.65 billion for a 10-year license to the use of Nokia's patents. However, patent model between the Espoo and Redmond is not exclusive and the Finns are freely their patents to other companies, as well as to license.

This brings the total amount of the transaction 5.44 billion total. The giant Redmond will pay the sum in cash.

The deal look back Nokia CEO Stephen Elop to Microsoft, where he will lead the equipment Division. Risto Siilasmaa be Nokia's CEO ad interim going forward.

Once completed, transferred 32,000 people at Microsoft. Out of these, 4,700 in Finland are while 18.300 directly in the production and Assembly of products are involved worldwide.

The agreement is expected in the first quarter of 2014, after it goes through the usual round of regulatory approvals.

Check more coverage of the offer in our blog, here and here.

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