Microsoft are the new owners of Nokia. In a move which took many by surprise, Microsoft will now own the Finnish company’s devices and products division in a deal worth $5 billion. Another $2.2 billion will go towards acquiring licenses of all of Nokia’s patents so that the entire deal works out to $7.2 billion. All this, while everyone thought Nokia was working hard to regain … [Read more...] about Microsoft Announces the Purchase of Nokia
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Nokia Tablet Running Windows RT Leaked
Microsoft is not the only one to be fiercely backing its Windows RT platform, for it has an ally in Nokia, who also said to be readying a tablet based on the beleaguered Windows version. Interestingly, it’s not the first time that the Finnish phone maker has been associated with a tablet running Windows RT, though Nokia loyalists surely hope this is the last time they see Nokia … [Read more...] about Nokia Tablet Running Windows RT Leaked
Nokia Tablet Might be Launched During MCW 2013
A tablet device from Nokia might finally become a reality after being shrouded in rumors for several years now. The Finnish company is sending out press invites for an event scheduled on the first day of the Mobile World Congress. This does whet our appetite for a tablet device from Nokia, coming as it does after a recent statement from the company chief executive Stephen Elop … [Read more...] about Nokia Tablet Might be Launched During MCW 2013
Hp Is Forming a New Division and Getting Back into the Tablet Business
The TouchPad fiasco is still fresh in everybody's mind, though HP does not seem to be the least bit bothered. The company is very keen to get back to the consumer tablet segment and has formed a new internal division, "Mobility Global Business Unit," to design and produce the device. Interestingly, it is banking on Albero Torres, who used to be in charge of Nokia's Meebo … [Read more...] about Hp Is Forming a New Division and Getting Back into the Tablet Business
Nokia Launches Reading App and eBookstore in Europe
Nokia is trying to capitalize on European markets that have not been inundated with e-readers. The company has announced today that they have developed an e-reading application and online bookstore. They intend to actively market it in France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, and the UK. The reading application will be available on their line of Lumia smartphones, such as the … [Read more...] about Nokia Launches Reading App and eBookstore in Europe
Enterprise to Fuel Next Round of Tablet Sales
Tablet sales has already been experiencing a steady growth each year round though it seems there are still a lot of room for further improvement. In reality tablets have yet to make a credible dent at the enterprise segment, so that what seems evident is that the next major push at tablet sales is expected to come from the enterprise business users. "We are seeing rapid … [Read more...] about Enterprise to Fuel Next Round of Tablet Sales
Good e-Reader Week In Review: Tablet News
Reflecting on the happenings in the tablet field this past week, what comes to the fore is that there has been no major tablet launches during the period though the usual doses of rumors and speculation had its share of limelight all along. The biggest news of the past week has of course been the way the Apple iPad almost steamrolled the competition by announcing total sales … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Week In Review: Tablet News
Rumor: Nokia Readying a Windows 8 Tablet
We already have come across rumors of Nokia working on a tablet device running the Windows 8 OS. Well, we've heard this before, though this time it is more credible what with Nokia's commitment to the Windows platform, so that a Windows 8 powered tablet in the future does hold water. If that isn't enough, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has also added some fuel to the rumor fire … [Read more...] about Rumor: Nokia Readying a Windows 8 Tablet
Nokia to launch Windows 8 based tablet next Summer
Nokia is one smartphone maker of repute that has remained inconspicuous in the booming tablet segment while its peers went about on a tablet launching spree. That's going to change though, as the company has now announced they too are all set to jump on to the hot tablet segment. However, that is not going to happen before June next while Nokia will also be slightly … [Read more...] about Nokia to launch Windows 8 based tablet next Summer
Nokia Tablet due out soon
Nokia has long been rumored to be making a tablet device and the latest that the rumor mills are churning out would like us to believe the tablet might be ready for a release during fall this year. While that is a good piece of news, it should however hardly come as a surprise as all manufacturers big and small including even those hardly related to computing is now into making … [Read more...] about Nokia Tablet due out soon