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Microsoft to license Nokia brand for smartphones

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When Microsoft acquired Nokia’s Devices and Services business unit in April, it also acquired both the Lumia and Asha trademarks. The Nokia brand remained with the Finnish company but Microsoft licensed it for its range of mobile devices including smartphones. The expectation was that Microsoft would gradually shift away from the Nokia brand, with the move happening within 18 months […]

Microsoft to announce first Android device next week?

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A post on the Nokia Conversations blog today suggests that Microsoft could be about to announce its first Android device or devices. It picked up Nokia’s line of entry-level X Phones when it acquired Nokia’s Devices and Services business earlier this year. It now appears that it could unveil some new devices in the Android-based line. The event teaser image reprises the […]

Nokia unveils world’s first pair of wireless charging trousers

Nokia wireless charging trousers

There are wearables and then there are wearables. Nokia, freshly acquired by Microsoft, is once again dabbling into fashion. Following its interactive dress made up of 80 Lumia 1520 smartphones, Nokia is back with an item of clothing that could prove to be far more useful. Working with British designer A. Sauvage, Nokia has created what it calls the first […]

Video: Microsoft’s first Nokia ad

Microsoft ad for Nokia devices

With its acquisition of Nokia’s Devices & Services group now complete, Microsoft is wasting no time ramping up the marketing. Claiming that the move “has made everything #MoreColorful”, it today released its first Nokia ad entitled “Not Like Everybody Else” that plays up that claim. Color runs through our devices; it’s part of our DNA. From the bright and bold Nokia […]

Nokia Devices & Services business becomes part of Microsoft Devices Group

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As expected, Microsoft and Nokia today announced that the acquisition of the Nokia Devices & Services business unit is a done deal. Announced almost eight months ago, the US$7.2 billion acquisition sees Microsoft immediately take over Nokia’s Lumia, Asha and Nokia X lines of smartphones, tablets and feature phones. Microsoft will welcome some 25,000 transferring employees (less than the originally announced […]