Microsoft plans to release its next-generation Windows operating system to the public later this year, and the company is working with PC makers on tablets, notebooks, and other computers that will run Windows 8. So when websites start running stories about Dell or Lenovo executives claiming that they’ll be the first companies to launch Windows 8 tablets, I think it’s…
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Nokia may be best known for making mobile phones. But a few years ago the company dipped its toes in the mobile PC market with the introduction of the Booklet 3G netbook. That didn’t last long, but it looks like Nokia may take another crack at Windows by introducing a Windows 8 tablet later this year. DigiTimes reports that Nokia…
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Nokia has introduced its first two smartphones to run Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 operating system. The Nokia Lumia 800 is a high-end phone that will sell for about $585 without a contract in Europe, while the Nokia 710 is a less expensive model that’s expected to sell for around $375. While Nokia still sells more phones than pretty much any…
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A few leaks and rumors about Nokia’s future plans are making the rounds this morning. First up is a Nokia Communicator device that looks a bit like a Nintendo 3DS thanks to its two screens and 3D display technology. This device looks like something Nokia is actually considering, having shown up in a patent application from the company. That doesn’t…
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Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has confirmed in an interview with a Finnish TV station that the company expects to launch a tablet device. But Elop says whatever the company eventually produces will have a “uniquely Nokia” perspective. It’s not at all clear what that means in terms of finished hardware or software. But here’s what it means in terms of…
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There’ve been rumors that Nokia was preparing to launch a consumer tablet floating around for a while, but now The Street is pretty sure it’s going to happen this year, possibly as early as this fall. The tablet will likely run a version of the MeeGo Linux operating system, but that’s about all we know about the device at this…
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Nokia may be best known for making smartphones, but according to two patent applications, it looks like the company may be getting ready to enter the tablet space. It’s not clear what operating system these devices would run, but MeeGo Linux seems like a possibility. While Nokia is shifting its smartphone focus to Windows Phone 7, the company is continuing…
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There’s been a lot of talk this weekend suggesting the folks at Nokia didn’t bother letting Intel know that the phone maker was practically pulling the plug on development of products that would run the MeeGo Linux operating system before making the announcement on Friday. And it looks like that means Fujitsu isn’t the only company ready to introduce products…
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Nokia announced a partnership with Microsoft this morning to bring Windows Phone 7 to Nokia smartphones. Symbian and MeeGo will continue to ship on devices until WP7 is ready to go, but Symbian isn’t long for this world. So what about MeeGo? MeeGo is a Linux-based platform that was formed when the teams behind the Maemo and Moblin Linux projects…
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The folks at the Mobile-Review forum have dug up an image of a new portable device from Nokia running the MeeGo Linux operating system. There aren’t many details at this point, and it’s not clear if this is an early image of an actual product that will soon ship or just a test platform that Nokia is using internally. But…
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The Nokia N900 is a smartphone that runs Maemo 5 Linux, one of the precursors to the new MeeGo operating system for netbooks, smartphones, in-car systems, kiosks, and other mobile devices. While Nokia doesn’t plan to officially sell the phone with MeeGo, the folks behind the MeeGo operating system have announced that MeeGo has been ported to run on the…
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The Nokia Booklet 3G made a pretty big splash when it hit the water last year. And then it kind of sunk. I’m not sure I’ve ever actually seen one in the wild unless you count a Best Buy retail display as wild. And aside from a high price tag and rather unorthadox case design, Nokia didn’t really bring that…
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