Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/16/nokia_exec_confirms_june_2012_windows_8_tablet_release/
Nokia exec confirms 2012 Windows 8 tablet release
Firm wants to be the BMW of smartphones
Posted in Tablets, 16th November 2011 09:27 GMT
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Nokia will indeed release a Windows 8-based tablet next year, the head of the Finnish phone firm's French operation has confirmed.
"In June 2012, we will have a tablet that runs on Windows 8 [1]," Paul Amsellem told French newspaper Les Echos.
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop hinted earlier this month that such a gadget might be in the works [2].
“There’s a new tablet opportunity coming,” Elop said. “We see the opportunity."
Amsellem also likened Nokia's newly released Lumia 800 Windows Phone 7 smartphone [3] to auto maker BMW's 5 Series.
"We will soon have a full range, with a Series 7 and Series 3," Amsellem promised. ®
Links
- http://www.lesechos.fr/entreprises-secteurs/tech-medias/actu/0201745082770-le-tandem-nokia-microsoft-repart-a-la-conquete-du-telephone-mobile-249609.php
- http://www.reghardware.com/2011/11/04/nokia_ceo_talks_up_windows_8_tablet_opportunity/
- http://www.reghardware.com/2011/11/10/review_nokia_lumia_800_windows_phone_7_mango_smartphone/