Nokia will launch new smartphones in 2016 CEO now says
Nokia will launch new smartphones in 2016 CEO now says Nokia will launch new smartphones in 2016, CEO now says Nokia is back! The former phone king officially announced its plan to return to the world of phones, smartphones and tablets. And to answer your burning question - yes, it will be Android smartphones and tablets! This move will include the formation of a new company - HMD global Oy, a newly founded company based in Finland that will be headed Arto Nummela as CEO, who was a senior Nokia exec in the past and currently manages a big chunk of Microsofts phone divisions. Nokia will take a seat on the board of directors of HMD and will set standards for performance and brand requirements so "that all Nokia-branded products exemplify consumer expectations of Nokia devices, including quality, design and consumer-focused innovation." HMD will pump $500 million in global marketing over the next three years to revitalize the Nokia name, which has been cooling off after years of...