Nokia Has Backup Plan Fails If Windows Phone

Finland - Nokia made a big step to switch to the operating system (OS) Windows Phone. However, it seems, smartphone line-based Lumia the release of Windows Phone has not been able to increase the success against rivals like Apple and Samsung.

"Nokia, of course prepare contingency plans, if the strategy fails Windows Phone. But we are very confident about Windows Phone 8," he said as quoted by Into Mobile on Monday (02/06/2012).

In an interview with TV station in Finland, Nokia Chairman Risto Siilasmaa stated that they are always ready for the worst. That is why, they have prepared a backup plan.

First, the Finnish company will probably sell their feature phone business unit to leading handset makers from China and allow their use for a particular brand Nokia.

Previously, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop is often asked the same question. And he would repeatedly say, "Plan B is to ensure that plan A will be very successful."

Then, if the reserves are laid out plans Risto? Of course not. With this attitude, analysts were speculating, predicting a plan B that might be done Nokia.

Second, it could be a business unit of telecommunications network equipment, Nokia Siemens Networks, was acquired, most likely by Ericsson. Finally, rumors Microsoft would buy Nokia is unlikely to happen. With Surface, Microsoft looks a little hardware makers ignore their partners.

The potential is expected to buy Nokia Samsung. South Korean companies may be interested in the Nokia not only because of their design skills, but mainly because of the patent. This could strengthen Samsung's patent portfolio against Apple.


Meanwhile, from the Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Use Unique Keyboard ..

Microsoft is believed to be developing a unique keyboard for use on a touch screen phone. This information is sourced from a photo that leaked on the internet.

Reported by Cellular-news, Tuesday (07/03/2012), well before the photo appeared, it was rumored that refer to the presence of a feature called 'one-handed keyboard and soft next gen' in Windows Phone 8.

Photos are claimed as a smartphone Windows Phone is the first time posted by the site WMPoweruser technology. More convincing, the appearance of mobile phones in the image is matched with the previous rumors.

In the photo, on the phone screen keyboard looks unusual, the shape of the curve. The design of the curve is said to make the distance closer to each button with the thumb keyboard. Thus, it would be easier and more comfortable to type with one hand.

It was not clear whether this is indeed true keyboard will be present in the latest generation of Windows phones or just the concept. Microsoft itself declined to comment on the report.