Nokia 2520: Specs and Features Review

Though it's taken a long time, Nokia made the leap into the competitive tablet market by introducing its Nokia Lumia 2520 last year. The device runs on Windows RT, and has the same colorful look as other Lumia devices.

India a hotbed for next-generation smartphones on the cheap

India has become the battleground for a new generation of low-cost smartphones, with Google, Microsoft and Mozilla all hoping to lure new users onto their platforms and services. A recent report from telecommunications equipment vendor Ericsson highlighted why India is such an interesting market. The country added 28 million mobile subscribers during the first quarter, the largest increase of ...

Microsoft downplays Bill Gates' pledge to support potential Xbox spin-off

Microsoft has downplayed comments by founder Bill Gates, who said in a recent interview that he would "absolutely" support CEO Satya Nadella if he wanted to spin-off the company's Xbox division. Speaking with Fox Business (skip to the 27 minute mark), Gates said spinning off Xbox wouldn't be "obvious" because of Microsoft's unified gaming strategy. "We're taking PC gaming and Xbox gaming and ...

El Reg 's Giant Mobile Industry Roundup of 2014: Part Deux

BlackBerry squares, not-spots and ... cloudobile? Part 2 Here's part two of El Reg's mobile industry review for 2014, where Andrew Orlowski picks out a few of the key trends. Click here for part one. …

Microsoft continues Nokia's Android experiment with X2 smartphone

Microsoft is continuing Nokia's Android experiment by adding a new smartphone to the Nokia X series. The next-generation model due in July will feature even more Microsoft software. Called the Nokia X2, the phone's hardware improves slightly on the first generation of Nokia X handsets introduced back in February. Before Nokia sold its device division to Microsoft, the company had envisioned the ...

Microsoft undecided over branding of newly-acquired Nokia smartphones

The Nokia brand continues for now, but will not be the long-term name for the division.

Government sets up task force to revive domestic mobile manufacturing

Aiming to take the Make in India programme a step further, the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) has formed a Fast Track Task Force to re-establish growth in the country's mobile handset and component manufacturing eco-system.