Nokia's Meltemi OS for budget handsets gets the chop

14 June, 2012

It looks like factory workers and executives are not the only ones to get the hatchet by Nokia these days. The Finnish company has reportedly abandoned work on its Meltemi OS for budget smartphones.

Apparently, Nokia's leadership have decided to focus the company's efforts on further developing the Series 40 platform, and bring more low-priced touchscreen devices like the trio of Asha handsets which got unveiled last week. More affordable Windows Phone devices like the Nokia Lumia 610 are also in the pipeline.

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arif
26 Jun 2012
U@P

Nokia Tarnished Its Goodwill by their hands.Where r those Nseries experts gone,quality,design..hv u retarted them? think 1nce again frm past wat were u..nw wt u r .plz listen us we want Nokia Again On Top Mobile Manufacturer again.

GK
26 Jun 2012
vGV

Microsoft knows the importance of a good user interface. Windows has run for many years on a gui that was basically stolen from the early Apple computers, designed by Steve Wozniak. Similarly, when they were about to enter the mobile market, ...