Nokia to Compete Against the iPad
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Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia is eyeing to get into the iPad market space with a new push to release a tablet device. According to Digitimes, Nokia is planing to launch an ARM based tablet device in the fourth quarter of 2010. The device will likely adopt the Linux based Meego operating system, which is an open source collaboration between Intel and Nokia.
According to a Digitimes analyst, “Nokia has already completed about 100 engineering samples ready for testing. The tablet PC’s panel size will be either 7- or 9-inch and manufactured by Foxconn International Holdings, the Hong Kong-listed handset subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics.”
Nokia has played with smaller tablet like devices in the past such as the N770 and the N800. Neither device saw significant sales as Nokia has struggled to keep up with smartphone competition form Apple, Google and RIM. With over two million iPads already sold, Nokia will have to put together a compelling device in order to compete.
