Nokia prepping ‘hybrid’ devices and tablets, admits it failed to adapt

[Corey]

Nokia’s outgoing Chairman Jorma Ollila told the Financial Times the company plans to launch a range of tablets and “hybrid” smart mobile devices, although no time frame was given, Reuters reported. The Chairman, who has been with the company for 27 years, admitted that Nokia acted too slow at the start of the smartphone revolution. He believes, however, that the combination of new products and Nokia services will help the company recover.”Tablets are an important one, so that is being looked into, and there will be different hybrids, different form factors in the future,” he said. Nokia’s failed smartphone strategy has cost the company dearly. Due to Samsung’s success in the market, the South Korean manufacturer recently ended Nokia’s 14-year streak as the world’s top mobile phone vendor.

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Hybrid smart mobile devices?

[XenoDeki]

Hmm a "hybrid" smart mobile device could be like the Samsung Galaxy Note which is a tablet and phone combined into one. Koreans are pawning the mobile phone industry nowadays.