Former Nokia CEO launches Newkia; to make Android phones

[Bapun]

Ever thought how a Nokia-branded Android phone would be? Nokia fans who wanted the company to embrace Android would find this piece of news interesting. The Finnish company’s former Asia-Pacific CEO Thomas Zilliacus has founded a company called Newkia, and hopes to built Android phones that Nokia wouldn’t. Yes, that's what they plan to call the company.
 


Zilliacus plans to hire ex-Nokia employees, who wanted to build Android-run Nokia phones. In fact, he was a Nokia employee for over 15 years. Reportedly, he also wanted to buy Nokia's phone business a year ago, with the hope to start crafting Android phones. While that didn’t happen and now Microsoft has bought Nokia’s device and services unit, so forming Newkia seemed like the next best option to him.

Reportedly, Newkia is a Singapore-based company with a few ex-Nokia staff already on its payroll. But Zilliacus plans to maintain the R&D team located in Finland. Now, you can expect the first Newkia phone within a year and the company is targeting the Asian market. However, this doesn’t mean it has completely ruled out the possibility of introducing its phones in the US. However, lets see if the company can bring back the Nokia experience with a touch of Android.

Source: tech2

 

[Devesh]

Very good

Nokia gone and newkia come

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[Omi]

Good update.

 

[Johny]

Good share Bapun Bro.

 

[v_srikanth961]

Wierd choice of name..

More news here Latest News about Newkia | Veooz

 

[Tech Info]

interesting news..
but current market has already some big company's that uses android as their os..so it will not be easy for new Newkia to compete with them..but competition is always better for us..
let's see what different flavor Newkia will give..

 

[kafeel_azam]

Sound like illegal Chinese name :-* :-D

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[Omi]

Re: RE: Former Nokia CEO launches Newkia; to make Android phones

interesting news..
but current market has already some big company's that uses android as their os..so it will not be easy for new Newkia to compete with them..but competition is always better for us..
let's see what different flavor Newkia will give..

Yes there are N numbers of mobile manufacturers for Andriod. Really tough time coming for Newkia.

 

[me_saket]

The name shut be

Yskia that is what we can pronounce as yes kia

Just opposite to no kia.

It will be more popular in India,

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