Talk that Nokia is working on Android-powered devices was met with great excitement, even
when the rumors stated that the company is looking to fork Android. Chinese site CTechnology
has some insider info about the status of the project, though, and the news isn't good.
The Android development was led by Peter Skillman, former VP MeeGo UX and Services
Design and current Head of Design for HERE. Skillman was also VP of Design at Palm until
2010 around the time the Palm Pre came out. All in all, if we had to pick someone to do a fork
of Android, Peter Skillman sounds like the guy for the job. And Nokia was reportedly working on
several Android devices, including a 7" tablet powered by Snapdragon 400.
These developments were done separately from the division that is going to Microsoft, but as part
of that deal Nokia can't sell Nokia-branded phones for two years and a new brand may be
hard to push now that Nokia has lost the magical clout it had a few years ago.
So phones are out of the picture for now, Nokia will instead focus on wearables – augmented
reality and flexible displays, wireless power transmission and electromagnetic energy
generation are quoted as the things that will set a Nokia wearable apart from the competition. A
Nokia smartwatch may not be part of the package though as that project is reportedly headed to Microsoft. Keep in mind that this is not official info, so
there's no way to tell if it's true. The whole Android-powered thing is just a rumor so far.
when the rumors stated that the company is looking to fork Android. Chinese site CTechnology
has some insider info about the status of the project, though, and the news isn't good.
The Android development was led by Peter Skillman, former VP MeeGo UX and Services
Design and current Head of Design for HERE. Skillman was also VP of Design at Palm until
2010 around the time the Palm Pre came out. All in all, if we had to pick someone to do a fork
of Android, Peter Skillman sounds like the guy for the job. And Nokia was reportedly working on
several Android devices, including a 7" tablet powered by Snapdragon 400.
These developments were done separately from the division that is going to Microsoft, but as part
of that deal Nokia can't sell Nokia-branded phones for two years and a new brand may be
hard to push now that Nokia has lost the magical clout it had a few years ago.
So phones are out of the picture for now, Nokia will instead focus on wearables – augmented
reality and flexible displays, wireless power transmission and electromagnetic energy
generation are quoted as the things that will set a Nokia wearable apart from the competition. A
Nokia smartwatch may not be part of the package though as that project is reportedly headed to Microsoft. Keep in mind that this is not official info, so
there's no way to tell if it's true. The whole Android-powered thing is just a rumor so far.
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