The Nokia-Windows Phone partnership appears to be working pretty well so far.
That is, at least, for Nokia. According to Windows Phone-centric blog Wmpoweruse.com, 45% of the current generation of Windows Phone devices that have been sold are from Nokia.
HTC is a close second, accounting for 40% of the still-nascent market. Samsung is behind at 12%.
There were two major goals when Nokia decided to ditch its antiquated proprietary operating system and switch to Windows Phone – one was to get Nokia’s name back in the spotlight and earn some much-needed shelf space in places like the US.
Lots of things are getting tweaked, if not completely overhauled, for Windows 8. That includes the ever-present Windows Explorer. Just like many other Microsoft apps, the file manager will be adopting the slightly more finger-friendly ribbon interface. But don’t freak out about your precious screen real estate, the next version of Explorer will actually display more files than Windows 7 could by moving the details pane to the right-hand side and tweaking the padding. The up button has also returned and a slew of new keyboard shortcuts are being introduced. Check out the source link for more detail and a demo video.
In addition to the IdeaPad Tablet K1, Lenovo plans to release its new IdeaPad Tablet P1 Windows 7 Tablet during Q4. It comes with a body that measures 14.5mm thin and weighs in at less than 2 pounds, it is powered by an Intel 1.5GHz processor, an integrated HD graphics, up to 64GB SSD for storage and up to 2GB of DDR2 RAM.