Nokia to launch new line of "Asha" mobiles

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Nokia will unveil new models in its Asha range of mid-tier phones, after first-quarter results showed a sharp fall in sales of mobile phones while management focused on boosting sales of Lumia smartphones. </span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"We are continuing to renew our portfolio, which includes plans to announce innovation and new products in the Asha line in the days immediately ahead," Chief Executive Stephen Elop told investors at an annual general meeting on Tuesday. </span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Nokia has a global event scheduled for May 9, and the company is highly expected to unveil its new range of Asha phones on Thursday. </span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="aimg_box"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Nokia to unveil new Asha models in coming days: CEO" src="http://static.ibnlive.in.com/ibnlive/pix/sitepix/08_2012/nokia-asha-311-100812.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Nokia to unveil new Asha models in coming days: CEO" width="517px" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Nokia has a global event scheduled for May 9, and the company is highly expected to unveil its new range of Asha phones on Thursday. </span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div id="photo"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Nokia has a global event scheduled for May 9, and the company is highly expected to unveil its new range of Asha phones on Thursday. </span></span><br /> </div> </div> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The media invite just says, "Time to shift gears." </span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>(With input from Reuters) v<span style="font-size: small;">ia <a href="http://ibnlive.in.com/news/nokia-to-unveil-new-asha-models-in-coming-days-ceo/390286-11.html" target="_blank">IBNLive</a></span></i></span></span></div>

Nokia to launch new line of "Asha" mobiles

Nokia will unveil new models in its Asha range of mid-tier phones, after first-quarter results showed a sharp fall in sales of mobile pho...

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