Nokia Unveils Its First Tablet

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At Nokia World in Abu Dhabi, the Finnish company has unveiled a Windows RT tablet that has a 4G data chip, as well as its first phablets — extra-large phones — and an app that can change which objects in a photo are in focus.

The Lumia 2520 is the only Windows RT tablet made by a manufacturer other than Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). It is slightly more compact than Microsoft’s Surface tablet and the Nokia tablet also supports an optional 4G Sim card. Its operating system runs on an ARM-based chip, which offers superior battery life to the full Windows 8 system running on tablets powered by x86 processors.

The new phablets are the Lumia 1520 and Lumia 1320. Both feature six-inch displays. The larger display shows more app buttons, and should make touchscreen keyboards easier to use than those of smaller competitors. The 1520 also includes four microphones, for consumers interested in recording at large events.

The new Refocus app allows users to choose which parts of a photograph are in focus and which are blurred — after the photo is taken. The camera in the phones do this by capturing several images at different focus lengths instead of just a single image.

At the event, Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) also added three models to its Asha line of low-end handsets. These phones are aimed at the emerging markets and at consumers on a budget.

This Nokia World will be the company’s final major event before it completes the sale of its hardware unit to Microsoft. The transaction is expected to be finalized in early 2014.

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Trey has been an editor and author at 24/7 Wall St. for more than a decade, where he has published thousands of articles analyzing corporate earnings, dividend stocks, short interest, insider buying, private equity, and market trends. His comprehensive coverage spans the full spectrum of financial markets, from blue-chip stalwarts to emerging growth companies.

Beyond 24/7 Wall St., Trey has created and edited financial content for Benzinga and AOL's BloggingStocks, contributing additional hundreds of articles to the investment community. He previously oversaw the 24/7 Climate Insights site, managing editorial operations and content strategy, and currently oversees and creates content for My Investing News.

Trey's editorial expertise extends across multiple publishing environments. He served as production editor at Dearborn Financial Publishing and development editor at Kaplan, where he helped shape financial education materials. Earlier in his career, he worked as a writer-producer at SVE. His freelance editing portfolio includes work for prestigious clients such as Sage Publications, Rand McNally, the Institute for Supply Management, the American Library Association, Eggplant Literary Productions, and Spiegel.

Outside of financial journalism, Trey writes fiction and has been an active member of the writing community for years, overseeing a long-running critique group and moderating workshop sessions at regional conventions. He lives with his family in an old house in the Midwest.

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