In this edition of Weekend Reading, we start out with some big news about Microsoft’s deal involving Nokia’s devices and services business. Then we take you to the IFA 2013 consumer electronics show in Germany, where new devices from Microsoft’s hardware partners keep rolling out fast and furious; and then back to the U.S., where the Xbox One is on track to be the biggest Xbox launch ever.
Microsoft to acquire Nokia’s devices and services business, license Nokia’s patents and mapping services. For more information on the acquisition, including the press release, slide deck, Webcast and more, head on over to the new Nokia newsroom on the Microsoft News Center. You can also read more about the transaction in an open letter from Steve Ballmer and Stephen Elop in a Tuesday post on The Official Microsoft Blog.
At IFA 2013, we saw a multitude of new and updated devices, including: the world’s first 20-inch 4K tablet from Panasonic, new Yoga models and the Flex line from Lenovo, the Sony VAIO | Flip PC (part laptop, part tablet, part viewer), a new generation of ASUS Ultrabooks with the Zenbook UX301 and UX302, Toshiba’s new laptops, 2-in-1s, and 8-inch tablet and Acer’s Aspire R7 – a unique 15.6-inch laptop that comes with a unique “Ezel Hinge” that allows you to move its HD display forward and into four different modes.
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