Microsoft kills off Nokia's Asha and Series 40, says new high-end Windows Phone handsets are coming soon

We have more breaking news related to Microsoft, after earlier today the Redmond giant announced that it would cut 18,000 jobs “in the next year”, and it would shift Nokia X product designs to become Windows Phone-based Lumias.



According to The Verge, which obtained an internal memo sent by Jo Harlow to employees, Microsoft will stop supporting and developing Nokia Asha and Nokia Series 40 devices over the next 18 months. The Nokia X line is included here as well.



The last Asha handset announced by Nokia is the Asha 230 - pictured on the left - which was released in February as “the ...



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