Nokia Unveils $99 Asha Smartphone
Watch out Google, your Android has competition. Nokia has unveiled Asha, a $99 touch screen smartphone with Internet access and apps like Facebook. Once the world’s largest cell phone maker, Nokia is struggling to regain ground in the competitive smartphone market and hopes Asha will tempt consumers from switching to Google’s Android as they upgrade from basic phones. Nokia said its smartphone will initially run on a second-generation network, but the device will soon be available in 3G and will start shipping worldwide in June. Other features include a 3.2 megapixel camera and up to 32 gigabytes of memory. The company said Asha’s design was inspired by its higher-end Lumia smartphone and is targeted at “young, socially inspired†people.
