Late last month, Chinese website WPDang reported that Microsoft would formally unveil Windows Phone 8 on September 5th. The site added that the first Windows Phone 8 devices, two new Nokia Lumia smartphones, would also be announced at the event. This rumour gained some credibility today with Bloomberg reporting that Nokia would announce Windows Phone 8-based handsets at its upcoming Nokia World event.
It just so happens that Nokia is planning its Nokia World 2012 event in Helsinki, Finland on September 5th and 6th. Unlike previous events, this one will be smaller and by invitation only for operator and retail partners.
The “person with knowledge of the matter” adds that these devices would go on sale in time for the holiday shopping season.
Unlike the previous report, Bloomberg makes no mention of what specific models could be unveiled at the event.
Read more: Bloomberg