Nokia Reportedly Plans 10-Inch Windows 8-Based Tablet

Nokia is planning to jump into the tablet market with a 10-inch device running Microsoft Windows 8 on a device using a Qualcomm dual-core ARM-based processor, DigiTimes reports. The device will ship in Q4 at the earliest, the Web site contends, citing "sources at upstream component suppliers."

DigiTimes says the tablet will be produced by Compal Electronics, with the first batch of shipments to top 200,000 units.

Fascinating deepening of Nokia's relationship with Microsoft, which to date has focused specifically on Windows Phone 7 based smartphones; and a nice example of how Microsoft's decision to offer an ARM-based version of Windows will play out in the tablet market.