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Microsoft drops Nokia brand in latest Lumia

Microsoft Lumia

Microsoft yesterday launched the first Microsoft Lumia mobile device in Kenya, marking the end of an era for the Nokia brand which was at one point the biggest phone brand in the country.

Coming barely three weeks after its global launch, the Microsoft Lumia 535 phone is the first Microsoft-branded device since the company was acquired by Microsoft earlier this year. The Microsoft Lumia 535 is a Dual Sim phone that targets mobile phone users who are yet to make the change from feature phones to smart phones.

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