New Microsoft Mobile Devices website launched

Nokia.com is being retired in favor of a new Microsoft-
branded site.
When users visit the Nokia.com UK site, they are
informed that "Nokia devices and services have moved
to a new website" and are urged to "step inside our new
home." While the Nokia.com page still shows some
basic information on Lumia handsets, the new site offers
a richer, fuller pallet of pitches on what Microsoft is
offering a la Lumia.
The news was tweeted to the world by the Nokia UK
team.
Interestingly, the US Nokia site is still operating as
normal and it's not clear when the changeover might be
made there.
The newly minted Microsoft Mobile Devices site is
simple in its structure, featuring big images and pages
focused on phones and tablets , accessories, apps, and
support.
The shift away from the old Nokia.com way of doing
things comes after Microsoft confirmed that it will phase
out the Nokia name , deciding instead to keep just
"Lumia" as the central branding for its mobile products.
A leak earlier this month also suggested that Microsoft
is planning to ditch the "Phone" from its "Windows
Phone" branding and will instead use just "Windows" for
its products. Microsoft has yet to confirm that's the
case, and on its new Mobile Devices page, the company
still lists "Windows Phone" for the operating system
running on Nokia products.
The Nokia branding is also still living on the site.
Microsoft acquired Nokia's devices and services
business earlier this year for $7.2 billion. Since that
time, it has announced a series of layoffs that include
the departure of 12,500 employees who came aboard in
the Nokia acquisition.
CNET has contacted Microsoft for more information on
the transition away from Nokia.com. We will update this
story when we have more information.