In an interview to Finnish magazine Kauppalehti Optio, Nokia design chief Marko Ahtisaari has confirmed Nokia is working on a tablet. And this is the first time Nokia has officially confirmed that they working on a product.

“As reported by Reuters, Marko Ahtisaari quoted “We are working on it,”  in the interview. He also said that he is spending a third of his time on creating a tablet, which would stand out among hundreds of iPad-challengers. Nokia’s Chief Executive Stephen Elop has said the category is interesting for the Finnish company, but has stressed the need for a different approach to numerous rivals trying to battle against the dominance of Apple’s iPad.”

It is expected that Nokia will launch an own tablet using Microsoft’s Windows 8 software later this year in Nokia World 2012, which is taking place in Helsinki for the first time. Also Recent rumors point that Nokia is developing 10-inch Windows 8-based tablet PC set on Qualcomm’s dual-core platform.

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