First up this week is Microsoft

First up this week m40591 is Microsoft (NAS: MSFT) and Nokia (NAS: NOK) , which have announced a Sept. 5 media event. However, not to be outdone, Google's Motorola and Verizon (NYS: VZ) are teaming up for their own New York City press event on the same day. Oh, and let's not forget that Amazon.com has announced an event for Sept. 6 to presumably unveil a new Kindle lineup. That's quite a bit of hyped product announcements for m40608 one week; let's dive in to what investors should expect. Nokia's last stand? The mobile market moves stunningly fast. It was little more than a year ago that Nokia sold more smartphones than any company in the world before Samsung passed it up. Today, it feels as if Nokia is quickly approaching a last stand for relevance. The company had pinned hopes on its Lumia lineup of Windows Phones to boost sales. With mobile networks such as AT&T (NYS: T) desperate to cut their reliance on the iPhone and its costly subsidies, the phone found plenty of marketing support. However, even after several rounds of discounts, the Lumia has yet to gain significant m40608 raspail sales traction.