Zune Evolves Into “Pink” Smart Phone?

Jim Goldman of CNBC posts in his column TechCheck that “Microsoft is ready to give a major facelift to the company’s Zune music player that could mean its evolution into a new smart phone from the company”. His “source says that the new device falls under the codename “Pink” and will combine the company’s Zune and technology from Microsoft’s purchase of Danger Inc., the company that brought us the Sidekick flip phone available on T-Mobile”.

Jim states in the article the “prototype of the new Pink could be unveiled as soon as the Consumer Electronics Show in January, but that it could be pushed back into a February release. Some reports suggest the phone could be released at the 3GSM conference and that a wide shipment release could be a year away. The idea, his source says, is to develop a product that offers true competition to Apple’s iPhone which continues to enjoy huge market momentum”.

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