The Zune Phone – Get Ready it’s coming!
Spanish blog MuyComputer claims that Microsoft will present the Zune Phone this February, at the MWC in Barcelona. According to them, it’s 100% confirmed. The Zune Phone will use Tegra, and Nvidia will team with Microsoft for the presentation.
Talking to the blog editorial director Javier Pérez Cortijo—and, full disclosure, long friend of mine—the Zune Phone [...]
“Pink” is Verizon and Microsoft’s iPhone Killer
The Verizon iPhone may be a Zune Phone instead. If not a Zune Phone then something else from Microsoft that merits secrecy and a codename like “Pink.” Something big is gearing up at Verizon and Microsoft is involved. It should be a touchscreen phone with multimedia playback as its main feature, besides calling, that is. [...]
Once more, with feeling: Microsoft says isn’t making its own phone
Microsoft officials emphasized again this week that the company is not — contrary to evidence and opinion — making its own Microsoft-branded phone.
Financial analysts attending the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona this week asked Andy Lees, Senior Vice President for Mobile Communications, during a Q&A session on February 16 about Microsoft’s phone plans. (I [...]
Zune’s death greatly exaggerated
It’s not over till the fat lady sings eh? Well she hasn’t even made it out on stage..
New reports from Microsoft say the zune-hardware isn’t going anywhere despite some recent negative speculation. A Zune spokesman told Wired blogger Eliot Van Buskirk that “we’re not getting out of the hardware business at all,” and that Microsoft [...]
Microsoft Zune Phone – Patent Application Hints At Zune Phone
Microsoft revealed back in April of 2007 it’s patent application for the zune phone. It’s almost been almost two year and no suprises yet. The patent application that gives us a glimpse of what the Microsoft Zune Phone user interface (UI) could look like. Microsoft has already announced their work on a tiled, zooming UI [...]
Even Gizmodo Wants to See a Zune Phone
Come on Mr. Softy! Like many insurances companies the only statement from MicroSoft has been to deny, deny, and deny rumors of the Zune Phone. I can think of a few good reasons why Microsoft would do this. First of all why give any clues to your competitors about what your building? That would only [...]
Gates And Jobs Ride Into The Sunset
Next week, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs hand over their New Year’s speaking gigs to new blood.
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Gates’ stage will be manned by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Sony chairman Howard Stringer. Over at Macworld, Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller will run the show for the first time.
All [...]
Editorial: Saving The Zune By Killing It
The following is an excellent editorial written by Raul Burriel. “Saving The Zune By Killing It” can be found The-Trades.com
Microsoft’s Zune was already a laughing stock. Perhaps the best and brightest competition against Apple’s iPod juggernaut, people largely saw it as an “also ran”. Its best feature was its social networking functionality. It led [...]
Zune/Danger Device At CES Keynote?
The Consumer Electronics Show kicks off January 7 with a keynote from Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer, taking the spot which in past years had been filled by the now semi-retired Bill Gates. The company always unveils a product or two at the keynote; this year it could very well be a Microsoft branded cell [...]
Is The World Ready For A Zune Phone?
Rick Aristotle Munarriz of The Motley Fool wrote the following interesting article.
The smartphone threat is ringing at Microsoft. Is it brave enough to answer?
Buzz over a Microsoft-branded handset is building, with The Inquirer claiming that a Microsoft-branded smartphone will be introduced in February. The unidentified sources don’t have the specs, beyond noting that it [...]
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