A Microsoft Phone?
Wasn’t it last year that Microsoft said it had no intentions of developing hardware for Windows Mobile?? Wasn’t that re-affirmed back in September that Microsoft is not in the handset game. Apparently, Scott Rockfeld’s statement that Microsoft has “no plans to build our own phone” was re-evaluated and we are learning that Microsoft may be developing hardware after all.
Electronista is reporting that Microsoft is in the latter stages of developing a Windows Mobile device along with Nvidia. This new device will be fitted with the new NVIDIA Tegra processor. The 700mhz processor that will give the phone 720p video playback and advanced 3D visuals capabilities that aren’t present on any current Windows Mobile device.
Indications are that Microsoft will introduce this new phone at the February 2009 Mobile World Congress. No word on a product name or any other particulars about the phone (any taker’s that it’ll be called ZUNE?). Could we see this new device be Microsoft’s flagship for Windows Mobile 6.5? Could this be the re-incarnation of the Sidekick? This news leaves open a wide assortment of possibilities and we will be watching closely to see what other surprises Microsoft has in store for the Windows Mobile community.
