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Microsoft developing NVIDIA-based mobile phone - report
AppleInsider —
... Microsoft will announce its entry into the smartphone arena early next year with an iPhone rival build around NVIDIA's new system-on-a-chip (SoC) for small form factor mobile devices, according to a new report. "What do you get if you take an iPhone, remove the clean UI, user friendliness, nice industrial design, battery life, cachet, functional OS, and in general everything else that makes it worthwhile?," writes the Inquirer . "The new Microsoft phone, powered by NVIDIA." The satirical report , which otherwise appears to be making genuine claim, says the Redmond-based ...
Amid iPhone success, rumors of a Microsoft phone
VentureBeat —
... , rather than trying to push its increasingly outdated and badly outgunned Windows Mobile platform. If a report by The Inquirer holds any water, Microsoft will have a phone…soon. ...
NVIDIA Tegra-based smartphone in the works at Microsoft?
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... 650 chipset is expected to integrate an ARM CPU, a HD video processor, an imaging processor, an audio processor, and an ultra-low power GeForce® GPU in to a mobile chip that is “up to 10 times” more efficient than the competition.
Microsoft is expected to debut their new mobile phone powered by the NVIDIA Tegra chipset at next year’s Mobile World Congress 2009 Barcelona. Shipments of the new MIcrosoft handset are expected to follow shortly thereafter.
[Via: TheINQ]
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mPhone unveiled in few months from Microsoft
SolSie.com —
... , powered by Nvidia. The report actually gave a date of next 3GSM that will take places this coming February. In any case, well-placed sources tell the Inq that the phone is powered by the long-promised Nvidia Tegra chip. This means battery life measured in minutes and a long list of promised features that mostly work as long as you don’t mind the odd bout of data corruption. Ironically, this is quite the natural fit for an MS OS. [Source The Inquirer Via ...
Microsoft Phone powered by NVIDIA rumored
I4U News —
... News Microsoft Phone powered by NVIDIA rumored Microsoft is rumored to come out with their own Smartphone in early 2009. According to a story on The Inquirer Microsoft is working with NVIDIA to build a smartphone based on the Tegra platform. The new Microsoft Phone would be unveiled at the 3GSM in February. The biggest arguments against a Microsoft phone are Microsoft's partners that make Windows Phones. They would not be happy if MS is going around selling their own Windows phone just because Apple does it. Posted on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:07:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr ...
Microsofts Zune phone rumor back again, this time with Tegra
TG Daily - All News —
... has Nvidias Tegra hardware at its core. And if that report is correct such a phone could only be three months away. Does this make sense or should Microsoft just buy Blackberry maker Research in Motion? Microsoft has not commented on a Zune phone so far and did not confirm or deny any reports. Rumors about such a phone have typically been squashed by the argument that Microsoft would pose a threat to its Windows Mobile customers if it manufactured its own phone. But a new article published by the Inquirer revives those rumors with an interesting angle. The website suggests ...
A Zune Phone? Likely.
Technologizer —
... has given it the industrial design known-how to get the job done well. UK-based technology news journal The Inquirer broke the news that Microsoft will be unveiling the device at the 3GSM conference in February. The Inquirer also reported that Nvidia has been tapped to supply its graphics chip set. I won’t speak to the veracity of the report, but it does contain very specific information, and that itself is compelling. There is always the potential for a red herring, but there is a solid chance that Redmond has something up its sleeve. It has matched the Apple iPod line up ...
Is Microsoft About To Launch Its Own Mobile Phone?
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily —
... On Friday, the tech news site TheInquirer.net reported that the company is developing a phone that will use an Nvidia processor called Tegra. The phone supposedly will be launched at the 3GSM conference this coming February. ...
Microsoft developing an NVIDIA Tegra mobile phone?
Phones Review —
... Now the latest net whispers place Microsoft at a stage whereby they are actually working on a new mobile phone.
The whisper comes from a “well placed sources” saying that Microsoft is developing a handset that is based on NVIDIA’s all-in-one NVIDIA Tegra mobile chipset.
If all goes well apparently Microsoft will debut this new NVIDIA Tegra based mobile phone during next year’s Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona, and shipping will begin shortly after.
Source – theinquirer
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Microsoft rumored making a phone with NVidia
PalmAddicts —
... I thought we have passed that kinda rumor, because it's been quite awhile since iPhone is out and so far there's not even a single mobile phone with Microsoft logo on it out in the market. But the rumor is sizzling again, not that hot anymore but still pretty warm, with an article came from the Inquirer: ...
Zune-phone rumor refuses to die [Rumormonger]
Gawker: valleywag —
... The Inquirer is convinced that Microsoft will launch a Microsoft-branded Zune phone in February. Not some other brand's phone running Windows, but an actually iPhone-wannabe Microsoft Zune phone. The Inq cites a geek detail to make it real: The phone will use Nvidia's ...
Why Microsoft Should Make Its Own Phone: Windows Mobile Revenue Stinks (MSFT)
Silicon Alley Insider —
... It's back: That pesky rumor that Microsoft (MSFT) might make its own cellphone. The latest bits involve a special Nvidia processor called Tegra, and a ...
Microsoft working on its own Tegra-powered superphone? Doubtful.
Engadget —
... The popular rumor floating around at the moment is that Microsoft intends to announce self-branded handsets powered by NVIDIA's beefy Tegra architecture for next-gen phones and MIDs at the GSMA's Mobile World Congress in February of next year. Let's put aside ...
Microsoft working on its own Tegra-powered superphone? Doubtful.
Engadget Mobile —
... The popular rumor floating around at the moment is that Microsoft intends to announce self-branded handsets powered by NVIDIA's beefy Tegra architecture for next-gen phones and MIDs at the GSMA's Mobile World Congress in February of next year. Let's put aside ...
The Microsoft Zune Phone Is Coming
Android Phone Fans —
... big fans of Google Android, but that doesn’t mean we don’t get excited about a little competitive pressure. Microsoft releasing an actual, physical phone would mean more options for consumers and better products stemming from increased competitive pressure. It would also mean a more valiantly fought battle in which Android can ultimately destructify (yes, I invented that word) Microsoft.
We’ll be following this story. Very. CLOSELY.
[Via Barrons, Inquirer, CNBC, picture from BGR]
