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Topsecret Microsoft prototype phone stolen
Topsecret Microsoft prototype phone stolen
Microsoft was in panic on Wednesday after a prototype phone loaded with topsecret software created to rival Apple's iPhone was stolen prompting fears of industrial espionage.
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Top-secret Microsoft prototype stolen in Barcelona
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 — ... ) Android — a prototype phone loaded with a top-secret copy of the new software was lifted from an executive’s pocket, the London Telegraph reported Thursday. ...

Microsoft’s ‘iPhone Killer’ Secret Prototype Stolen in Barcelona
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News — ... Telegraph reports: But within hours of announcing the launch of Windows Mobile 6.5 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, a phone fitted with the new generation software was stolen from an executive’s pocket. ...

Windows Mobile Prototype Stolen In Spain
Cult of Mac — ... “One of our product executives was given the phone to test the system. He had it with him at an organized evening event and it was stolen from him,” a Telstar spokesperson told the London Telegraph. ...

Windows Mobile 6.5 prototype phone stolen in Barcelona
Macworld — ... Only mere hours after Microsoft announced Windows Mobile 6.5 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, an unnamed phone loaded up with the brand new mobile OS was lifted from the pocket of a Telstra executive . No doubt, this unnamed Australian telecom dude must feel pretty sheepish right about now. His boss, CEO ...

Windows Mobile 6.5 prototype phone stolen in Barcelona
iPhone Central — ... Only mere hours after Microsoft announced Windows Mobile 6.5 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, an unnamed phone loaded up with the brand new mobile OS was lifted from the pocket of a Telstra executive . No doubt, this unnamed Australian telecom dude must feel pretty sheepish right about now. His boss, CEO ...

Around the Web 2.20.09: the Microsoft prototype pick-pocket, Wikileaks leaks on itself, LiveSearch snow leopards
L.A. Times Tech Blog — ... -- A pick-pocket scored a top-secret cellphone. He stole Microsoft's prototype with unreleased Windows Mobile 6.5 installed on it. The Telegraph ...

Microsoft’s Says Their Secret Phone Was Stolen
The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP — ... A spokesman for the Australian company confirmed the theft had happened. “One of our product executives was given the phone to test the system. He had it with him at an organised evening event and it was stolen from him – we don’t know by whom.” One can only wonder if the phone was really stolen. I would imagine some will wonder if the phone even exists. LOL Share your thoughts and comments. Source.

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