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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 ...
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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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 ...
Microsoft estaria preparando ZunePhone com NVIDIA Tegra
MacMagazine —
... O The Inquirer afirmou ontem que a Microsoft estaria trabalhando (sim, mais uma vez) em um celular próprio — seria ele o tão aguardado ZunePhone? —, provavelmente com apresentação prevista para fevereiro, em Barcelona, durante a ...
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 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 ...
