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Microsoft Zune/Danger/Surface Phone on tap for CES?
Gadgetell — ... this).  Combine these things with an intuitive UI and we got something interesting to talk about. We know the Danger team can make a device loved by the younger crowd, the question is can Microsoft exploit that?  I expect to see Windows Mobile 7 previewed, though, I might have expected that last year as well.  They are falling further and further behind in the smartphone war and without something major, it could be a war they will lose. Read [Barrons Tech Trader Daily] Full Story ...

Zune phone coming at CES keynote?
CrunchGear — ... When Ballmer gets up in front of the crowd at CES, what will he have to say? Doubtless he’ll be focusing on the future (no more Vista success stories, we hope), what Windows 7 has to offer, and then — we hope — revamping Microsoft’s whole position on the mobile platform. As I noted in my ...

Rumor: Zune Phone is Coming to CES 2009
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... In an article in Barron's, Chowdhry claims that the company's new centerpiece will combine the best features of the Zune media player with the hardware design of Danger's mobile Sidekick, in addition to 'motion enhancement features,' like an accelerometer. ...

Rumor Smash: No Zune Phone at CES [Zune Phone]
Gizmodo — ... Both CNBC and the analyst Barrons quoted could have been talking to a manufacturer of a phone, describing a specific implementation of Zune like features on a given set of hardware, via Pink components. But coming from a company that builds their best devices in house, I don't think we can call a Zune Phone a Zune Phone until we see actual devices designed in house design by the Entertainment and Devices team. (To me, this stands in contrast with Google and its Android platform, where every implementation of the OS is a Google Phone, since they have no claim to making great ...