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It looks like MS is working on a mobile WiMax-enabled Zune Phone, which would have download speeds of up to 2Mbps, fast enough for the Xbox-to-Zune streaming we've heard about, and fast enough for just about anything else the Zune Phone might be used for.
The first real news is that we can expect to hear an announcement from Redmond about it before March 17, St. Patrick's Day, at which time we should learn the name of the device. At the same time, we should also learn other launch specifics, and [ba8cbf92f1c]here's where it gets incredibly juicy; our source says that, pending FCC approval, the specter-like Zune Phone will hit the streets sometime in May, a full month before the iPhone.[/ba8cbf92f1c]
Our source says that an iPhone competitor has been in the works for a while, and the idea of branding it as part of the Zune ecosystem, from the brown color through the interface, came as a recent decision as a response to Apple's iPhone. The source didn't go into details about features, as they don't know specifics--they're not yet all finalized.
The WiFi sharing capabilities were the unique feature that was supposed to set the Zune apart, but unless you had another user in the area with sharing turned on, it was wasted battery, even in airports or Midtown Manhattan.
The Zune Phone remedies this by allowing you to share music not via WiFi, but via WiMax, so that anyone on your friends list who is online can sample your music, and vice versa. By using the mobile WiMax network, you can be in New York and your friend can be in San Jose and you can send him that Shins song you like.
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The full story
http//crunchgear.com/2007/02/09/zne-phone-confirmed-launch-scenario-4g-wimax-action-rumors-off-the-wtf-o-meter/
Wolfeman
09-02-2007 22:45:25
I heard this was debunked...
[quoteb77a3f76a7="Wolfeman"]I heard this was debunked...[/quoteb77a3f76a7]
Link?
The source is xbox-scene and it hasn't been debunked by anyone on their forums.
So far the only thing that is confirmed is that there is a Zune phone in the works... A couple of MS reps have gone on record.
csurge
10-02-2007 00:48:43
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It looks like MS is working on a mobile WiMax-enabled Zune Phone, which would have download speeds of up to 2Mbps, fast enough for the Xbox-to-Zune streaming we've heard about, and fast enough for just about anything else the Zune Phone might be used for.
The first real news is that we can expect to hear an announcement from Redmond about it before March 17, St. Patrick's Day, at which time we should learn the name of the device. At the same time, we should also learn other launch specifics, and [bbb0b5e385c]here's where it gets incredibly juicy; our source says that, pending FCC approval, the specter-like Zune Phone will hit the streets sometime in May, a full month before the iPhone.[/bbb0b5e385c]
Our source says that an iPhone competitor has been in the works for a while, and the idea of branding it as part of the Zune ecosystem, from the brown color through the interface, came as a recent decision as a response to Apple's iPhone. The source didn't go into details about features, as they don't know specifics--they're not yet all finalized.
The WiFi sharing capabilities were the unique feature that was supposed to set the Zune apart, but unless you had another user in the area with sharing turned on, it was wasted battery, even in airports or Midtown Manhattan.
The Zune Phone remedies this by allowing you to share music not via WiFi, but via WiMax, so that anyone on your friends list who is online can sample your music, and vice versa. By using the mobile WiMax network, you can be in New York and your friend can be in San Jose and you can send him that Shins song you like.
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The full story
http//crunchgear.com/2007/02/09/zne-phone-confirmed-launch-scenario-4g-wimax-action-rumors-off-the-wtf-o-meter/[/quotebb0b5e385c]
All I gotta say is
this is definitely off the wtf-o-meter[/sizebb0b5e385c]