Microsoft has always been quick to brush off any claims that it is working on a smart phone, but a new rumour – from the Wall Street Journal, no less – paints the software giant as working on a touchscreen device mysteriously dubbed “Pink”.
The WSJ claims that Microsoft is in talks with US mobile operator Verizon with the aim of bringing the device to market next year.
“Pink” will reportedly extend Windows Mobile by adding “new software capabilities”, and will also likely include Windows Marketplace for Mobile – Microsoft’s answer to Apple’s App Store and Google’s Android Market.
The WSJ goes on to state that while Microsoft is working on the design of the device, it is expected to be manufactured by a third party – a bit like HTC’s relationship with Google that lead to the creation of the T-Mobile G1.
It’s all just rumour, of course, but coming from a source as reputable as the Wall Street Journal we have to sit up and take it seriously. And there have been plenty of rumours circulating about a Microsoft Zune phone in recent months…
Out TBC | £TBC | Microsoft (via Wall Street Journal)
