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Microsoft Says Your Phone is Your Next PC

Posted by samzenpus on from the the-swiss-army-phone dept.

eldavojohn writes "While other companies are marrying the obvious functionalities to cell phones (calendar, MP3 player, GPS, etc.), Microsoft is aiming for it to be your next computer. Microsoft Research chief Craig Mundie said that, "Microsoft has a research project called 'Fone+' that would allow the phone to work with a TV as a secondary display, and one that could allow video stored on the device to be played back on the television.""

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  1. N95? by Endareth · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Didn't he just describe the already shipping Nokia N95?
    Phone? Check!
    Output to TV? Check!
    Video playback to TV? Check!

    Plus GPS, running Symbian Series 60 3rd Ed., etc...
    So once again M$ comes in late. Good going...

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    Disclaimer: The above comment was made while under the influence of too much coding and not enough sleep.