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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. Re:Shhhhhh! Everyone be quiet! by blankaBrew · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will it come in brown?

  2. Re:Gee.. by MBraynard · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Actually, MS has been ahead of Apple in this market for at least 11 years starting with Windows CE. I've had several of the devices and my HP Ipaq 6945 eclipses the capabilities of any computer I owned until maybe 2000. WM5 is not perfect and has a long way to go, as does the hardware. But unlike Apple's product that you can't buy anywhere and that doesn't have a QUERTY and that doesn't have a the possibility of getting third party developers, WM has had all of that for several years.

  3. Vacuum cleaners? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    My guess is that they'll make vacuum cleaners next, just so they can have at least one new product that's guaranteed not to suck.

  4. Re:Shhhhhh! Everyone be quiet! by JonathanR · · Score: 5, Funny

    And will it squirt?

  5. Re:The Phone that runs Windows Vista by LDoggg_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Found it.

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  6. Why not use your eggbeater as a windmill? by dpbsmith · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why not use your tweezers as a wrench?

    Why not use your oboe as a bassoon?

    Why not use your sleeve as a handkerchief?

    Why not use your car as a truck?

    Why not use your PC as a doorstop?

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  7. 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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  8. Re:Gee.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    But unlike Apple's product that you can't buy anywhere and that doesn't have a QUERTY and that doesn't have a the possibility of getting third party developers, WM has had all of that for several years.
    I hope for your sake you dont have an english layout keyboard, because otherwise you look like a fucking moron for misspelling qwerty
  9. Re:The Phone that runs Windows Vista by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You're dialing (1), cancel or allow?
    You're dialing (8), cancel or allow?
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    ten minutes later after you actually are talking to someone ....
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    WinPhone has downloaded and installed an important security update, please reboot your phone

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    Missing WINPHONE.DLL, Please Restart

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