GeekPi

Being that I work in the Seattle/Redmond area, I have a number of friends who either work close to, or within Microsoft. Over the past few days, I’ve heard some interesting details on the clandestine ‘Pink’ phone – including from people who work within the mobile division. I’ll be interesting to see which one of these are solid, but all my sources quite well versed in the project.

First, the rumors to date have said that Microsoft is planning on a new phone to take back marketshare from the popular iPhone and to put some pizazz into the drab world of Windows Mobile. Some journalists say the Pink project is a MS branded device that is made by another manufacturer and is involved with the full revamp of the Windows Mobile 7.

• First GeekPi rumor – The ‘Pink’ phone will be released concurrently with Windows 6.5. The slated release date of 6.5 is late September. This however is questioned by one another one of my sources. The originator of this rumor put an interesting emphasis on media convergence and mobile streaming from a central source (like my home server); which may not be related to solely the Pink Project and may include Mobile 7.
• Second GeekPi rumor – The Microsoft Pink phone isn’t really a phone at all, but is known as the Pink User Interface (Pink UI).
• Third GeekPi rumor – Expect the *Pink UI* to debut at CES in January.
• Fourth GeekPi rumor – Pink is a phone with a special UI made by Sharp. (very solid rumor)

That’s all I’ve been able to shakedown my sources for now, but trust me, I’ll see what else I can find out from the rumor mill surrounding Redmond.

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