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Title: Microsoft, Verizon in Talks to Launch iPhone Rival Post by: Tanya on April 29, 2009, 07:56:19 AM Microsoft, Verizon in Talks to Launch iPhone Rival
Microsoft Corp. is in discussions with Verizon Wireless to launch a touch-screen multimedia cellphone on the carrier's network early next year, in a bid to compete with Apple Inc.'s iPhone, people familiar with the matter said. Microsoft's project, which is code-named "Pink," is aiming to produce a phone that extends the tech giant's Windows Mobile cellphone operating system, adding new software capabilities. It would also likely include Microsoft's new Windows Marketplace for Mobile, Continue At Source Send via e-mail | Submit to Digg | Add to Live Favorites http://feeds.bink.nu/~r/binkdotnu/~3/M04sPdHDNUQ/microsoft-verizon-in-talks-to-launch-iphone-rival.aspx |