Zune Phone Mystery Continues

Rumors continue to conflict regarding whether Microsoft will directly enter the mobile phone market by introducing a phone-enable version of the Zune in numerous blog postings over recent days.

Rumors continue to conflict regarding whether Microsoft will directly enter the mobile phone market by introducing a phone-enable version of the Zune in numerous blog postings over recent days. CNBC said the device was a go, Gizmodo quotes Microsoft as saying it isn’t.http://www.mobilephone02.com ZDNet now has an anonymous source confirming that the project in question is not a phone integration with the Zune or a mobile phone device from the software giant at all, but rather a set of mobile platform software tools including an expansion of music purchasing and podcasting capabilities for the Zune.http://www.mobilephone02.com Speculation has run rampant that CES would provide a platform that the company would use to unveil the expected Zune device, but the party line is that the expo will be used to discuss Windows 7, Xbox and possibly more information on the mentioned mobile platform upgrades if they are indeed the surprise that Microsoft has waiting in the box.http://www.mobilephone02.com Update: We received official confirmation from John Starkweather, Director of Product Management, Microsoft, that there will NOT be a Zune phone at CES. http://www.mobilephone02.com