Microsoft possibly testing its own Windows Phone 8 smartphone, evidence suggests
Is Microsoft really going to release a WP8 handset under its own brand? Stephen Elop says "no", yet rumors in favor of the opposite are starting to pile up. This so-called "Surface Phone" supposedly belongs to the high-end category, and if all goes as planned, we might see it hit the shelves in only a few months from now.
The latest evidence suggesting that Microsoft might launch its own Windows Phone 8 smartphone was spotted in the usage logs of an app called PersianType. As the name suggests, the software is a Persian language virtual keyboard designed for Windows Phone users. The application's developer noticed in the logs that a device running Windows Phone 8 (version 8,0,900,0) had PersianType installed on it – a smartphone by the name of Juggernaut Alpha. If the name sounds familiar, that is because the same code name appeared in benchmark results back in July.
Is a Microsoft Windows Phone 8 smartphone being tested?
Of course, this is just a rumor based on evidence that we have no way of confirming the legitimacy of. Therefore, we wouldn't mind if you call it bogus. On the other hand, Microsoft did announce a tablet of its own, despite having a number of hardware manufacturers using its software platform already. That said, the chance of seeing a Windows Phone 8 device by Microsoft launching in the near future isn't as slim as it once was.
source: PCWAR
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