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Tuesday May 12, 2009
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Updated: Microsoft confirmed this Twitter account is a fake. On the account itself, the owner admitted he's some sort of psycho developer with a bone to pick regarding iPhone app piracy. So, it's all lies.
Original post: A bizarre Tweet coming from a new, apparently Microsoft-run account has thrown out the possibility of a new Microsoft Zune coming this June. The Zune may also have cell-phone-like capabilities, even though Microsoft has denied numerous times that they're working on a phone.
The two Tweets, from @officethemovie - an account set up to herald the Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview, announced yesterday - read "June 2009 will be an important month for Zune lovers." and "New product launch, that's all I'm allowed to say. Hold off from buying an iPhone/Pre. :)"
There's been no official comment from Microsoft yet. But at one point, a Microsoft blog said that May 11th (that's yesterday) would be the date of some sort of Windows Mobile 6.5 launch, before retracting that announcement.
This Tweet might refer to two highly-awaited new devices, the HTC Touch Pro2 and Touch Diamond2, which were announced in February and might be coming out in June. Or it might refer to a new Zune. Or Microsoft may have been lying to us all along about a phone.
So is this a Zune? Is this Windows Mobile 6.5? Is this something else? We're still digging.
(Thanks to Slashgear)
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May 12, 2009 2:39 PM
This is good news. I love my Zune, but I admit I get a little jealous of my wife's slimmer Ipod Touch.
I'll be one of the first in line to pick up a new Zune, especially if it is close to the one shown in the online photos.