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Yesterday we’ve talked about patents behind the iPhone. Now, it’s Microsoft’s turn. Despite no official confirmation from Redmond whether Zune phone will ever be released, speculations are flying around the Web.
Again, it’s the Mad4MobilePhones website, where we read about the patents that define the Zune phone. Among them, we find patents about the speech enhancement/filtering, on-screen keyboard, capacitance touch slider (someone said “iPhone!?”) Furthermore, patent fillings suggest two different form factors – thin (brick form factor!?) smartphone and a clamshell. Seems confusing, but who knows – maybe Microsoft does prepare two devices…
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
