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N-Gage and iPhone threatened by Xbox 360 Zune Phone

Microsoft have seen how popular Apple have been with their iPhone and iPod, and how great the N-Gage is. It is believed that Microsoft are working on a new Zune Phone and will come with Xbox 360 branding, and they hope that this new gadget will blow the iPhone and N-Gage out of the water in the mobile gaming stakes.

So why would Microsoft think that the N-Gage and iPhone would be threatened by the Xbox 360 Zune Phone. Well the first thing that this new device will have is a huge widescreen display; this is perfect as the device will be able to run Xbox 360-quality games. Ok so we have to tell you that this is just a concept that T3 Magazine has just designed, but if this Microsoft Zune / X-Box 360 / mobile phone hybrid were to be developed, then it could possibly become the greatest handheld gadget on the market.

The reason that T3 did the concept was to show what a dedicated Zune/Xbox handheld gaming device might look like. If the device were to be developed then you would presume that the handheld would use mobile connectivity, so that you could connect to the Xbox Live community for multiplayer gaming.

I was feeling all happy when I saw this concept, but the thing that always brings me back down to earth is how Microsoft consistently denies plans to make an Xbox-branded handheld. T3 believe that if Microsoft were to create this cool looking handheld, then it will have the familiar X logo and coloured buttons that is on the Xbox. The device will also come complete with a 64GB flash drive, and just to upset Apple, Microsoft will also add a built in mobile phone to the device.

Nokia Connection 2008: new E71, E66, N-Gage and Ovi platform

If you wanted to get an update on just what’s been happening at Nokia Connection 2008 then the gadget blog have just done a recap of the events leading up to the middle of day two. The main highlights include the launch of the new Nokia E71 and E66 enterprise phones that are basically the same apart from the two different ways of input.

The Nokia E66 and E71 have both got security encryption, push mail, better options for enterprise solutions and also a revamped OS. The Nokia Connection 2008 Launch Party also saw a closer look at the new N-Gage and the more solid Ovi platform that lets you upload audio, photos and video for free…this has been said to be a Flickr killer.

It’s really funny when some new service or product is released and it’s automatically a Killer of the number one product or service because it has better options, if only it was that simple. We are still to see an mp3 player used more than the iPod and a service to beat Flickr. Other features of Ovi look good and include the ability to embed photos on blogs and create channels; other winners for Ovi are the better mobile upload platform and social networking aspect.

Nokia are also hinting about going into the mobile advertising business and this will be in the form of contextual ads, but this is a tough business especially with brands like Google already well on the way in that industry and with a trusted advertising brand. Currently not many details are being released about Nokia’s mobile advertising strategy but we hear it will be aiming at a simpler solution.

You can get the full coverage of Nokia Connection 2008 on CellPhone 9.