Project Pink Turtle Phone Passes Through FCC

February 13, 2010 | By Surur

FCC certification have always been a major barrier to keeping a phone secret, forcing companies to announce phones well before they actually become available.

It seems Microsoft’s rumoured Project Pink Turtle phone has suffered the same fate a few days before its suspected public announcement in 2 days, as ZuneBoards has noticed a Sharp CDMA slider trying to slip through the FCC unnoticed.

The Sharp filing with the FCC for a "CDMA Slide Phone with WLAN & BT," will remain mostly confidential until March 29th.

Zuneboards were quick to notice the FCC label profile matched the shape of the leaked device pretty well, confirming most of the leaks rumoured by the Wall Street Journal yesterday.

Those leaks suggested the Project Pink phone will be released in the Spring, on Verizon and Vodafone and will be manufactured by Sharp, who currently makes the Sidekick.

In many ways the purported Zune phone is a diversion from Windows Mobile as we know it, and is certainly not directed at the same market as currently supports the OS. The Turtle phone, according to Wall Street Journal, is aimed at teens, which may very well explain the restrictions we have heard of recently.

Via istartedsomething.com

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Tagged fcc, mwc 10, project pink, sharp, turtle, windows mobile 7

http://intensedebate.com/people/mohsen7x8 mighty

aaaa! at long last we have solid news that the turtle phone is indeed going to happen. of course it's not yet announced that it will be a "zune"phone but well… it'll most probably be
now let's see if any WM7 news gets leaked before the conference!

drphysx

Well, Turtle and Pure being "Zune phones" is 100% confirmed by the mentions in the Zune software, I'd say.
Zune integration, a Twitter client, WiFi and BT, that's what we know. But the most interesting thing to know is certainly the OS. Are they really that crazy to work on three different mobile operating systems at the same time (WM6.5.x, WM7 and Pink/Sidekick)? Sure, it's typically Microsoft to waste time and money on developing redundant stuff, but working on three different operating systems when you're two years behind schedule is just insane.

http://intensedebate.com/people/mohsen7x8 mighty

My guess is that pink apps are going to run on WM7, this is the only way they can at least add some consistency…

http://intensedebate.com/people/mohsen7x8 mighty

And by the way, isn't the design really lame? how the hell is zune hd that beautiful and this one, well, hideous!

drphysx

Cause Zune HD is made by Microsoft, this is made by Sharp :S

http://intensedebate.com/people/wreiad wreiad

2 more days to go!

http://www.facebook.com/J88NYR Jonny Rose

I agree, if the pink apps work on WM7 then they are on to a winner.
Argenys

So, does this mean that all these rumors have been about project pink and not about windows phone 7?
majg

Actuallly, i can see the younger folks going for da turtle lol
I'm doubtful that teens will need to sync with exchange or sharepoint. In this case, all it has to be is fun.
Throw in some parental controls (like they did with xbox) and some marketing, they may be able to sell a couple million. not bad me thinks

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