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Rumors of the Zune HD2, a next-gen entertainment device that would run Windows Phone 7′s spiffy Xbox Live games , had been kicking around for months. But a new Microsoft job listing suggests that now it’s actually within the works.
The listing, which was dug up by WMPoweruser, calls for a mechanical engineer to aid build ” the subsequent generation of portable entertainment and communication devices” for Microsoft’s Portable Entertainment Group.
Though there’s still no saying exactly what form the device might take-it can be an intensive departure from the Zune HD, maybe a gaming-centric device or a Microsoft phone-what seems likeliest is a next-gen Zune that’s section of the Windows Phone 7 family, an iPod Touch-competitor that might help Microsoft gain much-needed footing for their promising but late-to-the-game platform.
Over at ZDNet , Mary-Jo Foley’s Microsoft tipsters have told her that the device would are available in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB varieties sometime next year, nonetheless it wouldn’t be surprising if Microsoft started drumming up excitement for a WP7-running, next-gen Zune amidst the Windows Phone 7 launch next month. [ WMPoweruser via ZDNet via
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