Verizon, Microsoft and the ‘Pink’ phone 0

PinkThe Wall Street Journal is reporting that Microsoft and Verizon are in talks to drop a brand new smartphone on the masses sometime in the future.  The smartphone will likely  use the ‘Pink’ software  (not to be confused with P!NK, pictured to the left),  which is a hybrid of both Zune  and Windows Mobile software.   Hence the ‘Pink’ phone nickname.  Can you think of anything that sounds less cool?  I can.  ‘Asparagus’ phone.

This news comes at an interesting time – we recently learned that Verizon is also talking with Apple about bringing new iPhone-like devices onto its network.  If Verizon … Read the rest