Microsoft may be launching its own Surface phone in 2013, according to industry sources.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Fresh industry rumors are confirming news media reports and analyst predictions that Microsoft may introduce its own Surface smartphone next year.
According to reports by Taiwanese technology news site DigiTimes, iPhone manufacturer Foxconn has received an order to produce smartphones for Microsoft next year.
Ever since Microsoft introduced the Surface, the first tablet computer with its own hardware and software, speculation about the company manufacturing its own smartphone has been on the rise.
According to the report by Digitimes, “Foxconn International Holding (FIH) has reportedly landed handset orders from Microsoft […] and is set to launch the devices in mid-2013, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.”
Other than manufacturing iPhone and iPad devices for Apple, Foxconn currently also assembles products for Sony, Nokia and several Chinese gadget companies.
