You heard correctly, Microsoft believes your increasingly tiny mobile phone could also be your next media center. Before you cringe at thoughts of trying to watch Big Brother on a 1.5 inch screen (for so many reasons) – they intend that not only would the phone have the horsepower to run video, but it would be able to (presumably wirelessly) push the video out to a nearby large screen TV. Not bad. They’re calling their concept “Fone+”. But their research ideas don’t stop there.

Other things Fone+ might be able to do include serving realtime medical diagnosis advice (presumably through an expert system) and giving directions to the nearest medical facility when required. It might also perform molecular analysis on organic substances (eg blood) – useful for not only distributing the load of giving medical advice and help, but perhaps in law enforcement.

Unfortunately all this is just concept at the moment, so it looks like for now Apple will still win with it’s iPhone.

References:
Microsoft: Why Not Use Your Phone as a Cheap PC? via
Microsoft Says Your Phone is Your Next PC