Sony denies imminent PSP phone

But rumours still rife in wake of recent patent application

Sony Ericsson has moved to quell rumours that it is about to launch a mobile device that combines gaming and phone functionalities.

The electronics giant fuelled speculation that it was preparing to add mobile phone technology to a next-generation PlayStation Portable (PSP) with a recently filed patent application in the US detailing a “mobile device with gaming functionality”.

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