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With its finger on the pulse of the industry, eagle-eyed Sony developers have uncovered secret knowledge that Apple has released a device that lets you talk on the phone, listen to music and download video games. And as a result, it has decided to give one of its next redesigned PSPs the ability to call, text and email, the Wall Street Journal reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n This adds to the feature set of the previous PSP: collecting dust. From the WSJ story on the matter (subscription required to read the full story):<\/p>\n Threatened by Apple Inc.’s growing stable of portable devices, Sony Corp. is developing a new lineup of handheld products, including a smart phone capable of downloading and playing videogames, according to people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n The Japanese electronics giant also is developing a portable device that shares characteristics of netbooks, electronic-book readers and handheld-game machines. The device is designed to compete against multifunction products such as Apple’s coming iPad tablet, these people said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Would you go for a PSP Phone over an iPhone?<\/p>\n