i.gizmodo.com - 1/30/2009
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Stop me if you've heard this one: Dell might go into the smartphone business. OOOLLLDDD? But today the WSJ reports Dell's closer than ever , with prototypes built in two different styles and two competing platforms. The two styles may seem familiar to you, as demonstrated by my totally fake ...
online.wsj.com - 1/30/2009
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Dell Inc., aiming to rev up sales as
its mainstay personal-computer business struggles in the recession, is...
preparing a move into cellphones as early as next month, said people familiar with the matter. The Round Rock, Texas, company has had a group ...
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Dell Prepares To Dial Into Smartphone Marketplace
engadget.com - 2/6/2009
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A few retailer slip-ups aside, we haven't heard
a whole lot about the Dell Mini 10 since...
it was unveiled at CES, but it looks like that's now starting to change, with this supposedly authentic slide offering some further details on the netbook. ...
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More Dell Mini 10 details, colors surface
money.cnn.com - 1/28/2009
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DAVOS, Switzerland (Fortune) -- Ever since Vladimir Putin
rose to power in 2000, his political opponents and...
entire countries have learned to their cost that he has a tough, demeaning streak. Wednesday it was Michael Dell's turn. At the official ...
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Putin-Dell slapdown at Davos - Jan. 28, 2009
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Dell smartphones rumoured to be near launch
T3.com All —
... very 'now' Android. We know which one we're most excited about. According to the Wall Street Journal, 'people familiar with the matter' point to a launch at the 3GSM trade show in Barcelona on February 15th. We're not convinced, not least because we haven't seen a blurry photo of the proposed handsets as yet. But with the story backing up what industry insiders have previously voiced , it just might happen. If it does, you'll be the first to know. Link: Dell (via Gizmodo ) Related links: [image]
Dell presentaría dos prototipos, Android y Windows Mobile
Celularis —
... que también utilizará dos plataformas diferentes, Android y Windows Mobile.
Según WSJ la demora se debió a la imposibilidad contractual de Ron Garriques, ex-Motorola y creador de la saga RAZR, de poder encarar este proyecto en favor de Dell luego de su salida de Motorola.
La combinación de algunos ex-Motorola y la escencia comercial de Dell puede dar buenos resultados. Veremos que sucede esos días tan movidos en noticias.
Vía Gizmodo ...
WSJ: Dell creates prototypes, almost ready to jump in smartphone biz
Tech Ticker —
... rumor to prove Dell’s imminent smartphone foray is the existence of couple of prototype phones. WSJ, who reports after checking with ‘the sources familiar with the matter’ that one phone uses touchscreen interface while the other phone is said to have a sliding keyboard with the screen and a numeric keypad on the front. The phones are running on Android and WinMo platforms. To know which form factor will have which OS, we’ll have to wait around 15 days till MWC kicks off.
[Via Gizmodo]
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MePhone, a ‘me too’ smartphone from Dell?
Wacky gadgets' place - cool gadgets for 2009 —
... Dell doesn’t decided yet what the MePhone will be, the most important unknown being the operating system. It’s said that Dell engineers were working for some time building prototypes using Google Android and Windows Mobile.
The MePhone is said to be launched sometime in Q3 2009 so stay put and watch our news for further updates.
Source: UnWired View, Gizmodo
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AT&T CEO Slips Up, Possibly Confirming Dell Smartphone Rumors [Mwc'09]
Gizmodo —
AT&T;'s Mobility CEO just referred to the fact that "Dell announced they're entering the smartphone market." The thing is, despite very convincing evidence that it's happening, they haven't. So two things could be happening here. First, and most likely, is that this guy actually goofed up and let slip Dell's poorly-kept secret. In that case we can truly start looking forward to Dell's multi-OS, multi-form-factor theoretical product line. Second, and still totally plausible, is that AT&T; Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega really ...
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Dell to Enter Smartphone Market? —
Digital Trends
The Wall Street Journal reports (subscription required) that computer maker Dell is getting ready to enter the smartphone market. According to the report, Dell plans to roll out two products, one based based Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 and the other on Google's Android ...
Dell to enter the smartphone market —
TECH.BLORGE.com
Dell is apparently set to enter the smartphone market, offering models running both Windows Mobile and Google’s Android system. The handsets may be on sale as early as mid-February.
There have been rumors of a launch for a couple of years now, but now the [...]
Dell’s New Smartphone —
Mobility Site
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Dell has been developing and will soon release a new smartphone:
“NEWS ALERT from The Wall Street Journal
Jan. 29, 2009
Dell, aiming to rev up sales as its mainstay personal computer business struggles in the recession, is preparing a move ...
Dell’s Phone: Beyond Apple’s iPhone, RIM BlackBerry and Palm Pre —
PR News:
The Smartphone market is an extremely competitive one and has some major players with cool devices. These include the RIM (NASDAQ:RIMM) BlackBerry, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone and upcoming Palm (NASDAQ:PALM) Pre.
Dell, the popular computer maker is apparently working on a Smartphone to ...
Android & Dell Smartphone To Come? —
High Tech Lounge
Everyone is shifting toward the smartphone market these days, indicating that smartphones are no longer reserved for just the corporate types in the audience.
The Apple iPhone opened up all sorts of floodgates, as did devices like the Palm Centro and HTC Touch Diamond.
With the future of mobile ...
Rumor: Dell podría estar trabajando en un smartphone, MePhone —
Movilae
Está claro, quien no corre vuela y a día de hoy los smartphone es un producto bastante exquisito para muchos consumidores por la multitud de prestaciones que poseen en un único dispositivo. En este aspecto HTC quizás sea junto a Nokia los que tienen los mejores smartphone o al menos, más ...
Dell MePhone Rumor Makes Its Rounds —
Ubergizmo
Guess the rumors concerning a Dell smartphone just won't die down - the latest has it that Dell might even make a re-entry into the world of smartphones from February onwards, and it is still too early to tell whether Dell will release the full touchscreen or slider prototype, where each of ...
Rumor: Dell smartphone coming soon? —
Boing Boing Gadgets
It's pretty much inevitable that Dell's going to jump in the smartphone game, and while a couple years back, that would have conjured visions of Axim X5-like monstrosities, Dell's been paying attention to attractive design lately. A Dell smartphone is no longer a concept to make design-minded ...
Dell Planning Smartphone Launch Next Month? —
Wired: Gadget Lab
The timing is right for Dell to make a stab at the smartphone market – the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona starts in a couple of weeks – and the Wall Street Journal reports that Dell may be about to just that.
Or not. The leak from which the WSJ gleaned this information says that ...
RUMOUR: Dell entering the smartphone race next month —
Tech Digest
Before we get rolling on this one, I should say that I'm a little skeptical personally but men and women who spend their days stroking their beards and, well, whatever women stroke when they're deep in thought, seem pretty convinced that Dell is going to get into mobiles from February. In ...
Dell MePhone Smartphone Rumors intensify —
I4U News
The WSJ has a new report about the upcoming Dell smartphones that has some more rumors on what the Dell smartphone devices would be offering.
Dell is exploring an iPhone like device and a smartphone with slide-out keyboard. Apparently Dell still toys wi...
Hints about Dell Smartphone are building up —
SolSie.com
Rumors have been swirling around, Wired reported the PC maker Dell may be readying its own smartphone, to arrive as early as next month. The announcement is expected the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona in mid-February 2009.,
"The exact timing of Dell’s launch is not clear but ...
More details on Dell's supposed smartphone —
Crave: The gadget blog
We've been hearing rumors of a Dell smartphone for a while now, but Thursday afternoon, The Wall Street Journal gave more shape to the speculation with a report that the PC maker "has had a group of engineers working on the phones for more than a year from an ...
Dell smartphones rumoured to be near launch —
T3.com News
Ok, this has been touted previously , but renewed speculation is pointing at the imminent launch of not one, but two Dell smartphones. And the launch could be in a matter of weeks.
The reports are from the Wall Street Journal , which claims two ...