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Dell Developing Smartphones
Phone Scoop - Latest News —
... as early as next month, according to the Wall Street Journal. A skunk-works team within Dell has been working on prototypes for over a year. One possible possible design has a sliding keyboard, while another has a simple slab design. Both Windows Mobile and Android operating systems are being considered. The first device(s) could be announced at next month's MWC trade show, although no final decisions have been made, and the effort could still be abandoned altogether before launch. more info at Wall Street Journal ...
Dell Builds Prototype Android and Windows Mobile Phones, May Finally Sell Them [Dell]
Gizmodo —
... 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. ...
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 ... ...
Hints about Dell Smartphone are building up
SolSie.com —
... 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 our sources indicate it is closer to reality than before," says Shaw Wu, an analyst with Kaufman Bros. in a research note. "We believe it is likely inevitable that Dell enter the cellphone space given the cannibalization of PCs by smartphones and highly functional mobile devices." Today, t he Wall Street Journal (subscription required) adds more speculation about Dell secret ...
WSJ: Dell "preparing a move into cellphones as early as next month"
Engadget —
You know who's blabbing again? That reclusive set of business people who always seem to be "familiar with the matter," that's who. This time, they've got the Wall Street Journal in a twist over renewed rumors that Dell is "preparing a move into cellphones as early as next month." Next month, is of course the big cellphone coming out party known as ...
Dell 'planning cellphone foray'
textually.org —
Dell Inc is planning a foray into the cellphone market as early as next month, the Wall Street Journal reports via Stuff.
The company is reported to be hoping that the move will revitalise a business walloped by crumbling PC sales, however it will potentially pit it against iPhone maker Apple.
... The phones will be based on Google's Android operating system and Microsoft's Windows Mobile software, it said.
One model will even feature a touchscreen, not unlike the iPhone's, the Journal reported. ...
Dell smartphones rumoured to be near launch
T3.com All —
... , 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 handsets have been built, 'a touchscreen but no physical keyboard' (think iPhone) and a 'slider-style phone with a keypad and that slides from beneath the screen' (think Palm Pre). And just to confuse things further, those handsets are currently running two operating systems, the expected Windows Mobile and the very 'now' Android. We know which one we're most excited ...
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 fact, it's not just any beards and beardettes that think it to be true, it's the top most hairy ones over at the Wall Street Journal and Engadget too, even though Dell has publicly said that they won't be... ...
Dell to Make Google and Microsoft Phones – Really?
Today @ PC World —
... , the Wall Street Journal announced this morning that Dell will introduce in February at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona two new mobile phones, set to go head to head with market leaders Apple and Research In Motion. One of the phones will be touchscreen-only while the other will feature a slide-out keyboard, similar to the ...
Dell Planning Smartphone Launch Next Month?
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... it is the WSJ, and there are some more details. There may be two handsets, an iPhone clone (natch) and a Pre clone. Both will be offered with a choice of Windows Mobile or Google's Android OS.
It certainly makes sense for Dell to get into the smartphone game. With PC sales dropping through the floor in favor of cheap netbooks, the computer giant needs to make some money somewhere. In fact, I know a local bar which needs a waiter. Are you interested, Dell?
Dell Prepares To Dial Into Smartphone Marketplace [WSJ via the Reg] ...
Rumor: Dell smartphone coming soon?
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... are also structurally different: one is a slider, the other a touchscreen.
Of course, Dell is always fiddling with prototypes, so this alone implies nothing. But the Wall Street Journal seems confident that the Dell smartphone development team has spent a good chunk of the last year meeting with phone component and software.
So let's see it, Dell: a nice Android smartphone that takes its design cues from the Adamo, not the Inspiron or the Optiplex.
Dell's smartphone [WSJ]
Dell pode estar se preparando para entrar no mercado de smartphones com o MePhone
MacMagazine —
... tem planos de mergulhar no mercado de smartphones provavelmente ainda em fevereiro, com diversos aparelhos destinados a concorrer com ambos o iPhone e o BlackBerry — diz o Wall Street Journal. Ainda não se sabe se os produtos usarão o sistema operacional Windows Mobile, da Microsoft, ou o Android, do Google — quem sabe os dois? ...
Dell finally ready to announce smartphones next month—maybe
Gadgetell —
... So while the information is suspect at best, there is a logical reason for the belief that the announcement will come in February. Motorola’s former cell phone chief, Ron Garriques, was hired by Dell to revamp their consumer products division. Garriques was prohibited from working on any cell phones due to a non-compete agreement. That agreement expires in February. We will keep watching with baited breath for the official announcement.
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