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Dell cuts $180 off unlocked Streaks
With Christmas just a few days away, Dell has decided to cut the price on the unlocked Dell Streak. Unfortunately, if you hope to get it as a last-minute present for the Android fan in your life, they’ll have to wait until early January to actually enjoy the device. Both the 16 and 32 GB more »
Dell Venue Pro delayed until January
After a problematic, limited launch the Dell Venue Pro is just running into more problems. The first devices, available only through Microsoft stores, seemed to have some issues with WiFi, and were generally hard to find. Now, just when the Venue Pro was set for it’s full launch, the smartphone has been delayed a few more »
Dell Venue Pro might be shipping December 14 for $149
Of all the Windows Phone 7 phones announced at launch, the Dell Venue Pro was perhaps the most interesting. It packs a 4.1-inch screen and a slide-out portrait keyboard, a rarity in phones not made by RIM or Palm. However, the initial launch wasn’t much of a launch at all, it was only available in more »
Dell’s Android touchscreen phone is real
Dell has been rumored to be working on new smartphones for a while now. Finally, those rumors appear to be true as China Mobile officially showed the new Dell Mini 3I smartphone at a launch event for the company’s new Application Platform. While the specs are a bit on the light side, the phone certainly looks attractive.
The new Dell phone has only a 2G radio, which matches the carrier’s capabilities. The phone also lacks WiFi or China’s WAPI version. On the positives for the phone is a 3.2MP camera, a 3.5″ 360×640 capacitive touchscreen, Micro SD slot. Dell chose to forgo a button on the front of the phone, instead placing buttons on the side of the phone.
The carrier’s launch event promoted applications that could be downloaded to phones by LG, Samsung, Nokia, and now Dell. It seems US’s love of apps is spreading quickly.
No word on pricing or a version bound for other countries yet.
Dell suffering from “lack of interest” in the smartphone market
We have been hearing rumors of an upcoming smartphone from Dell over the past several months, however this latest bit of information is probably not what Dell would be hoping to hear. It seems that the carriers just do not want it. According to Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu the smartphone from Dell has gone more »
