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A report from Kaufman Bros. is speculating that Dell is closing in on a smartphone launch accompanied by an acquisition due to the shortening gap between cellular devices and netbooks. Of course, we’ve heard it all before – even right after cutting their PDA division the first go-around, there were suggestions that Dell would buy up Palm. Call it wishful thinking by imagintive analysts if you will, but more recently we’ve been hearing about some mild flirtations with Android. Dell isn’t coming to MWC or CTIA, so I think it’s safe to say we won’t be seeing any big announcements soon, but it’s still a fun idea to toss around. Dell has seen a lot of success in the laptop game, and could potentially do well for themselves in mobile if they really put their weight behind it.
[via Electronista]
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
