Yesterday, a report from PC World suggested that Dell was terminating its smartphone line. The author was not sure if Dell was abandoning smartphones completely or whether the company still had new phones on its end-of-the-year roadmap. A company spokesperson reached out to PC World again to clarify this point and confirmed that Dell will produce…
Dell may end all smartphone sales in the US
A report from PC World suggests Dell may kill its smartphone line. According to PC World, Dell’slast remaining phones, the Windows Phone-powered Venue and the Venue Pro, will no longer be sold in the US. A few remaining models will continue to be sold in India, China, Japan and South Korea. An unamed Dell spokesman…
Dell favors Windows 8 over Android in attempt to make gains in mobile market
Remember Dell’s feeble attempt into the mobile space when it released its failed 5-inch Android tablet called the Streak 5? And when it killed the Streak 7? Well, the giant hardware maker of computers isn’t giving up easy, as the company sees Windows 8 becoming a big part of its future. In an interview with…
Dell launches Fongo-powered VoIP service in Canada – Dell Voice
Just selling computers isn’t good enough for Dell. The company wants a piece of the ever-growing VoIP market and has launched its own such offering in Canada. Dubbed Dell Voice, the new service is powered by Fongo, providing users with a Canadian phone number and the ability to make free calls to numbers in 30…
Dell Streak Pro hits FCC
Just when you thought that the Streak brand of devices was dead, think again. This is somewhat surprising because the company just killed the Streak 7. It turns out that an Android handset dubbed the Dell Streak Pro 101DL, just showed up in the FCC database with a V04B moniker and 1,700 MHz WCDMA radio.…
Do you like the Dell Venue Pro form factor?
If you recall I used to argue that the perfect device would be something like the Samsung Galaxy S II with side-sliding QWERTY keyboard. I’ve been thinking about that recently and figured out I was wrong. The perfect device should have a vertical sliding keyboard, making for a smartphone that looks pretty much like the…
AT&T’s Dell Venue Pro gets Windows Phone Mango update
AT&T’s Dell Venue Pro is (as far as I know) the last Windows Phone device to get the Mango update. It’s rolling out as we speak and your smartphone probably already prompted you to get the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile platform. If you’re not sure how to proceed (and really it’s pretty easy) –…
HP, Acer, Asus and Dell dropping out of tablet game?
It looks like the tablet bubble has finally arrived. Starting in 2012, companies such as HP, Acer, Asus and Dell are planning to gradually drop out of the tablet game altogether, according to information obtained by DigiTimes. Manufacturers believe they don’t have any advantages to compete in the tablet market and are looking to exit stage left.…
Greenpeace puts BlackBerry dead last in eco-friendliness
RIM made its debut in the Greenpaece Guide to Greener Electronics this month, and it’s not a good start. The maker of BlackBerry is dead last among other electronics manufacturers, including LG, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Nokia, and Apple. RIM gets a beating in the ratings for not providing external verification of its greenhouse gas emission…
Dell CEO: Let’s be honest with ourselves, Android tablets suck, so we’ll wait for Windows 8
Michael Dell, the CEO of a corporation that produces some of the most boring consumer electronics hardware in the industry and who is desperately trying to eat some of HP’s share in the enterprise space, recently earned himself the title of “Master of the Obvious” by saying this at the 2011 Web 2.0 Summit: “If…