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Dell Windows 7 Tablet not to arrive until fall
Consumer Reports has clearly stated that the Apple iPad 2 is the best tablet, but that will not discourage the likes of Dell to come up with its tablet variants in the future. The much anticipated 10-inch Windows 7 based tablet from Dell will take a long time before it starts competing with Apple and the rest of the contenders in the tablet market. Forbes is quoting an anonymous source which mentions that the 10-inch Dell tablet will not be here before September this year. As per Dell, the tablet was supposed to hit shelves by the middle of 2011, but Forbes seems to be in disagreement of this announcement made in February, 2011. Dell hasn’t gone ahead and commented on the claims made by Forbes, which leaves us all confused at the moment. Dell is already selling 5-inch and 7-inch Streak tablets and a 10-inch Android based tablet is also expected in the future.
The Dell Venue Pro comes has one advantage this time around, where it is on the receiving end of the Windows Phone Tango update. After all, this is not exactly the newest smartphone around, and to see the hardware still being supported is definitely worth a look. The Venue Pro is nearly a couple of years in age, and has the virtue of being one of the first Windows Phone powered devices to arrive at the market, so to see it being supported by the latest updates is always an encouraging sight.
To date, it was revealed that only one user in Germany was on the receiving end of this update on his handset, although others should follow suit pretty soon. Do bear in mind that this is not the Windows Phone 7.8 update which was promised to current Windows Phone 7.5-powered devices, and there is no certainty that this particular device will receive the update as well. Still, to see Dell extend such support is always worth mulling over.
Some leaked documents have found their way over to our friends over at Neowin (via MyBroadband) and it indicates that Dell’s first tablet will be called the Latitude 10. The documents show that the Latitude 10 will have a 10.1-inch screen and it will be running Windows 8. Besides that, the display will apparently have a resolution of 1366 x 768 and the whole setup will be powered by a dual-core Intel Atom processor that is said to be based on the Clover Trail platform.
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If you are an avid fan of Dell smartphones and you also live in U.S, we regrettably inform you that you will not be able to purchase a Dell smartphone in the land of the free anymore because the company has allegedly stopped their sales of smartphones in the U.S. From online reports, it seems that the company has decided to reinvent their mobile strategy in order to concentrate on higher margin profits and upcoming markets.
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