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Dell Not Part Of Windows Phone Partners?
So Microsoft has unveiled new partners for their latest update to Windows Phone 7 and among that list includes Samsung, HTC, LG, Nokia, Acer, Fujitsu and ZTE, but curiously enough Dell was not mentioned which is strange as the company had only recently launched their Dell Venue Pro in the UK, but weren’t around for the conference. The Dell Venue Pro was plagued with problems when it was first launched and has not really taken off like they had originally expected.
A Microsoft representative later told Engadget that Dell was not ready to implement Mango in their devices just yet, perhaps lack of hardware support available or perhaps Dell is instead focusing on their enterprise sector more than their consumers at the moment. Either way I guess we will not be seeing any Windows Phone 7 Mango devices from Dell just yet.
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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