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Posts Tagged ‘Dell’
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
 While Dell has a pretty bad reputation for some folks in the tech industry –particularly when it comes to the computer manufacturing division; it seems that the public is far more forgiving and accepting of the company when it comes to mobile phones. Looking at the Dell Streak Android smart phone, it is easy to see why.
The Streak is actually one of the more impressive devices to come out during this era of high end Android smart phones. With the Nexus One smart phone already being outed as early as January of this year, it did not take long before other great smart phones such as the HTC Desire, Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 and the Samsung GT i9000 Galaxy S smart phones also became available.
The Dell Streak has a nice big extra feature to its name that makes it stand out: the fact that it is loaded with what is possibly the largest touch screen for an Android device. At 5 inches, the Streak is basically a mini tablet. But this still makes the handset small enough to be a categorized as a smart phone. In short, the Dell Streak just found that perfect spot between the two types and many folks are certainly interested in it.
It has been recently announced that a red version of the Dell Streak is coming and from the initial images of the handset, this is going to be one color variant that is worth looking out for.
Considering how much fuss people are making over a “white” iPhone 4, it is surprising how many seem to forget that black and white are actually basic phone colors and that Apple is trying to pass of the White version as something special.
In the recent months, the industry seems to have forgotten that there are plenty more colors in the spectrum, and it is nice to see that Dell seems intent on reminding everyone just that.
Tags: Dell, Dell-Streak
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Friday, June 18th, 2010
 It was only a while ago that Dell launched the Streak –a smart phone that practically pushed the limits of what size was acceptable for a modern day mobile handset. With the trend over the past few years moving towards smaller and lighter mobile phones, companies have been threading the fine line between having a small handset and retaining a big touch screen display.
The past few weeks have seen success and acceptance for the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10, Samsung Galaxy S and several other handsets that have 4 inch touch screen displays. Bigger screens are indeed welcome –even at the cost of having a wider and taller mobile phone. The Dell Streak could already be called a non-conformist design, with the 5 inch touch screen display, but everyone still loved it.
Now, the possibility of a massive 7 inch screen has just been announced, and considering what Samsung has shown in their little teasers, the Galaxy Tape is definitely a mobile handset to look out for.
 In many cases, calling the Tape a handset can be considered misleading as the most appropriate term for the device would be to call it as a tablet. With a large screen display, there is no doubt that the Tape has been designed to compete straight on with the Apple iPad.
Some fans might point out that the iPad’s screen is significantly larger at 9.7 inches. But that basic TFT display cannot hold a candle to the super AMOLED touch screen technology that the Galaxy Tape will bring to the table (the resolution will be 1024 x 600 pixels). Add in the planned 1.2 GHz CPU a front facing camera for video chat and the Android 2.2 Froyo operating system and you have the best possible combination for a touch screen tablet ever made.
And it handles voice calls too.
Tags: Apple, Apple-iPad, Dell, Dell-Streak, samsung, Samsung-Galaxy-S, Samsung-Galaxy-Tape, Sony-Ericsson, Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-X10
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Friday, June 4th, 2010
 Fans of the Android smart phone are certainly happy. While Google is keeping the possible launch date of the NVIDIA powered Android tablet a secret (the one that was shown off at the Web 2.0 Expo), there will now be a large screen device on the market that will feature the famous open source mobile platform.
The Dell Streak (Not to be confused with the Acer Stream) is an Android smart phone with a massive display which ranks the device as borderline tablet. The 5 inch capacitive touch screen display places it at around half the size of the Apple iPad’s screen (which is 9.7 inches). This means that the Streak currently holds the largest touch screen for an Android smart phone.
As expected, the touch screen display is excellent. While not quite on the same quality as the super AMOLED screen seen on the Galaxy S, having 5 inches of space to play around is certainly fun. Technically, there is not that much space, the resolution is still at 480 x 800 pixels, but the larger view certainly helps a lot –especially when watching videos with subtitles.
The device also comes packed with a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, the Android 1.6 Donut operating system, a 5 mega pixel camera, and all the usual trimmings to be expected from an Android smart phone. So far, it has not been indicated when the 2.2 Froyo for the Streak will be released, but many believe that the update will be around later this July.
The Streak (also known as the Dell Mini 5) is the latest attempt by the computer manufacturer in their bid to gain a foothold in the mobile phone industry. While their previous devices may have not had much of an impact, the Streak certainly shows plenty of potential in the industry.
Tags: Dell, Dell-Strak, google-android, tablet
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Thursday, May 27th, 2010
 It may seem a little early, but the Dell Streak is already heading to the UK thanks to O2. The mobile network operator has gotten first dibs on Dell’s upcoming half-phone half-tablet gadget and we are all very excited to actually being able to test the large 5 inch screen on the Android handset.
Of course, the fact that it actually makes phone calls makes the Streak one of the most intriguing devices that are set to come out on June (and of course, there is always the possibility that the next gen iPhone will also be coming out that same month). The Apple iPad primarily lacks phone capabilities as it is a dedicated tablet, whereas the Streak aims to streamline the outdoors experience by eliminating the need to have a separate tablet and mobile phone –a situation that is hardly a problem when inside the office or in the comfort of one’s home.
The Streak is much more like a hybrid tablet than it is a mobile phone for its sheer size alone. At 5 inches, it is already breaking several rules of ergonomics, but it still manages to be easy to hold and handle. Though carrying around the device in the pocket is something that is not recommended. Still, the Streak fits easily into almost any small bag.
Running the Android OS, we can expect Dell’s little new gadget to be updated to the latest version of the Google mobile platform in the next few months. This will give the device native support for Flash and AIR –in addition to the already present Google Goggles, Google Maps (and voice guided sat nav), and integration of other Google based web services. The device has been confirmed to have a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, expandable memory and also comes with a 5 mega pixel snapper.
Tags: Apple-iPad, Dell, Dell-Streak, google-android, tablet
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Monday, April 26th, 2010
 Though we certainly doubt that Samsung will be using the new super AMOLED touch screen technology on the new Dell smart phone, we cannot help but still have that small glimmer of hope that the Lightning will be coming with a 4.1 inch super AMOLED touch screen.
Anyway, the official announcement is that Dell’s new Windows Phone 7 device will have a 4.1 inch OLED touch screen from Samsung, and that is as far as they are going with the announcement. From a more rational point of view, Dell would have been eager to actually detail the super AMOLED technology if that was what they were using.
Aside from the big screen display, this WP7 device will also be running on a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor (the Microsoft tie up with Qualcomm pretty much has the new OS locked into this CPU), a 5 mega pixel camera and a slide out QWERTY keyboard –in portrait mode.
Well, it is still hard to judge for now how this device would feel like if you had to slide it open in portrait mode, but the initial images certainly look uncomfortable to hold –certainly not something you would want for long periods.
This device is the second smart phone using the new Microsoft platform that has been shown in images. The first WP7 device to be seen in photos is the LG Panther. Despite the images being slightly on the small scale, we could not help but be impressed with how sleek the device looked and how we would want to get our hands on the landscape QWERTY slider.
The new OS is still currently under development and is expected to come out by the end of the year –alongside the release of devices using the platform.
Read more about the new Dell WP7 handset at the GSM Arena.
Tags: Dell, Dell-Lightning, OLED, samsung, Windows-Phone-7
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