Dell and AT&T to Launch Android Phone in 2010
Dell and AT&T are planning to launch a new phone in early 2010, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.
The report said that Dell expects to launch a smartphone that will use Google’s Android software on AT&T’s cellular network, marking Dell’s first dive into the competitive U.S. cell phone market.
The launch would mean that all four major telecommunications carriers are using Google’s Android software. The Wall Street Journal, which cited people who were briefed on the plans, said that the phone will have a touch screen instead of a keypad, similar to Apple’s iPhone. It will also have a tiny camera.
The phone is reported to be similar to a device that Dell showed in China in August, but has some additional features. The company is also in discussions about offering the Android device on other U.S. carriers.
A spokesman for Dell, in a phone conversation with BNO News after the Wall Street Journal report, said it had no comment. "We don’t comment on rumors or upcoming announcements," he said. [Thx Fabio!]
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