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Saturday, January 29, 2011

Dell Unveils Venue Smartphone At CES


Dell at CES introduced its new Dell Venue smartphone running the Android 2.2 operating system.
The Android version follows Dell's Windows 7 Venue Pro device launched in October. It features Dell's Stage user interface, a 4.1-inch AMOLED display with a curved Gorilla Glass protective covering, a Swype keyboard, and an 8-megapixel camera facing the back of the phone.
The Venue comes with access to Android's applications and widgets from the Android Market online, which the Stage interface makes relatively easy to navigate.
The Venue supports enterprise applications such as ActiveSync and QuickOffice, in addition to a number of entertainment features. The device emphasizes Web-browsing as well as mobile productivity in order to broaden its appeal.
Dell said that the Venue phone is powered by a 1GHz processor, although it has not offered the model name. Nor has the company offered pricing and availability for the device.
Dell has been active on the mobile front, offering a number of mobile embedded devices on both the Google Android, as well as Windows 7 and Windows Phone 7 devices. The Streak 7 and the Venue smartphone join the Streak 5 tablet, the Inspiron duo convertible tablet launched in November, and the Windows Phone 7 Venue Pro smartphone.
Despite the company's apparent emphasis on small form factor devices, Dell's mobile operations unit was discontinued in December, and its Chief Executive is leaving at the end of the month.

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