Not content with being one of the top PC makers on the planet, Dell looks set to push its way into the world of mobile phones starting this week! At least that’s the rumor coming out of the Far East.The rumor comes courtesy of the serial scoopers over at TechCrunch, who have received a tip from an Asian source “with knowledge of the situation”. Apparently Dell’s phone is so far along in development that it’s going to be unveiled in the next couple of days although just for the Chinese market at first.Little is known about the Dell phone hardware, although TechCrunch has heard that the handset will be “iPhone like” with a large touchscreen and no physical keyboard a bit like the spy shots we got wind of back in June.
Details are similarly vague on the software front, although things point to an Android operating system something we’ve heard before. Despite being a long-time Windows partner, Dell is reportedly already collaborating with Google on an Android powered tablet PC, so it would make sense to adopt its platform for its phones too. That said, Reuters reported earlier this year that Dell’s phone would carry a proprietary OS developed by a China-based company.
Now its known through Telecompaper that Dell is set to introduce a mobile phone in China within the next couple of days, source with knowledge of the situation. The phone would be launched with China Mobile (TD-SCDMA) or China Unicom (WCDMA). Techcrunch believes the operating system for the handset is Android as Dell has also been working with Google on an Android-powered tablet computer. The phone would feature a touchscreen but no keypad.
