Dell's Smartphone Rejected — Too Dull

MBCook writes "AppleInsider has an article discussing Dell's attempt to enter the smartphone market, as well as the news that the phone was rejected by carriers as too dull. The article doesn't pull punches: 'Dell's failure to successfully step from the commodity PC business into the mobile handset market should come as no surprise, as smartphones requires expertise in software platform ...
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HTC Android phone

Last info update: http://slinq.net/3397 - The long-awaited HTC Dream, the first commercial handset running Google's Android operating system, will be coming to T-Mobile as the G1 for $179 on October 22nd. Featuring a 3-inch touchscreen, internet navigation buttons and a full QWERTY keypad, the smartphone market has finally broken free of Symbian, Windows Mobile and the sweet clutches of fruit companies. Read on for the details, and you can decide whether or not the competition is a good ...

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Apple Takes 3rd Place in Global Smartphone Sales

Image of iPhone courtesy Apple. Apple's iPhone inched up to take third place in global smartphone sales during the third quarter of 2008, according to data from Gartner . The quarter also marked the fist time iPhone sales outpaced Microsoft Windows Mobile sales in the U.S. and around the world.
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HTC Maple smartphone seen at Mobile World Congress

Please note that this story is based upon rumor and/or speculation. Apparently HTC was showing off the unannounced Maple smartphone a few weeks ago at the 2009 Mobile World Congress.
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