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I wasn’t going to post this for a couple reasons. The source blog that I first saw this on April 4th had this item posted on April 1st, April Fools Day. The other reason is that I was told by my Dell Contact that she was not aware of any plans to develop a phone at this time. Now that the reports are being posted on more notable news sources, it’s worth passing on. I mentioned a couple times on the podcast that I hope I am wrong about this rumor, but… you know. All I can say is, never say never.

This morning, I got a Google Alert pointing to this story:
“The sources claimed that the Dell PDA handset project, codenamed “Fly,” will develop a model using the Windows Mobile 6 Professional platform and supporting HSDPA. It probably will feature a QWERTY keyboard, though feature details have yet to be determined, the sources said.

Quanta, which is the biggest notebook supplier for Dell, is actively developing products for the PDA handset and 3G phone market, and it currently supplies handsets for Hewlett Packard (HP) and O2. Although the size of Quanta’s handset business is smaller than High Tech Computer (HTC), its position as an ODM without its own-brand business or collaboration with telecom carriers has allowed it to win the Dell PDA handset project, the sources commented.”

I had also heard that Dell turned down the offer to rebrand the same Windows Mobile Smartphone that HP is currently prepping for launch. I can’t confirm that info, nor can I divuldge where I heard it.

Source : Digitimes

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