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Dell officially announces Streak, the Android device

bapagoh — Thu, 27 May 2010 02:23:41 +0000

Dell has officially announced Streak, the first Android device from Dell.

Here is the specs:

1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor
5-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen
5-megapixel camera with LED Flash
16GB internal memory with microSD support
Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth 2.1
7.2 Mbps HSDPA
launching with Android 1.6, update to Android 2.2 by end of the year

It will be available in U.K. in early June and US will follow later. However, the price is no announced yet.

[via businesswire]

Dell Mini 5 teased by Michael Dell

bapagoh — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:36:03 +0000

Some of you are waiting for Dell to release its much anticipated Android based MID, Mini 5 (Snapdragon? 5MP camera?). However, until now not much information has been released by Dell. Even Michael Dell himself teased TechCrunch with it recently, saying nothing more than “it’ll be out in a couple months.” Just look at the video below.

Dell plans to setup a communications divison

bapagoh — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:48:03 +0000

Accordingly to Wall Street Journal, Dell‘s mini 3i is just their first step to the mobile market. And in fact, Dell is planning to setup a new mobile communications group to handle all mobile device business.

Current consumer division head and former Motorola exec Ron Garriques will take charge of the new group.

So expect to see more involvement of Dell in the mobile communications market and more Dell phones coming.

[via engadgetmobile]

Dell Mini 3i Android to be available in China end of November

bapagoh — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:59:12 +0000

In case you have forgotten, the press release is issued to remind you that the Dell Mini 3i will be available in China by the end of the month. It means latest by next week, China users will have their hands on the first Android phone from Dell.

Dell is definitely after the huge mobile market that China has. Imagine the 500 million mobile users, that’s a largest market you can get on earth.

The phone has 640×360 3.5 inch screen, Bluetooth, GPS and a micro SD expansion slot but it has no 3G connectivity and wifi. It runs an Android based open source OS called OPhone.

The press release after the break.

[via businesswire]

China Mobile will soon become the first mobile operator to sell the Mini 3i, a sleek and slim new multi-touch smart phone from Dell designed to leverage the power, flexibility and applications of China Mobile’s new OPhone and Mobile Market platforms. Available in Red Passion and Oiled Bronze colors, the Mini 3i will begin arriving through China Mobile’s nation-wide channels (its authorized stores) by the end of this month and Dell direct to follow.

The Mini 3i runs China Mobile’s flexible OPhone open source platform, and includes the latest in popular entertainment including pre-loaded 139Mail e-mail, Fetion chat and digital maps for navigation. A large 3.5-inch widescreen creates a big-screen experience, making photos and videos bigger and more intense. The Mini 3i is also compatible with a range of consumer applications, e-mail platforms, and office productivity software.

“People today want to carry their lives with them – they want to discover, capture and share new content as they roam around the world,” said Michael Yang, vice president and general manager for Greater China Consumer of Dell. “We believe Dell’s year-long development collaboration with China Mobile will amplify those experiences better than anyone else in the industry.”

“This signals an important milestone in the long term partnership between China Mobile and Dell,” said a China Mobile spokesperson. “We are excited for Dell to be among the first manufacturers to introduce new technology based on the OPhone platform. We look forward to working with Dell as it brings innovative new products and services to add value to our customers’ lives.”

The Mini 3i is the result of a year-long collaboration with China Mobile and further illustrates Dell’s ongoing investment in smarter and more mobile products. China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile service provider with more than 500 million subscribers, teamed with Dell earlier this year to develop a new product for the rapidly growing base of mobile broadband users in China, embedding 3G technology in the Dell Mini 10 netbook.

With the recent launch of the OPhone platform, industry analysts are estimating that the current base of 180 million mobile broadband users in China will continue to grow at a rapid pace. The Mini 3i is specifically engineered to give those customers a smart phone that delivers fast, easy and fun access to the internet, e-mail, chat, music and video.

Popular Mini 3i Features:

Entertainment: Access to China Mobile’s Mobile Market suite of services, games, productivity tools, wallpapers, ringtones and applications. Discover China’s popular Internet sites including 51.com, Kaixin and Renren.
Customization: Personalize MP3 ring tones, icons and shortcuts. Run widgets on the home screen: sports, stocks, news and weather tickers.
Navigation: GPS navigation.
Search: Search contacts, appointments and e-mail from the home screen.
Camera: 3 megapixel camera with zoom, auto-focus, flash, video capture and photo-editing capabilities. A 3.5 inch, widescreen (16:9), 640 x 360 display that’s ideal for viewing photos and videos.
Popular Messaging: Support for the wide range of messaging platforms and services, including e-mail, IM, MMS and SMS.

Dell Mini 3i OPhone Specifications:

Form Factor: Tablet/PDA
Dimensions: 58.35 x 122 x 11.7
Display: 3.5” nHD, 640×360
Bands/Modes: Quadband GSM/EDGE
Weight: <105g (grams)
Bluetooth
GPS
Micro SD (up to 32GB)
Connector: Mini USB

Dell Mini 3i unboxed in China

bapagoh — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:08:29 +0000

The bloggers in China, has got their hands on the Dell Mini 3i, the OMS based smarphone from Dell and to be sold by China Mobile.

OMS is a platform based on Android. On the retail box, Dell is calling it the smallest Dell ever. The Mini 3i comes with a capacitive touch screen that supports multi-touch and a special stylus that is designed for the capacitive touch screen. We have heard before that HTC is working on a similar technology but it seems like Dell is ahead of them.

There is no 3.5mm audio port but the package does come with a miniUSB to 3.5mm port adapter in case you are not happy with the miniUSB headset that comes with it.

The original Chinese version of the article is here.

View the Google translated version here.

[Update] Dell mini 3i will be sold first in China and Brazil. In addition Dell has agreements with other telecom providers, including Vodafone in Europe; Australia/New Zealand, AT&T and Verizon in the U.S.; M1 and Starhub in Singapore; and Maxis in Malaysia.

Meet Streak, Dell’s 5-inch Android based MID

bapagoh — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:04:00 +0000

After the confirmation from Dell‘s CEO Michael Dell, we know Dell is not going to stop just at the China (the Dell mini 3i). We now have a leaked video showing Dell’s next Android based device, Streak (its code name). This device has a 5 inches screen, with 800x480 in resolution. It is also packed with 3G, wifi, dual LED flash, micro SD card slot. The video shows a prototype device and the final product could look a lot different. But anyway, it gives us ideas of how the Dell Android based MID could be.

Enjoy!