Dell's website has begun taking pre-orders for the Venue Pro, this company's first device with Windows Phone 7. Previously, this high-end smartphone had only limited availability, but it should be broadly available next week.
The holiday shopping season is starting, and Brighthand has put together a list of the top smartphones gift givers should consider. In addition, all the TechnologyGuide sites have made their picks -- the top laptops, desktops, tablets, printers and cameras.
Dell's first smartphone with Windows Phone 7 was released earlier this month, but has run into multiple hardware problems that have delayed it from being broadly available. The Dell Venue Pro sports a range of high-end features, and is expected to be widely released in the near future.
An upgrade to Android OS 2.2 has begun rolling out to the Dell Streak. Those who have the unlocked version of this tablet phone will get this upgrade very soon, but those with carrier locked devices will have to wait.
Dell says it is going to start sending out a system software upgrade to its cutting-edge tablet phone before the end of this month. The move to Android OS 2.2 will bring support for Adobe Flash to the Dell Streak, along with many other new features.
According to an anonymous source at Dell, this company is working on a follow-up to the Dell Streak. The upcoming tablet phone with Google's Android OS will supposedly have a higher-resolution screen and a more advanced processor.
Dell's first model running Microsoft Windows Phone 7 is reportedly going to be available in a few stores on Monday, and be more widely available next week. The Dell Venue Pro is going to sport a range of high-end features.
The first models running Windows Phone 7 have hit store shelves in Europe, and Microsoft was able to announce that users of its new operating system have 777 applications to choose from in the software store.
For users who like to store lots of music, video and photos on to their smartphones, Kingston has started shipment of a new 32 GB microSDHC card, making it the second company to offer a microSD card of this capacity.
Google is expected to release a new version of its Android OS in the near future. No details have been announced yet, but an unofficial source indicates that this version, code-named Gingerbread" will include support for Google's video conferencing system.
Verizon has started a new program aimed at letting customers dispose of a phone in an environmentally sound way while also benefiting community programs and giving credit toward a new phone or phone bill.
The Dell Streak debuted with Android OS 1.6, but Dell has committed to releasing Android OS 2.2 for it before too much longer. This upgrade will bring a significant collection of new features.
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