Close
  • Latest News
  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Networking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Applications
  • IT Management
  • Storage
  • Sponsored
  • Mobile
  • Small Business
  • Development
  • Database
  • Servers
  • Android
  • Apple
  • Innovation
  • Blogs
  • PC Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Search Engines
  • Virtualization
Read Down
Sign in
Close
Welcome!Log into your account
Forgot your password?
Read Down
Password recovery
Recover your password
Close
Search
Logo
Logo
  • Latest News
  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Networking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Applications
  • IT Management
  • Storage
  • Sponsored
  • Mobile
  • Small Business
  • Development
  • Database
  • Servers
  • Android
  • Apple
  • Innovation
  • Blogs
  • PC Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Search Engines
  • Virtualization
More
    Home Latest News
    • Mobile
    • Networking
    • PC Hardware

    Dell Venue Pro, with Windows Phone 7, to Debut at Holidays

    By
    Nicholas Kolakowski
    -
    October 12, 2010
    Share
    Facebook
    Twitter
    Linkedin

      Dell’s Venue Pro, its newest entry in the smartphone market, looks a lot like the BlackBerry Torch 9800. It features a 4.1-inch capacitive touch screen and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The Gorilla Glass makes the screen highly scratch-resistant, and Dell’s engineers have ever-so-slightly curved the device’s front-supposedly to give it a more elegant feel.

      The smartphone will run Windows Phone 7, on T-Mobile’s network. And just as Research In Motion is aiming the Torch 9800 at the broadest possible audience, Dell evidently intends the Venue Pro for both consumers and businesspeople.

      “We see the Venue Pro for everyday people with a diverse range of full and busy lives,” Bill Gorden, a Dell spokesperson, wrote in an Oct. 11 posting on the corporate Direct2Dell blog. “They need to stay connected, be productive and keep in touch with colleagues, friends and families. Dell designed the Venue Pro to be a multi-purpose always-connected device to help people be more efficient, always connected and entertained.”

      T-Mobile will host the smartphone “in the U.S. this holiday season,” Gorden added, without clarifying pricing or exact availability.

      Dell’s other recent entries in the mobility space include the 4-inch Streak, which launched in the United States Aug. 13. That tablet runs Google’s Android 1.6 operating system, features front- and rear-facing cameras, and is priced at either $549.99 unlocked or $299 with a two-year AT&T contract. In late September, rumors about a 7-inch Streak made their way around the Web, after Dell CEO Michael Dell showed off a prototype device at Oracle OpenWorld.

      “Michael made the point that devices are changing and evolving rapidly to keep up with the way users want to get their data-anytime, anywhere,” read a Sept. 22 posting on Direct2Dell, referring to the OpenWorld appearance.

      Microsoft launched Windows Phone 7, its latest attempt to regain market share in smartphones, with a New York City event Oct. 11. The smartphone platform will debut in the United States on nine smartphones, from manufacturers such as Dell, LG Electronics and Samsung. GSM-based networks, notably AT&T and T-Mobile, will be the first to offer the devices, which will then migrate to CDMA-based networks such as Verizon in 2011.

      As the premiere U.S. carrier, AT&T will introduce three Windows Phone 7 devices in the November-December timeframe: the LG Quantum, the HTC Surround and the Samsung Focus. All three will be priced at $199, a model that other manufacturers and carriers could follow.

      “I’ve been looking forward to this day for some time,” Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told media and analysts gathered for the New York City event. “We focused in on the way real people really want to use their phones when they’re on the go. We want you to get in, out and back to life.”

      More to the point, Microsoft wants users who would ordinarily gravitate toward the Apple iPhone or Google Android-whose fierce competitive pushes have eaten away at Microsoft’s mobile market share over the past several quarters-to consider a Windows Phone 7 device instead.

      Nicholas Kolakowski
      Nicholas Kolakowski is a staff editor at eWEEK, covering Microsoft and other companies in the enterprise space, as well as evolving technology such as tablet PCs. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, Playboy, WebMD, AARP the Magazine, AutoWeek, Washington City Paper, Trader Monthly, and Private Air. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

      MOST POPULAR ARTICLES

      Cybersecurity

      Visa’s Michael Jabbara on Cybersecurity and Digital...

      James Maguire - May 17, 2022 0
      I spoke with Michael Jabbara, VP and Global Head of Fraud Services at Visa, about the cybersecurity technology used to ensure the safe transfer...
      Read more
      Cloud

      Yotascale CEO Asim Razzaq on Controlling Multicloud...

      James Maguire - May 5, 2022 0
      Asim Razzaq, CEO of Yotascale, provides guidance on understanding—and containing—the complex cost structure of multicloud computing. Among the topics we covered:  As you survey the...
      Read more
      IT Management

      Intuit’s Nhung Ho on AI for the...

      James Maguire - May 13, 2022 0
      I spoke with Nhung Ho, Vice President of AI at Intuit, about adoption of AI in the small and medium-sized business market, and how...
      Read more
      Big Data and Analytics

      GoodData CEO Roman Stanek on Business Intelligence...

      James Maguire - May 4, 2022 0
      I spoke with Roman Stanek, CEO of GoodData, about business intelligence, data as a service, and the frustration that many executives have with data...
      Read more
      Applications

      Cisco’s Thimaya Subaiya on Customer Experience in...

      James Maguire - May 10, 2022 0
      I spoke with Thimaya Subaiya, SVP and GM of Global Customer Experience at Cisco, about the factors that create good customer experience – and...
      Read more
      Logo

      eWeek has the latest technology news and analysis, buying guides, and product reviews for IT professionals and technology buyers. The site’s focus is on innovative solutions and covering in-depth technical content. eWeek stays on the cutting edge of technology news and IT trends through interviews and expert analysis. Gain insight from top innovators and thought leaders in the fields of IT, business, enterprise software, startups, and more.

      Facebook
      Linkedin
      RSS
      Twitter
      Youtube

      Advertisers

      Advertise with TechnologyAdvice on eWeek and our other IT-focused platforms.

      Advertise with Us

      Menu

      • About eWeek
      • Subscribe to our Newsletter
      • Latest News

      Our Brands

      • Privacy Policy
      • Terms
      • About
      • Contact
      • Advertise
      • Sitemap
      • California – Do Not Sell My Information

      Property of TechnologyAdvice.
      © 2021 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

      Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.

      ×