The tablet market is still in its relative infancy and has been largely dominated up to now—both in sales and basic concept—by the iPad from Apple (NSDQ: AAPL). But that could be changing in the year ahead, and those making tablets are thinking about what might be the best form…

Dell is not among the companies announcing a new tablet this week at the CES show in Las Vegas, but it made sure to keep its name in the air. It says it plans to release a brand new tablet in late 2012, as part of a redoubled effort after…

Another chapter in the ongoing consolidation of the tablet market—specifically in the area of those many Android vendors that have failed to pick up critical mass for their products. It looks like Dell may be the latest to pull out of selling Android tablets—in the U.S. at least—which could be…

Baidu’s determination to get a piece of the action in China’s fast-growing mobile market has yielded plans for an app store and mobile platform of its own, Baidu Yi, based on Android; and now we are getting more details on the second part of the equation: the devices.

The Android tablet community has little choice but to keep plugging along in their uphill quest to establish Android as a tablet competitor to the iPad, but clearly not all devices will make it along the way. Dell said goodbye this week to its first attempt at an Android tablet,…

Of the many reasons why Windows Phone 7 has yet to make a big splash in the market, one of them, arguably, has been the fact that no single OEM has seized on the OS as its “hero” platform. That looks like it will change soon enough, with Nokia (NYSE:…

Mobile TV may have had a big setback recently with the closure of Qualcomm’s Flo TV. But many other there still believe there is a future for mass-market mobile digital TV services. The Open Mobile Video Coalition, the 900-strong broadcaster consortium, is one of them, and today the group took…

A government investigation into insider trading has, unsurprisingly, found its way into the mobile industry. Yesterday, four people—including employees for Dell and the major component manufacturers Flextronics and AMD—were arrested for supplying confidential information about products like the iPad and iPhone to hedge funds, making at least $400,000 in the…

Dell may have grabbed a few headlines the other week when it announced it was ditching its BlackBerries in favor of Windows Phone 7 handsets (coincidentally made by Dell itself), but its mobile business has otherwise failed to spark significant interest. Now the company is reorganising the business unit, and…

With the early success of the iPad, many copycats will hit the market this year. Dell’s coming out quickly with its response—the Streak, which will be available in the U.S. starting Friday for $300 when combined with an AT&T (NYSE: T) contract. The five-inch display makes it easier to compare…

Computer-maker Dell has secured a partnership with Telefonica (NYSE: TEF) to extend its mobile business to Latin America and Europe. The partnership will focus on building smartphones for the market, but will likely also include Dell’s other portable products, such as netbooks and tablets, IDC News Service reports. The deal…

So that’s where Dell phones might end up. Computer maker Dell has been hinting for a few months now that it will enter the smartphone market, though it was reported that American carriers were unimpressed by its first efforts, rejecting them as “too Dell-like.” But what may be boring in…

Dell has formed an MVNO in Japan, selling new laptops with built-in no-configure HSPA internet access—using DoCoMo’s 7.2 Mpbs wireless network. The prices of the laptops are similar to those of Dell’s existing line, indicating it is trying to attract customers to the computers with extra value. Of course, once…

Dell remains undeterred, even after carriers rejected its first attempts at making a smartphone on the basis of being dull. The company’s CEO Michael Dell said during a speech in Tokyo today: “It is true that we are exploring smaller-screen devices. We don’t have any announcements to share today, but…

Dell has learned the hard way that wireless carriers still wield a ton of control in the wireless industry. It appears that unless you are Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), Google (NSDQ: GOOG), or even Palm (NSDQ: PALM), it’s not that easy to win the carriers over. After rumors spread earlier this…

Rumblings about two computer-makers—Dell and Acer—are escalating as to whether they will enter the mobile-phone market. The WSJ reports that Dell is preparing a move into cellphones as early as next month, but hasn’t finalized its plans. Meanwhile, Acer’s plans sound more solid with a launch likely occurring as soon…

There have been rumors of Dell entering the mobile handset market for a while now, but speculation is mounting that the company will team up with Google (NSDQ: GOOG) to release a handset based on the Android platform. “Senior industry sources claim the two companies will reveal their plans at…