http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/ Engadget Comments for Dell creates communications division for push into handheld market http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/
I'm expecting even better devices later on.


PS Dell, Your Linux love is showing....]]>Dec 4th 2009 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 4th 2009 7:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://swan.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8344ab1b953ef01127914f76528a4-800wi]]>Dec 4th 2009 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/While very funny...It was more of a comment about how on Engadget every time a new phone or line of phones is announced the war begins anew. "Oh THIS is the phone I've been waiting for!!" or "Finally they did XYZ thing with a phone!" ]]>Dec 4th 2009 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 4th 2009 8:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/
Agreed. I whole heartedly agreed with the story Engadget did a few weeks ago about if one OS, Phone, etc wins - the other has to lose. When all the opinions and flame war crap boils down to people yelling about what device or OS is best for THEM, not necessarily for everyone else.

Nice to see there are others who understand this concept.]]>Dec 4th 2009 8:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 4th 2009 7:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 4th 2009 9:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/To quote Ed Colligan's famous saying about the iPhone, "PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They're not going to just walk in." Of course, this saying might hold true for Dell. Waahahah.]]>Dec 5th 2009 11:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/
(Friday 13th icon bottom left)]]>Dec 4th 2009 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 4th 2009 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/
I agree with you. Their MP3 player sucked, and even though their PDA's were cheap as hell and had lots of options for the price, as you can see they eventually bailed. I think they are doing this just to stick their name in the ring. If they don't truly make something unique with Android inside, Its going to be over before it started. ]]>Dec 4th 2009 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/
If the warranty exceeds the cellphone contract, problem solved. If Dell decides to exit the Smartphone market after dumping a bunch of cheap, desirable devices into it, what does it hurt to get 'em? The Android and WindowsMobile communities will offer better patches and faster response than the manufacturer ever would, and the 3rd Party Accessory makers are probably the only ones you'll ever buy from.

That's not to say that buying the first-gen version of any device is a solid plan, but not being convinced Dell is in it "for the long haul" seems like a rather silly complaint.]]>Dec 7th 2009 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/
Shortly after I got my Dell Axim 5, MS released an update of the OS. Manufacturers are supposed to modify the OS updates to work with their product. They provided that update, but it failed (MS issue). When MS released the next version (fixing the issues), Dell decided not to bother with it -- making my 18 month old Axim stuck in the old OS forever. And leaving me stuck with a rapidly obsolete $400+ device. Meanwhile, the folks who bought HP PocketPCs received every update ever released.
I don't feel that's a "silly complaint" at all.]]>Dec 9th 2009 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/
Having said that, Dell's history with making a big splash in PDA's and MP3 players, then abandoning the products altogether doesn't give me a warm feeling.]]>Dec 4th 2009 8:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 4th 2009 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 5th 2009 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 4th 2009 8:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 4th 2009 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Yes, he is the same guy.. lets hope he don;t bring Dell down this time]]>Dec 4th 2009 9:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 4th 2009 8:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/
Totally agree. It's not that it's inherently ugly, but nowadays you have to do one of two things; either differentiate yourself from the standard (iphone-esque) look (htc hero, moto droid), or if you're going to go for that look, make it super classy with interesting design elements. This does neither, and is terribly boring looking.]]>Dec 4th 2009 9:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 4th 2009 8:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 4th 2009 8:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/
Fine..wrong choice of words. I meant a MORE open environment. How does that sound??? And my analogy is correct because like Windows, Android is distributed through numerous hardware manufacturers and it will overwhelm Apple due to quantity alone. This happened to Apple 20+ years ago and it looks like this will happen again. Android will be on low end phones so it will be inevitable. Dont get defensive because you are starting see the demise of Apple. Its okay, Apple seems to do okay having below 20% marketshare.


(I know I unfairly assumed you are an Apple fanboy, but youre still a douche because you clearly knew what I meant, asshat).]]>Dec 4th 2009 8:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 4th 2009 9:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/
You are correct. Although I cant stand Apple, I only owned Apple laptops because theyre well made and have good hardware (As for desktops, custom is best imo). However, they still wont be the dominant player if they keep up what they always have done. That in itself is not a bad thing because they always thrived as a boutique company with a huge fanbase.

The only market leading product they have is the ipod and that probably wont change. But smartphones is starting to look a bit like the PC industry. Cost will always be a factor and not everyone is willing to pay for a premium smartphone whereas Android will be on everything. Eventually, Android phones will be ubiquitous as Windows. Thats my prediction.]]>Dec 4th 2009 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/
You're talking like the market is 90% Apple, and Google is the lone figher with 10%. But the real market is much more split, with both RIM(BB OS) and Nokia(S60) have more market share then Apple.(Plus MS with windows mobile) Honestly the market will most likely end up supporting more OSes then the PC world does(on a large scale) ]]>Dec 5th 2009 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/
True smartphones are much more fragmented than PCs, but as far as I rememeber, desktops were a bit like that in its infancy as well till MS took over. I believe Android will eventually become the Windows of the phone world. Maybe Symbian can control the low end market due to Nokia but Android will be on low end phones as well. Apple will as usual get their own niche market share. If Android plays their cards right, they can shred blackberry's market share if they implemented business-friendly features while at the same time being appealing to the mainstream consumer. ]]>Dec 5th 2009 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 5th 2009 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/
Yeah, this is just my opinion. It looks all too familiar. But who knows right? It could all change. Maybe Apple can dominate the smartphone market if they diversify their product range because they do dominate the mindshare of the public in the smartphone realm.

If they do, God help us all. They are looking to be possibly much worse than MS judging by their actions of late.]]>Dec 5th 2009 8:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/It could be an iPhone killer in China. Those Chinese citizens don't seem to like to spend money on high-priced goods. A knock-off of anything is good enough for them. The Dell Mini 3i should suit their tastes perfectly.]]>Dec 5th 2009 11:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 4th 2009 8:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 4th 2009 8:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 4th 2009 8:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 4th 2009 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 4th 2009 9:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 4th 2009 9:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 4th 2009 10:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 4th 2009 10:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Nice job on the spelling of aesthetics. But looks like you used up all your style points on the big word and forgot the simple like "their next device" not there. ]]>Dec 4th 2009 10:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 4th 2009 11:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/ Personally, I'm leaning towards one of the Android's from Sprint. However, I learned long ago not to buy something new to the market (hardware or software) until the bugs get worked out, and regular people can write reviews about their experience as opposed to someone who is getting paid for reviews.
For now, I guess I will stick with my BlackBerry since it is furnished by my job. :-)]]>Dec 5th 2009 2:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/
However, we'll have to wait and see how good the devices are, as HTC has made some really neat devices that have terrible RF performance. These devices should be as good of a phone as an old flip phone, you shouldn't have to trade RF and voice quality for data-centric features. With today's technology, you should be able to have both (i.e. DROID).

Right now, while HTC lags in this regard, Motorola, and Nokia have smartphones that are also good phones. The iPhone isn't bad, although it can't keep pace with Motorola or Nokia in terms of being a phone.]]>Dec 5th 2009 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/dell-reorganizes-creates-communications-group-with-focus-on-mob/Dec 5th 2009 3:30PM