Filed under: Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Dell (DELL)
It usually isn’t the biggest news in the tech realm when someone introduces a new phone, but the situation is a bit different when the phone uses Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) software and is made for smartphones on the AT&T (NYSE: T) network. The phone will be made by Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), features the Google Android system for its technology, and will be launched in the United Says early next year, as reported in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required). This is a notable phone, as it is Dell’s first foray into the U.S. cell phone arena.
Dell’s offering will feature a touch screen rather than a keypad and will feature a camera — much like Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone. The Dell offering will be similar to another Dell device that it showed in China back in August, but with a few different features. Google figures in, as its Android technology will run programs like a Web browser, music player, and games for the Dell phone. While many are going to focus on why the phone is good for Google, I’d rather focus on why this phone will be a spectacular failure.
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