Dell plans to release a smartphone in the U.S.

Dell plans to launch a smart phone with Android software from Google via AT & T operator, according to a source, which would be the first PC maker's foray into the arena of mobile telephony in the U.S..
Dell will be the last manufacturer of technology in trying to settle in the rapidly growing market led by Apple and Research In Motion. The phone also plans to give a boost to the fledgling mobile platform from Google, which competes with Apple and Microsoft.
A source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters that Dell plans to introduce a U.S. version of its "oPhone" for China - powered by Android - and the device is certified by AT & T for your home network.The Wall Street Journal, which broke the news on Wednesday, citing people briefed on the matter saying that the phone could be launched Dell in early 2010.
Smart phones - mobiles with complex functions ranging from email to media - have exploded in the corporate and consumer market as more and more users access information and entertainment outside the home.
Dell spokesman Andrew Bowins declined to comment on a deal with AT & T but said: "We are deeply committed to our operator partners around the world to offer computing devices that work with mobile broadband.
He added: "We have not announced anything about Android although we continue to explore opportunities in these areas with operators around the world."
Google declined to comment, as did AT & T. But the spokesman for the telecommunications giant, Michael Coe, said: "We expect to sell phones with Android in the future."