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."

Nokia unveils new phone models and subnotebook

Nokia the world's largest maker of mobile phones, unveiled new models that include more features and better musical compatibility with Facebook and the new subnotebook, or netbook, the Finnish company.

The announcement is part of Nokia's campaign to expand into new markets such as wireless services online.

"We're on the defensive or offensive," said Nokia executive vice president Anssi Vanjoki Nokia World09 exposure in two days in Germany.

It said it reached an agreement with Facebook, the popular social networking page, allowing users to update some of their phones and their location directly on the page provided by Nokia's Ovi account.

That capability will be included in the new mini N97 also presented on Wednesday which will sell for 450 euros ($ 645) without contract when the market starts in October.

Nokia unveiled new devices in its exhibit, including his new laptop, Nokia Booklet 3G to be sold in the last quarter of 2009 with operating system Windows 7.

The aluminum laptop has a screen measuring 25 cm (10 inches) and weighs 1.3 kilos (2.8 pounds). That puts it in the subnotebook category of manufacturers who have pioneered Taiwanese Asustek Computer Inc.

But unlike most subnotebooks, the Booklet of Nokia will have a chip with a connected GPS navigation Nokia Maps program and an aluminum foil instead of the typical plastic.