Dell tablet coming to AT&T next year?
Section: Communications, Smartphones, Computers, Mobile Computers, Netbooks, Wireless
While phone freaks are all up in arms about Dell’s decision to launch the Mini 3 touchscreen smartphone in China and Brazil before even mentioning when it will come home to the US, an Android-powered tablet, called Streak, looks to be headed to AT&T next year according to the Commercial Times.
Geek.com says not only will one tablet hit the US carrier next year but the company is hard at work on multiple screen sizes as well. This news comes on the back of CNN Money discussing the rumored Apple tablet as if it were coming and we should hold back some cash for when it does come.
Unfortunately, Commercial Times doesn’t hold a good track record. Earlier this year, the paper predicted an Apple tablet would be shown off in Q3. That, of course, didn’t happen.
The Dell shown here raises some big questions. Would an internet tablet of similar size to the iPod touch sell with an always-on connection? If so, wouldn’t AT&T tap Apple to get the iPod on the network? A knee-jerk response would say no, AT&T doesn’t want to detract from iPhone sales, right? Well, if that is case, going with #2 Android tablet would circumvent cannibalized iPhone sales but then they are stuck pedaling products the compete with the market leader.
$30 a month for data sounds like a lot for the iPod touch crowd. Especially if they are already paying for a cell phone and broadband at home. What do you think? Let us know in the comments.
Read:[Geek.com] and [DigiTimes]
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