Dell Prepares Move Into Cell Phones: Report
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Dell is preparing a move into cell phones as early as next month, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the matter. The computer company has had a group of engineers working on the phones for more than a year from an office in the Chicago area, these people said, according to the newspaper. They produced prototypes built on Google's(GOOG) Android operating system and Microsoft's(MSFT) Windows Mobile software. The Journal reports Dell is focusing on so-called smartphones, higher-end devices that include features such as Web browsing and email, including one with a touch-screen similar to Apple's(AAPL) iPhone. Dell is trying to increase its sales as its mainstay personal-computer business struggles in the recession, the Journal reports. Shares of Dell slid Thursday on news that $280 million in expenses related to restructuring efforts and stock-option expenses would cut deeply into its fourth-quarter results. Dell closed down 4.5% to $9.50 Friday.>To order reprints of this article, click here: ReprintsTheStreet Premium Services For Personal Service: 877-471-2967
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