This could be great news for the Windows Mobile platform and the entire PDA industry if Dell comes back to PDAs. As most people (myself included) agree, Dell made some of the most stunning Pocket PCs that still can't be beat. This can only be good news if Dell comes back into the fold. With recent news of Garmin also coming back, the mobiles are not dead.
Dell reportedly plans to resume its handheld device business and the company may team up with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to develop Windows Mobile-based handheld devices, according to market sources in Taiwan.
Dell has been reorganizing its team for handheld devices since it hired Ron Garriques, a former executive vice president at Motorola in charge of its cell phone division, in early 2007, the sources indicated.
Dell apparently has accelerated its move towards the handheld device segment following Acer's recent announcement of acquiring Taiwan-based smartphone maker E-Ten Information Systems, the sources added.
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