Dell May Introduce Smartphone at GSMA Mobile World Congress

From DailyTech: The economy is down meaning that sales of computers and other technology items like high-end TVs have slowed greatly. The slow sales of computers have hurt many firms in the technology world from the computer maker to the suppliers of the components inside the machines.

While the computer industry is shrinking, the smartphone market has continued to grow as more people look to their phones to offer some of the same functionality that they are used to seeing on a PC like internet access.

Dell has been rumored to enter into the smartphone market for a while now and according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), sources say Dell's first smartphone could launch as early as next month. Dell reportedly has had engineers working on phones in a Chicago office under a veil of secrecy for over a year.

Dell reportedly even kept many managers and executives in the dark about its phone operations. WSJ sources claim that Dell will focus exclusively on the booming smartphone market, a niche that is currently owned by the Apple iPhone. One device is said to use a touch screen and an onscreen keyboard like the iPhone and another is said to be a slider with a keyboard underneath.

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