A false start on Dell’s website revealed the computer and monitor maker may soon get into the smartphone game as well with a pair of Pharos-branded smartphones, the Traveller 117 and 127. While the phones have disappeared since making their short-lived online debut, their specifications were revealed so we know what to expect if and [...]

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Scientists sent by Greenpeace to Ghana have recently found extreme cases of chemical contamination at two “e-waste” facilities. Soil and water tests were conducted at two electronics scrap yards where various items such as broken computers, monitors, and televisions are shipped from the United States and Europe for processing and extraction of scrap metals. [...]

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There have been rumors that Moto may be abandoning the cellphone business. The culprit is one Richard Windsor, an analyst at Nomura. Last year’s $388 million operating loss may have given him a clue. Some likely buyers have been popping from out of China: ZTE, Huawei. PC maker Dell may also offer to purchase Motorola’s [...]

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The Gizmodo with the reference to the Forbes reported that Dell is working on a smartphone. The device will be made by the Taiwan-based Quanta. Dell has been rumored long ago to enter the smartphone market after leaving the PDA market. According to the Forbes, the first Dell smartphone will be launched early in 2008. [...]

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