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Mobile Technology Desires
By chris_b
Dec 12, 2009 Sat Dec 12 22:15:08 GMT 2009




This year Dell has expanded its mobile technology offering beyond the standard laptops by embedding 3G technology in its Mini 10 netbook and the introduction of the new Mini 3 in China, a sleek and slim new multi-touch smart phone.

As part of our Global strategy and Dell’s ongoing investment in smarter, more mobile products, we are reaching out to the community to ask what capabilities YOU want to see in the next generation of mobile technology and hear what demands you expect mobile devices to address.

Summary
By chris_b
Jan 1, 2010 Sat Dec 12 22:15:08 GMT 2009

Thank you for all the ideas! We will get back to you on exactly what ideas we will put into action and when.

Status: Archived
Ideas: 16
Duration:  12/12/09 - 01/01/10


Ideas submitted for Storm Session

3

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Closed
Larger screens on mobile phones. By jervis961,  Dec 13, 2009

For years the trend was to make cell phones smaller and smaller. With the evolution to smart phones screen sizes have grown but it is still difficult to use due to all the scrolling and zooming to view the web and other functions. Dell should do a little research and find out just how large they can make a phone and still have it held comfortably in the palm of the average person's hand. I would bet that Dell could add at least and inch to the screen. Then Dell should devote as much space as they possibly can to the touch screen. While this will not eliminate the need to scroll and zoom it will lessen the need.
jervis961200.0
  Sun Dec 13 15:25:43 GMT 2009
Comments: 11
Categories: Broadband and Mobility  
Status:Acknowledged



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Continue my session from device to device By aakoch,  Dec 15, 2009

Sometimes I'm working on my desktop and want to switch to my laptop or phone. I'd love the ability to "transfer" my session (web browsing, for example) to another device. Or, if I see a Twitter update on my phone with a link I could click on "Open on laptop" so I could read it on my laptop. It would be great if I could seemlessly switch between devices.
aakoch120.0
  Wed Dec 16 02:50:03 GMT 2009
Comments: 0
Categories: Broadband and Mobility  
Status:Acknowledged



110
Closed
Better CPU By Tacoman667,  Dec 14, 2009

With the release of the SnapDragon and NVidia Tegra CPUs, smartphones have gotten so much better in terms of mobile computing.  Now that there is Android and Windows Mobile operating systems that deliver applications ranging from games to financial applications with a much closer level of complexity to  full desktop application, we need to start incorporating the latest in mobile CPU technology.
Tacoman667110.0
  Mon Dec 14 15:14:04 GMT 2009
Comments: 0
Categories: Broadband and Mobility  
Status:Acknowledged



100
Closed
Additional security for application menu By Tularosa,  Dec 14, 2009

Would like to control what applications appear on the phone menu. Today's smartphones only allow lock/unlock to control access to phone applications. Additional levels of security would help safeguard access to programs that access financial data or store sensitive data.

A multi-tier application menu hierarchy that could isolate general apps from secure apps/data.   
Tularosa100.0
  Mon Dec 14 21:25:11 GMT 2009
Comments: 2
Categories: Broadband and Mobility  
Status:Acknowledged



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Standardized hardware for multiple operating systems. By fahdriyami,  Dec 16, 2009

Users these days judge mobile phones and make buying decisions not only on a mobile devices' hardware, but also on what mobile operating system its running. It would be nice to give the buyer a choice between both Windows Mobile and Andriod for the same device.
fahdriyami90.0
  Wed Dec 16 11:06:44 GMT 2009
Comments: 0
Categories: Broadband and Mobility  
Status:Acknowledged



80
Closed
noise canceling By grduke,  Dec 14, 2009

 Most new bluetooth headset makers have incorporated some kind of noise canceling into their products.  It would be nice if we started seeing more handset makers incorporate this technology as well
grduke80.0
  Mon Dec 14 16:12:14 GMT 2009
Comments: 3
Categories: Broadband and Mobility  
Status:Acknowledged



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Global Shipping By aikiwolfie,  Dec 16, 2009

Dell is a global player. There's absolutly no reason in the world for Dell to restrict a product like a phone, laptop, netbook, desktop or display to any given region of the world. Dell could ship all of it's mojor products globally if it wanted to even if it didn't have a local plant producing that product.

Take Apple for example. It's products are built in China. They sell globally. Dell is so much bigger than Apple. But Dell feels it can't do this? Of course Dell doesn't mind sourcing it's call centre services from the other side of the world.

Stop playing territories. It's an old dinosaur of a business model that just doesn't work any longer.
aikiwolfie70.0
  Wed Dec 16 20:28:37 GMT 2009
Comments: 2
Categories: Broadband and Mobility  
Status:Acknowledged



60
Closed
Phones that give a longer use span By winszip,  Dec 26, 2009

One problem I sense about the smartphone market is that everyday there will be a new gadget or technology that makes yesterday's smartphones seem inferior or less attractive. This creates a lot of post purchase dissonance for yesterday's customers, who will be thinking they should have waited and buy the smartphone at a later date. However, this is a vicious cycle as even if the customers wait to the date they chose, the next day, there will be another smartphone that is better tomorrow.
It will be great to see Dell come out with a smartphone that enables customers to use it for a longer time even when newer and better smartphones are manufactured.
One way would be to come up with a smartphone that is constantly being upgraded in terms or gadget or software or even hardware. I'm not very knowledgable about the mechanics of a smartphone but hopefully this idea could be brought across and thus enables customers to not keep thinking about waiting for the best, then buy. But rather buy something now and know that their phones have the capabilities to not go out of fashion or lose so much out to new phones because of the constant upgrades to keep their phone up to standard.
winszip60.0
  Sat Dec 26 20:55:16 GMT 2009
Comments: 0
Categories: Accessories (Keyboards, etc.)  
Status:Acknowledged



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Synchronization tools By christopher25,  Dec 22, 2009

Today there still is no main application POWERFUL enough to synchronize:

- laptops, netbooks, palmtops, blackberrys... (as HARDWARE)

- contacts, mails, SMS's, places, Dosc, Pics (as CONTENT)

- pulpit's, fonts (as THEMES)

- LOCATION awerness of all HARDWARE

- multiple operating systems (and cloud/network disk)

With this in mind people will end up with: lesser security, data duplication, less integrity of work they are doing with this hardware. It is not the issue about whetcher Dell should/could deliver good mobile device (like smartphone/paltop etc.) rather than how this tool will augment our workplace! Without 'SychroApp' that powerfull as I mentioned - it will not happen soon.

SideNote: This app should be 3RD party - non related to M$/Apple etc. to avoid 'exclusions' - what point in having syncApp when it won't sync. with everything? And who is to decide what I want/need to sync.?!
christopher2550.0
  Tue Dec 22 20:19:02 GMT 2009
Comments: 0
Categories: Broadband and Mobility  
Status:Acknowledged



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Closed
Include Hardware h264 acceleration on dell minis By The Kitchen Sink,  Dec 31, 2009

I just noted that the  Broadcom Crystal HD decoder (BCM970012) has been released, as a mini-pcie card, i feel this would be a very useful bit of hardware to have as either an option or standard with atom based notebooks, or any dell system fitted out with a gpu that is unable to offload h264 processing on its own.

With HD youtube videos getting more and more common and in australia with h264 encoded tv broadcasts it means that atom + intel gpu combos are nearing a technological wall.

Review/Preview of the chip and package here:
http://www.anandtech.com/gadgets/showdoc.aspx?i=3701

Along those lines more small mobile solutions with discrete or nvidia/ati chipsets would be good
The Kitchen Sink50.0
  Thu Dec 31 13:42:34 GMT 2009
Comments: 0
Categories: Broadband and Mobility  
Status:Acknowledged



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Closed
Make better use of the screen footprint By jamiemac,  Dec 20, 2009

While the jury will always be out on what screen size to use for a smartphone, the reality will be set by human ergonomics and in pocket-ability.

What's missing from most smartphones today, is better use of the available screen real-estate, and developers should auto zoom fonts etc.- especially during control or dialling to work with the context of what's on the display/happening at that usage point. While they can fade away to unclutter the screen to read content, they should be able to be recalled instantly with one gesture/touch/command.

Message to Developers: Think about being able to use the phone without needing to put reading glasses on- in sunlight- in the dark- where buttons are invisible. And while that's hard for a 20 something developer with 20:20 vision, ask them to consider doing all their code development through the smartphone screen, and not on a 27" super sharp LED screen..........maybe the message will sink in.
jamiemac40.0
  Sun Dec 20 21:28:52 GMT 2009
Comments: 1
Categories: Broadband and Mobility  
Status:Acknowledged



40
Closed
charging option By sanjith,  Dec 27, 2009

can you  enable USB  based charging of the mobile  through the laptop?. It would be a cool feature
sanjith40.0
  Sun Dec 27 23:25:50 GMT 2009
Comments: 0
Categories: Broadband and Mobility  
Status:Acknowledged



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Closed
Full line of Android Phones By iamnotjamesh,  Dec 21, 2009

Have sleek, thin, fully-functioned phones in a slider, flip, text slider, and candy-bar forms.  There are no basic smartphones with Android.  For example, a flip phone that can do most of the features an iphone can: camera, music, apps, browser, mail.  Android is a good software solution for regular phones as well.  It's better than developing individual, specific software for every model that has some features but lacks others..  Have all the phones running on same visual and featured platform.  Making a cheap, basic "feature-phone" (flip, sliders, etc.) is the way to go.  Most smartphones have expensive, large touchscreen form factors.  Putting advanced software onto cheaper phones will generate an audience and push a revolution of phone feature and capability.  Promote Please.
iamnotjamesh20.0
  Tue Dec 22 00:05:28 GMT 2009
Comments: 2
Categories: Broadband and Mobility  
Status:Acknowledged



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Closed
Compete Directly By sirebral,  Dec 27, 2009

When making a smart phone you need to compete directly with the big dogs in the industry. Don't be a tool and just offer a Data Package that the carrier offers ... totally break off the carrier and go WiFi and offer VoIP.

Don't make a phone that cell carriers want, make one that buyers want and then the carries will come over because that is where the money will be.

As it is, it looks like WiFi is not in the specs .. so I think you fail on that part. For the next part you need to ask yourself .. "Are we being truely innovative?" And from what I see you are not.  It's just another smart phone. No flip, no side spin or twist, no extra sound card for MP3 ... can't you guys see how the smart phone industry is working?

Seriously .. phones sell because of niche gadgets and all this has for a nich is Google's Droid software?  I smell a bit of a Fail coming.
sirebral10.0
  Sun Dec 27 17:35:47 GMT 2009
Comments: 1
Categories: Broadband and Mobility  
Status:Acknowledged


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