07/01/2012, So you own a Dell Venue Pro, one of the first Windows Phone-powered smartphones in the market, which has aged rather gracefully I might add at nearly 2 years old. While you are mulling over whether to ditch this old faithful and settle for one of the more fluid Lumia devices from Nokia, you might want to hold on to your horses for a while. After all, one user in […]

11/30/2011, It’s been many months since the Mango update for Windows Phone 7 started rolling out but certain handsets have yet to receive it yet. Case in point – the Dell Venue Pro on AT&T. But for those of you who own that particular phone, we’ve got some good news for you. Microsoft has just announced today it has started delivering the update to Windows Phone 7.5 Mango for the Dell […]

10/07/2011, Another one bites the dust in the world of smartphones – you can add Dell’s name to the list of hardware manufacturers that decided to stop rolling out a particular device simply because it does not believe in the operating system any more. Dell from Texas might not have been an important part of the Windows Phone ecosystem, but that does not mean it remains antagonistic against Microsoft’s efforts.

07/21/2011, The long awaited Dell Venue Pro update that was said to be released today will unfortunately be delayed for T-Mobile customers. According to a tweet from Lionel Menchaca from Dell, the update that is said to fix the WiFi lock-up issues that the Windows Phone 7-running Dell Venue Pro device is having right now. Here’s what his tweet said: Sorry, but the #dellvenuepro firmware update for T-Mo customers in the […]

07/21/2011, Own a Dell Venue Pro? Well, you could be on T-Mobile or AT&T with this Windows Phone 7-powered smartphone, but just for today, we bring you good news to the former group as a firmware update for the Venue Pro is on schedule, with Dell’s Lionel Menchaca tweeting that a firmware update is on its way. To hear it from the horse’s mouth concerning this update that will fix the […]

06/27/2011, If you happen to own the Dell Venue Pro, then you would be pleased to hear that the Windows Phone 7-powered handset will be receiving an update next month which will help fix up stability issues in addition to its speed. What makes the Dell Venue Pro special? Well, for starters, this is the only one of its kind in terms of hardware design for the Windows Phone 7 platform, […]

05/05/2011, The Dell Venue Pro is already Stateside via T-Mobile, and if you prefer an unlocked handset, you can always get it from Dell’s website directly. The largest network in the US, AT&T, has just rolled out the Dell Venue Pro to the masses in pre-order form, retailing for $99 – as long as you choose a new 2-year contract. Of course, you can also pick it up unlocked from $499 […]

05/04/2011, Originally, the Dell Venue Pro proved to be one of the highly anticipated Windows Phone 7-powered devices out there, but somewhere along the way, things went awry as attention of the masses was shifted elsewhere. At the end of March, whispers on the street had it that Dell was working on a different firmware update for the smartphone, although no further details on fixes or roll-out dates were mentioned. Someone […]

03/31/2011, After countless delays, adopters of Windows Phone 7 are finally starting to see the NoDo updates arriving on their phones. The latest phone to receive the highly-anticipated WP7 NoDo update is the Venue Pro from Dell. For those of you who haven’t received the “pre-update”, you’ll have to install that first before you get NoDo. As usual, you’ll have to connect your phone to your computer and run the Zune […]

03/30/2011, Lionel Menchaca, one of the writers on Dell’s Direct2Dell blog, recently confirmed over his Twitter account that Dell will be offering the “NoDo” Windows Phone update for those who own a Venue Pro smartphone. NoDo delivers copy/paste functionality to the Venue Pro, and among the other changes would be speed improvements within applications courtesy of performance tweaks made to the update. All you Venue Pro owners out there, if you […]

01/30/2011, Dell’s maiden foray into the world of Windows Phone 7 comes in the form of the Venue Pro, where it is tipped to arrive in the UK via online retailer Expansys on February 2nd. It will retail for £440, and it is a good thing that already includes VAT and delivery, which means the device is just a wee bit more affordable than the HTC 7 Pro and Sony Ericsson […]

12/16/2010, There is a new Dell Venue Pro variant that has gone through the gates of the FCC, where it will tout WCDMA Band II and V support. Just what does that mean to the man on the street? Well, those bands would result in this Venue Pro variant playing nice on the 3G networks of AT&T in the US, as well as Rogers, Bell, or Telus in the Great White […]

12/14/2010, Folks who placed a pre-order for the Dell Venue Pro online were originally meant to receive their smartphones already, but instead all they got were notices that this Windows Phone smartphone will arrive only next month – well, on the bright side, at least you have a new phone for a new year! The Venue Pro is one of two of T-Mobile’s devices that is powered by Microsoft’s new mobile […]

11/30/2010, With early problems surrounding the Dell Venue Pro, we haven’t heard much in terms of wide availability of Dell’s first Windows Phone 7 smartphone. However, December 14th should be the date that marks the wide availability of the device, if a brief shot of the device on Dell’s website holds to be true. The Dell Venue Pro will be compatible with T-Mobile’s 3G AWS network in the U.S. and will […]