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Dell Streak temporarily discontinued, will return in August?

By | July 22, 2011, 11:20am PDT

Summary: The Dell Streak pulls a disappearing act from Dell’s website and retail stores, apparently for a critical update but Dell PR won’t elaborate.

According to Engadget, the 5″ Dell Streak is pulling a disappearing act from Dell’s online and retail stores but will be back on shelves by August. A customer service rep told Engadget that the phone hasn’t been discontinued, but just requires an update that is not Android-related. Dell’s PR team has not provided any more details on the Streak’s absence because “Dell does not comment on rumors, speculation, or unannounced products.”

When I tried to order the same phone from Dell’s website, I received the following message:

Sorry, but this item is no longer available for purchase online. Please contact your sales representative for details on how to order.

Whatever this “update” is, it’s certainly critical enough for Dell to stop selling the device and be so tight-lipped about the issue. For those of you who have a Streak, do you have any insights on what Dell could possibly be fixing? Please share with us in the comments below.

[Source: Engadget]

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Gloria Sin is a freelance journalist based in New York City.

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Gloria Sin

Gloria Sin is a New York-based freelance journalist who writes about the tech toys that you can't live without for ZDNet. She has little patience for poorly designed user experiences, and is not afraid of opening the guts of her own machines for repair or hacking her gadgets for new uses.

She has written for FastCompany.com, Popular Science, Olympic News Service; she currently covers the startup scene in the Tri-State area for NYConvergence.com.

Prior to ZDNet, Gloria was the online editor for Dance International, and dabbled in web design and social media consulting. When she is offline, you will find her at an ice rink living out her figure skating dreams. Follow her on Twitter.

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