Dell, Baidu team up for tablets, mobiles

Baidu is one of China’s best known brands and a mobile phone or tablet carrying the Baidu name will be able to leverage on that recognition all over China, analysts said.

Dell declined to give a timeline for the launch of the devices, but local media reported on Tuesday, quoting sources, that it may be as early as November. Dell’s Streak 5 tablet is a five-inch Android-based tablet that was discontinued in the United States last month.

The company said it already had partnerships with Dell and other device makers declining to comment on the new tie-up. Dell said the partnership with Baidu involved the company’s new mobile platform.