The new Dell Venue Pro is quite notable for several reasons. For starters, it represents a major part of the resurgence of Dell in the portable electronics market. The old Axim PDA line was met with very limited success, but Dell is keen to grow in the smartphone and tablet market with devices like the Venue Pro, as well as the Dell Streak. Secondly, the Dell Venue Pro is one of the first smartphones to be powered by Windows Phone 7.

This is an entirely new mobile operating system from Microsoft, taking a major leap forward from the Windows Mobile 6.5 environment that preceded it. With Windows Phone 7, users get access to a series of dynamic tiles that will automatically update with information from Facebook, Twitter, and other services. The point is that a rich environment is provided that allows users to get what they need as quickly and efficiently as possible. The Zune and Xbox integration is impressive too.

In terms of this specific smartphone, the Dell Venue Pro features a 4.1-inch AMOLED display, portrait slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 8GB internal memory, five-megapixel camera, 720p HD video recording, and a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. It will be made available in the United States exclusively through T-Mobile.

For more on Windows Phone 7 and the variety of devices powered by it, check out the Windows Phone area on the official Microsoft website. Other noted smartphones in this series include the HTC HD7, LG Optimus 7, and Samsung Focus.