Yes. You read that right. Dell and smartphone development. That's just one of the many rumors swirling around the smartphone industry these days. Another is that Google's going to come clean about what it's up with its mobile platform Android. (Meanwhile it's Google that Dell is supposedly working with on a cell phone product.)

Given next week is Mobile World Congress (with Robert Redford headlining..) you gotta hope something big gets pushed out. With Apple grabbing a spot among the top three popular smartphones, you know Google has to be panting hard to push the iPhone off its lofty perch.