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Dell Venue Pro
Manufacturer	Dell
First released	November 2010
Compatible networks	GSM, UMTS
Form factor	Slider smartphone
Dimensions	122.0 mm (4.80 in) (h); 63.5 mm (2.50 in) (w); 15.2 mm (0.60 in) (d)
Weight	192.78 g (6.8 oz)
Operating system	Windows Phone ; 7.0.7392.0 (USA) ; 7.0.7355.0 (India) ; 7.10.8862.144 (Germany)
CPU	Qualcomm QSD8250 1GHz Scorpion (Snapdragon)
Memory	512 MB RAM
Storage	8GB, 16GB, 32GB
Removable storage	N/A
Battery	1400 mAh Lithium-ion battery
Rear camera	5 megapixel autofocus with flash, rear-facing
Front camera	None
Display	4.1-inch (diagonal) widescreen; 480-by-800 WVGA AMOLED
Connectivity	Quad-band UMTS 850; UMTS 1900; UMTS 1700; UMTS 2100
Data inputs	Multi-touch touchscreen display ; Dual microphone ; 3-axis accelerometer ; Digital compass ; Proximity sensor ; Ambient light sensor
Development status	Discontinued
Other	Wi-Fi, Vertical slide out QWERTY keyboard, FM radio, GPS

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The Dell Venue Pro, codenamed Lightning, was a smartphone running the Windows Phone operating system. The phone used the T-Mobile network, but was only available for purchase at Microsoft retail stores or directly from Dell.

The launch of the phone suffered multiple setbacks, due to many technical and logistics issues, with poor communication between Dell and its customers. In March 2012, Dell stopped production of Venue Pro smartphones.

It was being priced with $99.99 on 2-year contract (8 GB), $149.99 on 2-year contract (16 GB), $449.99 off contract (8 GB) and $499.99 off contract (16 GB).

In the USA, it was being available on carriers such as T-Mobile USA; AT&T; Cincinnati Bell Wireless

Launch

The phone was codenamed 'Lightning', and was leaked to the Internet on April 21, 2010.^[1]

Despite being cited as a launch partner for Windows Phone headsets early in July,^[2] the phone was not widely on sale in the United States on the launch day, unlike phones from other launch partners, such as Samsung Focus and three other phones by HTC.

On October 11, in an official statement, Dell announced the phone to be available in the U.S. in holiday season of 2010.^[3] On November 8, Windows Phone was launched, and a very limited quantity of Venue Pros were available for purchase only in the seven Microsoft stores in the U.S.^[4] However, some early adopters of the phone received defective phones with Wi-Fi issues, SIM card issues, faulty headphone jack, and batteries marked as "Engineering Sample".^[5] Despite Dell urging users to return the phones, no phones were available in stock for exchange, and phones were not reshipped on November 19 as claimed.

After missing both the States-wide launch on November 8 and the online launch on November 15, Dell announced that they were "ramping up production" and intended to launch the phone on a bigger scale.^[6]

On December 1, Dell reintroduced the phone and began taking orders.^[7] Customers were given a shipping date of December 15. However, a day before the estimated shipping date, customers were informed that the shipping date was pushed further until January 6, 2011, two months after its intended launch date, as the phones "were being reworked in the factories".^[8] This caused user uproar in many Windows Phone communities.

On December 16, Dell issued a new notice to assure that orders received before December 14 would be shipped before Christmas with an overnight shipping upgrade and a free gift. However, the Estimated Delivery Date of the orders were not updated until a couple days later, causing confusion amongst anticipating customers. Several customers who ordered on a later date received phones before those who ordered earlier. The promised shipping upgrade was also not fulfilled for many customers.^[9]

On February 3, 2011, Dell launched Venue Pro in India. The launch price of Dell Venue was Rs. 34,990.^[10]

On September 23, 2011, Dell posted that the Dell Venue Pro will get the Mango update "later this fall" on the unlocked Cincinnati Bell and T-Mobile devices. Dell released the Venue Pro for the AT&T network later that year.^[11]

As of December 1, 2011, all Dell Venue Pros have been upgraded to Mango, including those shipped from the factory.^[12]

As of March 8, 2012, Dell are discontinuing future production of the Dell Venue Pro and Venue smartphones — This was announced internally to Dell staff on 8 March.^[13]

Wi-Fi bug

The first batch of Dell Venue Pro phones to be manufactured suffered a bug which prevented them from logging onto secure Wi-Fi networks. Dell urged users with buggy phones to return them to the place of purchase and receive replacement handsets.^[14] In addition, even after the full launch of the Venue Pro, there have been reports of WiFi crashing the phone while downloading or using the data connection in some way.

Third Party Involvement

When entering a Venue Pro's IMEI number into an IMEI checking facility the manufacturer of the device is reported as Qisda Corporation, the parent company of BenQ.^[15] The involvement of a third party is also apparent in the 'EM' phone management app.

End of manufacture

On March 28, 2012, Dell posted that the Venue Pro and Venue are no longer for sale on Dell.com, the reason was stated that the devices had come to their end-of-life.^[13] However, Dell has since revived the Venue brand (including the 'Pro') suffix as a brand of tablets.^[16]

References

^ Patel, Nilay (21 April 2010). "Dell Lightning: the ultimate Windows Phone 7 device leaks out". Engadget. AOL. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
^ Miles, Stuart (21 July 2010). "Windows Phone 7: Microsoft confirms launch partners". Pocket-lint. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
^ Gorden, Bill (11 October 2010). "Meet the new Dell Venue Pro Smartphone with Windows Phone 7". Direct2Dell. Dell. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
^ Ziegler, Chris (8 November 2010). "Dell Venue Pro on sale at Microsoft stores, but good luck getting one". Engadget. AOL. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
^ Beren, David (12 November 2010). "Dell Fesses Up To Venue Pro Wi-Fi Issues, Will Reship November 19th". TmoNews. PhoneDog. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
^ Menchaca, Lionel (19 November 2010). "Where we are with the Dell Venue Pro". Direct2Dell. Dell. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
^ Savov, Vlad (1 December 2010). "Dell Venue Pro finally available to order: $99 on contract, shipping December 9th". Engadget. AOL. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
^ Ziegler, Chris (14 December 2010). "Dell: 'Venue Pros are being reworked in the factories,' ship schedule unclear". Engadget. AOL. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
^ Menchaca, Lionel (14 December 2010). "On the topic of Dell Venue Pro Order Delays". Direct2Dell. Dell. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
^ Pillai, Jagatheesan (3 February 2011). "Dell Venue and Venue Pro officially launched in India, this time for real!". TechIt.in. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
^ Menchaca, Lionel (1 December 2010). "Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) update now coming for Venue Pro AT&T customers". Direct2Dell. Dell. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
^ Hollister, Sean (30 November 2011). "Dell Venue Pro update rolls out, Windows Phone 7.5 now available on all devices". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b Bishop, Bryan (28 March 2012). "Dell retires Venue and Venue Pro in the US, future smartphone plans unclear". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
^ Shah, Agam (11 November 2010). "Dell will replace flawed Venue Pro smartphone handsets". Computerworld. IDG. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
^ "IMEI lookup". imei-number.com. 31 March 2012.
^ dell.com

External links

[1] Patel, Nilay (21 April 2010). "Dell Lightning: the ultimate Windows Phone 7 device leaks out". Engadget. AOL. Retrieved 21 July 2012.

[2] Miles, Stuart (21 July 2010). "Windows Phone 7: Microsoft confirms launch partners". Pocket-lint. Retrieved 21 July 2012.

[3] Gorden, Bill (11 October 2010). "Meet the new Dell Venue Pro Smartphone with Windows Phone 7". Direct2Dell. Dell. Retrieved 21 July 2012.

[4] Ziegler, Chris (8 November 2010). "Dell Venue Pro on sale at Microsoft stores, but good luck getting one". Engadget. AOL. Retrieved 21 July 2012.

[5] Beren, David (12 November 2010). "Dell Fesses Up To Venue Pro Wi-Fi Issues, Will Reship November 19th". TmoNews. PhoneDog. Retrieved 21 July 2012.

[6] Menchaca, Lionel (19 November 2010). "Where we are with the Dell Venue Pro". Direct2Dell. Dell. Retrieved 21 July 2010.

[7] Savov, Vlad (1 December 2010). "Dell Venue Pro finally available to order: $99 on contract, shipping December 9th". Engadget. AOL. Retrieved 21 July 2012.

[8] Ziegler, Chris (14 December 2010). "Dell: 'Venue Pros are being reworked in the factories,' ship schedule unclear". Engadget. AOL. Retrieved 21 July 2012.

[9] Menchaca, Lionel (14 December 2010). "On the topic of Dell Venue Pro Order Delays". Direct2Dell. Dell. Retrieved 21 July 2010.

[10] Pillai, Jagatheesan (3 February 2011). "Dell Venue and Venue Pro officially launched in India, this time for real!". TechIt.in. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2012.

[11] Menchaca, Lionel (1 December 2010). "Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) update now coming for Venue Pro AT&T customers". Direct2Dell. Dell. Retrieved 21 July 2010.

[12] Hollister, Sean (30 November 2011). "Dell Venue Pro update rolls out, Windows Phone 7.5 now available on all devices". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved 21 July 2012.

[verge-13] Bishop, Bryan (28 March 2012). "Dell retires Venue and Venue Pro in the US, future smartphone plans unclear". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved 21 July 2012.

[14] Shah, Agam (11 November 2010). "Dell will replace flawed Venue Pro smartphone handsets". Computerworld. IDG. Retrieved 21 July 2012.

[15] "IMEI lookup". imei-number.com. 31 March 2012.

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-The '''Dell Venue Pro''', codename Lightning, was a mobile smartphone running the [[Windows 8]] operating system. The phone used the [[T-Mobile]] network, but was only available for purchase at [[Microsoft]] retail stores or directly from [[Dell]].
+The '''Dell Venue Pro''', codenamed '''Lightning''', was a [[smartphone]] running the [[Windows Phone]] operating system. The phone used the [[T-Mobile International AG|T-Mobile]] network, but was only available for purchase at [[Microsoft]] retail stores or directly from [[Dell]].
-The launch of the phone suffered multiple setbacks, due to many technical and logistics issues, with poor communication between Dell and its customers.
+The launch of the phone suffered multiple setbacks, due to many technical and logistics issues, with poor communication between Dell and its customers. In March 2012, Dell stopped production of Venue Pro smartphones.
+It was being priced with $99.99 on 2-year contract (8&nbsp;GB), $149.99 on 2-year contract (16&nbsp;GB), $449.99 off contract (8&nbsp;GB) and $499.99 off contract (16&nbsp;GB).
+In the USA, it was being available on carriers such as [[T-Mobile USA]]; [[AT&T]]; [[Cincinnati Bell Wireless]]
 ==Launch==
-The phone was codenamed 'Lightning', and was leaked to the Internet on April 21, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Patel |first1=Nilay |authorlink1=Nilay Patel|title=Dell Lightning: the ultimate Windows Phone 7 device leaks out |work=[[Engadget]] |publisher=[[AOL]]  |date=21 April 2010 |url=http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/dell-lightning-the-ultimate-windows-phone-7-device-leaks-out/ |accessdate=21 July 2012}}</ref>
+The phone was codenamed 'Lightning', and was leaked to the Internet on April 21, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Patel |first1=Nilay |authorlink1=Nilay Patel|title=Dell Lightning: the ultimate Windows Phone 7 device leaks out |work=[[Engadget]] |publisher=[[AOL]]  |date=21 April 2010 |url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/dell-lightning-the-ultimate-windows-phone-7-device-leaks-out/ |accessdate=21 July 2012}}</ref>
 Despite being cited as a launch partner for Windows Phone headsets early in July,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/34441/windows-phone-7-launch-partners |title=Windows Phone 7: Microsoft confirms launch partners |last1=Miles |first1=Stuart |date=21 July 2010 |work=Pocket-lint |accessdate=21 July 2012}}</ref> the phone was not widely on sale in the United States on the launch day, unlike phones from other launch partners, such as [[Samsung Focus]] and three other phones by [[HTC]].
-On October 11, in an official statement, Dell announced the phone to be available in the U.S. in holiday season of 2010.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gorden |first=Bill |title=Meet the new Dell Venue Pro Smartphone with Windows Phone 7 |work=Direct2Dell |publisher=[[Dell]] |date=11 October 2010 |url= http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/Direct2Dell/b/direct2dell/archive/2010/10/11/meet-the-dell-venue-pro-smartphone-with-windows-phone-7.aspx |accessdate=21 July 2012}}</ref> On November 8, Windows Phone was launched, and a very limited quantity of Venue Pros were available for purchase only in the seven Microsoft stores in the U.S.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ziegler |first=Chris |title=Dell Venue Pro on sale at Microsoft stores, but good luck getting one |work=Engadget |publisher=AOL |date=8 November 2010 |url= http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/08/dell-venue-pros-on-sale-at-microsoft-stores-but-good-luck-getti/ |accessdate=21 July 2012}}</ref> However, some early adopters of the phone received defective phones with Wi-Fi issues, SIM card issues, faulty headphone jack, and batteries marked as "Engineering Sample".<ref>{{cite news |last=Beren |first=David |title=Dell Fesses Up To Venue Pro Wi-Fi Issues, Will Reship November 19th |work=TmoNews |publisher=PhoneDog |date=12 November 2010 |url= http://www.tmonews.com/2010/11/dell-fesses-up-to-venue-pro-wi-fi-issues-will-reship-november-19th/ |accessdate=21 July 2012}}</ref> Despite Dell urging users to return the phones, no phones were available in stock for exchange, and phones were not reshipped on November 19 as claimed.
+On October 11, in an official statement, Dell announced the phone to be available in the U.S. in holiday season of 2010.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gorden |first=Bill |title=Meet the new Dell Venue Pro Smartphone with Windows Phone 7 |work=Direct2Dell |publisher=[[Dell]] |date=11 October 2010 |url= http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/Direct2Dell/b/direct2dell/archive/2010/10/11/meet-the-dell-venue-pro-smartphone-with-windows-phone-7.aspx |accessdate=21 July 2012}}</ref> On November 8, Windows Phone was launched, and a very limited quantity of Venue Pros were available for purchase only in the seven Microsoft stores in the U.S.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ziegler |first=Chris |title=Dell Venue Pro on sale at Microsoft stores, but good luck getting one |work=Engadget |publisher=AOL |date=8 November 2010 |url= https://www.engadget.com/2010/11/08/dell-venue-pros-on-sale-at-microsoft-stores-but-good-luck-getti/ |accessdate=21 July 2012}}</ref> However, some early adopters of the phone received defective phones with Wi-Fi issues, SIM card issues, faulty headphone jack, and batteries marked as "Engineering Sample".<ref>{{cite news |last=Beren |first=David |title=Dell Fesses Up To Venue Pro Wi-Fi Issues, Will Reship November 19th |work=TmoNews |publisher=PhoneDog |date=12 November 2010 |url= http://www.tmonews.com/2010/11/dell-fesses-up-to-venue-pro-wi-fi-issues-will-reship-november-19th/ |accessdate=21 July 2012}}</ref> Despite Dell urging users to return the phones, no phones were available in stock for exchange, and phones were not reshipped on November 19 as claimed.
 After missing both the States-wide launch on November 8 and the online launch on November 15, Dell announced that they were "ramping up production" and intended to launch the phone on a bigger scale.<ref>{{cite web |last=Menchaca |first=Lionel |title=Where we are with the Dell Venue Pro |work=Direct2Dell |publisher=Dell |date=19 November 2010 |url= http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/Direct2Dell/b/direct2dell/archive/2010/11/19/where-we-are-with-the-dell-venue-pro.aspx |accessdate=21 July 2010}}</ref>
-On December 1, Dell reintroduced the phone and began taking orders.<ref>{{cite news |last=Savov |first=Vlad |title=Dell Venue Pro finally available to order: $99 on contract, shipping December 9th |work=Engadget |publisher=AOL |date=1 December 2010 |url= http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/01/dell-venue-pro-finally-available-to-order-99-on-contract-ship/ |accessdate = 21 July 2012}}</ref> Customers were given a shipping date of December 15. However, a day before the estimated shipping date, customers were informed that the shipping date was pushed further until January 6, 2011, two months after its intended launch date, as the phones "were being reworked in the factories".<ref>{{cite news |last=Ziegler |first=Chris |title=Dell: 'Venue Pros are being reworked in the factories,' ship schedule unclear |work=Engadget |publisher=AOL |date=14 December 2010 |url= http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/14/dell-venue-pros-are-being-reworked-in-the-factories-ship-sch/ |accessdate = 21 July 2012}}</ref> This caused user uproar in many Windows Phone communities.
+On December 1, Dell reintroduced the phone and began taking orders.<ref>{{cite news |last=Savov |first=Vlad |title=Dell Venue Pro finally available to order: $99 on contract, shipping December 9th |work=Engadget |publisher=AOL |date=1 December 2010 |url= https://www.engadget.com/2010/12/01/dell-venue-pro-finally-available-to-order-99-on-contract-ship/ |accessdate = 21 July 2012}}</ref> Customers were given a shipping date of December 15. However, a day before the estimated shipping date, customers were informed that the shipping date was pushed further until January 6, 2011, two months after its intended launch date, as the phones "were being reworked in the factories".<ref>{{cite news |last=Ziegler |first=Chris |title=Dell: 'Venue Pros are being reworked in the factories,' ship schedule unclear |work=Engadget |publisher=AOL |date=14 December 2010 |url= https://www.engadget.com/2010/12/14/dell-venue-pros-are-being-reworked-in-the-factories-ship-sch/ |accessdate = 21 July 2012}}</ref> This caused user uproar in many Windows Phone communities.
 On December 16, Dell issued a new notice to assure that orders received before December 14 would be shipped before Christmas with an overnight shipping upgrade and a free gift. However, the Estimated Delivery Date of the orders were not updated until a couple days later, causing confusion amongst anticipating customers. Several customers who ordered on a later date received phones before those who ordered earlier. The promised shipping upgrade was also not fulfilled for many customers.<ref>{{cite web |last=Menchaca |first=Lionel |title=On the topic of Dell Venue Pro Order Delays |work=Direct2Dell |publisher=Dell |date=14 December 2010 |url= http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/Direct2Dell/b/direct2dell/archive/2010/12/14/on-the-topic-of-dell-venue-pro-order-delays.aspx |accessdate=21 July 2010}}</ref>
-On February 3, 2011, Dell launched Venue Pro in India. The launch price of Dell Venue was Rs. 34,990. It was also mass-ordered for Forest Officials of Karnataka.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pillai |first=Jagatheesan |title=Dell Venue and Venue Pro officially launched in India, this time for real! |publisher=TechIt.in |date=3 February 2011 |url= http://www.techit.in/2011/02/dell-venue-and-venue-pro-officially-launched-in-india-this-time-for-real/ |accessdate=21 July 2012}}</ref>
+On February 3, 2011, Dell launched Venue Pro in India. The launch price of Dell Venue was Rs. 34,990.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pillai |first=Jagatheesan |title=Dell Venue and Venue Pro officially launched in India, this time for real! |publisher=TechIt.in |date=3 February 2011 |url=http://www.techit.in/2011/02/dell-venue-and-venue-pro-officially-launched-in-india-this-time-for-real/ |accessdate=21 July 2012 |archive-date=30 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730015602/http://www.techit.in/2011/02/dell-venue-and-venue-pro-officially-launched-in-india-this-time-for-real/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 On September 23, 2011, Dell posted that the Dell Venue Pro will get the Mango update "later this fall" on the unlocked Cincinnati Bell and T-Mobile devices. Dell released the Venue Pro for the AT&T network later that year.<ref>{{cite web |last=Menchaca |first=Lionel |title=Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) update now coming for Venue Pro AT&T customers |work=Direct2Dell |publisher=Dell |date=1 December 2010 |url= http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/direct2dell/b/direct2dell/archive/2011/12/01/windows-phone-7-5-mango-update-now-coming-for-venue-pro-at-amp-t-customers.aspx |accessdate =21 July 2010}}</ref>
-As of December 1, 2011 all Dell Venue Pros have been upgraded to Mango, including those shipped from the factory.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hollister |first=Sean |title=Dell Venue Pro update rolls out, Windows Phone 7.5 now available on all devices |work=[[The Verge (website)|The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |date=30 November 2011 |url= http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/30/2601520/dell-venue-pro-update-rolls-out-windows-phone-7-5-now-available-on |accessdate=21 July 2012}}</ref>
+As of December 1, 2011, all Dell Venue Pros have been upgraded to Mango, including those shipped from the factory.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hollister |first=Sean |title=Dell Venue Pro update rolls out, Windows Phone 7.5 now available on all devices |work=[[The Verge (website)|The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |date=30 November 2011 |url= https://www.theverge.com/2011/11/30/2601520/dell-venue-pro-update-rolls-out-windows-phone-7-5-now-available-on |accessdate=21 July 2012}}</ref>
-As of March 8, 2012 Dell are discontinuing future production of the Dell Venue Pro and Venue smartphones &mdash; This was announced internally to Dell staff on the 8th of March.<ref name="verge">{{cite web |last=Bishop |first=Bryan |title=Dell retires Venue and Venue Pro in the US, future smartphone plans unclear |work=The Verge |publisher=Vox Media |date=28 March 2012 |url= http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/28/2909815/dell-retires-venue-and-venue-pro-in-us-smartphone-plans-unclear |accessdate=21 July 2012}}</ref>
+As of March 8, 2012, Dell are discontinuing future production of the Dell Venue Pro and Venue smartphones &mdash; This was announced internally to Dell staff on 8 March.<ref name="verge">{{cite web |last=Bishop |first=Bryan |title=Dell retires Venue and Venue Pro in the US, future smartphone plans unclear |work=The Verge |publisher=Vox Media |date=28 March 2012 |url= https://www.theverge.com/2012/3/28/2909815/dell-retires-venue-and-venue-pro-in-us-smartphone-plans-unclear |accessdate=21 July 2012}}</ref>
 ==Wi-Fi bug==
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  | date       = 11 November 2010
  | work       = [[Computerworld]]
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  | accessdate = 21 July 2012
 }}</ref> In addition, even after the full launch of the Venue Pro, there have been reports of WiFi crashing the phone while downloading or using the data connection in some way.
-== Third Party Involvement==
+== Third Party Involvement ==
-When entering a Venue Pro's IMEI number into an IMEI checking facility the manufacturer of the device is reported as Qisda Corporation, a subsidiary of [[BenQ]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IMEI lookup |publisher=imei-number.com |url=http://imei-number.com/imei-number-lookup/ |date=31 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Qisda Lightning |publisher=imei-number.com |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Qisda.png |date=31 March 2012}}</ref> The involvement of a third party is also apparent in the 'EM' phone management app.
+When entering a Venue Pro's [[IMEI]] number into an IMEI checking facility the manufacturer of the device is reported as Qisda Corporation, the parent company of [[BenQ]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IMEI lookup |publisher=imei-number.com |url=http://imei-number.com/imei-number-lookup/ |date=31 March 2012}}</ref> The involvement of a third party is also apparent in the 'EM' phone management app.
 == End of manufacture ==
-On March 28, 2012 Dell posted that the Venue Pro and Venue are no longer for sale on Dell.com, the reason was stated that the devices had come to their end-of-life.<ref name="verge"/>
+On March 28, 2012, Dell posted that the Venue Pro and Venue are no longer for sale on Dell.com, the reason was stated that the devices had come to their end-of-life.<ref name="verge"/> However, Dell has since revived the Venue brand (including the 'Pro') suffix as a brand of tablets.<ref>dell.com</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.dell.com/us/p/mobile-venue-pro/pd Official Dell Venue Pro homepage]
 *[http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/buy/7/phones.aspx?id=1568&backUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.microsoft.com%2fwindowsphone%2fen-us%2fbuy%2f7%2fdefault.aspx&id=1568#detail=1568 Dell Venue Pro on the Microsoft Website]
-*[http://coolmobiles.co.in/index.php?option=com_mobile&view=mob_desc&id=22 Cool Mobiles Link]
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