Chalk up another win for Google in the 21st Century mobile phone war: Dell has announced its first foray into the cellphone market - and it will be with a mobile that runs on the search giant’s Android operating system.

Dell’s Android phone, featuring both a touchscreen and a keyboard, is expected next year on US carrier AT&T, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Dell is also talking to multiple other carriers.

In the near future, cellphones will displace PCs as the main way to access the internet, and voice-recognition and “air keyboards” will become the primary way of interacting with your gadgets, a new study predicts.

The cellphone generation
The Pew / Internet survey of 578 industry leaders and analysts finds 77% agree with the statement: “The mobile device will be the primary connection tool to the internet for most people in the world in 2020”.