Dell Streak Tablet to Debut on AT&T this Summer

Dell's upcoming highly anticipated tablet, the Mini 5 aka 'Streak', is getting closer to an official release date. For now we have to settle for "late summer," company CEO Michael Dell said at a conference.

Unlike most gadgets nowadays, the Streak will be launching first in Europe on O2 Telefonica, followed by release in the U.S. for AT&T customers.

Similar in stature to the Sony PSP, Dell's Streak isn't directly an iPad-killer. Featuring a 5 inch capacitive touchscreen, a 5 megapixel camera on the back, a separate front-facing camera that can be used for video conferencing, a standard 3.5mm headphone jack, Wi-Fi with 3G connectivity and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz processor.

It will be running on the latest version of Google's Android operating system, 2.0 or higher. Dell hopes to offer a SIM card option instead of just processing data, so users can make phone calls through the device. There has been no word thus far as far as pricing goes for this device.

Dell’s tablet seems to be the first real shot against Apple's iPad.