Is Hulu Mobile Coming To A Dell Phone?

Dell Thunder with Hulu Mobile App

Engadget has uncovered this little nugget of information, and while unconfirmed, it’s fairly juicy: Dell will launch a mobile phone called Thunder later this year that may come loaded with an integrated Hulu video application.

To date, Hulu executives have said they are interested in bringing the popular online streaming TV service to mobile and portable devices, but nothing has yet materialized from the NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) – Disney (NYSE: DIS) – News Corp (NYSE: NWS) joint venture. A collaboration with a Dell phone doesn’t make a whole lot of sense since the computer-maker’s efforts in mobile in the U.S. so far have been limited to one phone launch with AT&T (NYSE: T). However, the phone will be running the Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Android OS, hinting that it could be available on multiple devices from various phone manufacturers.

Other specifications leaked in the documents describe the phone as a status symbol made for the professional. The phone comes with a 4.1-inch screen, ties into Facebook and Twitter, and has Swype as a touchscreen keyboard replacement. It also supposedly includes Flash 10.1 for watching videos and a 8 megapixel camera.

If the Hulu app does indeed come on the Dell Thunder, that would not preclude it from launching on any other device. Fox Mobile Group, which is part of the News Corp. family, has announced a mobile video subscription application that will launch on a variety of handsets, including Android, BlackBerry and iPhone. Called Bitbop, there’s no indication so far that it would be connected to a Hulu mobile launch. The documents leaked to Engadget do not provide any additional details about Hulu, such as whether it will be free or paid. Fox’s Bitbop plans to charge $9.99 a month.

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