[News] ARM-based Sub-notebooks with GNU/Linux Look Strong
Roy Schestowitz
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Inventec Smartbook almost makes me think Smartbooks have a shot
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| There’s no question that PC makers and
| wireless carriers are getting ready to
| unveil a whole slew of low power smartbooks
| with ARM processors and Linux...
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Qualcomm sees big bucks in China's smartbook market
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| It's almost as if Qualcomm's CEO Paul
| Jacobs took a deep breath and looked the
| vast expanse that is Mainland China and
| said to himself; 'There be money in them
| there hills...'. As well there should be.
| Qualcomm is arguably the world's biggest
| producer of ARM-based silicon, the very
| silicon that powers virtually every cell
| phone ever made. Today's statement however
| took some commentators by surprise as it
| was made not in the context of phones, but
| of smartbooks, miniature computers that are
| set to replace Netbooks as the next-big-
| thing in 2010.
|
| [...]
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| Will Android or Google Chrome OS have a
| part to play? Of course. Will Apple be
| watching with interest? You bet. 'Tis an
| interesting view from here, has to be said.
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Recent:
Qualcomm unveils Lenovo smartbook, new Scorpion chipset
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| At Qualcomm's annual analyst meeting today, the
| company demonstrated a Linux- and Qualcomm
| Snapdragon-based "smartbook" from Lenovo, say
| reports. Qualcomm also announced a new 1GHz
| MSM7x30 smartphone chipset family which
| incorporates the same superscalar Scorpion CPU
| technology as the Snapdragon, and is capable of
| 720p video at 30fps, says Qualcomm.
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http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Qualcomm-Lenovo-smartbook-and-Qualcomm-MSM7230/?kc=rss
Litl Webbook: A Sexy Internet Computer for the Home
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| Litl's operating system is rooted in open
| source -- Ubuntu, to be exact -- but its
| uniqueness lies in the sleek design. When not
| being used as a laptop, users can prop it up
| like an easel then set it to display photos or
| stream content from Weather.com and other
| popular Web sites.
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http://ostatic.com/blog/litl-webbook-a-sexy-internet-computer-for-the-home
[Feature] CES Roundup: Equipment Makers Play for Survival (2)
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| Qualcomm Inc of the US is another hot prospect, exhibiting a notebook PC
| mounting its Snapdragon chipset for mobile equipment (Fig 11). It comes with
| RedFlag Linux and Xandros OS. The mobile phone network support provided by
| Snapdragon can be used for communication. CDMA Technologies vice president
| Mark Frankel of Qualcomm said, "We think this is the first Linux machine in
| the world capable of communication via the 3G network without any add-ons."
| It is expected to ship in the second quarter of 2009.
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http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/HONSHI/20090227/166458/
Qualcomm Runs Android on Netbook Chip
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| Qualcomm said today it is running Google’s Android platform on its Snapdragon
| chipset designed for netbooks and mobile Internet devices. This isn’t
| earth-shattering since Snapgragon is an ARM-based chip, and another Qualcomm
| ARM-based chip powers the G1 Android phone. Qualcomm is also a big Android
| backer through the Open Handset Alliance.
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http://gigaom.com/2009/01/08/qualcomm-runs-android-on-netbook-chip/
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Megabyte
The more I read about smartbooks the more they seem like the convergence
of Smartphones with Netbooks. An interesting concept but the ubiquitous
access to WiFi or 3G service at affordable prices needs to come first.
Where I'm located WiFi is available in some coffee shops, hotels and a
handful of restaurants. 3G service is cost prohibitive in many
respects, I always feel I have to do the minimum amount online when I am
using it to keep the cost down. Battery life use to be a major inhibitor
to mobile computing but that has been addressed on many of the latest
Netbooks and some laptops. Now the hurdle seems to be affordable
wireless connectivity. I pay around $40-$50 per month for ADSL\Cable
access at 15 MB access with limits of upwards of 130 GB per month.
Contrast that with 3G cellular data which costs $100 per month for lower
speed but acceptable access speeds and a 5 GB data cap. 3G needs to
become more affordable but will it because as it becomes more affordable
the demand for it will be greater and can wireless providers support the
increased infrastructure costs with lower fees?
Roy Schestowitz
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____/ Megabyte on Sunday 22 Nov 2009 16:39 : \____
At some stage (around 2006) Microsoft was thinking as seriously as Google
about doing wifi services. Later came the spectrum wars. There's a lot of
wiggling room with subsidies and lock-in, which is what they all have
in mind, IMHO.
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