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November 13, 2009

Qualcomm Unveils Lenovo Smartbook

Qualcomm (News - Alert) CDMA Technologies, a provider of wireless chipset technology, has reportedly unveiled the smartbook, an all new mobile computing device, this week. The Lenova-made device comes together with engaging characteristics of smart phones and laptops.
 
The glossy red color smartbook is power driven by Snapdragon a Qualcomm chipset platform. The hand sized equipment has a full screen display and a key board. The smartbook has the backing of AT&T's (News - Alert) network for providing the latest mobile broadband services.
 
Featuring instantaneous start-up/boot-up features, this device is designed to run six dynamic gadgets utilizing the main screen. The panels on the main screen are planned to provide simultaneous exhibit of e-mail access, information on social-networking Web sites and weather bulletins.
 
In September, ‘Freescale’ a company engaged in the marketing of smartbooks launched a Sharp (News - Alert) product nicknamed as NetWalker duct. The five-inch display smartbook is manufactured by Sharp, a Japanese consumer electronics company, weighs less than one pound, and provides 10 hour continuous working. Glen Burchers, Freescale's director of segment marketing, said the market will witness nearly 12 such products within the first quarter of 2010.
 
Qualcomm CDMA Technologies is a source for the wireless chipset technology equipments. The chipset products of the company are used in most of the leading 3G equipments marketed all over the world. The wireless products of the company are used in a range of computer products and electronic devices. QCT is designing and delivering products to meet the functional requirements of integrating flawless ever-present connectivities requirements of the future.

While unveiling the smartbook, Qualcomm Chief Executive Paul Jacobs, clarified how the smartbook could overcome some of the professed inadequacies of smartbooks using ARM (News - Alert) technology.
 
“Smartbooks won't be able to display a ‘full Internet experience’ because ARM-powered devices don't support the Flash software used in rich Internet applications,” he said in a statement.
 
Jacobs said to overcome the inadequacy, the company worked with Adobe to deploy Flash on the Lenovo (News - Alert) smartbook, adding that the device also supports high-definition video.
 
Without elaborating about the proposed name for the product and the price, Jacob announced that the smartbook will be officially launched during the Consumer electronics exhibition in January 2010.

Jyothi Mahalingham is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Jyothi's articles, please visit his columnist page.

Edited by Amy Tierney
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