The Compaq Airlife 100 may have made its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas in January, but it has yet to land on retail shelves in the US. The device is one of the first so-called smartbooks to hit the market. It has a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and runs Google’s Android operating system. It’s sort of a…

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The Compaq Airlife 100 is one of the first so-called smartbooks to make it to market. The 10 inch mini-laptop combines some of the best elements of a netbook with those of a smartphone. Unfortunately, Chippy at Carrypad has determined that the Airlife 100 doesn’t quite live up to its potential. In a detailed review, he concludes that the 12-hour…

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The Compaq Airlife 100 isn’t widely available yet, but Chippy at UMPC Portal got his hands on a pre-release unit and he’s posted an unboxing and hands-on video of one of the first so-called Smartbooks. The device has a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 512MB of RAM, 16GB of flash storage, and 3G and WiFi capabilities. Design-wise, it looks an awful…

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If you’ve been wondering how HP plans to make an operating system designed for smartphones usable on a laptop, the answers are now here. Kind of. While the Compaq Airlife 100 smartbook isn’t actually shipping yet, you can download the user manual, FAQ, Quick Start guide, and a few other documents from HP’s support site. There’s also information on how…

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It looks like HP is about to become the first major PC maker to bring an ARM-based smartbook running Google Android to market. Engadget reports that the Compaq Airlife 100 should be available in Spain in mid-May through wireless carreir Telefonica Movistar. The smartbook will run 229 Euros up front, plus 48 Euros per month for wireless service. (There’s a…

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HP is expected to launch the Compaq Airlife 100 smartbook soon. An early version of the Google Android-powered smartbook showed up at CES in January. And HP has already filed documents related to the Airlife 100 with the FCC. Now the company has created a web page for the Compaq Airlife 100 with specs and software information. So here’s what…

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HP’s first smartbook is due to hit the streets in the next month or so. The Compaq Airlife 100 looks a lot like a typical HP netbook, but it has a Qualcomm Snapdragon ARM-based processor, an integrated 3G modem, and a solid state disk. Wireless Goodness spotted an FCC listing for the Airlife 100 which mentions that it will support…

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A few days after HP Spain unveiled the company’s first ARM-based Smartbook running the Google Android operating system, Chippy from UMPC Portal spotted one on display at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Chippy says the user interface looks good and works well with the touchscreen. He was impressed with the build quality, keyboard, and light weight. Overall, the Compaq Airlife…

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It looks like the rumors (and FCC filing) were true — HP is bringing its first smartbook to market. It will be called the Compaq Airlife 100, and according to Engadget it will basically look like a netbook and have the guts of a smartphone. In fact, the Airlife 100 looks virtually identical to the prototype smartbook that HP was…

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HP has already said that the Qualcomm Snapdragon-based smartbook running Google Android that it was showing off at CES earlier this month was just a prototype and isn’t ready for prime time yet. But there’s mounting evidence that the company is planning to launch something in the smartbook space. Wireless Goodness spotted an FCC listing today for something called the…

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