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HP shows off smartbook prototype with Snapdragon, Android

It must be getting harder to claim historic firsts in the smartbook space, because while Lenovo introduced the first smartbook with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor this week, HP is introducing the first Snapdragon based smartbook running Google Android. That’s the main difference between the unnamed HP netbook and the Lenovo Skylight. Well, that and the […]

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MSI introduces dual-screen netbook/eBook reader running Windows 7

MSI may be the first company to market with a mini-laptop that chucks a physical keyboard for a virtual keyboard and a dual touchscreen setup. MSI is calling the newfangled device an e-reader, but it runs Windows 7 Home Premium and has an Intel Atom Z-series processor, which makes it a laptop in my book. […]

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Marvell shows off ultrathin smartbook prototype with Armada 510 CPU

While Marvell is pushing its new Armada 610 chipset with 3D and HD graphics capabilities, the company is also showing off products this week based on its existing Armada 510 technology. Somehow I missed this one last night, but the folks at Engadget spotted an unnamed smartbook prototype with a 12.1 inch display, a full […]

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Freescale introduces sub-$200 web tablet reference design

Freescale Semiconductor is introducing a new reference design for a dirt cheap web tablet using an ARM Cortex A8-based processor and running Linux or Google Android. The company will be showing off a prototype at CES this week, and Freescale is looking for hardware partners to build actual products based on the reference design. Freescale […]

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Qualcomm shows off new Snapdragon smartbook prototypes

While we’re waiting for Lenovo to launch the first commercially available smartbook with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, Qualcomm has been showing off a few other prototypes. SlashGear snagged some images and a bit o video of a new mini-laptop running Google Android as well as a non-working tablet concept that could serve double duty as […]

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Kohjinsha dual screen netbook concept gets the video treatment

You know that crazy dual-screen Kohjinsha netbook prototype that we showed you earlier this month? It looks interesting in photos and all, but a video is kind of worth a thousand pictures in this case, and the folks at DigInfo.tv have put together a video that shows just how the computer works. In a nutshell, […]

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Pegatron smartbook is thinner, lighter, boxier than the Asus Eee PC 1005HA

Pegatron has been showing off pre-production prototypes of its upcoming smartbook prototype with an ARM processor for a while. But IT Pro Portal has some of the first photos I’ve seen o the prototype hanging out next to the popular Asus Eee PC 1005HA. And in terms of size, there’s no contest: The Pegatron smartbook […]