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Acer to Introduce First Google Chrome OS Devices in Early June

Google's Chrome OS is a bit of a mystery, but it shouldn't stay that way for long--Acer is believed to be launching the first Chrome OS devices in Taipei within two weeks.READ»

Nokia's N900 Takes on the iPhone

Back in August Nokia pulled the veil off its Maemo OS flagship smartphone/MID mini-tablet device, the N900, and touted its advanced Flash powers. Now the Finnish company has revealed lots more on the gizmo, and it's impressive. When ...READ»

Apple Won't Make Netbooks, but Its Manufacturer Will

Despite the success of the netbook genre of mini-PCs, Apple has repeatedly stated it won't enter the market. But that's apparently not stopping Foxconn, one of Apple's most trusted manufacturers from making some of its own. After ...READ»

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Intel Nokia Partner to Tackle Post-Netbook, Post-iPhone Mobile Computers

Intel and Nokia have just announced a strategic partnership to tie up the two companies' technology so that they can tackle the problem of next-generation mobile computers. It's a plan that makes perfect sense in a world where we're ...READ»

Intel and Nokia Kiss, Plan to Make Super-Smartphone Babies

Intel and Nokia just announced a strategic partnership to tie up the two companies' technology so they can tackle the problem of next-generation mobile computers. It's a plan that makes perfect sense in a world where we're all used ...READ»

What's IBM's $100 Million Cell Phone Investment For?

IBM's just announced that it's pulled together $100 million to invest in future cell phone tech. It will be used to improve things like cell-phone security, user interface functionality, and business use of cell phones. But, when ...READ»

Freescale's Concept Designs Push Netbooks Further

Earlier this week, Freescale demonstrated a smartbook mash-up that's bound for shop shelves later this year. But Freescale isn't stopping there: The company has crafted several concepts for how these netbook-like devices might look ...READ»

The Smartbook Race Is On, and China Is at the Starting Line With an XP-Capable Phone

Yesterday I wrote about the smartbook--a half smartphone, half netbook device that's being pushed as the future of mobile computing. And now it looks like a Chinese firm has beaten everyone, and released a cellphone that runs ...READ»

Meet the Smartbook: For Everything Your Smartphone and Netbook Can't Do

This, ladies and gentlemen, is the future of mobile computing: The Smartbook. In the same way that a netbook filled a previously unknown need by being something between a laptop and a smartphone, a Smartbook device is halfway ...READ»