Nokia gets into the Netbook game
A week doesn’t go by without another electronics giant deciding to hop on the overcrowded Netbook bandwagon. Still, it’s unusual when a phone manufacturer decides to cross over. Nokia, long rumored to be getting into 3G mini-laptops or “smartbooks,” has finally announced a very real 10-inch Netbook. Called the Booklet 3G, it has a clear design relationship with its phone line, while still being an honest-to-goodness laptop (as opposed to some sort of smartphone hybrid). Running an Atom Z530 processor instead of the more common N270, it also has: An HDMI port # Wi-Fi # 3G (obviously) # An SD card reader # A-GPS and maps integration # A Webcam # BluetoothBluetooth
# And, according to Nokia, a 12-hour battery life…
Read on at cnet.com
