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At the Computek show in Taiwan six months ago, Qualcomm and Freescale coined a new phrase, 'smartbook', to describe a mobile internet device that would come somewhere between a smartphone and a netbook. Now the chip giant says it will show its first commercial design at its analyst day to be held in New York on Thursday. …

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  1. Code Monkey

    Just make the screen the right size!

    Do one without a massive bezel and I'll buy it! I'll figure out what it's for later!

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  2. Neil Hoskins
    Coat

    Just a quick reminder...

    ... that my Psion 7 used to manage nine hours battery life. It's not really a new idea.

    BTW, Apple didn't invent the smartphone, either.

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  3. Samuel Williams

    Psion, where are you?

    The world needs a 5MX with 3G.

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  4. sola

    actual products

    I would really like to see some actual smartbook products. A lot of PR talk has been heard, now the products should speak for themselves.

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  5. Wile E. Veteran
    Unhappy

    Sounds like...

    ...a hopped up version of my old NEC Mobile Pro 780/790. Indeed, I wish there were some upgrades to that old beastie that would allow it to do decent WiFi, browsing etc.

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