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Qualcomm looks like they are going to try to take on everyone with their own Snapdragon-powered smartbooks - which is the result of a smartphone plus a netbook. To me, it looks like a larger version of the Sony Vaio P - although this looks like it is the Winston Pursebook we saw back in the beginning of April. These smartbooks will include Qualcomm's 1GHz CPUs, WWAN (possibly for voice calls), WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, and an expected 10-hours of battery life. They are expected to have a 10 to 12-inch WXGA (1,280 x 768 resolution) display with HD video encoding thanks to their powerful Snapdragon processors. The OS looks like it will be Linux-based and will feature a "well-designed homescreen" as well as instant-on access.

It looks like this could be a worthy competitor at the moment, but the first models are expected by the end of the year. By the end of the year, we could see netbooks with a much more powerful 1.86GHz CPU, so we'll have to see how long the Snapdragon's 1GHz CPU can hold up.

[Slash Gear]