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12 November 2009: The First Smartbook Was Born

It’s not every day that a technology company creates a new gadget category. So when Qualcomm announced a thin, light computing device it calls a smartbook, people paid attention. Now, after a nearly six-month wait, Qualcomm executives told Forbes that the first smartbook will be announced on Nov. 12, during the company’s annual analyst meeting in New York.

Dan Novak, Qualcomm’s vice president of global marketing, already mentioned that 40 Snapdragon-based devices (including smartbooks and smart phones) are in the works, from 15 different manufacturers. Most of these smartbooks will debut in early 2010. Qualcomm declined to reveal details about the device that will be announced later this week, except that it is also a smartbook…

Source: Forbes

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