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The other unique feature worth discussing is the Booklet’s integration with Nokia’s Ovi tools, including the company’s maps, music store, and cloud-based Ovi Suite. Nokia isn’t revealing yet how much software it’ll be adding to the Windows cocktail, but it would be a great idea to add as much of their mobility-assisting software as possible.
No price or launch date has been announced yet. Nokia plans to reveal a lot more on September 2.
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Nokia gets into the Netbook game
The Nokia Booklet 3G is a full-fledged Windows Netbook.
An HDMI port Wi-Fi 3G (obviously) An SD card reader A-GPS and maps integration A Webcam Bluetooth And, according to Nokia, a 12-hour battery life
The Booklet 3G also runs Windows–as to whether it’sWindows 7, Nokia isn’t announcing yet, but that’s a pretty safe assumption with Microsoft’s OS just around the bend.
Called the Booklet 3G, it has a clear design relationship with its phone line,mbt shoes sale, 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:
Would you buy one of these?
Not a week goes 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.
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