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Nokia Unveils Its First Netbook

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the shouldn't-it-be-based-on-kde dept.

andylim writes "Today Nokia unveiled its first netbook that runs Windows and packs an Intel Atom processor. The Nokia Booklet 3G is the first Nokia device to feature a full-sized keypad and a 10-inch display. Recombu.com has listed the specs, which include an SD card reader, Bluetooth, GPS, 3G, HSDPA (3.5G), Wi-Fi, an HDMI port for HD video out and a front-facing camera for video calling. According to Nokia, the Booklet will provide 12 hours of battery life."

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  1. Uh... Windows? by Ed+Avis · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How disappointing, I thought they were working on Maemo and other cool Linux stuff? Are those only considered fit for PDAs and (eventually) phones? Of course Nokia can try to become another Dell if they want to, but why is another Windows PC considered Slashdot front page material?

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    1. Re:Uh... Windows? by 99BottlesOfBeerInMyF · · Score: 5, Insightful

      ...why is another Windows PC considered Slashdot front page material?

      Probably because it is a large company moving into the market from the low end and bringing expertise for inexpensive mobile devices into said market. I find it interesting, even if I'm not thrilled with all of their choices. The GPS and cell receiver/transmitter are interesting choices for a low end device, for example, which reflect their expertise in cell phones.

      Maybe this won't spur Linux adoption or undermine MS, but that doesn't mean it won't drive changes in the industry or spur adoption of other technologies.

  2. No ARM by voislav98 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I would love to see an ARM netbook from Nokia, none of this Atom crap

  3. Re:12 hours of battery life? by TheRaven64 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Using the power of marketing.

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  4. Re:HDMI without VGA? by slim · · Score: 4, Insightful

    In my experience, it's a real nightmare finding a VGA mode that the TV likes. Possibly, HDMI fixes that.

  5. 12 hours huh? by Taibhsear · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Doing what? Being in standby mode? Or actually using anything? Even my EEEPC 1000 says 7-8 hours of battery life and I get 4-4.5 using wifi/internet or watching video. So I'm guessing this will have 5-6 hours of actual use battery life.

  6. Re:Price? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Dude, stop using a typewriter to post on Slashdot.

    Signed, everyone.

  7. Re:I like it. by mewsenews · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If Nokia had entered what is gearing up to be a very aggressive market with a linux based netbook, I would have expect the BOD to fire the CEO right away!

    Asus tried it already and it failed.

    Asus created the netbook market with the eeePc, and you consider it a failure?

    Before the eeePc, we had small form factor machines that were fragile, gimmicky, and expensive as hell. The Fujitsu Librettos come to mind, as do the OQO machines.

    Asus recognized that people wanted a tiny computer that would allow them to communicate with their friends -- web pages, email, instant messaging. Screw spreadsheets, word processing, and powerpoint. And they made it cheap, cheap cheap. Then they scared the crap out of Microsoft by putting Linux on it.

    Asus sold their machines by the boatload, Microsoft caved, and now we have cheap netbooks with enormously discounted copies of Windows on them.

    The eeePc was anything but a failure, and Linux was a key part of its success.