Trademark battle won over by Qualcomm for name ”Smartbook”

Qualcomm coined the term Smartbook a few years ago and this is to describe those mini laptops at the size of a netbook that use smartphone chips and has 3G capabilities. It also offers internet access that is always on and it boasts of an all day battery capacity. Then a company named Smartbook AG [...]

Qualcomm CEO promising to transform everday life at CES 2010

CEO of Qualcomm, Dr. Paul E Jacobs is going to unveil latest Qualcomm products at the CES 2010 that will transform our everday life.

One of the most anticipated products to be unveiled at the CES are the Qualcomm’s ARM based Smartbooks. Many industry analysts are saying that if 2009 year was the year of Netbooks, then, 2010 will be the year of rise of Smartbooks.

Qualcomm First Smartbook to be announced today (November 12)

Today Qualcomm will announce its first smartbook based on ARM Snapdragon in New York. Nothing is know about this smartbook as the company remained tight-lipped. According to Qualcomm, “ In early 2010 we can expect to see smartbooks from 15 different manufacturers.”

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon™ chipset solution is what really makes a smartbook so smart—optimizing processing power and power consumption so you can get more out of your mobile device. With the Snapdragon™ chipset, everything runs smoothly, so you’re not held up by interminable load times, poor resolution or choppy graphics. Snapdragon™ also delivers the instant-on 3G connectivity and longer battery life that make a smartbook perfect for life on the go.

Qualcomm betting a lot on Smartbooks – says future is very bright for Smartbook

Qualcomm is giving its best endeavor to increase its sales and thinks that computers in the future will be just like Mobile Phones. By computers, they mean Smartbooks which are basically netbooks running Android, Google Chrome OS or Linux.

Most of the upcoming Smartbooks will be using ARM processors, precisely Qualcomm ARM-based CPUs.

Consumers want computers that will run all day on one battery charge, don’t need to be switched off and are always receiving data, said Jacobs, whose company is the world’s biggest maker of mobile-phone chips.

According to Qualcomm, people do not want to carry a bulky laptop and its charger all day with them. They want a device that can run all day and remain connected too. More than 12 companies have decided to use the Snapdragon’s chip, which runs at 1GHz clock speed. The future is surely very exciting and we are waiting for the Snapdragon-based netbooks AKA Smartbooks to hit the market

CONFIRMED: Qualcomm will launch Smartbooks at the end of this year

Qualcomm has confirmed that they will be launching ‘smartbooks’ at the end of this year. Qualcomm will be using their fast Snapdragon processor in their smartbooks as-well-as in their upcoming mobile phones. Qualcomm is pretty sure that it will be able to sell 2.5 billion units by the end of year 2011.

So what makes Smartbooks better than the existing cellphones and MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices)? Smartbooks will give you a very powerful smartphone in your hand and will come with both voice and data capabilities. Unlike netbooks and MIDs, the smartbooks can remain connected all the time. No need of shutting your device down or putting your device into hibernation. All that will all day battery-life and integrated GPS.

Also, we are happy to know that smartbooks will cost less than the existing netbooks. This indicates that the smartbooks should cost less than $400. If they are able to do that, it will be a huge hit among the consumers.