High Speed Internet Access (HSIA): Mobile Internet

Lenovo announced a new mobile Internet device at CES this week that is a cross between a smartphone and a netbook. It looks very like a netbook with a 10.1” screen and a keyboard but it is for accessing the Internet only with no PC functionality.

This breed of device is is known as a smartbook. It’s powered by an ARM based processor with a linux operating system. The benefits over a typical netbook are that it has about 10 hours battery life and with a quicker start up time.

Lenovo are claiming that the new device, name Skylight, incorporates the simplicity of a smartphone in a PC like device.

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