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The time is appropriate for the netbook. As outlined by analysts at ABI Research
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Practice director Kevin Burden describes this evolution: "PDA’s began our reliance on instant accessible data while traveling. When PDA functionality converged with cellular voice, smartphones became the new darling of mobile professional engineering that many expected to evolve into the hub for all data and communication needs for travelling professionals. Today, with a better understanding for what a smartphone is, is not, and may never be, along with a reality check on the usefulness of UMPCs, the market remains open for new device types."
Smartphones did a lot to raise our comfort level with mobile technologies as well our expectations for how connected we could be and how accessible information and data should be while on the road. Enter the netbook with its light-weight, medium-sized form factor and low-cost processors leading to moderate overall price points may finally have “right-sized” mobile engineering for productive travels.
While the advent of low-cost, power stingy x86 and ARM processors were the technical keys to netbooks
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ABI Research’s “Mobile Devices Annual Marketplace Overview” delivers an integrated view of the mobile devices marketplace and examines the unique market place aspects of individual device form elements, including mobile handsets, ultra mobile devices, broadband-enabled consumer electronics and cellular modems. It includes detailed shipment and revenue forecasts, and is a component of the firm’s Mobile Devices Investigation Service.
ABI Investigation provides in-depth analysis and quantitative forecasting of emerging trends in global connectivity. From offices in North America, Europe and Asia, ABI Research’s worldwide team of experts advise thousands of decision makers through investigation and advisory services in seven key practice areas. Est. 1990. For more information visit www.abiresearch.com, or call +1.516.624.2500.