Qualcomm lets the Windows Mobile 7 cat out of the bag along with $299 mini laptop

As if things weren't confusing enough in the world of tiny computers, Qualcomm went and blurted off news about a $299 machine that will run Windows Mobile 7 on its Snapdragon mobile chip set. Qualcomm's senior veep Luis Pineda boasted that the machine will run WinMo7 and is more efficient than its competitors from the likes of Intel, AMD, and Via. When pressed, he wouldn't give up any additional hardware specs, but he promises a "big presence in Snapdragon-based devices at CES 2009". This isn't the first time we've seen mention of Windows Mobile 7, but it's quite possibly the first tie-in with a specific product group. We look forward to the Snapdragon-Intel-AMD-Via mobile computing war in the coming year, indeed.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2008 2:20PM]

"Day-long battery life", "12MP Camera", "720p video", etc. More details on this link...

http://www.qctconnect.com/products/snapdragon.html

Sounds good to me.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2008 5:58PM]

If you choose to allow yourself to be swayed by Qualcomm's fuzzy words, again. No drivers.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2008 4:16PM]

the iphone really sucked the creative out of everyone else, huh.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 2nd 2008 8:11PM]

i knew there would be an iphone comment!!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 3rd 2008 1:08PM]

If the device shown actually comes in at $299 USD I'll be very surprised. Every damn company starts off promising this nice low price point then for some reason or other when the product is actually released the price goes up 3 to 4 hundred dollars..