The Nokia Booklet 3G was a

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produced by the

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company

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. It was announced on 24 August 2009.

History

The Booklet 3G was Nokia's first netbook. The company produced a series of personal computers in the 1980s called

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, but sold that business in 1991 to focus on mobile phone production. Though Kai Öistämö, Nokia's executive vice-president for devices, has said the Booklet is "a natural evolution for us," Stephen Williams from ''

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'' says it is "more of a homecoming" because of Nokia's prior computer business. Nokia's expansion into the netbook market is contrary to computer maker

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's 2007 expansion into the phone market with their iPhone. Nokia announced the device in August 2009. The price was announced to be €575 before tax, making it one of the higher-priced netbooks available.

Design and technology

Following the defence of the original netBook trademark by long-term partner company Psion the previous year, Nokia described the Booklet 3G as a "mini-laptop", although it was widely described as a

by others. It is thick and weighs , is cased in an aluminium shell. Its

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measures diagonally, and supports

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. The Booklet uses an Intel Atom Z530 processor to run the Microsoft

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operating system. Nokia says that the battery will last up to 12 hours per charge. The Booklet supports network connections through

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and 3G/HSPA. It also offers telecommunications support via

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, has a built-in A-GPS receiver and

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, and includes Nokia's

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service. The integrated Intel

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graphic system is poorly supported by the

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s, since the drivers for it are proprietary software. CNET rated it 4/5, saying it is a "wonderful piece of engineering" and praising its integrated 3G modem, its high-resolution screen, its exceptional battery life and its fan-free design, though they noted it was more expensive than most netbooks. Laptopmag rated only 3/5.

References

External links

* Nokia's corporate blog
Nokia Booklet 3G mini laptop unveiled
* Nokia's corporate blog
More Nokia Booklet 3G specs emerge at Nokia World 09
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