Apple has been producing the iPhone for over two years now, so really, it was only a matter of time before a cell phone company started selling computers. The company in question is Nokia, and although it isn't making desktops or laptops (yet?), it is entering the netbook market with its Booklet 3G. Notably, the company first tried to (unsuccessfully) produce PC's about fifteen years ago.
According to Parmy Olson, the Booklet is "[a] 10-inch, 2.8 pound device [that] boasts impressive specs, including an Intel Atom processor, high-definition screen and 12 hours of battery life, along with a broad suite of Ovi software offerings. That will include Ovi Maps working with a built-in GPS navigation chip." Olson also notes that Nokia's has strong relationships with companies such as T-Mobile and Vodafone (popular in Europe), which will likely prove highly beneficial to this new venture. The above of a Vodafone Nokia seems to prove Olson's point.
Prices will be available September 2nd.... about the time most colleges go back to school, and I'm inclined to believe that's no coincidence.
What do you think about the Nokia Netbook 3G?
For Olson's article: Nokia Goes PC (Forbes)
Image: "Mobile Phone" from freedigitalphotos.net
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