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Notebooks - a special report

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Rupert Goodwins ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 24 Nov 2008 16:36 GMT

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3G everywhere
A netbook that can't connect to the internet is a PDA that won't fit in your pocket — which is why you can't get one without Wi-Fi. But 3G is now mature, fast and cheap enough to use, while the network operators are desperate to populate their expensive infrastructure with lots of people. Combine that with a glut of affordable 3G silicon, and 3G becomes the new Wi-Fi.

 

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