In an attempt to bridge the gap between your phone and your notebook, Toshiba has now bashed out an Android 2.1 smartbook in the form of the Toshiba AC100, which we've managed to get hands-on with the device.

The Toshiba AC100 features a...

It's an interesting conundrum. Will the gap between your smartphone and your notebook be filled by tablet style devices such as the iPad or the Dell Streak, or will "smartbooks", which have the compactness of a netbook, but offer a more mobile experience,...

HP's just announced Compaq AirLife 100, a new Android-based smartbook, is being shown off at the Mobile World Congress event and we were on hand to grab some live pics of the new portable device.

From the photos you'll see the 92% full size...

HP has announced the launch of the Compaq AirLife 100, a new Android-based smartbook, for want of a better word, that's due to launch via Telefonica (so O2 in the UK) this spring.

Looking very much like a proof of concept we saw at CES,...

Lenovo's just announced Skylight - a new mobile consumer device in the "smartbook" category - gets shown off here in this promo video.

Hit play to see the new not-a-netbook's 10-inch screen, curvy clamshell design and web-widget-based interface.

Lenovo...

Lenovo has chosen CES as the venue for an interesting new launch as the Lenovo Skylight, the first ARM-based processor smartbook device based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipset platform, makes its official debut.

Claiming to combine...

The "smartbook" concept is due to be turned into a real world, next-gen product with the news that Freescale Semiconductor has unveiled a "tablet reference design".

Featuring a 7-inch touchscreen (said to be four times the viewing area of...

Qualcomm has been showing off a bevy of devices called Smartbooks that the company thinks could be poised to swallow up the netbook market by outmanoeuvring them in their core strengths - the small-and-light and always-on-connectivity arenas.

The...

Taiwanese manufacturing sources are reporting that Nokia's just announced netbook range, currently comprising of the Nokia Booklet 3G, is set to grow - and in an interesting direction.

DigiTimes states: "Nokia, in addition to its recently...

We've brought you news of Qualcomm's "vision" for a new category of mobile devices under the "smartbooks" umbrella and now you can see the vision brought to life in video, complete with uplifting instrumental soundtrack, healthy, happy young folk and...

Qualcomm has announced its "vision" for a new category of mobile devices that it calls "smartbooks", that are said to "bring a new level of always-on connectivity, ultra-portability and powerful performance to mobile users".

Differentiating...