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Nestling into the space between a smartphone and a netbook is Sharp’s new IS01 smartbook, soon to be launched in Japan on partnership with KDDI and Okinawa cellular.

With a form factor reminiscent of the much loved Psion series, the Android-powered IS01 mini-computer packs a 5″  960 x 480 display resolution and QWERTY keypad, and hums along on a 1GHz snapdragon processor.

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HP have hooked up with Telefonica to create the Android-powered Airlife 100.

Touted as a ‘smartbook’ – that’s a hybrid of a smart phone and a netbook to you – the 10.1-inch touchscreen Airlife will be offered in Europe and Latin America with a carrier subsidy as part of as Telefonica’s mobile broadband service (so it’ll be on o2 in the UK).

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