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LG unveils netbook PC with embedded 3G at IFA

<div class="rxbodyfield"><p class="ArticleBody" page="1">LG Electronics will launch in October a netbook-class laptop PC based on Intel's Atom processor that also includes 3G wireless, it said Wednesday at the IFA show in Berlin.</p><p align="right"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/idg.us.info.rss/news;pos=imu;tile=6;sz=336x280;skey=patch_management;pkey=security;ord=123456789?" target="_blank" /><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.info.rss/news;pos=imu;tile=6;sz=336x280;skey=patch_management;pkey=security;ord=123456789?" width="336" height="280" border="0" alt="" align="right"/></a></p><p class="ArticleBody" page="1">The X110 will include an HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access) cellular data modem that should be compatible with the newer 3G networks now being rolled out by most major carriers around the world. HSPA is typically capable of download speeds of several megabits per second, and the latest versions of the evolving technology also offer megabit-per-second uploads.</p><p class="ArticleBody" page="1"><b>[ Get the latest on mobile developments with InfoWorld's <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/newsletter/subscribe.html?source=fssr">Mobile Report newsletter</a>. ]</b></p><p class="ArticleBody" page="1">In addition to 3G, the machine supports 802.11b/g wireless LAN and has a wired Ethernet connector.</p><p class="ArticleBody" page="1">The X110 is based on the same 1.6GHz Atom processor that many of its competing devices use and has a 10-inch WSVGA resolution (1,024 by 600 pixels) screen that, if it wasn't for the 3G, would place it very close to competing netbook PCs.</p><p class="ArticleBody" page="1">LG has decided to go for a conventional hard-disk drive in the X110 and will offer models with either 80GB or 120GB of capacity. Some netbooks use faster solid-state disks based on flash memory chips, but they typically offer much lower capacity.</p><p class="ArticleBody" page="1">It runs the Windows XP Home operating system.</p><p class="ArticleBody" page="1">The machine will be available in several colors, including white, pink, or silver. LG didn't announce the price.</p></div>