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Smartbook AG (warning, link has sounds that automatically play REALLY LOUD) has filed a restraining order against Qualcomm for using the Smartbook name. A Smartbook, by the Qualcomm definition, is a small laptop powered by their Snapdragon processor and other associated Qualcomm chips. A smartbook, by the addicted-to-the-internet-mobile-geek definition, is a small laptop powered by an ARM chipset versus an x86 solution by either Intel or AMD. If Qualcomm violates this restraining order, a fine of 250,000 Euros ($1.6 trillion) will be issued. What’s Qualcomm’s response? If you’re reading this and are in Germany, try going to qualcomm.com and you’ll see that you can’t. That’s right, the company has blocked an entire nation from browsing their website just to avoid paying a small fee or fighting Smartbook AG in court. Don’t you just love copyright?
[Via: Digitimes]
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Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
