"Qualcomm Inc. CEO Paul Jacobs recently told Bloomberg News the makers of a new small computer known as 'smartbooks' will use his company's Snapdragon chip for the new device that's expected to start selling in the next quarter."

Sharp launched the PC-Z1 Netwalker, a small netbook based around a 5in display and Ubuntu Linux and an ARM Cortex A8-derived CPU.

"All this online social networking was supposed to make us closer. And in some ways it has. … But there's a danger here, too. If we're not careful, our online interactions can hurt our real-life relationships."