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Samsung Electronics unveiled its second-generation UMPC (ultra-mobile personal computer) on Thursday. The company announced that it will follow up on the Q1 UMPC that it released last May with the second-generation Q1 Ultra this May.
The Q1 Ultra runs the Windows Vista Home Premium operating system and is designed to be very power efficient. The basic battery pack holds a charge for 4 hours and 30 minutes and the expanded batteries go for 8 hours and 30 minutes, increasing the usage time by up to 50 percent over the Q1. The Q1 Ultra also introduces a QWERTY key pad, making it easier to use than the Q1 which had no keyboard.
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Entertainer Lim Soo-jung (right) and Kim Hun-soo (left), the vice president of Samsung Electronics' PC division, show Samsung's Q1 Ultra UMPC at the Grand InterContinental Hotel in Seoul on Thursday.
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Kim Hun-soo, the vice president of SamsungĄ¯s PC division, said, "The Q1 has received a great response since it was first launched and it showed us the possibility of the UMPC market. The Q1 Ultra features functions that reflect the demands of consumers and it will be major player in the category."
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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