The Carphone Warehouse Launches Exclusive Webbook
Released
on: July 18, 2008, 4:29 am
Press
Release Author: Carphone
Warehouse
Industry:
Retail
Press
Release Summary: The Carphone Warehouse announces the launch of
a 10.2" Ultra Mobile Personal Computer (UMPC), the highly
portable "webbook", powered by Elonex Technology.
Press
Release Body: Carphone Warehouse, one of the
UK's leading mobile phone retailers, is ahead of the market with
the webbook being the world’s first 10.2”
notebook of its kind, ideal for people on the move. The
webbook is available this month for free on contract,
exclusively in their stores across the country and via the Carphone
Warehouse online store.
For
a portable computer so small, the webbook
offers unparalleled performance with the device running on either
Linux or Windows XP and comes with integrated Wi-Fi, (allowing
users to take full advantage of their Carphone Warehouse TalkTalk
broadband connection), Web Browser, 3 USB ports, 1.6GHz processor,
512MB of memory and built in memory card readers.
Weighing
in at only 1.3kg the webbook
allows the user to easily access to the Internet, download music
and access emails, as well as providing basic word processing
and spreadsheet software. It is the perfect notebook for those
who lead a busy life, whether running from the boardroom to the
bar, or the car to the classroom. The screen may be just 10.2"
in display size but boasts full size document and file viewing.
Combine this with a fully-enabled standard 84 key QWERTY keyboard
and users are getting everything they would expect from a high
performance laptop, in a pint-sized design. Customers can choose
between a white or black model of the laptop. The standard model
has 2GB of solid state flash memory, although this can be substituted
for a 2.5in hard disk drive.
The
WebBook is available this month and is free of charge
when users take out a broadband package from The Carphone
Warehouse at stores across the country and a whole range
of webbooks,
powered by Elonex Technology are set to be released later this
year, further cementing the brand's move into the wireless market.
About
Carphone Warehouse
The Carphone Warehouse is Europe's leading independent
retailer of mobile phones and services, with over 2,400 stores
in 9 countries. Over the past 5 years, The Carphone Warehouse
has built up a significant Telecoms business, which already contributes
half of the Group's revenue and is set to be a major driver of
future profitable growth.
Web
Site: http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/
Contact
Details: PR Contact:
Alex Village
Freud Communications
55 Newman Street
London
W1T 3EB
020 3003 6376