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Rival lays challenge to Intel over netbooks

By Paul Taylor and Chris Nuttall in Las Vegas

Published: January 12 2009 02:00 | Last updated: January 12 2009 02:00

Qualcomm plans to challenge Intel for dominance in the fast-growing market for mini laptop computers, or netbooks, and expects many companies to use its chips in devices this year.

Intel's Atom chips power most netbooks, but Paul Jacobs, chief executive of the leading US mobile phone chip maker, expects Qualcomm's Snapdragon to break that trend this year.

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