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Tiny Giants: Netbooks and Personal Computing

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Somewhere between a smartphone and a laptop is a nifty gadget called a netbook. Joining The Takeaway to talk about why the netbook is so popular and where it fits in among all the other gadgets is Matt Buchanan, contributing editor for Gizmodo.com.

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