Freescale Offers New Netbook Platform

From I4U -

Freescale has announced the expansion of its netbook offerings with new connectivity and OS options based on its i.MX515 processor. The new reference design includes Ubuntu as an OS choice (with Android, Xandros and others as options) and promises up to eight hours of battery life. 3G connectivity is supported with technology from Wavecom and Option.

The reference design is available now at competitive price points and volume production of the processor is planned for Q2 2009 with netbook products expected to appear by holiday 2009.