As if it wasn't already obvious: Netbooks have arrived. And in a big way.

That's the key takeaway from ABI Research's latest report on the scope of the market for the tiny, low-powered notebook PCs, finding that the portable devices have truly arrived and are poised to continue racking up sales as the year winds down.

The research firm is forecasting that manufacturers will ship almost 35 million netbooks this year. That's a big number for a product category that only started to take off two years ago.

The other development of note is that more computer and mobile device makers are getting into the game, such as Lenovo and Nokia.

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