Samsung Electronics is planning to put its Q1 ultra mobile PC on sale worldwide in May, the company said Thursday. The computer is based on the Origami platform developed by Microsoft and Intel and was one of the stars of the Cebit trade show in Germany last month, where it and the Origami platform were unveiled.The Q1 will first go on sale in Samsung's home market of South Korea. It will be available from May 1 and will cost $1264, said Anthony Lee, a spokesman for Samsung in Seoul. That's roughly in line with the $1214 price tag that Samsung quoted at Cebit and above Microsoft's predicted $500 to $1000 price range for ultra mobile PCs.
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