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Aren't the Nokia N800/N810 devices dead simple web tablets?: Michael Arrington's post on creating a cheap web tablet is generating a lot of discussion on the internet and as a mobile enthusiast I wanted to add some of my thoughts to the discussion. There is a device available now that has dropped down as low as US$299.99 recently that...; Tags: Web, Device, Nokia Corp., Michael Arrington, Tablets, Channel Management, Notebooks, Internet, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Marketing, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-22
HP unveils Centrino 2 business tablet PC: The good people over at AVING USA have images of HP's new business tablet PC in the Korean market, the 'Compaq 2730p,' packed with Intel Centrino 2 power. According to pictures, the machine is loaded with a 12.1-inch WXGA LCD screen, Intel Core 2 Duo L9400 (1.86GHz)...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Centrino, PC, Tablet PC, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Tablets, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Amazing Adventures Around the World (exe): Pieces of an ancient tablet have started turning up around the globe and the Museum needs your help to find and unearth the broken pieces to lead you to the most expensive gem ever known, the World Diamond. Complete over 100 levels by finding hidden objects & circumventing unique puzzle...; Tags: Object, SpinTop Games, Games, Tablets, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software; Software downloads 2008-06-26
Daily Debrief: Bill Gates prepares to say good-bye: CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi talks with senior writer Ina Fried about Bill Gates' imminent departure from Microsoft. He's technically leaving the company as a full-time employee, but Fried explains why Gates will still be involved with pet projects like search and the Tablet PC.; Tags: Bill Gates, Ina Fried, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, News; Videos 2008-06-24
Use and abuse your Tablet PC for notetaking: There are two kinds of people out there who get Tablet PC's: 1. The kind of person who likes walking through a busy St. James Park with a Tablet PC on a sunny day, probably with a Bluetooth headset attached, talking to someone about "being very busy...; Tags: PC, Tablet PC, Microsoft Office OneNote, Tablets, Notebooks, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Office Suites, Software, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-06-22

ritePen 3.0 released with macro support and intelligent navigation functionality: I have a Fujitsu U810 UMPC and like to keep it around to use as a Tablet PC, traveling media player Amazon Unbox looks fantastic, and my home Windows PC (in the docking cradle connected to a 17 inch LCD). A few weeks ago the folks at Ritescript, a division...; Tags: Handwriting Recognition, PC, Tablet PC, Macro, ritePen 3.0, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-06-04
Gallery: Computex focuses on smaller, cheaper laptops: At Computex, manufacturers preparing the public for the first UMPCs based on new chips from Intel, Nvidia, and Via. by Andy Smith; Tags: Computex, Laptop Computer, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Manufacturing, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Andy Smith, UMPC, Nvidia, Intel, Via, notebooks, graphics; Image galleries 2008-06-04
AMD makes its notebook move; Puma goes live: AMD on Wednesday unveiled its notebook microprocessor platform, formerly known as Puma, and notched a small win over rival Intel. AMD's notebook platform (AMD Turion-X2 Ultra), which aims to integrate graphics capabilities with its processors, stays off Intel's ultra mobile PC turf, but has hit the...; Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Notebooks, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-06-03
Garnet VM Palm OS emulator for Nokia Internet Tablets updated with better display support: I wrote about the Garnet Virtual Machine for Nokia Internet Tablets last year and if you remember this is the application that allows you to run Palm OS applications on your Nseries device. Since the launch in November 2007, the ACCESS Garnet VM Beta for Nokia Nseries can boast over...; Tags: Application, Nokia Corp., Palm Inc., Emulator, Palm OS, Tablets, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Notebooks, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-30
Is the UMPC finally ready for the masses?: I have to admit I have never taken the UMPC very seriously. A couple of years ago, I wrote a review for the now-defunct Personal Tech Pipeline of the Samsung Q1, one of the earliest versions of these machines, and I came away less than impressed. It struck me at...; Tags: Ultramobile PC, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Keyboards, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Peripherals, rjourn; Blog posts 2008-05-30
The ultra portable/subnotebook market continues to grow: James, Kevin, and I just finished recording MobileTechRoundup podcast #135, which should go live soon, and we spent a fair amount of the show talking about the ultra portable PC/subnotebook market and how it has radically changed since the launch of the Asus EeePC last year. And according to the...; Tags: ASUS, Mini-notebook, Ultramobile PC, Subnotebook, CNET UK, MSI Wind, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Notebooks, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-30
Via finally releases new Nano processor: Early this morning Via Technologies finally announced is new Nano processor, better-known by its code name, Isaiah. The Nano will deliver two to three times the performance of the current C7 with roughly the same power requirements, according to the company. Via has spent years working on...; Tags: VIA Technologies Inc., Watt, Nano, C7, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Processors, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-05-29
Microsoft is hellbent on bringing touch to you: Microsoft has been talking about touch technology for what seems like forever. Now Windows 7 will rely heavily on touch and it's really easy to be skeptical about Microsoft's latest plans. But this time could be different. At the D6 conference, Microsoft will show off a bit...; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, PC, Tablet PC, Microsoft Corp., Tablets, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-27
Rumor: Tablet Mac coming this fall (updated 5x): I don't often publish first hand rumors, but today I've something special for you, if you like tablets that is. A little birdy tells me that Apple will announce a 12 or 13-inch tablet in the fall of this year. Most likely in the September...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Intel Atom, Intel Corp., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-23
News to know: Hactivists; XO-2 laptop; HP; Virtualization: Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: Pro-Serbian hacktivists attacking Albanian web sites Over 1.5 million pages affected by the recent SQL injection attacks DoS Attacks Using SQL Wildcards Revealed Ryan Naraine: Secunia finds 'highly critical' Foxit Reader Flaw Are you wary of...; Tags: Larry Dignan, Hewlett-Packard Co., Virtualization, Network, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Sales Strategy, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales Force Management, Sales, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software; Blog posts 2008-05-21
iCenter? Wishing, not predicting: Lots of people have been speculating about what, if anything beyond the upgraded iPhone, Apple will announce during the June 9-13 Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Some people think it'll be a games console to compete with Nintendo's Wii; others that it might...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Productivity, DVR, Keyboards, Tablets, Desktops, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-21
Triple booting into Vista, Mac OS X, and Ubuntu on a Fujitsu U810 UMPC: A few weeks ago Jason D. O'Grady posted about the news that a person was able to get Mac OS X running on an OQO. Prior to that Kevin Tofel had Mac OS X running on a powerful Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium UMPC device. I have the Fujitsu U810, but...; Tags: Ubuntu, Apple Macintosh, Device, Ultramobile PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Fujitsu Ltd., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-20
Rumor Mill: Atom smashed? MacBooks, location, Time Machine (updated): It's Friday, which means that it's time to look at the latest raft of rumors about our favorite Cupertino company. Atom-powered mini-tablet This one was pretty hot. ZDNet.de reported that Intel Germany CEO Hannes Schwaderer confirmed that there is an iPhone that will be using Intel's...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Minitablet PC, Intel Corp., Notebooks, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Fujitsu U810 UMPC gets AT&T integrated WWAN and a hard drive bump: I thoroughly enjoy my Fujitsu U810 UMPC because it gives me a full computer in a 1.5 pound package that runs for at least 4 hours with a single battery and wireless connectivity. Fujitsu just announced the availability of a model with integrated AT&T Broadband wireless data support. These new...; Tags: Hard Drive, Ultramobile PC, AT&T Corp., Fujitsu Ltd., Fujitsu U810 UMPC, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Microsoft Windows, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Software, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Will tablets go the way of the Palm Pilot?: Business Week has followed up on my recent piece about the iPhone with a feature about a host of medical applications for mobile phones. It's making me wonder whether tablet PCs, no matter what innovations come from them, might go the way of the Palm Pilot. ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Palm Inc., Palm Pilot, Data Transmission Cost, Tablets, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-01