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- Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium
- Once full of promise and impressive feats of engineering, the ultramobile PC category has fallen on hard times, outmaneuvered by a cheaper, more capable class of systems known as Netbooks or mininotebooks. Best exemplified by the popular Asus Eee PC, these laptops use the same small screens and low-power CPUs...
- Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Keyboards, ultramobile PC, Samsung Q1, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Product reviews 2008-06-10
- Is the UMPC finally ready for the masses?
- Is the UMPC finally ready for the masses?You need to give credit to OLPC for opening everybody's eyes.The product you like, the EeePC, ONLY exists because of OLPC. OLPC forced everybody to think differently, and it also put the fear of god into a lot of people that were trying...
- Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), ultramobile PC, One Laptop Per Child project, Thanks Ron
- Discussion threads 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
- Triple booting into Vista, Mac OS X, and Ubuntu on a Fujitsu U810 UMPC
- Triple booting into Vista, Mac OS X, and Ubuntu on a Fujitsu U810 UMPCNeat trick!I have to hand it to the guy who managed to get the three operating systems to work on the Fujitsu U810 UMPC. I have enough headaches with XP and Vista, and MAC OS X...
- Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Fujitsu U810 UMPC, Fujitsu U810, ultramobile PC, Fujitsu Ltd., Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows Vista, Ubuntu, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 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
- 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
- MobileTechRoundup show #130, Affordable HP entertainment Tablet PC and Mac OS X on a UMPC
- Listen here (MP3, 32.1 MB, 35:00 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link RSS We put a small teaser in show #129 about another new device that James Kendrick has been playing with and in...
- Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Apple Macintosh, Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Ultramobile PC, Tablet PC, Podcasts, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Internet, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Software, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- trafficGP (zip)
- trafficGPS works with any Windows Mobile 2003SE platform and supports virtually all GPS hardware. Designed to operate with the popular square screen format (240x214) and higher. The UMPC/PC version is designed to operate with typical 800x600 UMPC displays and supports virtually all GPS hardware.
- Tags: Ultramobile PC, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), GPS, Handhelds, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-04-18
- (Photos: Willcom D4 runs with an Atom)
- (Photos: Willcom D4 runs with an Atom)What does UMPC Mean?According to this definition of UMPC. This device is not a UMPC. If you are going to use these stupid Acronym and expected to be treated as an intelligent author, at least know what you are talking about and...
- Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Tablets, photograph, ultramobile PC, PC, Touch Pack
- Discussion threads 2008-04-17
- HTC Shift
- Since their inception, UMPCs and other tiny Internet tablets have occupied an uncomfortable middle ground between smartphone and laptop--and an even more uncomfortable high ground when it came to price. The HTC Shift is no exception: the CDMA-equipped tablet offers push e-mail and mobile Web browsing like a smartphone and...
- Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Smart phones, Notebooks, Tablets, Handhelds, Cellular phones, HTC Shift, High Tech Computer Corp., ultramobile PC, laptop computer
- Product reviews 2008-03-21
- Windows Mobile to come to Mobile Internet Devices
- Microsoft has brought on a new hire -- a former founding member of Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie's Iris Associates -- to help the Redmond software company port the Windows Mobile operating system to new form factors. Len Kawell, whose title is "Distinguished Engineer in the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Ultramobile PC, Microsoft Corp., Internet Device, Mobile Internet Device, Kawell, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Software, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- TI targets Linux and open source with new OMAP chips
- TI targets Linux and open source with new OMAP chipsPerfect example: Nokia N800/810My Nokia N95 and N800 (same innards as N810 sans GPS) share the same [url=http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/wtbu/wtbuproductcontent.tsp?contentId=4671&navigationId=11990&templateId=6123]TI OMAP multi-core chip set[/url].The N95 runs Symbian S60.The N800 runs Internet Tablet OS 2008 (Debian-based Linux).These TI OMAP ARM processors will fuel the...
- Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), INTERNET, Operating systems, Processors, open source, chip, Texas Instruments Inc., Nokia Corp., TI OMAP, ultramobile PC, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-03-06
- HP's mysterious ultra-mobile PC
- Subnotebooks have always been overpriced and under-performing. But suddenly that niche has become a lot more interesting. It began with low-priced laptops such as the Asus Eee PC, which has been a surprising success since its introduction last October. Then, at the opposite extreme, we got the...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Ultramobile PC, VIA Technologies Inc., Site, UMPC Portal, Isaiah, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Processors, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-02-20
- HP may be launching an ASUS eeePC mobile PC competitor
- I've been on the lookout for an ultra portable PC that would allow me to travel light for long periods of time without plugging in and purchased a Fujitsu U810 a couple of weeks ago. It has been a great device so far and the battery life has been outstanding....
- Tags: ASUS, Hewlett-Packard Co., Mobile, PC, Ultramobile PC, Spec, Fujitsu Ltd., Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Keyboards, Bluetooth, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Peripherals, Wireless, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-02-20
- Ready or not, here comes Silverthorne
- At the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco this week, Intel revealed details of its new low-power processor, which promises to deliver performance similar to a low-end laptop in a package that uses only a bit more power than a smartphone. The design is innovative--and significant since it marks...
- Tags: Ultramobile PC, Internet Device, Intel Corp., Mobile Internet Device, Chip, Silverthorne, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Smart Phones, Semiconductors, Processors, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-02-08
- Is the HTC Advantage the Ultimate UMPC?
- Is the HTC Advantage the Ultimate UMPC?Not quite there yetMy last pocket pc was an ipaq 4700, which I love, but it really needs to be replaced. I've got a significant investment in Windows Mobile 3rd party software. I have been sorely tempted by the HTC Advantage, but I absolutely...
- Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Handhelds, High Tech Computer Corp., Ultimate UMPC, ultramobile PC, Nokia N810
- Discussion threads 2008-01-30
- Is the HTC Advantage the Ultimate UMPC?
- I wrote up a rather detailed review of the HTC Advantage back in August 2007 and since that time I have continued to discover how powerful of a device the Advantage really is or can be made to be with 3rd party software applications. I have been thinking about picking...
- Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Ultramobile PC, Steve, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Engineering, Tools & Techniques, Keyboards, Operating Systems, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Management, Peripherals, Software, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-01-28
- WiBrain B1E UMPC
- Priced at $699 and offering a variety of useful input options, the Wibrain B1E avoids the two pitfalls that commonly beset UMPCs--high price and low usability. Its price makes it the cheapest UMPC we've reviewed; it's $300 less than the Fujitsu LifeBook U810 and a fraction of the cost of...
- Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Keyboards, Wibrain B1E, ultramobile PC, touch pad, pad
- Product reviews 2008-01-17
- Everex debuts $399 ultramobile PC
- Everex debuts $399 ultramobile PCWindows Vista Version Is AvailableHas 1GB RAM, a 100 GB drive, runs twice as slow as the $399 version but only costs $899.What a bargain!!Format the drive and put Ubuntu on it.That way you can surf more privately and not be such a Google sheeple. I...
- Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Desktops, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Everex, PC, ultramobile PC, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-01-09
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