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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

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

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

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

Microsoft earnings post-mortem: The cash cows quiver

The headlines on Microsoft's fiscal 2008 third quarter earnings were all over the map this week -- with claims that Microsoft beat expectations, to Microsoft fell far short of the mark. The one consensus, however, was that Windows client and Office, Microsoft's two biggest cash cows, weren't the robust bottom-line...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Ppt, Microsoft Windows, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Office Suites, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-04-25

Fujitsu's new all-in-one, updated laptops

Fujitsu released today a new desktop and refreshed most of its notebook line in Japan. Akihabara News has details on all of the changes. The Deskpower FMV F/A50 is an all-in-one PC with a 16-inch widescreen LCD. The design is clearly inspired by Apple. Specs for the...

Tags: Fujitsu Ltd., Series, Laptop Computer, Deskpower FMV F/A50, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Notebooks, Processors, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-04-22

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

Dell is latest to plan a $400 laptop

It was only a matter of time before Dell jumped on the low-cost laptop bandwagon. The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that Compal, a major contract manufacturer, will build a low-cost laptop for Dell that will go on sale in the second quarter. Like others in this category, the...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Tablets, Emerging Technologies, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-04-10

HP announces the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC

There have been rumors of an HP mini-notebook/UMPC type device in the works and my MobileTechRoundup podcast co-host James Kendrick seems to be the first to post his thoughts on the HP Mini. He also posted a video of it in action. He has been playing with the device for...

Tags: Device, Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Desktops, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Tablets, Ethernet, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Networking, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-04-07

Microsoft: June 30 Windows XP cut-off set in stone

Microsoft made it official on April 3: There will be no new reprieves for Windows XP (other than on Ultra Low-Cost PCs). Some customers and partners had been hoping the company might extend again the deadline for all PC makers to be allowed to preload Windows XP,...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., ULPC, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Operating Systems, Software, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-04-03

A "goldmine for Intel" and a treasure trove for Ed Tech

Tom's hardware just featured a piece on Intel's Atom processor. While this new low-end processor family for UMPCs and mobile Internet devices has already been well-covered by the media, the most interesting piece of the article related to the cost of the chips themselves: Our source...

Tags: CPU, Intel Corp., Tom, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Processors, Semiconductors, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Components, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-03-31

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

Asus EeePC successor with 8.9 inch display to be announced at CeBIT

I just recently bought a Fujitsu U810 UMPC to serve as my mobile computing device, but have been seriously looking at the Asus EeePC as another alternative for my daily 2+ hour commuting needs. Engadget has pics of the Asus EeePC 900 that is supposed to be officially announced tomorrow...

Tags: ASUS, Engadget, CeBit, 1024x600, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Advertising & Promotion, Wireless, Handhelds, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-03-03

The Lenovo X300 is a true road warrior device

I just recently purchased a super compact Fujitsu U810 UMPC my review is under development right now because my personal gadget budget had a cap of US$1000. However, for those of you in the enterprise looking for a serious road warrior device that is high portable and has everything, but...

Tags: Lenovo Group Ltd., Lenovo X300, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Engineering, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Processors, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Semiconductors, Components, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-02-26

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