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Yukyung Viliv S5

Can Netbooks be even smaller than they already are? The answer is yes, but at a cost. Viliv, a Korean company, has developed what is essentially a Netbook PC packed into a case that's not much larger than a personal media player, a continuation of a trend of UMPCs (ultramobile...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, stereo speaker, Viliv S5, netbook, S5 PC PMP, ultramobile PC

Product reviews 2009-06-15

MobileTechRoundup show #170, Viliv S5, Quickoffice for iPhone, 1 billion App Store downloads

MobileTechRoundup show #170, Viliv S5, Quickoffice for iPhone, 1 billion App Store downloadsHow many are free apps vs purchased apps?Just curious.

Tags: iPhone 1, Viliv S5, Quickoffice, MobileTechRoundup, App Store, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-04-25

$599 Viliv S5 ultra portable PC is looking good

$599 Viliv S5 ultra portable PC is looking goodIf only it had a built-in keybaordI'd be all over this if it had a built-in keyboard, but having to carry around a clunky fold up keyboard is not cool, and it means I can't type while holding the device, making it...

Tags: Keyboards, Engineering, Viliv S5, keyboard, ultra portable-PC, battery, portable-PC

Discussion threads 2009-04-22

MobileTechRoundup show #169, Nokia E75, Viliv S5, HP dv2, and S60 Twitter clients

MobileTechRoundup show #169, Nokia E75, Viliv S5, HP dv2, and S60 Twitter clientsS60 Twitter clientsAdd fring to the list of S60 Twitter clients Folks.www.fring.com

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., S60, S60 Twitter client, Viliv S5, MobileTechRoundup, Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-18

Additional Resources

iTablet redux, more details trickle out

Innovative!!And by "innovative", I mean the new definition which is where Apple slaps their logo on things that have been around for years.BTW, while you guys are cheering about iTablet picture mockups, others are actually releasing real, working products:http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/29/c-motech-shows-off-snapdragon-powered-mangrove-tablet/That's innovation. :)Troll-o-vative!! (n/m).Or, you could go by the actual definition of...

Tags: Engineering, Smart phones, Digital media, Digital music, learning curve, Apple Inc., iTablet, battery, Innovative

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

Yukyung Viliv X70EX

In a world of ever-multiplying Netbooks and increasingly more versatile smartphones, it seems like there's been no better time than the present for ultraportable computing devices. Amid a landscape of larger, full-keyboard devices and smaller, pocket-size touch phones, the only question is whether there is room for the UMPC (or...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, ultramobile PC, netbook, Viliv X70EX

Product reviews 2009-09-17

Apple's not-so-secret tablet: Flawed from the start

Apple's not-so-secret tablet: Flawed from the startMisconceived?I think your basic assumptions are wrong. The Tablet is likely to be a large format iPhone/iPod Touch rather than a small flat Mac.The two devices would be very different beasts!It might help if you knew something about what you were writing about.... Apple...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, Apple Inc., not-so-secret tablet

Discussion threads 2009-08-05

Google's Chrome OS: A threat to Intel and the rise of ARM chips

Google's Chrome OS: A threat to Intel and the rise of ARM chipsBut does it run Flash?I figured I would chime in since people feel that it is the OS writers issue to provide Flash compatibility - witness all the users griping about lack of FLASH in the Iphone, Android...

Tags: Operating systems, gmail, ARM, Google Inc., operating system, Intel Corp., Google Chrome OS, Google Chrome, chip

Discussion threads 2009-07-09

Hands on with the Windows 7 Touch Pack

Hands on with the Windows 7 Touch PackMicrosoft touch support is poor overallTalk to any Viliv S5 owner who put a Windows 7 beta on their little tablet/umpc.1) There is poor digitizer support.2) If the digitizer isn't recognized during install, the tablet-oriented stuff is disabled.3) No easy way to enable...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Touch Pack, Microsoft Corp., Hands-On, multi-touch, Apple Inc., PC, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

News to know: Windows 7; Swine flu; Facebook; SOA

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Zack Whittaker: Tech-take on the spread of swine flu. Techmeme Ed Bott: What you need to know about the Windows 7 Release Candidate ...

Tags: Facebook, Microsoft Windows 7, SOA, Release Candidate, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-27

MobileTechRoundup show #170, Viliv S5, Quickoffice for iPhone, 1 billion App Store downloads

Kevin and I both have the MSI Wind netbook and don't agree with Apple's statement about them being junky, nor do millions of others, as we talked about at the start of MobileTechRoundup show #170. James has been looking at the Viliv S5 ultra portable and his articles have me...

Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Apple iPhone, James, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-04-25

News to know: RSA, AMD; Yahoo; Windows 8; $200 'Mac'

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. RSA Conference: Tom Foremski: A conversation with Check Point's Gil Schwed Symantec CEO: The future of security [video] RSA chief calls for...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, RSA Security Inc., Apple Macintosh, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-04-22

$599 Viliv S5 ultra portable PC is looking good

I owned a couple UMPC devices in the past (Samsung Q1 and Fujitsu U810), but then decided to stick with a MSI Wind netbook for my mobile computing needs. James has me actually considering a new slate ultra-portable computer though with his extensive posts on the upcoming Viliv S5 device....

Tags: Mobile, PC, Mobile Computing, James, GPS, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Handhelds, Keyboards, Productivity, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Peripherals, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-04-21

News to know: Windows 7; U.S. CTO; Quickoffice; Ubuntu

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Brian Sommer: The immediacy of value: Where SaaS must go next Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7 Release Candidate due date is...

Tags: Ubuntu, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Mary Jo Foley, Twitter, Microsoft Windows, Home Entertainment, Data Centers, Desktop Virtualization, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Virtualization

Blog posts 2009-04-20

MobileTechRoundup show #169, Nokia E75, Viliv S5, HP dv2, and S60 Twitter clients

Sprint had a huge launch buildup for the Samsung Instinct and in MobileTechRoundup show #169 we question where all the marketing is for the upcoming Palm Pre. I had a chance to chat a bit about the fantastic Nokia E75 I am testing out. James just received the Vilev S5...

Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Hewlett-Packard Co., Nokia Corp., Twitter, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-04-17

The XO-2 is going Embedded RISC? So will everyone else!

The XO-2 is going Embedded RISC? So will everyone else!At a minimum, Arm will cause big problems for BOTH Intel and Microsoft.No, x86 and Windows will not die any time soon, but, low power, lower cost Arm will be hot in the netbook segment starting this year, and that cuts...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Processors, netbook, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Intel x86, XO-2, RISC

Discussion threads 2009-03-13