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  • Razer’s switchblade remakes the ultra-mobile PC as a game machine

    Another possible task for gamification we've been thinking about lately is to help resurrect old, out-of-favor technology. Along those lines, one fascinating CES gem was the Razer Switchblade....

    Blog posts | January 16, 2011 4:03pm PST

  • CES: Microsoft/OEMs Slate strategy set to repeat the failures of Tablet PCs and UMPCs

    CES this year seems to revolve around tablet and Slate systems. But the more I look at the Windows 7-powered Slates that OEMs are offering, the more I'm reminded of past mistakes that Microsoft...

    Blog posts | January 5, 2011 12:11pm PST

  • Toshiba's Libretto W100: Interesting concept but questions abound

    Toshiba has resurrected the UMPC (remember those?) as an answer to Apple's iPad and perhaps signaling the evolution of the netbook. Toshiba is promising something more than a netbook, slate or...

    Blog posts | June 21, 2010 3:44am PDT

  • 2010: The year Microsoft could give the tablet another shot?

    GottaBeMobile Founder Rob Bushway has written a good post on the Softies' influence in tablets. Bushway's conclusion was if the Redmondians don't change their ways, 2010 could be the year that...

    Blog posts | January 4, 2010 9:52am PST

  • While I'm away..."How I'd use Classmate PCs in the States (and why I really want a UMPC now)"

    Here's a blast from the past...This was originally posted back in 2007. Classmates and 1:1 have come a long ways, haven't they? While the United States and other established markets are not the...

    Blog posts | July 14, 2009 8:36am PDT

  • $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...

    Blog posts | April 21, 2009 8:43am PDT

  • Samsung Q1EX-71G UMPC revealed

    First spotted at this year's CES, Samsung's Q1EX-71G UMPC is ditching its original split QWERTY keyboard for a full 7-inch, touchscreen display with 1,024 x 600 pixel resolution.

  • Samsung Q1EX-71G UMPC loses QWERTY, gains 4.5 hours battery life

    First spotted at this year's CES, Samsung's Q1EX-71G UMPC is ditching its original split QWERTY keyboard for a full 7-inch, touchscreen display with 1,024 x 600 pixel resolution, according to...

    Blog posts | March 5, 2009 8:01am PST

  • Check out the ultimate ultra mobile PC buyer's guide

    Are you considering an ultra-mobile PC this holiday season? If so, then I highly recommend you check out the 11,000 word, 28-page Ultra Mobile Computing Buyer's Guide put together by the biggest...

    Blog posts | November 11, 2008 5:57am PST

  • Toshiba launches 256GB SSD with MLC

    Toshiba announced today an addition to its line-up of NAND-flash-based solid state drives, a new 256GB SSD, and the launch of a series of small-sized Flash Modules for Netbooks, UMPCs and other...

    Blog posts | September 26, 2008 7:48am PDT

  • Is the UMPC finally ready for the masses?

    It seems that rumors of its demise have been greatly exaggerated and over the last year, the UMPC has morphed from a tablet-like device to an extremely compact notebook, complete with a keyboard,...

    Blog posts | May 30, 2008 8:46am PDT

  • 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...

    Blog posts | May 30, 2008 8:25am PDT

  • 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...

    Blog posts | May 20, 2008 8:20am PDT

  • 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...

    Blog posts | May 2, 2008 7:47am PDT

  • MobileTechRoundup show #130, Affordable HP entertainment Tablet PC and Mac OS X on a UMPC

    We put a small teaser in show #129 about another new device that James Kendrick has been playing with and in MobileTechRoundup show #130 his thoughts on the new HP tx2051 Entertainment Notebook...

    Blog posts | April 21, 2008 12:29pm PDT

  • 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...

    Blog posts | March 18, 2008 7:51am PDT

  • HP's mysterious ultra-mobile PC

    Subnotebooks have always been overpriced and under-performing. But lately that niche has become a lot more interesting. Now it looks like HP is ready to take another stab at subnotes.

    Blog posts | February 20, 2008 2:05pm PST

  • 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...

    Blog posts | February 20, 2008 7:04am PST

  • 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. But does the world really want Silverthorne-based...

    Blog posts | February 8, 2008 1:39pm PST

  • 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...

    Blog posts | January 28, 2008 6:57am PST

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