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‘In Other News…’ March 10th

Posted on 10 March 2010 by Chippy

Here’s the weekly rundown of items that we posted to the middle column on UMPCPortal, our ‘Other News’ section. It’s all good UMPC and MID-related stuff that, in most cases, we didn’t write about as a main news item. …

Mobiputing Launches.

Posted on 10 March 2010 by Chippy

Congratulations to Brad Linder today as he launches mobiputing.com What a great name!

As you can probably guess from the name, mobiputing is and will continue to be a sister site to Liliputing. But while Liliputing is focused…

‘Netbook’ Searches are Topping Out. What Happens Next?

Posted on 10 March 2010 by Chippy

Back in August 2009 I took a look at some of the keywords in mobile computing. My top tips at that time were Moblin and Maemo. Obviously I was wrong on that one as both of those two keywords…

Viliv S10 Open Review: Session Debrief.

Posted on 09 March 2010 by Chippy

Once again we had a great audience for our live open review last night. Over 600 people dropped in to watch JKK and I testing out the Viliv S10 in an extended, close-up, warts-exposed review session.

chromeTouch Brings Touchscreen Inertia Scrolling to Google Chrome [video]

Posted on 09 March 2010 by Ben

Here is a short demo of chromeTouch, a Google Chrome extension which enables touchscreen and inertia scrolling within Google Chrome. Works great if you’ve been waiting to find an alternative to Firefox and the Grab and Drag addon!

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Webciety: Challenges and Potential of Mobile Work.

Posted on 08 March 2010 by Chippy

In this video from Webciety, at CeBIT Sascha Pallenberg (Netbooknews, Meetmobility), Joanna Stern (Engadget), JKK (JKKMobile,MeetMobility), Carmen S. Villadar (What’s Up Android) and Arno Glompner (Blackberry) talk about the Challenges of Mobile Work.

Long-Term Update and Review Round-up: UMID BZ UMPC

Posted on 08 March 2010 by Chippy

Long story short, the UMID BZ is a superb bit of kit and one of the best UMPCs that I have ever tested. Here’s the long story…

3 Convertible Netbooks Compared

Posted on 08 March 2010 by Chippy

The Viliv S10, Lenovo S10-3T and Gigabyte T1000 sit in the 1.2-1.5KG bracket and are therefore just outside the range that we normally focus on here at UMPCPortal but given the multiple usage scenarios offered by the touch-capable convertible form-factor…

Viliv S10 Open Review. Live Video, Chat at 2130 GMT+1 Today.

Posted on 08 March 2010 by Chippy

Our live, open reviews are becoming extremely popular and tonight we expect an even bigger turnout for one of the stars of the ‘netvertible’ world, the Viliv S10. Slim, stylish and multitouch capable; it really shows how designs…

Twitter Clients for Netbooks and UMPCs

Posted on 07 March 2010 by Chippy

Memory, screen and CPU utilization are serious considerations for the UMPC and Netbook user. I’ve been looking at Twitter clients to try and work out what the best solutions are. I’ve found a few that you need to avoid too!

Viliv S10 Multitouch Convertible. Unboxing and Demo. (Video)

Posted on 05 March 2010 by Chippy

Viliv are just a short time away from releasing the S10 into the wild and we’ve been lucky enough to receive one of the final samples before it goes into full production. As you’ll see in the video there’s no retail packaging but the S10 is there and in this 14 minute video I unpack and demonstrate the device.

Viliv S10 Multitouch Tablet/UMPC/Netbook Arrived. Unboxing Coming Up. Live Cam/Chat On!

Posted on 05 March 2010 by Chippy

Fridays are good. Fridays with a new review device are even better. Fridays with a multitouch convertible tablet have to be the best.  This is Viliv S10 Friday!

Full specs and more info on…

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