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‘In Other News…’ February 9th

Posted on 09 February 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. …

Mobile Computing Segmentation and Capabilities. (Updated from DevMob 2010)

Posted on 08 February 2010 by Chippy

Thanks to the great crowd at DevMob2010 in London last week, I’ve had some good feedback to my scenarios and segmentation diagram which was originally created in 2006 and is now updated and re-published under CC license. It should help as a stimulus for software developers thinking about the possibilities in the space between smartphones and netbooks and can help device designers to think about usage scenarios. Customers will also find it useful to pick out their own usage scenarios and to see what type of device fits with their requirements.

Nav 9 Multitouch Tablet. Pricing and Full Specifications Updated.

Posted on 08 February 2010 by Chippy

Netbook Navigator have re-positioned their Nav 9 product with a much lower entry point. You still get the multi-touch (resistive) screen, Windows Home Premium and 16GB SSD but the entry level pricing is now much more interesting…

UberTablet Blog is Back.

Posted on 08 February 2010 by Chippy

After a very very long period away from blogging, Hugo Ortega is back again and writing about his work with TabletPCs. It looks like a certain ‘pad’ kicked him back into action and I doubt he’s the only one in…

Choice is King.

Posted on 08 February 2010 by Chippy

Here’s a short and sweet message to everyone that insists on using terms like ‘game changer’ and ‘killer’ to define the success of a product. Customers don’t give a shit about winners and losers.

Dear AT&T and Apple, What is Unlimited x 2? A.K.A. Why Can’t I Tether My iPhone and to the iPad

Posted on 07 February 2010 by Ben

Maybe I haven’t been digging deeply enough, but I have seen anyone even mention this annoyance. I’m already a paying iPhone/AT&T customer, and I pay $30/month just for the 3G data component of my cellular bill. In fact, if…

Between the MID/Tablet/Smartbook, Which Genre Will Succeed?

Posted on 06 February 2010 by Ben

An interesting question, posed by Mark Spoonauer of Laptop Mag, about three different types of devices that companies are attempting to push to mainstream. Spoonauer put together a concise chart demonstrating the differences between these devices, and some predictions…

X2 iTablet – Another Win 7, Netbook-based Tablet

Posted on 05 February 2010 by Chippy

Bloggers have been getting excited about those ‘tablets’ again.

The X2 (available in 10 and 12″ formats) is nothing more than a 1.6Ghz Atom device running a desktop OS without a keyboard. In effect, a large format UMPC.

We…

‘In Other News…’ February 2nd

Posted on 02 February 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. …

Moblin. Progress for Menlow/Poulsbo Support.

Posted on 02 February 2010 by Chippy

We were expecting (a beta release of) Moblin 2.1 for handhelds before end of 2009 but it didn’t turn up. In a search this morning, however, found this. It’s a month old but it’s a build of Moblin for…

Two 8.9″ Windows 7 UMPCs. ExoPC & Nav 9.

Posted on 01 February 2010 by Chippy

Two 8.9″ UMPCs with options for multi-touch, 3G, high-capacity SSD and 2GB RAM. The ExoPC and Nav9 are clearly from the same OEM.

Meet:Mobility Podcast 41 – Nuggets of News (and an iPad)

Posted on 01 February 2010 by Chippy

Meet:Mobility Podcast 41 is now available. Recorded on 1st Feb 2010, JKK, Sascha and Chippy talk around the iPad and other mobile computing news including the Aspire ONE 532H, Archos 7, Dell Mini5, iPad, ExoPC, NetbookNavigator, Firefox for N900 and Adobe Flash.

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