I love the community we have here.  Just 60 minutes after posting about Opera Mobile 9.7 and mentioning that it would be interesting to have a desktop version with Turbo, Hrundik drops a comment in to say “Opera Turbo preview for desktop is already available.” And sure enough, there it is in Opera Labs for Windows, Mac and Linux. UMPC users, this is something you have to have in your [...]

The SWD-M100 Mondi [product page] is the WiMax device that was spotted at MWC in Feb. There in Barcelona it was seen running Windows Mobile 6.1 which didn’t really get too many people excited. It looks like we might find out more soon though. Phone Scoop have found a new image on a Samsung RSS feed. The device is potentially very interesting. If it uses a fast, Cortex-core  processor, Windows [...]

The Opera 9.6 SDK, released last year, included a little feature that a lot of people missed… Also worth mentioning here is that Opera have announced the 9.6 SDK which supports some cool new stuff including the ability to use OpenGL accelerated zoom and pan and, here’s something unique, OBML support which allows the browser to display Opera compressed content just as is used on the Opera Mini browser. This [...]

I’m very tempted to do this myself but I’m not sure that a ‘pro’ that should be doing it. I think it would be better if someone from the ultra mobile community did it so here I am putting the challenge out to you. Fly the Ultra Mobile computing flag. Pull all your Web2.0 skills together with your mobile computer and passion for travel and sign-up for the competition. Think [...]

I’m very tempted to do this myself but I’m not sure that a ‘pro’ that should be doing it. I think it would be better if someone from the ultra mobile community did it so here I am putting the challenge out to you. Fly the Ultra Mobile computing flag. Pull all your Web2.0 skills together with your mobile computer and passion for travel and sign-up for the competition. Think [...]

Netbooknews.de have posted a video via (PDA.pl) from ARM that shows the Wistron Netbook, a thin, Sony Vaio-like netbook baed on the Quallcom Snapdragon CPU and running Linux. Jump to the action at 2:32 I really realy want to get my hands on a snapdragon-based device as soon as possible. I want to feed back to you all on the real-world browsing speed and capabilities. Video: Qualcomm Konzepte auf dem [...]

As I was reviewing my keyword searches on the social network Twitter this morning (I use Particls.com) I came across a really interesting question. @phabulosa asks: “Really want to know why Moblin can boot that fast and how instant-on Linux works. Someone can tell me?”

For everyone considering the Compal/Gigabyte/Aigo MID and looking for XP upgrade capability, re-tune now to JKKMobile.com where JKK is testing out the new drivers. First reports are that the new drivers may not be working with the current hardware but JKK is working further to confirm this. jkkmobile: Aigo MID XP drivers available.

My review journey continues with the Sony Vaio P. The unit is quite pleasing to use, even if it is running Windows Vista. A quick refresher on the Vaio P’s basic specs for those of you who are just joining us: 1.86GHz Atom CPU 2GB of RAM 128GB SSD 1600×768 screen Windows Vista Find more detailed specs on the VAIO P’s Portal page. So we have the top end Vaio [...]

Update: All specs now in the product database. Over the last few weeks we’ve seen bits on information on the Smart Q5 MID, but today it looks like we’ve got the official details. 1GB storage, 256MB available to user 667MHz ARM11 processor SD expansion slot (up to 32GB) 2,000mAh battery 4.3-inch WVGA (800 x 480) display USB On-The-Go (OTG) Bluetooth 2.0 120 x 74 x 14mm; about 160g WiFi (not [...]

A few days ago I had an idea for simple  ‘g_rouping’ on Twitter and announced a new Twitter user as a gathering point for MID and UMPC friends.  There’s no sign-up needed, no passwords to enter and no 3rd parties involved. All you do to join the group is (be a twitter user and) follow the user g_ultramobilepc. 70 people have already signed up so all you need to do [...]

This is a short but revealing bit of info.  Inventec, the worlds fourth largest laptop manufacturer (and company that abandoned the ‘UMPC’ term last year!) has highlighted that mobile communications which lie ‘somewhere between handsets and notebooks’ will be one of two new growth drivers for the company. CEO Richard Lee also added that development is still at an early stage. Inventec to strength mobile communcation and software product lines [...]

An interesting story over at Kotaku talks about a new service called OnLive. The vision of OnLive is to bring processing intensive gaming to low end hardware, a sort of on-demand gaming service. The way it works is essentially opening a video stream from the OnLive server to an OnLive client application on your computer. Your inputs would be sent to the server, and all of the game’s processing would [...]

Jkk, the master of mobile modding, is always quick to point out internal shots from the latest hardware. This time, he found some shots of the UMID M1 [Portal page], which Chippy just recently wrote his hands on thoughts over at MIDMoves. Unfortunately the tiny laptop form-factor device won’t be that easy to mod considering the RAM and even the SSD is soldered to the motherboard. Jkk mentions that a [...]

Mobilx kindly sent over a set of images showing how they installed 3G in the Gigabyte T1028M. Apparently everything went smoothly due to the pre-wired antenna and SIM holder. I’m getting excited for netbooks again!!! Check out the full gallery here. The T1028 is expected to ship at end of April. (See this article for pricing info and links)

I’ve just published my ‘first impressions’ of the UMID MBook that I used out at SXSW with MIDMoves. …the technical specs, the size, the form factor, the style and the connectivity make this an excellent device for mobile communications, mobile blogging and emergency PC work of any kind. It really highlights how far the ultra mobile platforms have moved on over the last year too. Those itching to press an [...]

Mobilx have just informed us that they’ve got a sample Gigabyte T1028M TouchNote in and have already upgraded with 3G because the antenna is pre-wired. There’s also a pre-enabled SIM card slot. They also have prices. The T1028M will come in at 573 Euro (inclusive tax) and is expected to ship out in about 5 weeks. mobilx webshop – Gigabyte T1028M TouchNote. Prices are also up for the S1024 Thinnote, [...]