‘In Other Ultra-Mobile News…’ July 22nd

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Posted on 22 July 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.

	Published iPhone 4 Reception Story Reaches a Climax Tomorrow; I’m Awaiting Apple’s Fix – Free Cases Won’t Cut It. We’ve stayed out of iPhone 4 [portal page] reception coverage until now, but things are finally getting interesting as Appl…
	Published Apple: Free Cases to iPhone 4 Owners or Refund. I’m Not Satisfied, Considering Changing Phones After Owning the Last 3 iPhones. Apple’s press conference is still doing some Q&A as I write, but the gist of it consisted of Apple saying that all phones h…
	Published Droid X Officially Launched in the US – “Shipped by 7/27”. Verizon Launched Head-tracking “3D” Droid Site. The Droid X [portal page] can now be officially purchased through Verizon. New customers can snag one for $199 with a new 2 y…
	Shared Viliv S10 running from Solar Panel (using Car Adaptor).
	Published Simple ‘Off-Both-Grids’ Solar Computing Solution with the Viliv S10. I’ve just done an interview with the HomeofSolarEnergy website which I guess will be posted soon. The best thing about it…
	Posted Solar Computing with the Viliv S10.
	Shared HP Files for PALMPAD Trademark, webOS Slate Gets a Name?.
	Published ‘PalmPad’ Sounds a bit like ‘CarryPad’. This is interesting, at least for us. Palm have registered the trademark PALMPAD in the U.S. according to a news item from My…
	Shared Intel’s IDF to focus on Atom ecosystem and Sandy Bridge – News – Linux for Devices. I should be going to this. More details soon.
	Published Apple Contradicts Itself and Puts Me in a Rough Spot With iPhone 4 Antenna Conundrum. You’ve likely heard of the iPhone 4 antenna debacle and saw coverage of the recent press conference that Apple held on the …
	Shared 2 photos.
	Published Viliv S10 Netbook as Solar-Powered Desktop (Cont’d). I talked yesterday about my testing with the Viliv S10 and my 24w solar panel. Today I’ve implemented the solution as my…
	Published Asus Eee Pad EP101TC; out with the Windows 7 Embedded, in with Android.. Back at Computex Asus announced two new tablets, a 12 inch touting Windows 7 device called the Eee Pad EP121 and the Windows …
	Shared Droid X Unboxing – Carrypad.com.
	Shared HP Slate 500 Windows tablet shows up on HP.com.
	Posted Viliv N5 full Review from UMPCPortal.
	Published Motorola Droid X Unboxing. The Droid X [portal page] just showed up today and we’ve got a quick unboxing with more coverage coming soon! Check it out:…
	Published Viliv N5 Review – Full Internet Experience in a Handheld. Carrypad is a place to check out the advanced, fun, easy, consumer-focused world of handhelds. We love the direction that And…
	Shared 3 videos.
	Published Droid X Gallery and iPhone 4 Size Comparison. I just shot some pictures of the Droid X [portal page] and a few with the phone next to the iPhone 4 for reference. Here are …
	Posted Droid X Gallery and iPhone 4 comparison photos.
	Posted Motorola Droid X Video Unboxing.
	Published Droid X vs. iPhone 4 Camera Test (video and stills). While the Droid X [portal page] beats the iPhone 4 [portal page] in a straight-up megapixel to megapixel comparison by 3 mega…