We’ve got the Motorola Xoom on hand and have a nearly 30 minute-long overview session for you on video. You’ll be taken around the hardware of Motorola’s first slate and then we’ll dive into Android 3.0 (Honeycomb).

iWorks for the iPad has been around for abit a year now and in that time I haven’t really seen anything on Android that has really approached a professional office package. Although I have doubts that Quickoffice Pro HD is half as rich and feature-packed as options available for Windows and full Linux operating systems, it’s important. It’s important because it indicates that investment is being made. It will take two more things to push Android into the productivity space. Time, and proven sales figures – which could take even […]

As part of my ‘ultra mobile video editing‘ project I’ve bought myself a second notebook. Previously I worked with the Acer Aspire One 522 based on the AMD Ontario APU. This time I’ve bought a Lenovo S205 notebook based on the E-350 Zacate APU and have moved up a notch in my search for a good-value, low-stress 720p editing and rendering solution. Watch the unboxing video below. Like the Toshiba NB550D I tested last week, the Lenovo S205 lightweight laptop feels like solid, a well-built device. I’m sure Lenovo could […]

Meet:Mobility Podcast 67 is now available. It’s show number 67 recorded on the 25th March 2011. In this podcast we talk about the iPad2 and Xoom comparisons (Sascha has both devices) and talk about Honeycomb-related subjects. Samsung, HTC and ASUS are in the tablet chat but we don’t forget about those netbooks. What does Intel need to show at the launch of their new Atom platform which is expected in April? Chippy also talks about a few AMD Fusion devices he’s been testing. Listen, subscribe and download at MeetMobility here.

Meet:Mobility Podcast 67 is now available. It’s show number 67 recorded on the 25th March 2011. In this podcast we talk about the iPad2 and Xoom comparisons (Sascha has both devices) and talk about Honeycomb-related subjects. Samsung, HTC and ASUS are in the tablet chat but we don’t forget about those netbooks. What does Intel need to show at the launch of their new Atom platform which is expected in April? Chippy also talks about a few AMD Fusion devices he’s been testing. Listen, subscribe and download at MeetMobility here.

Meet:Mobility Podcast 67 is now available. It’s show number 67 recorded on the 25th March 2011. In this podcast we talk about the iPad2 and Xoom comparisons (Sascha has both devices) and talk about Honeycomb-related subjects. Samsung, HTC and ASUS are in the tablet chat but we don’t forget about those netbooks. What does Intel need to show at the launch of their new Atom platform which is expected in April? Chippy also talks about a few AMD Fusion devices he’s been testing. Listen, subscribe and download at MeetMobility here.

I took a step outside my usual 10 inch, 1KG  zone today by buying an 11.6 inch notebook. I explain the reasons in an earlier post so I wont go over it again but suffice to say, there are good reasons for buying it. I’ll be writing more about the device in relation to the AMD Brazos platform and its suitability for ultra mobile work and I’ll also be covering the device in a video-editing-related post. On that topic though, be aware that the video below was shot on a […]

Don’t panic. I’m not changing the scope of UMPCPortal. We remain focused on ultra mobile computing solutions of 10 inch and below with a target weight of 1KG and under. What I did do today though is to go out of that range to buy in an interesting platform and a potential solution for myself. The Lenovo S205 11.6 inch laptop. The Lenovo S201 is available now and includes the AMD Fusion platform based on the Zacate 1.6Ghz dual-core CPU. I want to get a feel for the performance / […]