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ASUS T91 Convertible. Owner-Review.

Chippy — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:59:23 +0000

This owner-review is from Yury Kritchever. Thanks Yury, for taking the time to feed back your experiences to the community. If anyone else would like to submit an owner-review, please contact us. Related posts:

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

Chippy — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:41 +0000

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... Related posts:

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Twitter Clients for Netbooks and UMPCs

Chippy — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:28:46 +0000

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! Related posts:

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

Chippy — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:04:51 +0000

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. Related posts:

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Skype on Symbian – Don’t Cancel that Voice Plan! Demo and Thoughts

Chippy — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:21:05 +0000

Over the last few weeks my interest in Symbian has increased dramatically. Free Ovi maps, improved Ovi store, Buzz on Google maps, Gravity and other programs have me struggling to decide whether a move to Android is the best for…

SoonR web-based remote computing works with UMPCs According to a press release today (why can't they...
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Pierre Cardin Tablet PC’s with Interesting Keyboard Design.

Chippy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:56:52 +0000

We suspect that isn’t the Pierre Cardin brand you know from the fasion world but these 7″ and 8.9″ tablets have an interesting design with a case that includes a rubber keyboard.

The devices come with resistive…

The mystery UMPC was an Amtek T770 Gizmodo got hands on. Its an Amtek T770, will...
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Hugo Ortega Readying the Tega Tablet

Ben — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:11:57 +0000

Hugo Ortega, who runs the ever interesting blog Uber Tablet, is preparing to launch a device with his company, Tegatech. The aptly named Tega tablet looks to be a rather clean slate with some fairly…

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Pocketables Takes a Look at the Fujitsu UH900

Ben — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:20:11 +0000

Our friend Jenn from Pocketables.net has gotten her hands on the Fujitsu UH900 [Product page] and is wasting no time bringing great coverage of the device to her site. The UH900’s mega-bezel, tiny right shift key, and…

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A quick look at the Kohjinsha PA series Jenn over at Pocketables.net is getting ready to take...
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Compaq Airlife 100 at MWC.

Chippy — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:24:20 +0000

Compaq Airlife 100, originally uploaded by umpcportal.com.

Ive just had 15 minutes with the Compaq Airlife 100 and have come away very impressed indeed. As I’ve mentioned before, this idea…

Compaq Airlife 100 – Android in a Netbook Styley. We had heard that HP were going to unveil a...
HTC Shift is now available – press release. Stop the press, HTC are talking about the HTC...
Airis Kira mininote subsidised to 99 Euro with contract. This is the first-step towards free mininote computers with contracts...

Nav 9 Multitouch Tablet. Pricing and Full Specifications Updated.

Chippy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:03:44 +0000

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... Related posts:

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

Chippy — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:24:48 +0000

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. Related posts:

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Solar-Powered Mobile Productivity Re-Visited.

Chippy — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:02:12 +0000

I’d love to do another tour this year so over at Solar-UMPC.com, the journal I used for the tour, I’ve taken another look at the UMPC sector to see what devices I could choose from. Related posts:

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Archos 7” Android Tablet. Origami is back!

Chippy — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:51:57 +0000

It’s about time this appeared because it doesnt really make sense that Archos only produce a 5″ version of the Android tablet.

The news came out of the ArchosFans forum and I like the look of it. Just imagine…

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UMID BZ Live on /Live Monday 2130 CET.

Chippy — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:37:56 +0000

Come and check out the (rather good) UMID BZ in a LIVE presentation on Monday at 2130 CET (12:30pm San Fransisco, 3:30pm New York, 8:30pm London, 0430 Shanghai!) We'll record the session as usual. Related posts:

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ABI Research: ARM-based Processors Will Overtake x86 in Ultra-mobile Devices in 2013

Chippy — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:38:49 +0000

You know I love a good Intel vs ARM fight and what’s going on in the mobile device market right now is nothing short of volcanic. ARM partners were all over CES and Intel demonstrated the first ever X86 smartphone and tablet on their Moorestown platform. Both companies know that a specialised platform is needed and both companies are enabling it. Who will win? Related posts:

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