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Steve Paine - has written 6774 posts on UMPCPortal.

Steve, Chippy, SteveChippy and V4_Chippy are all aliases for Stephen Paine. Steve has been working on internet and web projects since the 80's and, for the last five years has focused on digital marketing. UMPCPortal, this site, where Chippy writes purely about mobile technology. Meetmobility is a site for a hobby that combines travel on two-wheels, camping and technology. There's an accompanying YouTube channel. Find Steve on Instagram (v4_chippy) for his motorbike adventures. on Mastodon and on Twitter (chippy) where DMs are open. SteveChippyPaine has a YouTube channel with 14K subscribers and over 1000 videos of mobile technology.

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Streaming music efficiency. 36 hours on a Pixel 6

Posted on 25 February 2024

A Pixel 6 can stream music using just 440mW of power.

Mobile Creators Kit 2023

Posted on 15 December 2023

Previously, over the last 15 years, I’ve written about mobile reporting kits. The focus was on written articles, enhanced with photography. That, of course, has changed as video becomes the primary content type for many people. The mobile creators kit, takes that video-first approach too. It’s tried, tested and relatively low-cost.

Nokia 105 4G 2023 Review – Browser, MP3, FM and more, in under 80 grams

Posted on 18 October 2023

The Nokia 105 4G 2023 costs 40 Euro and comes with a browser! I’ve tested it through, along with battery life and I’ve created a list of missing features, surprises, and a wish-list.

Lenovo Duet 3 Chromebook. 900 grams of ARM-based ultra-mobility in test

Posted on 30 June 2023

As I prepare a full review of this 10.9-inch 2-in-1 ChromeOS based device I need to put something into perspective. I haven’t fully tested an ultra-mobile PC for over 6 years. I’m going to need some time to re-base my expectations because this Lenovo Duet 3 just seems too good. I must be missing something. Maybe you can help me!

Efficient, Light, Powerful Chromebooks in 2023

Posted on 30 January 2023

Where are the light, powerful Chromebooks? Are you looking for a mobile companion. Something safe and efficient? Me too.

Surface Duo Success Rides on Android Industry Change

Posted on 06 October 2019

Why the Surface Duo needs change in the Android developer world. Large screens were never preferred by developers.

Project UMPC Recovery

Posted on 28 April 2019

The UMPC is making a comeback, and it’s mostly thanks to the GPD Win. UMPCPortal is making a comeback too. Over the last year I’ve been working hard to salvage the site and bring it back to the standards that you expect. More on that, the problems this site had, and the outlook for UMPCs in 2019, follows.

UMPCPortal survived the cull. 12 years old and still going.

Posted on 10 January 2019

UMPCPortal, the site that I started as Carrypad.com in Feb 2006, survives! It’s full of mobile computing history that needs to be preserved. Maybe in another 10 years we’ll be able to look back at the equipment and wonder how we ever survived. Here’s 2007, for example. Crazy! You’ll notice that most ads and plugins and bells and whistles are now gone so the site is faster and hopefully more stable.  You might also notice that the sites Ultrabooknews and Chromebookworld are gone. They were out of date and needed […]

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