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1. Michael Arrington resurrects enigmatic CrunchPad tablet

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Monday, 16 November 2009

   ... the CrunchPad will carry a $300-$400 price tag and feature an Intel Atom processor along with a 12 inch screen. In addition, the nascent device is expected to include a browser capable of displaying graphic-intensive ...

2. Apple to debut $700 tablet in September?

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Monday, 03 August 2009

     Apple’s iPad will be announced next month, according to an industry analyst who claims to have seen the rumored tablet PC like device. And we still wonder who will pay at least $700 for what essentially ...

3. UMPC, take 2: Samsung touts first WiMax MID

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Tuesday, 21 July 2009

   ... not really the universal communication device other devices, for example, the iPhone are today. Instead, the Mondi and possibly all other WiMax MIDs that will be released in the near future are Internet ...

4. CE3100: Intel squeezes yet another chip out of the old Dothan core

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 25 May 2009

   ... is branching out in another market that may be increasing the firm’s long-term chip sales. Similar to what the Atom series did for netbooks, Intel hopes that the CE3100 will conquer set-top boxes and digital ...

5. Apple rumor season: High on speculation, low on details

   (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

   Wednesday, 29 April 2009

   ... silly. If you are following IT news and what makes the tech industry tick, you will simply have to accept that you will be bombarded with speculation, mock-ups and industry sources claiming to know all ...

6. HP dv2: Better than a netbook?

   (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

   Sunday, 26 April 2009

   ... 10” version. You can even do Powerpoint presentations on it. I still believe this is one of the best netbooks on the market and its keyboard is the best available, hands down (I will forget the smallish ...

7. Report: Netbooks the next big portable thing

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Monday, 26 January 2009

   ... by 2013. The firm believes "a confluence of social and technological factors has created a kind of perfect storm that will lead to a market explosion" during this period of time - making netbooks a common ...

8. CES 2009: Nova Updates Rugged UMPC with New SideArm 2

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Wednesday, 07 January 2009

     Nova Mobile Systems is presenting today at the Consumer Electronics Show a new Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) based upon the Intel Atom processor. It is being called the SideArm 2 and it will, depending upon ...

9. Five products Apple should build

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Opinion)

   Friday, 24 October 2008

   ... iPhone wasn’t the first cellphone either but it jumped into the quickly developing smartphone segment, with what seems to be an obvious design template for smartphones today. We will stop here, you get ...

10. Netbooks and MIDs need some Apple Magic

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Opinion)

    Wednesday, 20 August 2008

    ... and have been watching the Lenovo MID in the Olympics where the device has performed reasonably well. I actually believe that the success of both platforms will have more to do with vendors emulating ...

11. The perfect portable computing device of 2015

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    Wednesday, 23 July 2008

    ... a thin client device. Perhaps Rodenberry had the right idea and the Global Communicator is exactly what we will get within a few years. Analyst Opinion - When I think about the perfect notebook I often ...

12. A 1-2-3-4 plan for AMD to beat Intel

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Friday, 18 July 2008

    ... way a few years ago and AMD moved aggressively against them. But the litigation between the two firms reveals that Intel had the power to block AMD even when AMD had better products and while that will ...

13. 3K offers $299 notebook

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Friday, 27 June 2008

    ... will ever see, but it could be an interesting option for basic computing and Internet needs on the go. Its $299 price tag undercuts not just any notebook we know of, but also UMPCs and upcoming MIDs.  ...

14. Panasonic unveils Atom-based Toughbook UMPC

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Wednesday, 25 June 2008

    ... as wireless broadband and GPS as options. As other Toughbooks, the CF-1 also comes in a sealed case that will survive 4-ft drops without damage and withstand rain, spills and dust.    The device ...

15. Apple and Palm new targets in touchscreen patent crusade

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 24 June 2008

    ... is a further step in protecting Typhoon’s IP from being unfairly exploited. Hopefully, the world of potential infringers will take notice that it is the company’s intent to aggressively protect its intellectual ...

16. HTC to revamp UMPC strategy amid rise of the Eee PC

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Monday, 16 June 2008

    ... deployment of UMPC products, according to Peter Chou, president and CEO of HTC. The focus of HTC's development will continue to strengthen users' Internet experience through mobile devices, Chou said without ...

17. Toshiba preps 1.8” 160 GB hard drives for PCs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 10 June 2008

    ... version 62 grams. In comparison, Samsung’s 32 GB 1.8” SSD weighs about 15 grams. Toshiba did not reveal the price of these new hard drives, but it is fair to assume that the SATA 2.6-equipped drives will ...

18. WWDC 2008: Last minute round-up

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Sunday, 08 June 2008

    ... about a 3G iPhone the device is a sure bet, but there have been speculations about a new operating system, new iPods, a UMPC/MID and possibly new displays. TG Daily will report from WWDC 2008 and took ...

19. 50% chance of a new multi-touch Apple device at WWDC, says analyst

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 05 June 2008

      The stakes in the Apple Newton multi-touch tablet guessing game have just been raised: American Technology Research analyst Shawn Wu believes there is a one in two chance that we will be seeing ...

20. Via launches Nano processor, carves out CPU niche

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 29 May 2008

    ... to see someone who is not following the beaten path but is pursuing the belief that alternatives will bring success. Nano is such a product – it holds the challenge that its size, performance and feature ...

21. Five reasons why an Apple tablet makes sense now

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Thursday, 22 May 2008

    ... features in mobile devices. A larger casing than the iPhone would make room for a larger non-replaceable battery that will extend beyond the 8-hour mark. Besides headphone jack, iPod dock connector and ...

22. Global supply of 2.5" HDDs may run short in Q3, say Taiwan makers

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 20 May 2008

    ... PC vendors including Hewlett-Packard and Acer have offered or will offer low-priced portable laptop PCs or UMPCs, causing a related increase in demand for 2.5" HDDs, the sources pointed out. More here ...

23. Fujitsu announces Intel Atom-based UMPC

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Thursday, 15 May 2008

    Fujitsu has showcased its second generation 5.6-inch UMPC U2010 with Intel's 45nm Atom processor. The UMPC will focus on the high-end market with a price of $1295 and will be launched in Taiwan in ...

24. 3G iPhone this week, Newton multi-touch handheld at WWDC?

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Monday, 12 May 2008

    ... sales representatives confirmed on yesterday that the "iPhone is out-of-stock company wide", according to MacWorld UK. Now that shortages have been confirmed, we wonder if a product refresh will happen ...

25. Apple to introduce handwriting recognition with iPhone 2.0

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 06 May 2008

    ... may be a generally nice feature for the iPhone, but the idea of a new Newton is certainly worth talking about.   It seems that Apple's upcoming iPhone 2.0 software update will spoil the party for ...

26. VIA CPUs to stage comeback in low-cost PC market

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Monday, 21 April 2008

    ... Technology's new M700 series UMPC (ultra mobile PC) will also adopt VIA Technologies' CPUs, the Taiwan-based chipmaker may have a chance of recover from its long series of losses, according to industry ...

27. Eee PCs and other low-cost notebooks to boost touch panel demand in H2 08

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Wednesday, 16 April 2008

    Low-cost notebooks, such as Asustek Computer's Eee PC, are expected to boost demand for medium-size touch panels in the second half of the year, as adoption of touch panels by these systems will ...

28. Intel fires up new Atom processors

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 01 April 2008

    ... or short “SCH”). In a nutshell, Intel says that the Atom CPU will deliver “the best Internet experience in your pocket”. That claim is partially based on the firm’s target market of portable communication ...

29. A new goldmine for Intel: The $6 Atom processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 28 March 2008

    ... year. While much of the success will depend on unit numbers, sources told TG Daily that Atom will be big cash cow for Intel. Mountain House (CA) – Intel is gearing up to launch what may be its most important ...

30. Inside Intel's ray tracing research

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 24 March 2008

      Interview - Intel will soon be extending its product portfolio into visual computing. And while Nvidia isn’t publicly admitting that Intel is an increasing threat to the company, we know that ...

31. The HTC Shift + ThinkPad X300 + The MacBook Air = Perfect Notebook

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    Friday, 21 March 2008

    ... batteries and you can carry spares, which means you will have as much battery life as you need. It has an optical drive if you need it, and it comes with a second generation flash drive as standard, providing ...

32. 10 things you didn’t know about … Anand Chandrasekher

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Sunday, 16 March 2008

    ... device. Today, the PC and many other devices that I use also offer this capability. The best idea I had was … to shrink the PC! Everything (devices) you carry will essentially be a PC. As the Internet ...

33. Tim Sweeney, Part 2: “DirectX 10 is the last relevant graphics API”

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 11 March 2008

    ... the GPU and CPU will be heading into a battle for the dominant position in a computer – and either one could be pushed out of the market.     Interview - In the second part of our interview ...

34. Intel preps Atom for world domination

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 02 March 2008

    ... the company markets for the most recent UMPC generation), and Atom is built up as a serious attempt to capture market share in mobile devices and low-cost devices. The company will offer two versions of ...

35. Has Lenovo created the “perfect” laptop?

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Opinion)

    Friday, 22 February 2008

    ... first look at the X300). So, what makes this X300 a better Macbook Air and what can we expect from this category in the long term. How will Intel’s Silverthorne, hybrid graphics, ready-boost/turbo memory/hybrid ...

36. Via readies Isaiah as Intel Silverthorne competitor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 24 January 2008

    Via-Centaur has completed the development of its new Isaiah core processors, which are expected to begin shipping this Spring. The manufacturer claims that processors based on the new architecture will ...

37. Small-size panel shipments to see greater affect during Q1 08 slow season

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Wednesday, 16 January 2008

    Although the small- and medium-size panel industry entered the slow season in December 2007, most LCD panel makers expect rising demand from low-price notebooks and UMPCs (ultra-mobile PCs) will continue ...

38. Asustek to push WiMAX-based notebooks in 2008

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Wednesday, 09 January 2008

    Asustek Computer will cooperate with Intel and Sprint Nextel to push WiMAX technology by launching WiMAX-based notebooks in 2008, announced Asustek chairman Jonney Shih, at CES 2008. Asustek is planning ...

39. Intel pads MID launch with tiny solid state drives

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 17 December 2007

    We have no doubt, the Mobile Internet Device will turn out to be what the UMPC was intended to become – a mass market pocket computing platform. And Intel finally develops the components such a ...

40. HTC delays volume shipments of HTC Shift to January 2008

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Friday, 14 December 2007

    ... Problems related to the integration of HTC Shift's hardware and software caused the delay, said the sources, noting that the Shift will run on both Microsoft's Windows Vista and Windows Mobile. ...

41. Asus updates R2H UMPC with 3G

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 12 December 2007

    ... UMPC and Windows Vista is now the default operating system. Detailed specifications have not been released; we do know however that this new UMPC will not be available with a flash-based solid state disk ...

42. OQO ultra mobile PC gets HSDPA option

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 05 December 2007

    ... broadband” device will not be sold in the U.S. London (UK) - OQO today added a new model to it product lineup, now offering HSDPA mobile broadband in addition to the already available EV-DO option. ...

43. Is Kindle the next big thing after the iPod?

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Opinion)

    Friday, 30 November 2007

    ... of the product is the one we will remember - just like few of us now remember what the initial iPod looked like when they hear the name. Amazon has done a great job with the back end of this offering but ...

44. Intel's Silverthorne processor to run at up to 1.7 GHz

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 02 October 2007

    ... and Ultra Mobile PCs have surfaced.     Next month, Intel will be launching its first 45 nm processor, Penryn. But when the all the buzz about these new dual-core and quad-core CPUs for notebooks, ...

45. Can we screw up WiMax, too?

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    Wednesday, 26 September 2007

    ... therefore should ensure that WiMax devices will be able to allow access to virtually all types of general Internet content.     So, everything looks really promising so far. But there are ...

46. Intel demos Echo Peak WiMax/Wi-Fi notebook

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Wednesday, 26 September 2007

    Intel today demonstrated a functional notebook based on the Montevina platform, which will include the firm’s first integrated Wimax/Wi-Fi chipset codenamed Echo Peak. Chicago (IL) – Intel ...

47. Intel's goal for Penryn: "Ramp and win as fast as possible"

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 20 September 2007

    ... now – and why he believes Intel will keep it. Of course, that brought AMD into the discussion as well and Eden wasn't shy commenting on AMD's outlook. San Francisco (CA) – TG Daily ...

48. IDF: Intel to dump Microsoft as OS supplier for Mobile Internet Devices?

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 19 September 2007

    ... the center stage. The big news: Intel apparently is planning without Microsoft and uses Apple's iPhone design as a template for second-gen MIDs that will also offer traditional cellphone features. ...

49. HTC to launch more Qualcomm-based devices before end of 2007

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Thursday, 06 September 2007

    High Tech Computer (HTC) will strengthen its cooperation with Qualcomm, and plans to launch more than 10 Qualcomm-based mobile devices, including smartphones and ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs) before the end ...

50. Nokia, Sprint to offer N800 tablet with Wimax capability

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 08 August 2007

    ... Internet device N800 to be available with support for Wimax next year. According to a report published by Linux Devices, Nokia will be offering the N800 as Wimax-enabled device with a Linux operating ...