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Amid the massive increase in mobile computing AMD has officially introduced their Turion X2 Ultra on Wenesday. This next gen platform for notebook computing offers heavy increases in high-def graphics while improving power consumption by up to 1 1/2 hours.
The improved image graphics have 5 times the image quality and offer 40% faster [...]

UMPCPortal.com posted an article about this new proof-of-concept UMPC from little known Korean-based manufacturer MasterImage. Its called Telson and the 3D screen can be seen without the need for any special glasses; here’s a low res pic of this concept device, by the way I doubt the photo does this screen any justice:

Typical are the [...]

Turion-X2 Ultra is what’s it’s called (prior codename Puma), this is AMD’s newest Notebook/Laptop CPU which integrates graphics (ATI XGP™) capabilities. This is not a competitor to Intel’s Atom, VIA’s Nano or the new ARM -based Tegra from Nvidia, but rather meant exclusively for larger platforms of the non-Ultramobile type.
In fact, according to AMD’s notebook [...]

On Sunday Nvidia announced their new line of low power consumption processors named Tegra, for which a company spokesperson called a “computers on a chip”. The company apparently has hope of going after Intel with their newest CPU’s, the Tegra 600 and Tegra 650.
It also appears the company has intended this for MIDs (Mobile Internet [...]

I’ve been thinking lately about all the reports of Micheal Dell and his new baby the [Rumored] Mini Inspiron which was uncovered by Gizmodo blogger Brian Lam after he spotted Mr. Dell walking around carrying the spankin’ new Ultra Mobile at the D: All Things Digital (D6) conference sponsored by The Wall Street Journal last [...]

“YES! It fits in the palm of your hand!” is their slogan and it can be yours for only $299 should be their tagline (I would like to be compensated for that if you use it, do you hear me 3K?), what is it? It’s the brand spanking new 3K RazorBook 400, for which , [...]

JKOnTheRun today posted on his blog that Taiwan based AU Optronics one of the world’s three most prevalent  manufacturers of thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels (TFT LCD) is projecting sales for UMPCs/Mini-Notebooks to surpass the 10 million mark and possibly reach as high as 15 million before years end.
What makes AU Optronics an [...]

SASUS manufactures of the original Eee PC the 701 are back with updated versions of the original. In an effort to compete with more hi tech ultra low cost PCs that have hit the market over the past dew Months, ASUS brings us the Eee PC 900 and laptopmag.com has the info/pics and a [...]

This is pretty funny, as most of you know, many of todays mobile devices. laptops UMPCs and other ultra mobiles have motion detecting sensors, well the OQO is no different, however, it has a twist. When Jory Bell, OQO’s CEO designed the model 2, he included the scream of a little girl whenever the machine [...]