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Change in strategy is a foot at HTC concerning UMPCs. At least that’s the way it looks according to a Digitimes article that suggests (this after an interview with HTC president and CEO Peter Chou. Qoute:
The focus of HTC’s development will continue to strengthen users’ Internet experience through mobile devices
Interesting, especially considering their [...]
No F8 on reboot, or my F12 shortcut in Office, what am I to do? This might be troubling for some users out there but Dell doesn’t think so, at least not enough to include function keys with their expected release of a MiniNotebook sometime late this coming summer. Little is known about the machine [...]
In an earlier post we wrote about an interview ZDNet had with Scott Shutter, AMD’s notebook division brand manager, where he apparently expressed little immediate interest in the UMPC/Subnotebook market. Well, perhaps that was taken out of context as we now learn AMD has new contenders to the Eee PC/Subnotebook/Netbook (or whatever you want [...]
VIA recently introduced a reference design for what it calls OpenBook, a 2.2lbs MiniNotebook-ish UMPC with a 8.9” LCD 1024 x 600 resolution display, along with a full sized keyboard and touch pad.
The OpenBook will support a variety of operating systems, including Vista Basic, Windows XP, and a number of Linux releases. This [...]
“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 , [...]
Our friend Joe over at Only UMPC today posted a video of Microsoft’s demo for their Multi-Touch capabilities being incorporated into the successor for Windows Vista. Indeed this appears to be a boon for UMPC and Tablet PC users as well.
As Joe points out:
A lot of the features might seem nothing on a Desktop and [...]
Have you ever wondered what kind of specs a $250 UMPC would sport? You don’t have to wonder anymore and they might just surprise you. Today Hong Kong manufacturer Bestlink has announced a Linux-based Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) which it will sell for $250 (just $180 in quantities of 100), making this possibly the lowest [...]
