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The ‘Full Internet Experience’ of 2010

11 March 2010, 5:10 am by: Chippy
The Internet experience has split into two in the worst way possible. The mobile internet is no longer a subset of the ‘Full’ Internet; it is now a separate world offering features that the desktop just can’t offer and the… Related post...

‘In Other News…’ March 10th

10 March 2010, 4:29 am by: Chippy
Here’s the weekly rundown of items that we posted to the middle column on UMPCPortal, our ‘Other News’ section. It’s all good UMPC and MID-related stuff that, in most cases, we didn’t write about as a main news item. ...

Mobiputing Launches.

10 March 2010, 4:27 am by: Chippy
Congratulations to Brad Linder today as he launches mobiputing.com What a great name! As you can probably guess from the name, mobiputing is and will continue to be a sister site to Liliputing. But while Liliputing is focused… Related posts:M...

‘Netbook’ Searches are Topping Out. What Happens Next?

10 March 2010, 2:55 am by: Chippy
Back in August 2009 I took a look at some of the keywords in mobile computing. My top tips at that time were Moblin and Maemo. Obviously I was wrong on that one as both of those two keywords… Related posts:Hot and Not. Keywords in Mobile Comp...

Viliv S10 Open Review: Session Debrief.

9 March 2010, 2:21 am by: Chippy
Once again we had a great audience for our live open review last night. Over 600 people dropped in to watch JKK and I testing out the Viliv S10 in an extended, close-up, warts-exposed review session. Related posts:Viliv S10 Open Review. Live Video...

chromeTouch Brings Touchscreen Inertia Scrolling to Google Chrome [video]

8 March 2010, 5:30 pm by: Ben
Here is a short demo of chromeTouch, a Google Chrome extension which enables touchscreen and inertia scrolling within Google Chrome. Works great if you’ve been waiting to find an alternative to Firefox and the Grab and Drag addon! Find… Rel...

Webciety: Challenges and Potential of Mobile Work.

8 March 2010, 5:31 am by: Chippy
In this video from Webciety, at CeBIT Sascha Pallenberg (Netbooknews, Meetmobility), Joanna Stern (Engadget), JKK (JKKMobile,MeetMobility), Carmen S. Villadar (What’s Up Android) and Arno Glompner (Blackberry) talk about the Challenges of Mobile...

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

8 March 2010, 5:00 am by: Chippy
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:Two 5" Clamshells Go Head-to-Head at CES There are two interesting clamshell MIDs on the horizon and...

3 Convertible Netbooks Compared

8 March 2010, 4:49 am by: Chippy
The Viliv S10, Lenovo S10-3T and Gigabyte T1000 sit in the 1.2-1.5KG bracket and are therefore just outside the range that we normally focus on here at UMPCPortal but given the multiple usage scenarios offered by the touch-capable convertible form-fa...

Viliv S10 Open Review. Live Video, Chat at 2130 GMT+1 Today.

8 March 2010, 4:10 am by: Chippy
Our live, open reviews are becoming extremely popular and tonight we expect an even bigger turnout for one of the stars of the ‘netvertible’ world, the Viliv S10. Slim, stylish and multitouch capable; it really shows how designs… Related...

Twitter Clients for Netbooks and UMPCs

6 March 2010, 2:28 pm by: Chippy
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:Google Chr...

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

5 March 2010, 7:04 am by: Chippy
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 the...

Viliv S10 Multitouch Tablet/UMPC/Netbook Arrived. Unboxing Coming Up. Live Cam/Chat On!

5 March 2010, 2:25 am by: Chippy
Fridays are good. Fridays with a new review device are even better. Fridays with a multitouch convertible tablet have to be the best.  This is Viliv S10 Friday! Full specs and more info on… Related posts:@Chippy @JKKMobile @Sascha_P Podcas...

BYD T10BPT 10” Capacitive Tablet on PineTrail

4 March 2010, 3:28 am by: Chippy
A lot of the 10” PC-based tablets we’ve seen recently have been built around the ‘old’ Diamondville CPU and 2-piece chipset which, although good, it’s as good as the Pinetrail platform that is now rolled out for new netbooks. Smaller…...

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

3 March 2010, 5:21 am by: Chippy
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… Related post...

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