Tag: umpc
HTC Shift UMPC pricing and availability confirmed for Orange network
After a lengthy delay, the HTC Shift’s pricing and availability has finally been confirmed. Exclusive to Orange, it was first shown at the Touch Dual launch in October.
Available from the end of next week, it will be priced at £999 upfront, plus a data tariff contract with Orange…
HTC's Shift UMPC available from today across Europe
This may be mobile-related, but it’s not actually derived from the MWC, as we first saw the Shift back in October of 2007.
Still, the big announcement is that it’s available from today, exclusive to Orange in the UK, Telefonica in Spain and TIM in Italy.
Need a refresher on the specs? Sure, I’m only happy to oblige, as this is one hot piece of UMPC ass. With HSDPA internet…
CES 2008: Samsung unveils Q1 Ultra Premium UMPC
2008 could be a big year for teeny-tiny laptops (sorry, Ultra Mobile PCs), with the Asus Eee PC lighting a rocket under the market. Samsung showed off its new UMPC this afternoon during its press conference, and it's looking pretty nifty.
Macworld Rumour: Apple to release a super thin laptop
According to a number of Apple fans, the company could be ready to announce a superthin and light portable Mac at Macworld 2008, which starts on 11th January. This ultra-portable device (UMPC) could weigh in at under three pounds and…
OQO dazzles us with their updated e2 UMPC, with added HSDPA
Alex actually got a preview of the e2 from OQO a few months back, but on Monday, the company updated it with HSDPA capabilities.
Still running on Windows XP, and with a 120GB HD, 1.6GHz VIA C7M ULV processor, it measures 142mm x 84mm x 25mm and weighs just 0.5kg.
The Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) is not only compatible with UMTS/HSDPA (at 2100MHz), but also at the slightly lower GPRS/EDGE connectivity (specifically…
Intel's concept "iPhone clone", and the future of super-powerful mobile devices
Intel has shown off a concept mobile device based on a new processor called Moorestown which is due to go into production in around 2009. From the picture, it looks very much like a narrow iPhone, and in reality…
Asus R3 UMPC coming next year: first pictures and basic specs
A pictures and video of the Asus R3 UMPC, expected to be launched sometime next year, have emerged, with just the briefest of guesses at some specifications. Used with the screen horizontal, like a Sony PSP, it appears to…
Shiny Video Preview: OQO e2 UMPC
US readers will recognise this as the 02, but the e2 is the European launch version, heralding the start of OQO’s plan for world domination. Entirely UMPC-focussed, the company has produced the smallest available UMPC (for now), which is a just-about palm-sized, comfortable slider UMPC designed for thumb-typing…
EB unveils MIMD Ultra Mobile PC with built-in GPS
The idea of a UMPC is pretty sound (or at least, sounder than the Palm Foleo), but they haven’t quite cracked the mass-market yet. By which I mean even gadgety friends still wouldn’t know an Ultra Mobile PC if it slapped them in the face.
3GSM 2007: HTC’s Advantage has a magnetic personality
This is the extremely smart, ultra-mobile, HTC Advantage – not to be mistaken with a UMPC because, y’know, it actually has a keyboard. It also has Wi-Fi and HSPDA connectivity and will be selling for around a thousand Euros when…
