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Is Apple prepping the Mac Tablet?
News The personal computer industry has long tried to make such a device a reality, but apart from some early success for the Kindle, no one has managed to convince the public that the attempts released to date - such as the Ultra Mobile PC... [29 Apr 2009]
Photos: 10 gadgets to wish for this Xmas
Photo It's a UMPC (ultra mobile PC) that runs Windows Vista Business to enable "true mobile computing" - so the marketing line goes. RM Asus miniBook You'd think it's a bit of a stretch to call a laptop a gadget but not so... [03 Dec 2007]
Intel eyeing up the mobile space
News When it comes to mobile computing, Intel is eyeing up more than just laptops these days. The company's official search for the next big thing is settling quite definitively on mobile computers. But this is actually two big things: not... [20 Sep 2007]
Intel at work on Linux mini-tablet
News Intel is developing its own take on the mini-tablet, with a new ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) platform to be announced at this week's Intel Developer Forum in Beijing. Intel first tipped its hand in the UMPC... [16 Apr 2007]
Microsoft shows off new Vista kit
News The other new Vista computers include the HP TouchSmart PC, which uses touchscreen technology, a sleek white Sony Vaio VGX-TP1, aimed at the home entertainment market, and the ultra-mobile Medion UMPC. [10 Jan 2007]
Photos: The first Windows Vista computers
Photo Medion UMPC The ultra-portable Medion UMPC has a slide-out keyboard and 6.5-inch touchscreen using Microsoft's Origami user interface. Microsoft unveiled the first new PCs and laptops designed for the... [10 Jan 2007]
MSDN Webcast: Overview of Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) Development for Windows Vista (Level 200)
White Paper An Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) is a fully functional computer that is small, mobile, and runs a complete version of a Windows operating system (currently Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 and soon Windows Vista). [08 Dec 2006]
Upwardly Mobile: That WiMax 3G phone tablet thing
Comment OK, the camera's resolution is a measly 1.3 megapixels but the fact one has been included shows this device sees its competition as the mobile rather than the PC: Samsung is gunning for a more mass-market proposition than the... [20 Nov 2006]
Samsung does WiMax PC-cum-phone-cum-media player
News The company showcased its first UMPC at trade show Cebit earlier this year. Samsung has jumped on the WiMax and convergence bandwagons with the announcement of a phone-cum-media-player-cum-mini-PC that's compatible with... [08 Nov 2006]
Millions of Microsoft-based ultra mobile PCs to be sold
News The slow advance of the UMPC will be hampered by the lack of appropriate processors, In-Stat said, with battery life failing to match the functionality demands of the devices themselves. The first UMPC -... [27 Apr 2006]
Photos: Trio of Origami PCs get CeBIT airing
Photo Few details are available on the UMPC from Chinese company Founder, which was not exhibiting at CeBIT. Intel's general manager for Europe, Christian Morales, introducing three Ultra Mobile Origami PCs - from Asus,... [10 Mar 2006]
