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Oct 20 Agopc Releases the ago7 Ultra Mobile PC
Found in: Mobile News, Devices, UMPC,

Agopc has released its version of Ultra Mobile PCs, the ago7, touting its capabilities to connect to cellular data networks such as EDGE and CDMA EV-DO through it Bluetooth wireless interface.

ago7 UMPC runs the Microsoft Windows applications you already use on your desktop or laptop, with more capability than a PDA. ago7’s seven-inch touchscreen brings a world of convenience to your fingertips.

ago7 is equipped with a 1GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, and a 40GB hard drive, for just $799 plus shipping. agopc is dedicated to providing a quality product at a remarkably low price.

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Jan 16 ASUS GPS enabled UMPC R2H launched
Found in: Devices, ASUS, UMPC, Mobile News, GPS, Navigation,

ASUS has introduced its latest device, the UMPC R2H. It has a 7 inch touch screen and comes with Windows XP Tablet PC Edition OS and Microsoft touch pack software. Although it has GPS capability it only has a 1.3M camera which is quite disappointing. It does support 802.11b/g WLAN and Bluetooth V.20+EDR.

ASUS GPS-enabled UMPC R2H Features:

* CPU - Intel Celeron M 900MHz (ULV / low power processor)
* Memory - DDR2 768MB
* Display - 7-inch WVGA (touch screen)
* HDD - 60GB
* WLAN - 802.11 b/g
* Interface - SPDIF / Bluetooth v2.0 + EDR / USB 2.0 / mini USB / SD Card / VG
* Battery - 4-cell
* OS - Window XP tablet PC edition
* Dimensions - 234 x 133 x 28mm
* Warranty - 2 years

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Apr 13 Averatec will release AHI UMPC with 3G and WiFi
Found in: Devices, UMPC, WiFi,

Averatec, a company oriented in producing Notebooks, will ship its own ultra-mobile PC concept this autumn, offering a handheld Windows XP Home Edition-based machine with a keyboard that sits underneath a slide-out 5in, 1,280 x 1,204 touch-sensitive screen.

At first thoughts it will be called AHI and will be based on an Intel Celeron M ultra-low voltage processor. Averatec, has unveiled the device in France this week, but they didn't say what will be the CPU operating clock (it is expected to have severeal ranges of speeds), but they confirmed that the AHI UMPC will contain at least 512MB of memory.

The AHI will feature 30GB hard drive, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, optional Bluetooth, 10/100Mbps Ethernet, 56Kbps modem and integrated 3G mobile phone connectivity. Averatec also said the device will sport a GPS receiver for satellite navigation and two megapixel digital camera too. And all this power is put in an unit weighing 700g and measuring 18.6 x 9 x 3.3cm.

Averatec indicated the AHI will be available in a range of configurations priced between €499 and €899.

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Jul 18 Daewoo Lucoms have announced the Solo 1 UMPC
Found in: Mobile News, Devices, UMPC,

After the good success worldwide and locally of the Samsung Q1, Deawoo Lucoms will also jump in the UMPC world with the Solo M1.

Deawoo Lucoms Solo 1 feature a Celeron 900 processor, a 7" touch Screen, MS Tablet PC, Bluetooth & Wifi, a 1.3Mpix Video camera, DMB TV Tuner, and a S-VIDEO out on its cradle station.

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Feb 08 Dell to launch gaming Pocket PC handheld in future?
Found in: Devices, Pocket PC, UMPC, Games, Mobile News,

There are rumors these days that Dell is working on a gaming-oriented handheld console (probably Pocket PC but maybe a mini UMPC), although details are thin on the ground. This new future coming mini-gaming machine more likely to resemble UMPC than PSP. All this can be true because a senior Dell executive has admitted the company could look to make a gaming handheld in future.

Global gaming chief Abizar Vakharia was speaking at Dell's European Innovation event in Marbella. There, Dell had earlier launched the XPS 710 H2C top-line gaming PC. When he was asked about a future gaming handheld, Vakharia looked serious as he said: You know, that's definitely one that's on the radar screen, but we have no plans to talk about anything today.

After last year's acquisition of Alienware, Dell has made no secret of its desire to grow share in the gaming space and any such handheld would be almost certainly a great product. It is likely this gaming handheld to be Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) style device because of Dell's close connections with Intel and Microsoft.

It will be a great delight if Dell release a Windows Mobile based gaming device, since although the X51v is fantastic.

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Dec 03 eWallet 5.0 Public Beta released by Ilium
Found in: Mobile News, Pocket PC, Smartphone, UMPC, Palm, Software, Utilities,

As we see the guys at Ilium has been working hard recently to get a Beta release for their eWallet. eWallet 5.0 Public Beta has a several cool new features like support for sync'ing with multiple PCs and multiple devices, sync with removable drives, shared folders, servers and remote PCs on the network. Nice addition is the full support for Vista and Mobile Device Center and so much more.

The eWallet 5.0 Open Beta is now available! We hope you will enjoy this sneak peek of eWallet 5.0 and the many great features it offers. We also look forward to any feedback you have, so please email us any comments or questions you run into while using the software. Your feedback will help us make eWallet 5.0 an even better product.

The public Beta version will work for 30 days before shutting down. It is available for following devices:

* Windows Mobile Pocket PC 2003 and 2003SE
* Windows Mobile Smartphone 2003SE
* Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PCs and Smartphones
* Palm OS 4.0 or higher
* Windows XP and Vista
* Windows UMPCs

Download the eWallet 5.0 Beta Version here.

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Mar 30 FCC Approves the Samsung Q1 UMPC
Found in: Mobile News, UMPC, Samsung,

Good news ! Samsung Q1 Ulta Mobile PC (UMPC) was finaly approved by the FCC. It was first presented at CeBIT (Microsoft Ultra-Mobile PC unveiled at CeBIT 2006) and now it is approved and maybe soon it will be ready for sale.

One of the interesting pieces of software about Samsung Q1 UMPC is the AVStation premium, an integrated multimedia program that allows you to access music, photos, video, movies and other media, but it may be available only with some selected models.

Visit us and we will keep you informed about pricing and more details about Samsung Q1 UMPC in the future.

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Apr 11 How to Optimize Applications for UMPC? Sudoku example
Found in: Tips, Mobile News, UMPC,

Now when Ultra Mobile PC devices like Samsung Q1 UMPC and Medion MDPEA 1000 UMPC are hitting the market there will be a new need - Applications Optimised to work perfectly on UMPC devices. Today my attention was taken by an article from Microsoft called Microsoft Sudoku: Optimizing UMPC Applications for Touch and Ink. In this article Stephen Toub discusses Sudoku and demonstrates how to build an application to solve puzzles, generate puzzles, and enable enhanced game play for ultra-mobile PC and Tablet PC.

A year ago in a small cafe in the West Village in New York City, I was introduced to a pen-and-pencil puzzle game with which my friend Luke was entirely captivated. Lively conversation with our significant others saved me from falling into the same trap, but it was only a short reprieve. A few months later in July of 2005, I again found myself confronted by Sudoku while visiting my brother and my former college roommate in London. This time, it was everywhere. And there was no escape. I was enthralled, addicted, and borderline obsessed. As is the case for many developers, today's passions frequently become tomorrow's development projects, and so it took little more than the flight back to the United States for me to have the first version of my C# Sudoku implementation up and running. sais Stephen Toub.

But I wasn't satisfied. Something was missing. There was something thrilling about setting the logically discovered numbers crisply onto the paper with my pen or pencil, a property that was lost in the game's translation into Windows Forms. And that's when it hit me. Sudoku is the quintessential application for a Tablet PC. After downloading the Tablet PC SDK to my computer the next day, I soon transformed this keyboard-and-mouse powered game into one that is completely pen-driven.

This article closely examines Tablet PC and UMPC-based implementation of Sudoku. The article details the algorithmic aspects of implementing a Sudoku game, in addition to the specific details that help you implement other applications designed for Tablet PC and UMPC, so i can strongly recommend it to those of you who develop software and their future thoughts are focused in developing UMPC Friendly applications.

You can read the article here.
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May 31 HTC Shift CDMA Review
Found in: UMPC, Mobile News, HTC,

Calling the HTC Shift a simple UMPC would be to undermine the capabilities of the unit. In fact the HTC Shift is more of a synergetic example of two worlds, the PC world and the Windows Mobile Environment. The model for this review features the 800MHz processor, 1GB of ram, a 40GB hard drive and Windows Vista Business.


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Mar 26 HTC Shift UMPC with Windows Vista announced
Found in: Devices, HTC, Mobile News, UMPC,

Imagine the device like HTC Advantage X7500 but with Windows Vista Business on-board! This device now it is real, named HTC Shift and will be shown at the Microsoft booth at CTIA this week.

Unveiled at CTIA, the HTC Shift UMPC combines the power of Windows Vista with an innovative QWERTY-based keyboard design and 3G-connectivity. The days of compromising productivity for portability are gone. The HTC Shift provides all the power, functionality and connectivity the busy professional needs in a sleek design that is half the size and a fraction of the weight of what they lug around today. Similar in size to a couple of DVD cases, the HTC Shift comes with Windows Vista Business, includes a brilliant 7-inch widescreen touch display and a 30-gigabyte hard drive. Packed with advanced connectivity, the HTC Shift features high-speed global connectivity with Tri-Band UMTS/HSDPA, Quad-Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi. A multimedia maven, the HTC Shift leverages Windows Media Player 11 to provide easy access to music, videos and photos.

The HTC Shift is combining the power of Windows Vista with advanced connectivity in a sleek mobile computer design, said Bill Mitchell, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Windows Mobile Platforms Division. HTC and Microsoft have been innovating on smartphones for years, so it is exciting to see them bring that experience and innovation to mobile computers.

HTC Shift Specifications:

* VIA CPU (the one we tried had a 1.2GHz chip)
* Vista business (yes, it was running Aero)
* 7-inch sliding, tiling wide-touchscreen
* 30GB drive
* Tri-band UMTS / HSDPA, quad-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE
* WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0
* Biometric reader, front-facing camera

More detailed information and HTC Shift specifications

Stay tuned with us for upcoming news.

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