Here’s a leaked image of the upcoming HP Compaq 2133 - a computer that’s rumored to fall under the UMPC sector. HP touts that to be a “lifestyle accessory” (since when did carrying work with you wherever you go become a fashion statement to be proud of?), featuring the following specifications :…

Nobody wants an open-box, except when the price is low enough… With the OQO refurbished online store, you can save big on computers that have been returned. Obviously, the machines work and they come with a standard 1-year warranty. The number of units in stock might vary, so don’t expect th…

Guess we were right after all - the specifications on the HTC Magnum look a wee bit too far out for belief, and that has been proven true. The HTC Magnum has been revealed to be in the same class as the Shroud of Turin - a hoax and nothing more. Apparently, the photos and videos you have seen on…

portalppc.com has posted a about a gigantic tablet-like device called the HTC Magnum. From the photo, you can tell that it is running… Windows Mobile, which is funny when you associate the word “mobile” with the device on the photo. I guess that you could signal it “transportable”. additio…

MSI does not want to be left in a lurch and has made plans to join Everex as well as Asus on the low-cost ultra-portable laptop market. According to MSI executives, the release of their new offering will depend on Intel’s Diamondville’s availability. While there is no further data concerning the…

Dear Industry,
Another CES has come and gone, and you’ve demonstrated yet again that you haven’t got a clue when it comes to designing, building or marketing an ultraportable computer. You have tried and floped to produce a successful ultraportable, when the criteria for doing so couldn’t be mo…

Sprint and Verizon customers may soon be able to purchase an HTC Shift in the U.S (codenamed Cleo 200) that runs on EVDO networks. Regular users are familiar with that Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC), but whether you don’t, take a look at what we said in the GSM HTC Shift specs or see it in action in…

The Vulcan Flipstart ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) can be bought for $699 – it used to cost as much as $2000 last year. I thought that some of you might be tempted, so here you go, you can get one at

‘>Dynamism. It says “while supplies last”…

Hightlights

WiFi, EVDO
1.1Ghz CPU
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The Shelton 08 ultra-low cost, low-power platform should be launched in the third quarter of that year, according to news reports coming from Taiwan. Originally aimed at the developing countries market, Shelton 08 is so cheap to produce that it is expected to potential system that would cost wit…

[CES 2008] whether you feel that the Viliv UMPC isn’t precisely your type of device to carry around for work, perhaps you will find the Viliv UMPC U5 more your cup of tea. It plus comes with a QWERTY keyboard, although the display on that does not slide upwards like the Viliv UMPC. Instead, the …