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MSDN Webcast: Overview Of Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) Development For Windows Vista (Level 200)
White Papers 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).
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Ultra Mobile PCs Need Better Battery Life, Says Gartner
News The Ultra Mobile PC needs to have better battery life to fulfil the vision Microsoft has for it. Ultra Mobile PCs (UMPCs) face the same problem as previous tablet PCs in that their battery life is not long enough at the moment for prolonged use...
[March 10, 2006, 15:55]
Ultra Mobile PCs May Get Fabric Keyboard
News Microsoft has revealed it will be working with a UK-based peripherals company to make a fabric-based keyboard available for its Origami ultra-mobile PC device. The fabric keyboards are a good fit for the UMPC because, like other mobile devices, it...
[March 13, 2006, 7:55]
Manufacturers Unwrap First Origami Ultra Mobile PCs
News Intel lifted the lid on Microsoft's Origami project on Thursday by showing off three Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) devices at the CeBIT trade show in Hanover. They weigh just under a kilogram, with hard drives of 30-60GB, and run on Intel's existing ultra...
[March 9, 2006, 10:30]
More Origami Details Revealed
News As Microsoft drags out its teaser campaign, the Associated Press has confirmed suspicions the device is an "ultra-mobile PC" with limited game and entertainment functionality. This morning, the Associated Press ran an article citing a source inside...
[March 2, 2006, 16:15]
Intel Shows Off Origami-like Prototypes
News In a preview of Tuesday afternoon's demonstration, Brad Graff, Intel's marketing director, showed CNET News.com several of the Ultra Mobile PC devices, including an example of the kind of hardware that will ship in the next few weeks as part of...
[March 8, 2006, 8:00]
Photos: Origami Ultra Mobile PCs
News Accessories including a USB keyboard, organiser bag and external optical drive increase the flexibility of Samsung's ultra-mobile PC. Intel's general manager for Europe, Christian Morales, introducing three Ultra Mobile Origami PCs — from Samsung...
[March 9, 2006, 12:55]
No Room For Mobile Module CPUs In Thin Notebooks
News The mobile module - a 10mm-thick daughtercard that houses the CPU and chip set - is too large for the ultra-thin devices, according to several PC makers and analysts. As a result, for the foreseeable future, ultra-thin notebooks will not be able to...
[May 27, 1997, 15:08]
Intel Starts Mobile Celeron Shift
News The chipmaker has begun shipping a new 800MHz "ultra low voltage" Celeron chip to tablet PC manufacturers such as Motion Computing, a company spokesperson said. Unlike previous mobile Celerons, which were based on the Pentium III-M or the Pentium 4...
[December 3, 2003, 15:20]
Samsung Promotes Q1 UMPC Improvements
News Samsung debuted its Q1 Ultra ultramobile PC on Monday with a distinct message: it's better than the last one. A business-oriented version, the Q1 Ultra-XP, configured for the older Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system, will ship next month.
[May 8, 2007, 10:18]
Intel Launches New Crusoe-killers
News Every leading PC maker who designs ultra-portable notebooks has embraced Intel low-power processors and is introducing a variety of exciting new systems based on Intel products.said Don MacDonald, marketing director, Intel Mobile Platforms Group...
[May 21, 2001, 16:02]
New Intel Chips Span Mobile Spectrum
News In addition, Intel came out with three new Celeron chips that run from 1.06GHz to 1.2GHz and are designed for budget notebooks, as well as an ultra-low voltage Celeron running at 650MHz for budget mini-notebooks.
[January 23, 2002, 10:44]
2000 Roundup: The 12 Nuggets Of Christmas
News Wacom Graphire This ultra-sensitive mouse and pointer will make life easier if you're into computer art, and it's pretty affordable too. Check out these two ultra-thin speakers which come with a very capable subwoofer.
[December 25, 2000, 6:17]
Intel Rounds Out Mobile Chip Family
News Like the standard Pentium-M chips, the low-voltage and ultra-low-voltage processors will be sold under Intel's new Centrino brand name when used with its new mobile chipset and wireless networking module .
[January 27, 2003, 8:26]
Intel Tweaks Roadmap To Boost Pentium M
News The upcoming 1GHz ultra-low voltage Pentium M, in particular, should prove enticing for tablet PC makers, who just recently began switching from the Pentium III-M to the Pentium M. Meanwhile, the new low voltage and ultra-low voltage Pentium M...
[May 29, 2003, 15:13]
Intel Powers Faster, Thinner Notebooks
News Ultra-low voltage chips are also expected to appear in tablet PCs later this year. Intel is offering two new "ultra-low voltage" Pentium III-M chips, running at 850MHz and 866MHz, and two ultra-low voltage Celerons, running at 700MHz and 733MHz.
[September 17, 2002, 8:04]
Intel To Create New Mobile Chips
News The Santa Clara, California-based chipmaker will release a new mobile Celeron running at 1.06GHz and two low-power Pentium III-M chips for ultra-portable machines, sources familiar with Intel's plans said.
[January 21, 2002, 9:00]
Seagate Gears Up 1-inch Hard Drive
News It will also offer a choice between serial ATA and ultra ATA interfaces. The Momentus 5400.2 will be available in similar capacities but will rotate at 5,400rpm and offer only an ultra ATA interface, Seagate said.
[June 14, 2004, 15:45]
HTC Joins UMPC Party
Blog Microsoft's Ultra-Mobile PC platform hasn't seen great success since it launched at CeBIT this year. Now, though, it has picked up the support of HTC. The Register reports that images of HP's first UMPC have appeared online.
[December 21, 2006, 16:03]
UMPC: Better, But The Jury's Still Out
Blog We've just reviewed our second Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC), the R2H from ASUS. In case you'd forgotten, the UMPC caused something of a stir back in February/March when Microsoft ran a teaser campaign for Origami (Redmond's codename for what turned out...
[December 6, 2006, 12:33]
