UMPC
UMPC refers to an Ultra Mobile PC, or a small and affordable computing device originally mentioned in 2006 as a description for mobile devices with 7-inch screens. While a UMPC may be confused with an ultraportable laptop such as the MacBook Air, UMPCs usually weigh under 3 pounds while ultraportables weigh more. The definition has been widened to include devices with screens 4 to 10-inches in size, running any operating system, and performing more than one computing function. One of the affordable UMPC examples is the ASUS EeePC 4G, a two-pound, $400 laptop running on a Linux OS with 512 MB of RAM and 4 GB of storage.
In 2008, Intel begin to use the term MID, or Mobile Internet Device, instead of UMPC. This newer term is interchangeable with UMPC.
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05/22/09 12:50pm Computing OQO hits the deadpool
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02/13/09 9:21am Computing Viliv S5 ultraportable XP computer arrives in late March for $649
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01/31/09 1:36pm Computing Sony Vaio P size comparison photo series
See how this diminutive super-portable laptop stacks up against other classes of portable devices. dig deeper
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01/20/09 11:10am Computing Viliv X70 7-inch touchscreen UMPC
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01/08/09 9:45am Computing Nova Mobile SideArm 2 rugged UMPC announced
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01/02/09 9:00am Computing Asus S121 pictures appear
From the looks of pictures that have appeared on German site Eee PC News, the slim Asus S101 is getting a slightly larger cousin… dig deeper
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12/31/08 11:36am Mobile, Computing BlackBerry Storm: netbook trapped in a smartphone's body?
Research in Motion has seen some good times this year, with a strong trio of QWERTY smartphones and the first clamshell BlackBerry… dig deeper
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11/14/08 9:27am Computing AMD Caspian and Conesus processors revealed
As was expected earlier this week, AMD has officially announced a new netbook-sized CPU, the Conesus, alongside a new CPU for… dig deeper
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11/13/08 8:47am Computing UMID MID UMPC mini-netbook
This new UMID MID UMPC is being called a mini-netbook, as it crams a 1.33GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, 8 to 32GB of SSD storage,… dig deeper
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11/12/08 7:54am Computing ASUS U6V-B1-Bamboo available for pre-order
If you've been holding out on purchasing a netbook or ultra-portable laptop because you just really wanted one that was covered in… dig deeper
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08/27/08 5:49pm Computing Albatron renames Rocker "Mini Tablet PC," prepares to ship
Seven-inch, Windows CE-powered "Tee PC" is more PDA than PC dig deeper
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08/05/08 4:21pm Computing Small, convertible tablet from Fujitsu passes through FCC
LifeBook U820 is a 5.6-inch UMPC with keyboard dig deeper
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