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Having carved out an initial footprint in the booming mini-notebook market with its NanoBook reference design, Taiwanese IC manufacturer Via revealed a next-gen competitor to the Asus Eee and its ilk on Tuesday. The Via OpenBook will bring a larger screen along with high-speed wireless connectivity to the ultra-mobile-PC scene. Although Via has taken a page from Asus in widening the OpenBook’s screen to 8.9 inches, it will… Read More

USB flash drives are a dime a dozen now a days. They're cheap to make and generally inexpensive to purchase, especially as flash memory prices on the manufacturer level continue to fall. USB flash drives, for those that don't know, are essentially portable storage units that you plug into the USB port of a Windows PC or Mac so you can transfer files to and from the drive. Transfer times — especially across USB 2.0… Read More

TabletKiosk has taken the wraps off two new UMPCs, its eo TufTab v7112XT and Sahara TufTab i310XT. The new tablet-based UMPCs offer a semi-rugged casing protecting the systems from moisture, particles, vibration, temperature extremes, and the bumps and drops of mobile use—and if you need the latest and greatest, the v7112XT packs Windows Vista. The eo TufTab v7112XT is available in either black or white, weighs just under two pounds,… Read More

At a media briefing yesterday in San Franncisco, Samsung announced that its Q1 ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC) will be available via Best Buy's e-tail “outlet” on May 7, 2006, with a retail price of $1,100. Selected in-store availability is scheduled for “later this summer,” which in product-release speak could mean anywhere from June to late September. Best Buy will also be carrying add-on accessories like… Read More