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Viliv reportedly shuts shop: MID apathy claims another victim

Chris Davies, Jul 19th 2011 Discuss [5]

Ultramobile PC and MID manufacturer Viliv is imminently close to shutting down, reports suggest, amid claims that the company has been in receivership for some time. The US support line has been disconnected and, UMPC Portal's sources tell them, Viliv has been attempting to find a buyer for its tablet and convertible notebook designs, to no avail. Read The Full Story

Bullet counter leaps off PC FPS shooter screen and lands on real weapon

Shane McGlaun, Jan 31st 2011 Discuss [0]

One of the things that most FPS gamers are used to are bullet counters that tell you how much ammo is left in your digital weapon. I reckon that is an important bit of info to know in the real world too if you are in some sort of firefight. Read The Full Story

OCOSMOS OSC1 Win7 Oak Trail MID coming to CES 2011

Chris Davies, Jan 3rd 2011 Discuss [4]

It's been a while since we've heard from OCOSMOS, after the company's compact MID was briefly flashed at IDF 2010, but it seems the OSC1 will be representing Windows 7 at CES 2011 later this week. Based on Intel's 1.5GHz or 1.9GHz Oak Trail processors, the OSC1 has a 5-inch capacitive touchscreen running at 1024 x 768 and promises not only web browsing and messaging but Office and even gaming. Read The Full Story

The HP Slate 500 and Enterprise Tablets

Ben Bajarin, Oct 22nd 2010 Discuss [16]

The debut of HP's Slate 500 begs the question as to whether or not enterprise customers and market verticals care about Tablet computers. For those of us who have followed the industry for 10 or more years this product announcement feels like a re-run of a TV show we saw 6 years ago. Pen based Tablet PC's have come and gone and nearly all of them in the days of old focused on the enterprise. Will Tablet / Slate PC's fair better this time around? What type of operating system should they run? Can they compete with the iPad? Let's explore. Read The Full Story

OQO Model 03 Shows Up, Featuring Windows 7 and a High Price Tag [Updated]

Evan Selleck, Aug 2nd 2010 Discuss [3]

On May 22nd, 2009, OQO confirmed that they would be closing their doors, and that the Model 2+ would never see an official release date. A few months after that, a Model 2+ actually did show up on eBay, and it went with an extravagant price tag of $5,100. There were still days to go on that auction, too, so it could have sold for even more. But, that was supposed to be the end of it. Read The Full Story

Harlequin dual-touchscreen netbook mod is DIY Courier

Chris Davies, Dec 9th 2009 Discuss [0]

Now turning a netbook into a cheap tablet or UMPC isn't new, and we've seen plenty such mods before, but this so-called Harlequin project is something else. My Dell Mini forum member pakkei decided he couldn't wait for Microsoft to release the Courier and thought he'd make one himself, converting his Inspiron Mini 9 into a slate-format tablet and adding in a second, 9-inch USB touchscreen. Read The Full Story

Verizon Motorola Droid live: “the Android device to beat”

Chris Davies, Oct 19th 2009 Discuss [1]

With Verizon's ad campaign for the Motorola Droid kicking off in earnest over the weekend, and a launch date of October 30th tipped, it comes as little surprise to see a pre-production handset arrive over at the BGR. They're mightily impressed, too, calling the Droid "the fastest Android device we've ever used" courtesy of its TI OMAP3430 chipset, branding its capacitive display "awesome" and "huge", and concluding that it's "the Android device to beat". Read The Full Story

Microsoft Courier tablet breaks cover: dual-screen multitouch [Video]

Chris Davies, Sep 23rd 2009 Discuss [0]

Having heard the rumors earlier this week about Microsoft's supposed tablet project, imagine our surprise to see this, the Microsoft Courier. Gizmodo grabbed the details on the dual-touchscreen tablet, which folds along its center spine and can be used with either a pen stylus for handwriting recognition or with fingertips complete with multitouch gestures. Each panel is believed to be roughly 7-inches, and the whole project is apparently in "late prototype" stage of development. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

OQO Model 2+ on eBay for $5,100 with days left to go

Chris Davies, Aug 14th 2009 Discuss [0]

We can't help but think that if OQO had seen this much interest a few months back, they may not have gone bankrupt. An OQO Model 2+ UMPC - the company's most recent model, complete with OLED touchscreen, Intel Atom 1.86GHz processor and integrated Qualcomm Gobi 3G WWAN - is currently listed on eBay, with bidding already at $5,100. Read The Full Story

Raon Digital reportedly bankrupt: another UMPC firm folds

Chris Davies, Jul 14th 2009 Discuss [2]

It looks as though one of the mainstays of the UMPC segment, Raon Digital, has closed business. After stock shortages have prompted concerns over the past few months, more recently speciality sites have reported no word from their contacts at the company and, according to Pocketables, Korean news sites have published bankruptcy notices. Read The Full Story

OQO confirm closure, end of repair service; Tech sale being explored

Chris Davies, May 22nd 2009 Discuss [0]

OQO have confirmed that they have closed down, with no remaining stock to be liquidated and no provision to repair or service any of their UMPC range. In a statement on OQOTalk, the shortfall is blamed on "financial constraints"; according to Bob Rosin, SVP of sales and marketing at the company, a deal is being explored with another PC vendor, over the OQO technology and engineering team. Read The Full Story

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SlashGear Week in Review – Week 17 2009

Chris Davies, Apr 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

It’s been a week of mobile device reviews, along with the Bluetooth accessories that go with them, here at SlashGear, with Samsung’s Tocco Ultra S8300 and Instinct S30 showing up for playtime. We also gave our opinion on the big news in Bluetooth headsets, in the shape of the Plantronics Voyager Pro and the Aliph Jawbone PRIME. Finally, HTC’s Touch Diamond2 flaunted itself in a video unboxing, while the Mophie Juice Pack Air for the iPhone 3G got its review.