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MeeGo Available Now for Download Onto Your N900

, Mar 31st 2010 Discuss [0]

MeeGo was announced a little over a month ago, and it looks like they are right on schedule. Today marks the official announcement that you can download a developer's build of MeeGo for your Nokia N900, if you are so inclined. Though, we wouldn't feel right if we didn't tell you (in fact, warn you) that this is an early, early view of the MeeGo platform. It's intended for developer's who want to see it before it reaches maturity, so to speak, and therefore in no way shape or form is it ready for mass consumption. Read The Full Story

KDDI Sharp IS01 MID gets video demos

, Mar 31st 2010 Discuss [2]

There's nothing like bathing in the cool green glow of your KDDI Sharp IS01 to cheer you up, just as this happy model has found.  If you can't get enough of the 5-inch multitouch-capable Android clamshell MID then Gigazine's hands-on report should be your next port of call; they've got lashings of video showing the IS01 in action, some of which you can see after the cut. Video demos after the cut Read The Full Story

Sharp IS01 Android MID for KDDI packs multitouch, EVDO Rev.A

, Mar 30th 2010 Discuss [0]

Japanese carrier KDDI have unveiled their own Android based offering, and rather than a smartphone it's a 3G-enabled MID.  The Sharp IS01 packs Qualcomm's 1GHz Snapdragon processor, a 5-inch 960 x 480 multitouch display and a full QWERTY keyboard, together with integrated EVDO Rev.A, WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR. Read The Full Story

Enso zenPad Android MID just $155

, Mar 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

Plenty of Android-based mini-tablets and MIDs have graced these pages before, but seldom do they manage to be both commercially available and cheap.  The Enso zenPad - a rebadge of the SMiT MID-560 - is a 5-inch WVGA touchscreen MID running Android 1.6 (with a promise from the company to release Android 2.1 "within 1 month") with WiFi a/b/g/n, support for an external 3G modem, and 1GB of onboard storage. Read The Full Story

Inbrics M1 MID gets CPU bump, is a smartphone lover not a fighter

, Mar 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

Inbric's M1 MID certainly got the geeks talking when it was announced late last year, but after a successful CES showing the Android-based device has seemingly gone into stealth mode.  NetbookNews decided to storm the Inbrics HQ in Seoul to find out where the project is up to, and it turns out the M1 has had one or two updates since we saw it last.  Chief among those is a processor boost, with the M1 MID now running at 1GHz thanks to a Samsung C110 CPU of the same family that you'd find in the iPhone. Read The Full Story

Viliv S5, X70EX and S7 arrive at Best Buy

, Mar 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Tempted by Viliv's range of MIDs and convertible netbooks, but wary of ordering sight-unseen from importers online?  That's all set to change this week, with the announcement that select Viliv devices will be showing up in Best Buy Mobile stores.  The range will include the Viliv S5 and Viliv X70EX MIDs and the 7-inch S7 convertible touchscreen netbook. Read The Full Story

AnyData shows off tiny embedded 2G and 3G modules at CTIA for MIDs

, Mar 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

You don’t have to be an engineer to understand that the smaller the components and chips inside electronic devices like phones and MIDs can be made, the smaller the devices themselves can be. Smaller components also often mean less power is needed and longer battery life for our gadgets. Read The Full Story

HOTT MD500 super-budget Android MID taunts us on video

, Mar 12th 2010 Discuss [0]

Remember the 7-inch HOTT MD700 MID spotted back at CES 2010 and tipped to be arriving at distributors priced at $120 apiece?  The Chinese company is back with another, smaller model, and the best news is that it should be even cheaper: the HOTT MD500 has a 4.8-inch display and runs Android, and will be just $92 for distributors (assuming you only use microSD for storage). Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Mio Moov V780 MID gets hands-on video: promising but pricey

, Mar 3rd 2010 Discuss [1]

Mio's Moov V780 hybrid MID/PND device certainly has potential, at least going from the spec sheet, with a 7-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen, WiFi b/g and optional 3G and WiMAX, together with 720p HD video output capabilities.  What we didn't know was pricing, and according to jkkmobile - who caught up with the Moov V780 at CeBIT 2010 this week - that may be where the Mio tablet hides its sting.  Still, there are hints of an Android update in the future, and a bit of a surprise about the CPU. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Mio Moov V780 PND blurs lines with MID/UMPC features

, Mar 1st 2010 Discuss [1]

It's tough going being a standalone PND manufacturer these days: you can either refine your GPS devices to suit extreme niches or try to incorporate some extra functionality and jump on board the MID bandwagon.  Mio have obviously decided to take the latter route with the Moov V780, a 7-inch WVGA touchscreen slate which goes so far outside of the company's PND realm that the GPS chipset is actually optional. Read The Full Story

Dell confirm Mini 5 AT&T connection, Android Market access & more

, Feb 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

Hungry for more on the Dell Mini 5 MID?  As well as confirming that the Android slate is the first of several such tablets from the company, Dell head tablet honcho Neeraj Choubey has also been spilling the beans on carrier partnerships, Android Market compatibility and the potential for next-gen resistive screens being used instead of capacitive on future models.

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Dell Mini 5 first of “a family of tablets”

, Feb 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

Dell's Mini 5 is just the first tablet the company are planning to release, and the Apple iPad is basically their target.  That's the message from Neeraj Choubey, general manager of Dell's tablet division, who has confirmed that the Mini 5 will be one of "a family of tablets", and he's also suggested that the company is working with carriers to push for low-cost data package plans similar to what Apple has negotiated.

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