The device which was known as the Dell Streak for quite some time was officially unveiled during CES 2010 as the Dell Mini 5. Personally, I think that the name “Dell Streak” was actually pretty sweet, but if they insist… We’ve heard rumblings of a Dell smartphone for a while. They used to have a [...]

The Nokia N900 ups the ante for the N-series of internet tablets by being not only a MID, but also a phone, and introducing the latest version of the Maemo operating system. In an age of increasing smartphone innovation, can the N900 stand up to the competition, or will be knocked over by soon to be released devices?

The 8GB Archos 5 is available at the US Archos store ($249) and we found out that the Archos 7 was advertised accidentally while under embargo. That about confirms the 7 then!

I made some predictions about an iPod Plus in 2008 and I got the screen size wrong. The rest of is was pretty much exactly matching the specs of the iPad apart from one or two elements. What’s missing from the iPad for you?

How the Carrypad name came about in Feb 2006 with the ‘third’ category of Sofa, bed and car devices.

Three stories merged into one today when Techcrunch posted a 30-second demo video by Michael Dell proving that the Dell Mini 5 exists and will be out in a ‘couple of months.’

Digitimes brings us news that the MSI Tablet will be released in the second half of 2010 for around $500.

We shouldn’t be surprised that the Ipad is going to set new standards for user interfaces on a tablet-style device and that it allows you to access media in such a intuitive and fun way but somehow, it’s exciting and new to see it all happen.

JKK (JKKMobile) and I get together for a 25 minute chat about the iPad. You can hear our regular podcasts at MeetMobility.com

iPad launches with 9.7″ LCD screen. A4 CPU and a lot of apps and capability in the mix. 1.5lb isn’t exactly the lightest sofa-surfing device i’ve seen though. Specs and details from the Apple event in the article below.

Data-mind.co.uk, a wholesale distributer for Archos products has a new Archos 7 Android listed in their catalogue. Web cam and stereo speakers are added to the Archos 5 Android platform.

If Inbrics really can bring the M1 to market for $200 then we’re looking at a very good value MID/Phone but somehow I get the feeling that the mention of $200 was really a ‘CES Press Special’  i.e. whatever you say in Vegas, stays in Vegas!  The market could bear $300 for something like this [...]

Running the old Maemo 4 on an old ARM11 processor doesn’t sound like a ground-breaking feature set for the Aigo N500 to me. The last time I tested a device using that CPU I wasn’t impressed.

Media Markt, a big local electronics retailer has tweeted that the iPad will cost 899 without a contract, 499 with a hefty T-Mobile contract and will be available on the 1st March. Carrypad will of course, be tracking the launch event tomorrow so stay tuned. (Well be live on UMPCPortal.com/live during the event.) News comes [...]

In addition to the S10 Blade [Portal page] and N5 [Portal page] that Viliv showed off at CES 2010, they also have a new PMP device called the P3. I wouldn’t be mentioning any old PMP, but this one has WiFi and runs Android (and Win CE as well, for reasons unknown), making it potentially [...]

All behind glass indicating that they are not yet ready for human consumption (read, months to go before they are ready for market) but looking good and showing that ODMs and OEMs are putting efforts into designing devices around ARM platforms. In the video you’ll get a brief view of tablets from Wistron, ASUS, Compal, Mitak, Notion Ink, Viewsonic and Foxconn.

Cool tech and a very uncool Design.

I am definitely not a fan of this device. Why why why would anyone want to use a huge, heavy two-screen device? Sub-optimal for reading. Sub-optimal for writing. Sub-optimal for battery life. Sub-optimal for costs. What do you think?