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Tegra2 vs Atom in Browsing Test

Chippy — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:10:00 +0000

I don’t have Honeycomb here and I don’t have the latest Atom platform here but in the video below I do have two devices that show the browsing speed differences between Tegra 2 and Atom. The Toshiba AC100 running the ‘old’ Android 2.1 build and the Gigabyte Touchnote running an ‘old’ Atom N270 are both mainstream builds and it’s wo Read more ...

Nvidia CEO Talks Up ARM and the Future of Mobile Devices

Chippy — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:43:18 +0000

Report: Mobile Computing at CES 2011 – The X-Over Year

Chippy — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 13:09:12 +0000

We’ve just recorded Meet:Mobility Podcast 62. If you haven’t tuned in, please do because JKK, Sascha and myself spend a long time talking in detail about what happened in mobile computing at CES and give yo Read more ...

What Google’s Chrome OS Means For You.

Guy — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:04:54 +0000

Google finally launched Chrome OS at a press event in San Francisco yesterday after first introducing the concept back in July of 2009. Its a straight forward idea, your browser is the operating system and you use web applications for your dail Read more ...

Coming To You from Ubuntu on the ARM-based AC100. (Update: Video)

Chippy — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 21:26:37 +0000

I’ve installed Ubuntu on my Toshiba AC100 ‘smartbook’ and I Read more ...

The Question Marks That Remain over Q4 Tablets.

Chippy — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:49:41 +0000

Bob Morris, head of the mobile computing division at ARM, is Read more ...

MeeGo Demolishes Android 2.2 in Javascript Test

Chippy — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:45:57 +0000

Note: Article title is a tounge-in-cheek reference to a recent ARSTechnica article. See below for the real story. It’s actually all about the browser engine and platform, not the OS.

As I begin a series Read more ...

ARM Press Conference. ‘Eagle’ leaked as next-gen core.

Chippy — Mon, 31 May 2010 03:07:48 +0000

A summary of the ARM Press conference at Computex today. Speaker: Tudor Brown, President of ARM

ARM loves Android

Chippy — Mon, 31 May 2010 01:36:28 +0000

I just stopped by the ARM room at Computex to pre-register for the press event and they kindly gave me a press pack which gives a hint about what they’ll be talking about.

We’ve Landed at Computex. ARM, MSI and ASUS coming-up.

Chippy — Sun, 30 May 2010 23:38:51 +0000

7″ Acer Android Slate with Keyboard and 3G

Guy — Thu, 27 May 2010 11:57:37 +0000

David Flynn of APCmag.com in Australia has uncovered an interesting device whilst at Acer’s Source Home conference in Beijing. The as-yet unnamed tablet devices is running Google’s Android operating system and sports a full QWERTY keyboard and embedded 3G.

APCmag qouted Acers CEO and Read more ...

Airlife 100 Social Netbook Launches in Spain, starts at 230 Euros

Chippy — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:13:41 +0000

I’m not one to let companies hide the real price of a device behind a subscription but at the moment I can’t find the full, unsubsidised price of the ARM/Android-based HP Compaq Airlife 100 that has just launched in Spain. Based on the two prices below and Read more ...

Bob Morris (ARM) Talks Consumer Tablets with Stacey and the Compal Prototype.

Chippy — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:28:39 +0000

A ‘Smart’ Netbook Image. Look! No Microsoft.

Chippy — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:35:29 +0000

I just hacked this image up (apologies HP and Apple) as an easy way to illustrate how Windows on netbooks is at risk. Add either of the touch, UI, app store and always-on features and you’ve got something that Microsoft can’t currently compete with.

Smartphones Break 10-second Browsing Barrier.

Chippy — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:11:26 +0000

Maybe I should have posted this article at Carrypad rather than UMPCPortal as it pertains to the progress that ARM-based dev Read more ...