Dell Mini 5 Stars in MWC Video — More Minis To Come?

Feb. 17, 2010 - 10:15 AM PDT Feb. 17, 2010 - 10:15 AM PDT

Dell’s Mini 5 MID/phone is making the rounds at Mobile World Congress and is captured on video. But there are more devices in this family to come. What will they be like? Is this device more appealing than the upcoming HP slate with Windows? Read more »

Which Will Find Success: MIDs, Media Tablets or Smartbooks?

By Kevin C. Tofel

Feb. 5, 2010 - 8:30 AM PDT Feb. 5, 2010 - 8:30 AM PDT

Laptop Magazine tries to define the varied categories of MID, media tablet and smartbook and rate the chances for success of each. But those definitions vary depending on who you ask. Which have the best chance at success and which are niche? Read more »

Dell Mini 5 Spotted in the Street

By James Kendrick

Jan. 29, 2010 - 6:20 AM PDT Jan. 29, 2010 - 6:20 AM PDT

Dell has been giving hints about the upcoming handheld Android tablet, previously called the Streak, for some time. TechCrunch spotted CEO Michael Dell in the street who pulled out what he now calls the Mini 5 and gave a very brief demo on video. Read more »

Can Android Tablets Find a Market?

By Colin Gibbs

Dec. 11, 2009 - 2:45 PM PDT Dec. 11, 2009 - 2:45 PM PDT

A small wave of Android tablets is coming to market, giving users a better mobile web experience than smartphones can offer without adding the heft of a netbook. But can the smaller, sleeker tablets succeed where so many other MIDs have failed? Read more »

Netbook v2.0 to Best Laptops in Portable Computing?

By James Kendrick

Jun. 10, 2009 - 2:31 PM PDT Jun. 10, 2009 - 2:31 PM PDT

The mobile tech arena is as diversified as it’s ever been, and consumers are finally latching onto the idea of portable computing. Smartphones have upped their capabilities to the point where some folks now use them as their web device on the go; the portability of […] Read more »

Go Mobile Young Millennials, Go Mobile

By Stacey Higginbotham

May. 27, 2008 - 1:05 PM PDT May. 27, 2008 - 1:05 PM PDT

More research is out showing that today’s youth view their mobile phones as an extension of the online lives they keep on their PCs. This report from In-Stat points out that millennials, the generation aged 8 to 27, use their mobile phones to access their social […] Read more »

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