Stories about UMPCs

Tiny 4.8" mBook netbook now shipping
mBook 4.8-inch netbook is so tiny even Mini Me would say it's small.
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UMPCs dying a slow, twitching death
Rumours of UMPC maker OQO's demise may not be greatly exaggerated.
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REVEALED! CrunchPad Web tablet is built by geeks, for geeks
Spy pics indicate this US$300 touchscreen Web tablet created by TechCrunch founder and Web 2.0 entrepreneur Michael Arrington could even beat Apple to the ‘iTablet’ punch!
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Fujitsu Lifebook U2010: the tiniest notebook in the world
When is a notebook not a netbook? When it's got enough bells and whistles to satisfy any geek.
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HP 2133 competition winners announced!
After a marathon readathon of 270 amazing APC reader reviews — we have 10 deserving winners!!
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Dell on the verge of unleashing its Eee PC killer
It’s mini-note mania as Dell and Acer join the Lilliputian laptop brigade and Asus readies a 10in Eee PC!
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Intel preps Atom for launch next month
Atom hits the catwalk at next week’s Computex, but AMD and VIA plan to crash the party.
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We're giving away 10 HP 2133 mininote PCs! (No... seriously!)
It's pure geek sex... a sleek aluminium chassis, 92% full size keyboard, ExpressCard slot for 3G broadband... and it could be yours just by entering our APC reader competition.
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HOW TO: get Windows XP running well on the Eee PC
So you know someone who's bought one of the new Eee PCs running Windows XP? Take pity on them and make a few of these changes to make it run better.
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Asus opens up Eee PC to developers
The Eee PC has joined the iPhone and Google Android in having a newly minted SDK being made available. We've taken a look at what ASUS is offering developers.
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HP unveils sexy Eee PC killer
It’s more expensive than the Eee PC but boasts serious notebook tech such as a spill-proof keyboard, shock-resistant hard drive and aluminium chassis.
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Some impressive features, but the UMPC is still a WIMP
Put plainly, the R2Hv simply doesn’t have enough power to satisfy the resource-hungry Windows Vista, and we spent more time gazing at Vista’s spinning green wait symbol than actually using the device.
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The Force isn’t quite with you
Affectionately dubbed ‘the Stormtrooper’ due to its distinctive black-on-white colouring, the LifeBook U1010 is the first UMPC to use a convertible tablet design.
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DreamBook not so dreamy
The DreamBook Ultra Mobile PC 650 crashed mid-way through the Crystal Mark benchmark program (as well as the first battery run-down test), which doesn’t speak highly of its stability.
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A pint-sized portable with the full power of Windows
Ultra-mobile PCs, what are they good for? The popular consensus to date has been ‘absolutely nothing’, but now that vendors have had over a year to get the formula right, the latest breed of UMPCs may very well put paid to that perception.
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