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Computing

Dell Streak MID With Android 2.0 On AT&T Next Year?

2:30AM November 18, 2009 | Danny Allen

That 5-inch Dell mini-tablet we saw in a leaked video last month looked like it had US spec 3G, and now a Chinese-language Commercial Times report suggests the touchscreen device will be part of a new series headed to AT&T. More »


Gadgets

Leaked Video: Dell’s Streak MID With Android 2.0

9:32PM October 21, 2009 | Danny Allen

We had heard that Dell was developing a couple of Android prototypes, the first being its Android phone. So is this the second device? Video, pics and a size comparison after the jump. More »


Software

The Highs And Lows Of Installing Android On A UMPC

12:10AM October 21, 2009 | Danny Allen

Those Android-powered tablets from Archos are pretty neat, but if you’ve got a UMPC (like Samsung’s Q1UP) lying around, you can try Android thanks to the Android-x86 project. The catch: despite great performance, there are still a few major limitations. More »


Computing

Did Someone Track Down The Mysterious Android MID?

11:10PM August 18, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Remember that iPhone-like Android MID that everyone went crazy about yesterday? It looks like someone may have tracked it down. Manufactured by SMiT, the device is called the MID-560. And its got decent specs. More »


Dell’s First Android Smartphone Ain’t A Phone

2:40AM July 1, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

The Wall Street Journal chimes in on talk of Dell’s Android smartphone with the bit that it’s not a smartphone (yet), but a media player with Wi-Fi, a la iPod touch or Zune HD. If Dell doesn’t kill it. [WSJ] More »


Intel And Nokia Partner To Make Future Something-Or-Other

1:55AM June 24, 2009 | Jason Chen

As reported, Intel and Nokia had a big fancy announcement to tell everyone that they’re going to be doing something together in the future—the specifics of which wasn’t important (or defined) enough to mention today. More »


MID Concept Gets An ‘A’ For Awesome Design

3:20AM May 1, 2009 | Sean Fallon

To be honest, I’m not really into netbooks. I’m looking for an internet device that is more than just a really tiny laptop. This MID concept seems to be a step in the right direction.

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Mobile

Texas Instruments Spills the Beans, Archos Working on an Android MID/Smartphone

4:58AM February 10, 2009 | Adrian Covert

Android Community has learned that Archos is working on a Mobile Internet Device that will run Android, have phone functionality and use the TI OMAP 3 processor (same as the Palm Pre).

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Software

TuneWiki Turns Mobile Internet Devices Into Zune-Wannabes

3:30PM October 21, 2008 | Gizmodo US Edition

First, Intel decided to go with Linux for its MIDs, and now it’s giving the bird to Microsoft again by revealing a contender to the Zune’s social music aspect. TuneWiki, a “social media player” software based on Intel’s Atom processor integrates music and video with synchronised lyrics and a social network.

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Computing

Lenovo’s Ideapad U8 MID Under Starter’s Orders at Olympics

7:59PM August 18, 2008 | Kit Eaton

Way back in April was when we first showed you details on Lenovo’s Ideapad U8 mobile internet device, and Lenovo’s just launched it at the Beijing Olympics. The palmtop phone/PC has an Intel Atom Z500 ticking away inside at 800MHz, GPS, dual cameras, and with 1GB of RAM and a sizable 6GB SSD. Connectivity-wise, it’s fully loaded with 802.11 b/g wi-fi, Bluetooth, EDGE, 3G support and apparently “WiMAX support.” There’s also a dongle for picking up China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting signals so you can watch the Olympics for free. But therein lies the rub: The 300 gram, vaguely PSP-like U8 is a China-only gizmo, so you won’t care that it’ll have a price “equivalent” to other smartphones. [Pocketables]

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