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Kevin Tofel from JKontherun just posted an article listing the [url=http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2006/06/10_things_i_don.html]10 things he doesn’t like about the Samsung Q1[/url].

Good list and I’ve heard some of the complaints before.

His main points
1. Resuming from Standby turns the WiFi radio back on.
2. Resuming from Standby turns the brightness up or down based on the status of the AC adapter.
3. No docking potential.
4. Choice of slots.
5. Memory capacity.
6. The Analog stick is not effective.
7. Screen resolution thoughts.
8. Screen rotation is not stable.
9. Keyboard.
10. Last and perhaps most important to me: the stylus.

His full post is available
[url=http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2006/06/10_things_i_don.html]here[/url] and you can see what issues he has with each item on his list. Great Read.

After a short break from ultra mobile PC news and journaling, Carrypad is back with a round-up of the ultra mobile PC news from the last week. Eo faulty ultra mobile PC update.Some of the Faulty Tablet Kiosk Eo’s that were sent back have now been received by their owners. The indications are that the power problem has been fixed and that the Eo’s are running as expected at around 2 hours with wifi. The C3 state problem still exists though. The Amtek variants can not fully utilise the VIA […]

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According to [url=http://www.mobilewhack.com/reviews/sony_vgn-ux90ps_and_vgn-ux90s_umpc.html]MobileWhack.com[/url] Sony has announced that it will be releasing a flash drive based verison of its VGN-UX90PS and VGN-UX90S.

The new released version will have a 16GB hard drive which though is a bit smaller than the 30GB hard drive included in the old version is quite a bit slower.

According to the specs on [url=http://www.sony.jp/CorporateCruise/Press/200606/06-0627/]Sony.jp[/url] opening Microsoft Outlook on the hard drive system takes about 1.5 seconds while opening it on the internal HDD UX micro PC takes about 9 seconds. Windows also boots up in 5.6 seconds versus a regular 17 seconds.

Ho Doggy flash drive systems are fast.

According to Sony the systems will also be the same price so there is a comparable choice for what you need, speed or space.

Sodiff announced last week that it would be releasing a new WiBro enabled handheld PC.

According to [url=http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/333/C8415/#]MobileMag.com[/url] the device will feature a 4.3″ LCD screen that will slide over a qwerty keyboard like the Sony UX.

The device also has an SD memory card slot, audio/video playback, a built-in FM tuner, IPTV, and a 2 megapixel camera. there is also a Windows button on the device so it will likely be runing some sort of Windows OS.

The device will likely be released in November for people in Korea to enjoy. Everywhere else can just hear about it on tech websites.

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Rob at gottabemobile.com [url=http://www.gottabemobile.com/AttentionDevelopersHandangoUMPCTabletPCContestUnderway.aspx]posted a story[/url] about a contest [url=http://www.handango.com]Handango.com[/url] is running a development contest with one of 3 UMPC devices as the prize.

According to the newsletter Rob had posted:

Handango is looking for fresh and premier Tablet PC and Ultra-Mobile PC content.are you up for the challenge? By converting your existing mobile applications or creating an entirely new title for Tablet PC and UMPC, you’ll be eligible to win one of three Ultra-Mobile PCs! Personal Productivity, Travel, Fitness, Medical, Multimedia, and Entertainment titles are all great fits for our catalog. The contest runs from now until August 31st..start coding!

More info below…

[update March 8th 2007: The Q2 appears to be real now: Samsung Q2 information here.] A German news site has just reported about new UMPC’s that will be launched later this year. It looks like a copy of information thats already been available apart from one line – ‘Das Modell Q2 von Samsung wird knapp unter 1000 Dollar landen’.Translated – ‘The Model Q2 from Samsung will land at just under $1000.’ There’s no other info available anywhere. Does anyone know anything about this? Is this the VIA or AMD-based device […]

Ctitanic has been keeping us well updated on the recall of his Tablet Kiosk eo. We’re waiting to see what difference its going to make after they admitted there was a battery life problem and promised to fix devices that were sent back. Is it going to be better that the battery life we saw on the Paceblade Easybook P7 we tested? He’s just reported that his eo is on it’s way back to him so keep an eye on his blog because I know he’ll be one of the […]

Wait, isn’t that a picture of a device thats already been released? No apparently its another company releasing an AMtek created UMPC.

According to a report on [url=http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;1921807887;fp;2;fpid;1]http://www.arnnet.com.au[/url] a company called
[url=http://www.pioneercomputers.com.au/products/info.asp?c1=3&c2=108&id=1739]Pioneer Computers[/url] recently announced that they have a new UMPC called the DreamBook Ultra Moblie PC 700 coming to market.

Nothing overly exciting about this release over the other Amtek device (eo, it’s Mobile, SmartCaddie) but at least it has a cute name.