PC Advisor have a Viliv S7 UMPC and have just released a hands-on preview. Largely positive, it highlights that the S7 has the potential to be a true personal and mobile companion.

Back in May, I took a look at the small notebook PC market to try and determine the distribution of screen sizes. I took screen sizes of 11” and under and plotted them on a graph to find the unsurprising result that the 10” screen size was the most popular and the original 7” netbook had all but died. In May 2009, 68% of the devices had a screen that was over 10”. I also promised to revisit the subject. By taking a second snapshot today, I’m able to work out what sizes are growing and waning in popularity. It’s only a second data point but it’s very interesting.

Good to know that you are never to far away from a day that our favorite deal-a-day site, Woot.com, will be featuring a good deal on an Eee PC netbook. Today you have your choice of two different Eee PCs, both are actually from the 900 series. First of all, at Woot.com you can get the Asus Eee 900 for $150 (+$5 shipping): 900MHz Intel Celeron CPU 512MB of RAM 4GB SSD 8.9 inch 1024×600 screen Linux OS Conditon: New Or if you are willing to drop an additional $20, […]

Vodafone Germany are the latest carrier to announce a 3G hotspot. It’s our favorite (and still product of the year in my opinion) the Novatel Mifi 2352

Since the X70 arrived and I upgraded my U820 with a Runcore Pro IV SSD, I haven’t really used the Smart Q7 much but every time I check up on JT’s forum and blog I find myself downloading a new image and testing it out because the community there is really producing some good stuff. Here’s an update on the operating systems available for the SmartDevices Q5 and Q7

Much like the Pepperpad and SmartQ7. Much like the Crunchpad and EeePC keyboard much like the Archos range of media players, the Toshiba Journe Touch is a tablet aimed at the home zone.

Sascha is out at IFA and has been feeding us with information from day zero. JKK and myself go over the main mobile computing news of the day in Meet:Mobility podcast 32.

JKK has had hands on with the N900. Here’s the video and a podcast we recorded directly after the event.