Carphone to recall own brand mini laptops'Confusing’ Linux Webbook is replaced with Windows XP versionCarphone Warehouse is recalling its own brand mini laptops from all of its stores, after it was discovered that customers found the unfamiliar operating system confusing.The

This article focuses on a couple of specific, practical things to help folks decide which operating system to go with when buying a netbook.

Do you develop or plan to develop a product for Windows Mobile? I came across Microsoft’s Empower for ISVs today. It gives you a MSDN Premium Subscription and 5 user licenses for Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista Business or Windows Vista Enterprise. You also get Microsoft Office 2007 or Microsoft Office 2003 (Premium or

New HDPC from MIU offers sleeker shell and Intel Atom-power When it was introduced two years ago, the premise of the Hybrid Dual Portable Computer was simple: mobile OS up front, Windows XP below, and ugly all over. The most recent refresh was a big visual improvement, but MIU apparently isn't done, teasing another new version that looks far sleeker and packs an Intel Atom processor inside, t...

If you think that Windows Mobile isn't powerful enough for you, then you need to check out the new dual-screen fliptop from MIU, which runs Windows XP on the internal flip-up screen a la the SideKick design. There is an exterior screen that does the phone functions, kind of similar to the Nokia Communicator line. The machine will have an ARM processor for the phone side and an Intel Atom proc...

We have rarely talked about a HDCP. If you must know, a HDPC is a Hybrid Dual Portable Computer. It has a mobile OS and Windows XP all working together somehow. MIU has a new HDPC which comes with an Intel Atom processor inside. I don’t exactly like how it looks like and I know

Micro-Star International (MSI) is planning to launch the Wind U120 with a built-in 3.5G module in November this year. The netbook will feature Intel's Atom N270 processor, 1GB memory, 120GB hard drive and Windows XP and be priced around NT$18,000 (US$552) in a choice of white or black, according to notebook industry sources. With the addition of the new netbook, the company's total netbook shipmen...

One of the smartest Apple developments was Boot Camp for Mac OS X which allows a user to run Windows XP or Windows Vista on a Mac. Now, a kind of - let's say - "Mobile Boot Camp" might hit the Apple iPhone as well. Sure enough, this time it's neither developed nor supported by Apple itself but by Norwegian developer Erik Kristiansen who developed his own Boot Camp...

With Nokia Multimedia Transfer and iSync, I had a solution for interaction between my S60 handsets and my Macbook that was way better than the one I had earlier with my Windows XP-running laptop. But things didn’t remain pink all the way, and trouble was just around the corner. The first thing that struck me was

We have just been informed from an source that will remain secret that ASUS have released a full touch screen all in one PC. The Device will be called the EEE Top and will come with Windows XP installed. The price range is extremely good for what this device is at only £399.99 (inc. VAT). ASUS EEE TOP The specs on the laptop are listed as: Operating System - Windows XP Home (SP3) CPU - Intel ...