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Inbrics to reveal M1 Android-based MID at MWC
High-end handheld wants to converge your media 8 February 2010 11:48 GMT TweetInbrics has announced it is to launch the Android-based MID M1 at next week's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona.
The "smartphone-like device" offers a 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen display and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Specs include...
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Moorestown-based LG GW990 demoed at Intel keynote
CES 2010: MID with 4.8-inch display headed to market this year 8 January 2010 11:16 GMT TweetLG featured in Paul Otellini's Intel CES keynote, with the world's first demo of the next-gen LG GW990 handset.
Based on the Intel Moorestown platform and running the Linux-based Moblin 2.1 operating system, the GW990 is a MID - a mobile... -
Moorestown-based MID from Wistron shown off
Boasts similar design to the LG BL40 Chocolate 28 October 2009 16:21 GMT TweetIntel is to launch its Moorestown Atom platform for MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices) sometime early next year and we got a sneak peak at an upcoming device from Taiwanese OEM Wistron.
The un-named device was on display at the Ericsson booth... -
VIDEO: Dell Streak Android-based MID leaked on film
Live footage of new 5-inch touch tablet 23 October 2009 14:58 GMT TweetVideo footage of the Dell Streak - a 5-inch, touchscreen, Android-based mobile internet device, or MID - has hit the net.
Tinhte has gotten hold of one of the mythical machines and it looks like a pretty nifty internet tablet-type offering,... -
Dell developing mobile internet device
Android-powered sub-netbook 30 June 2009 10:11 GMT TweetIf reports in the Wall St Journal are correct, engineers at Dell are developing a pocket-sized Mobile Internet Device (or MID) which will run Google's Android operating system.
Two people, who have seen early prototypes, say that it's a little... -
ECS shows T800 MID running Android
New 8-incher revealed at Computex 4 June 2009 11:23 GMT TweetAmong all the devices we’ve seen so far at Computex, ECS had one of the coolest looking mobile internet devices, or MIDs as they're also known as.
The T800, as it's currently called, offers an unusual mix of features. First and foremost,... -
Toshiba TG01 successors revealed in roadmap leak
Two more TG handsets, MIDs and an internet tablet incoming... 15 April 2009 15:45 GMT TweetThought you couldn't wait until the Toshiba TG01 launches? Well, you might want to hold your horses until you see what else Toshiba has planned for the rest of the year and into 2010.
If newly-leaked documents are the real deal, then Toshiba... -
Nokia's futuristic Nautilus touchscreen phone leaked
Industry sources report on coming-soon MID and more... 9 April 2009 17:04 GMT TweetNews of major launches from Nokia will see the mobile maker "finally embrace the touchscreen movement", reports TheStreet.com
The finance-focused site has the skinny on the news from "industry sources" via analysts that Nokia is to introduce... -
Intel announces 2GHz Atom processor
MIDs will be faster in future 8 April 2009 9:52 GMT TweetMIDs will be faster in future, thanks to a launch from Intel.
The chip-maker has announced that a new Atom processor is to be released - the 2GHz Z550.
Making the year anniversary of the Atom family, Intel senior vice president... -
VIDEO: Samsung launches WiMAX Mondi
New mobile internet device announced 1 April 2009 14:18 GMT TweetSamsung has announced the launch of the Samsung Mondi, describing it as the most advanced mobile WiMAX enabled handheld device in the US.
The Windows Mobile 6.1-powered touchscreen MID will launch in the States on the Clear mobile WiMAX... -
Nvidia promises $99 HD MIDs
MWC 2009: Tegra chip to enable cheap, connected devices 17 February 2009 11:54 GMT TweetNvidia has introduced a new platform, based on the Nvidia Tegra 600 Series computer-on-a-chip that the company says will enable $99, always-on, always-connected HD mobile internet devices that will go days between battery charges.
"Mobile... -
LG working on Moorestown-based MIDs
MWC 2009: As Qualcomm deal for mirasol displays announced too 16 February 2009 9:34 GMT TweetLG has announced deals with Intel, Ericsson and Qualcomm for collaboration on future products.
LG and Intel's collaboration is on mobile internet devices (MIDs) based on Intel's next-gen MID hardware platform, "Moorestown", and Linux-based... -
Archos to launch Android-based Internet Media Tablet
Ultra-thin, 5-inch, web browsing, smartphone-slash-media player 9 February 2009 17:09 GMT TweetArchos has announced it is to launch an "ultra-thin Internet Media Tablet combined with a mobile phone" based on both its own and Google's Android operating system.
Android will mean the IMT (as Archos calls it) will get all the "functionalities... -
O2 launches XDA Flint
Handheld device for students and teachers 14 January 2009 10:26 GMT TweetO2 has unveiled the O2 Xda Flint, describing it as an innovative handheld device specifically targeted at the education sector.
O2 says with the Flint, "ideal for students and teachers alike", users can load eBooks onto the device to make... -
Skype "Lite" release for Android and Java phones
CES 2009: Thin client solution for millions of mobile users 8 January 2009 19:02 GMT TweetSkype has announced the release of a lite (their spelling) version of Skype, a "thin" client for Skype that can be downloaded on Android-powered devices, as well as more than 100 other Java-enabled mobile phones.
The software now makes Skype...
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