Want to stand out from the crowd with your choice of a handset? Might we propose the BPhone – that model from China runs on a flavor of the Linux operating system. It comes with a relatively large 5″ touchscreen display at 800 x 480 resolution which will most probably construct some mistake it for an UMPC instead. Other features includ e180-degree flip capability, a full QWERTY keyboard which is revealed when flipped open, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, GPS navigation, a Marvell PXA310 624MHz processor and is a quad-band unlocked handset, making that a truly global phone. Fancy forking out $569 for that?

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[CES 2010] Cowon decided to tease folks with the W2 UMPC that is powered by an Intel Atom 1.33GHz processor, running on Windows 7 (hopefully it will be fast enough). Other features shown include a 4.8″ touchscreen LCD display at 1,024 x 600 resolution, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, integrated speakers, USB connectivity, Ethernet and Monitor out. There is no full range of specifications to moment, so that is what we’ll have to compose do with for the moment. Gotta love the brushed aluminum design though.

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Viliv has a type new UMPC for the masses in the scheme of the S10 Blade, and while we do not yet have details such as its pricing, we do know that the S10 Blade looks rather sweet, being a Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium-powered convertible netbook that features a 10.1″ multitouch display at 1,366 x 768 resolution. No word on an active digitizer, so it remains to be seen on how well the inking experience would be like. Features include an SSD for storage desires, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR connectivity with the option to augment that with integrated 3G. Tipping the scales at 2.67 pounds, that UMPC comes with a mere 512MB RAM , making us wonder just how well or fast it can run. You get a choice of Intel Atom processors within – the 1.6 GHz Z530 or the 2.0 GHz Z550. According to Viliv, the S10 Blade is able to hit 10 hours of run-time or seven hours of video playback, hopefully it will be as stated instead of just a marketing gimmick.

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Folks who are looking for a UMPC (Ultra-mobile PC) will want to take note that the Viliv N5 will be displayed at CES. While there aren’t too many details at the moment, we do know that it will sport a 4.8-inch 1024 x 600 display, 3G, Wi-Fi, and GPS. There isn’t any pricing knowledge at the moment, so stay tuned and we’ll update you as CES is just around the corner!

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Here’s another UMPC from Shenzhen-based manufacturer Eking, who have dubbed their device the Ekin i1. It falls under the UMPC category with a price point that stays slightly above $500, where you will get the following :-

• 4.8″ touchscreen LCD display at 1,024 x 600 resolution


• Intel Atom Z Series processor


• 1GB RAM


• 1.8″ 60GB hard drive
• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity
• 3-megapixel camera

Powered by Windows XP Home Edition, the Eking i1 measures 192mm x 82mm x 28mm. It would be interesting to see just which niche market such a device fits in, being neither here nor there.

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Do you think that the VAIO UX series UMPC is old fashioned and boring? Well, check out what some folks by at MicroPCTalk did to the UX490 (the latest UX model from Sony, which was released back in November 2007). Modifications include:

• The original 48GB SSD has been replaced with a 128GB SSD
• Core 2 Solo U2200 1.2GHz processor replaced with a Core 2 Duo U7700 1.33Ghz processor, overlocked to 1.438GHz
• Included E169 Huawei terminal for 3G
• Quad-boots Mac OSX Leopard, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows Vista Business and Windows XP Pro

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