I suppose if I were just in search of controversy, I'd write a post to proclaim the death of the MID (mobile Internet device) category. My obituary for the Netbook earlier this week generated a ton of ...

Intel calls them "mobile Internet devices." They're built upon the diminutive Atom processor that was the star of IDF Shanghai this week. Jon Skillings is an editorial director at CNET, where he's ...

Ubuntu Linux today released the first developer’s version of its new Ubuntu Mobile Internet Device (MID) Edition 8.04 operating system, which is aimed at device manufacturers that build Internet-ready ...

With their demands for high levels of functional integration and long battery life, the next generation of mobile internet devices is inspiring the development of power management ICs tailored to the ...

There’s been a lot of talk over the last few months about NVIDIA’s new ION platform that will bundle an NVIDIA GeForce 9400M GPU with an Intel Atom CPU to offer advanced graphics capabilities for ...

Some gadget observers wonder whether the Mobile Internet Device (MID) can share the same bed with the smartphone, netbook — and now smartbooks — and not fight over the blankets. MIDs have not taken ...

T-Mobile is opening up its new cellular broadband network to laptops for the first time with the launch of a USB device that allows notebooks to get wireless Internet access. The prices are similar to ...

Nvidia is announcing today that it wants to enable $99 mobile internet devices that can play high-definition graphics. The so-called MIDs are smaller than laptop computers but less functional. Their ...

The research, found that 80% of 3G tablet owners use their device on a weekly basis, in comparison with that of dongle owners, modem stick and datacard users at 60%. Tablet owners were also found to ...