http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/26/acer.prepping.first.mid/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0901/acermid.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Acer is looking to build its own mobile Internet device, patent applications are believed to show. The MID concept was developed by Intel, and typically describes a small handheld device used mainly for web browsing and e-mail; Acer's device would feature a display dominating the front surface, mostly likely a touchscreen, in a manner similar to many GPS units. Media playback would also likely be... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/26/acer.prepping.first.mid/ Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/04/averatecs.lluon.mobbit/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0812/lluonmobbit.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Korea's TG Sambo, more commonly known in North America as Averatec, has announced what should be the first Atom-based mobile Internet device (MID) to be produced within the country. The Lluon Mobbit relies on a 1.33GHz Atom processor, paired with 1GB of 533MHz RAM and a choice of 30GB hard drive or 16GB solid-state drive. A 4.8-inch touchscreen on the device is said to support extremely high res... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/04/averatecs.lluon.mobbit/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/04/nvidia.via.netbook.plans/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/nvidiageforce9400m.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Graphics specialist NVIDIA and general chip builder VIA have broken off any plans to develop a netbook platform, say sources at the latter company. The corporations had signed a deal in April, which would have seen VIA's C7 and Nano CPUs coupled with NVIDIA's MCP79 processor, also known as the GeForce 9400M. The chipset debuted with Apple's newest MacBooks, and is expected to become prevalent in... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/04/nvidia.via.netbook.plans/ Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/26/benq.debuts.s6.mid/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/benqs6.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />BenQ has launched a new mobile Internet device (MID), according to reports out of Italy. The S6 is based on Intel's mobile Atom processor, and uses a 4.8-inch touchscreen for navigating a PlayStation 3-like menu system. Although music, photos and videos are said to be important functions, the focus is of course on Internet access, which can be delivered through either Wi-Fi or 3G cellular connec... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/26/benq.debuts.s6.mid/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/21/viliv.shows.umpc.mid/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/vilivs7intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Multimedia player and navigation device maker Viliv unveiled a couple of interesting portable consumer devices at the Intel Development Forum this week, including the S7 UMPC and S5 Mobile Internet Device (MID). The 7-inch S7 features a swiveling touch screen with a resolution of 1,024x600 resolution and packs Intel's Atom processor in either 1.3GHz, 1.6GHz or 1.86GHz guises along with 1GB of RAM ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/21/viliv.shows.umpc.mid/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/20/clarionmind.navigator/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/clarionmind.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Better known for its audio gear, Clarion has announced the ClarionMiND, a forthcoming GPS unit. Unlike most such systems however the MiND is also designed to operate as a mobile Internet device (MID), a category currently dominated by Apple's iPhone; the MiND connects primarily through Wi-Fi, which enables web browsing as well as the use of special MySpace and YouTube apps. Unlike the iPhone, th... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/20/clarionmind.navigator/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/18/lenovo.ideapad.u8/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/lenovoideapadu8.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Using its home country's Olympics as a springboard, Lenovo has announced the IdeaPad U8, a new mobile Internet device (MID). The device is equipped with a 800MHz Atom Z500 processor, 1 to 2GB of RAM, and a 6GB solid-state drive. It also has twin cameras, and includes at least one USB port, which lets it access mobile TV through supporting tuner add-ons. It is unknown if other peripherals might ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/18/lenovo.ideapad.u8/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/13/dell.outlines.dell.e.mid/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/12-dell-e-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Dell's foray into the mini-notebook market has been dubbed the new "Dell E" series, which will include two different screen configurations: the 8.9-inch model is designed to take on the Asus Eee 900, and the 12.1-inch "E Slim" may be a rival to the MacBook Air and Lenovo X300 (and its successors), according to Engadget. Defining a new product category called the "Mobile Internet Device" for 30 min... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/13/dell.outlines.dell.e.mid/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/10/digifriends.mid.in.us.soon/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/digifriendsmid.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />(Updated with follow-up) The Digifriends M3 MID (Mobile Internet Device) that was unveiled at CES 2008 will be coming to the US market "very soon," according to yesterday's reports that had Digifriends USA's project supervisor Peter Kim as the source. The Korean company's device will likely be offered under contract through Sprint's Xohm WiMAX network as well as NextWave. The device features a 4.8... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/10/digifriends.mid.in.us.soon/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/06/nvidia.ceo.on.iphone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0805/nvidiategra.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Nvidia's mobile technology will help rivals "leapfrog" the iPhone, according to the company's CEO. Jen-Hsun Huang made the comments in an interview, promoting the company's new low-power Tegra platform. Huang notes that the iPhone has a "great computer chip," with a high-performance graphics core, something that helps establish it as the world's first "legitimate" mobile Internet device (MID). ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/06/nvidia.ceo.on.iphone/ Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:25:00 GMT