New research shows that the smartphone is emerging as a clear winner among productivity tools as categories of mobile devices converge. Almost 50 percent of respondents to an In-Stat survey chose the ...

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 ...

Intel and LG will team up to build the first mobile Internet devices using a new chip made by Intel. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, ...

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 ...

A new market is rising for low-cost devices that provide users with Internet access for popular activities such as web browsing, e-mail, media download, video and mobile TV, games, and social ...

Mobile WiMAX has emerged as a leading choice for fourth generation (4G) cellular technology, and now meets the requirements of new smart phones, mobile Internet devices, and notebook PCs. It provides ...

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 ...

Acer plans to launch a full line of mobile Internet devices (MIDs) by the end of May in a bid to boost profitability and add to its mobile device offerings. Acer plans to launch a full line of mobile ...

Is the Mobile Internet Device dead on arrival? Or, has the MID — a ‘Net-connected device that’s usually described as being bigger than a smartphone and smaller than a netbook — just not caught on yet?

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 ...

Is Toshiba Beating Apple to a Multimedia Tablet? Whoa--check out this: The Toshiba JournE was just unveiled and the Engadget chaps gave it a hands-on at the IFA electronics show. It's a handheld ...