Saturday, March 11, 2006

Microsoft Unveils a Mini Laptop


Microsoft's origami project after months of abuzz has unveiled the ultra mobile PC at the CeBIT technology trade show in Hanover, Germany.

The Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) is a cross between a multi-function mobile phone and a lightweight tablet computer and features a touch-sensitive screen. Lighter than two pounds with a seven-inch touch-screen, the new "ultra-mobile" PCs (UMPCs) use microprocessors and run a modified version of Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet PC edition.

"We believe that (ultra-mobile PCs) will eventually become as indispensable and ubiquitous as the mobile phone today," Microsoft vice president Bill Mitchell said at CeBIT.

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