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So what are the features you expect from that ultimate mobile device?

• Good Browsing (A full featured browser and emailing app)
• Big enough screen, that won’t strain your eyes
• Ease of typing -  A full qwerty that can handle your fingers
• IM (Gtalk, Yahoo IM etc)
• And good connectivity (Bluetooth AD2P, Edge / 3G, WiFi…)
• ample of storage
• last but not the least, a swift OS

Just as we start, we sure know that you won’t be preparing your 20 page month end sales report on a Treo. The purpose best served by a smart phone would be checking and replying to your emails, read through email attachments / docs / spreadsheets, be online on IM, browse some net and off course make calls!

• Apple iPhone 3G -  For years iPod fans were waiting for a Phone integration. But this is much more than that. Though the iPhone is not the best business phone to start with, it offers some great applications and probably the best Browsing experience on a handheld. iPhone Safari simply rocks. To if your priority is mainly surfing the web, iPhone is probably the best option. With a few good apps you are all set with a good IM and not to forget YouTube, GPS / Google Maps, the massive storage, WiFi. The only downer here is the Keyboard. The touchscreen can be tricky, but the media functions covers up for that.

• Nokia E90 - The God phone as it was called when it first launched. Offers a variety of features GPS, QWERTY + NumberPad, 3G, Wifi … Add to it the Opera Mini and you are good for the net. Not tested Fring on this, but IM won’t be an issue I guess.  But a bulky design + Symbian OS disappoints me. It gets really slow as time progresses (data load). Overall if you like the communicator concept, this will work for you, but not for heavy use!

• Nokia E71 - Nokia E series has been a super hit. And personally these E60’s and now the E71 with QWERTY and Blackberry desing is a allround winner. They don’t cost you a bomb and still offer a good pack of features. Ideally the E71 with Blackberry Connect and slim design is a deadly combination for biz users, but they Nokia has not stopped offering Blackberry Connect! My only complain is the lack of a good inbuilt flash memory (guess that gets compensated by the pricing). But if your priority is lot of browsing and only browsing and continuous browsing the small screen might not please you!

• HTC Shift / Advantage -These are huge and bulky. They are certainly GOD for web browsing, actually not just www but a lot of other things aswell. But IMO they cross the limit to be called a handheld or mobilephone.

And if you still need a Phone with better internet, rather go for a good Netbook, consider EEE!

Although HP Mini Note is not a low budget portable, we couldn’t resist publishing a comparison with the Eee PC! The Eee PC has been the best choice for low end users looking for portability only, whereas the Mini-Note 2133 offers much more. Here is the show down vs the two:

Asus EEE is a little wonder, and at that price its a thunder! In recent days we came across multiple reports of Ultraportables from Dell, Sony, and others. And every time a budget portable is being discussed the name “EEE” crops in. Asus has certainly taken a head start in this segment and in the coming days we shall witness some really kewl Low Budget Ultraportable Notebooks! Here are a few…

Any touch device today becomes a direct competitor to the iPhone, and here when it comes to portable notebooks any new release is considered a “EEE Killer or a EEE Competitor”.

Sony Via Based Ultra-portable:

The OpenBook reference design is developed by Via to help system makers that want to use the company’s C7-M processor. Sony’s Via based budget notebook is really small at 8.9″. And quite a lot of specs has leaked onto the web…

Via 1.6 GHz C7-M CPU + VX800 chipset 8.9-inch LCD Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 60GB hard disk + 1GB RAM 3 USB ports 4-in-1 card reader Windows Vista Home Basic 240 x 175 x 36.2mm and 1Kg

Acer Aspire One:

The Aspire One is rumored to be a 8.9″ Ultra Portable. Although the leaked spy shot above doesn’t appear to feature Windows the Win key on the keyboard makes me happy! This one is said to be running on Intel Atom.

Dell Mini Inspiron:

Another sub 500$ ultra-portable coming up from DELL. Will offer Windows XP or Ubuntu Linux, also features ‘8 in 1′ card reader, inbuilt webcam, wireless connectivity (wifi+bluetooth?) and dedicated media buttons! (btw the name Mini-Inspiron isn’t official yet!).

More details on all these as Computex gets going!

Also Read:

MacBook Air competitor from Lenovo
Macbook Air - Worlds thinnest notebook (by far)!

Source:
Engadget + Engadget + Trusted Reviews

For quite some time before its launch the Asus Eee PC had tech types buzzing with anticipation. Unlike the other Intel Classmate and other such products which were aimed at educational needs of the children, Asus Eee PC was for sale directly to the public and with better specs. So its Easy to Learn, Easy to Work and  Easy to Play.

All Eee PC releases weight under 1Kg, targeting the ultra portable category. Asus EEE 700 measures 8.8 by 6.5 inches by little less than inch in thickness making it easy to fit and comfortable for transportation. The typical ASUS design and the looks make the Asus Eee PC from looking cheap and tidy. The tiny touchpad looks and feels great to use. It has only one mouse button which is good. Tap on the left side of the mouse for left mouse click and similarly on the other side. The Asus Eee PC 900 has a 1.3MP webcam above the screen and speakers on the either side of the screen. The only thing you would probably miss is an optical drive What has been encouraging is that ASUS has realised the potential of EEE PC and after the initial 7″ version we saw the 8.9″ and also a confirmation for the 10″ EEE PC. All this is powered with a decent battery life of around 2-3.5 hours. Well so if you want a portable which wont burn a hole in your pocket and would still let you do all the basic office work on the move -EEE is for you!

Rumors around the industry is that EEE PC would also feature as a UMPC / Tablet, while the desktop version has already been exposed. No matter what, I always hoped for a Laptop with such a portability. Though the EEE comes with Linux OS, It is capable of running a Windows OS. Personally I love the desktop for gaming and heavy usage, but when on the move, believe me carrying a conventional laptop is not easy (and not many of us can afford a Macbook Air). So EEE PC 900 might well be my next portable PC.

EEE PC 700 DEMO VIDEO: