About this tag
The UMPC tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about ultra-mobile PCs, a category of small, portable Windows devices that emerged in the mid-2000s. Topics include finding affordable UMPCs with Wi-Fi, Microsoft's early tablet and UMPC efforts, and the potential for Windows 7 to run on ARM-based systems for devices like UMPCs and netbooks. Users explore the gap between smartphones and laptops, seeking compact Windows devices for mobile productivity. The tag reflects historical interest in Microsoft's mobile strategy and the evolution of small-form-factor Windows computers.
  1. N

    Windows 7 Seeking Affordable Windows Mobile Device with Wi-Fi Options

    I am looking for a mobile device weather it be a PDA type device a umpc a net book or any thing in beweet that runs windows I need it to have wifi and be dirt cheap new or refurbished or used from a reliable seller. Tell me what you guys think.
    • Nacho
    • Thread
    • affordable devices netbook pda refurbished reliable seller umpc used wifi windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: General Computing
  2. Ahmed Alzayani

    Windows 7 Windows 7 for ARM-based Systems

    According to Wikipedia, about 98 percent of the more than a billion mobile phones sold each year use at least one ARM CPU. So , why not Microsoft consider Windows 7 for ARM-based Systems. Now , i am not saying that you would run windows 7 on your high-end smart phone , but there is a lot of...
    • Ahmed Alzayani
    • Thread
    • arm architecture device compatibility microsoft mobile netbook smartphone system-on-a-chip ultra low voltage umpc windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support