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The Willcom D4 is an amazing feast of miniaturization: at 188 x 84 x 25.9mm, for about 1.0 lbs (470g), that is the smallest Windows Vista computer UMPC. It has a sliding QWERTY keyboard and the screen can be tilted to offer better visual comfort. It is one of the many ATOM-powered (ATOM is a low-power chip from Intel) UMPC will see the light of day, starting from June, when Intel launches its low-power line-up.

The UMPC market might be relatively new compared to the tried-and-true laptop segment, but that doesn’t mean hardware manufacturers will shun the former. Kojinsha from Korea has just released the E8 UMPC that plus doubles up as a touch screen tablet should the need arise. It is powered by an AMD Geode LX800 processor and comes with a 40GB hard drive, a 7″ 1,024 x 600 resolution display, stereo speakers, a USB port, a memory card slot and runs on Windows XP. Battery life has been rated at 3.5 hours, although that number remains to be confirmed by real-world tests. The E8 will be released at the end of that month for approximately $600, making that yet another competitor for the Asus Eee PC.

[MWC] As low tech as it might seem, we have to confess that AAA batteries are really ubiquitous. That’s why the Philips Xenium 9@9j has an AAA slot at its base. that is, to our knowledge, the first cellphone that can support an AAA battery natively that would give it up to three hours of talk…