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?

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 ...

update SHANGHAI--Ten vendors on Wednesday unveiled new mobile Internet devices (MIDs) based on Intel's new Atom chip at the chipmaker's developer forum. Most notably, several flaunted their systems' ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mobile broadband devices will be subject to the security problems that have long plagued PCs, said a panel of security experts at this week’s Mobile Internet World conference. You’re in for a nasty ...

Hoping to get your hot little hands on the tinker-friendly edition of Sharp's Snapdragon-powered IS01 Android MID? If you live in Japan, today's your lucky day -- assuming you're willing to overlook ...

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 ...

Samsung Telecommunications America announced the first WiMax-enabled Mobile Internet Device (MID) today at the International CTIA Wireless conference. Called the Mondi, the touch-screen, pocket-size ...

Internet-connected mobile devices will outnumber humans by the end of this year, but the statistics includes a lot more than just phones and tablets, Cisco says. <a ...