Posted on Tuesday, March 11 2008 @ 3:31 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
HTC
announced it will release Mobile Internet Device (MID) products with handset functions later this year:
The launch of MID handsets will mean that Intel's MID platform will begin to compete with ARM-based handset platforms, while also squeezing the market share currently enjoyed by UMPCs (ultra mobile PCs), the sources indicated.
With the incorporation of handset functions, the MID devices, which are built on an x86 architecture and are compatible with related software, will perform better than other ARM-based devices, claimed Michael Chen, director of Intel's Embedded Sales Group, Asia Pacific.
The launch of MID handsets is expected to help raise the market awareness of MIDs, Chen said, noting that shipments of MID devices will increase significantly after Intel introduce its second-generation MID platform in 2009.
