Of late computer sales has dropped due to the global financial crisis. Many laptop computer has started to drop their prices dramatically. Even so, there are also new models appearing in the shelves. These are not what you and I called the usual laptops that we are so used to. These are mini laptops, or UMPC for ultra mobile PC. They cater for a totally different group of computer enthusiasts. And they are selling well thanks to their very low pricing. You can easily get one for around $200 for the most basic with 80 Gb HDD and 1Gb of RAM.

UMPCs normally comes with a 7 inch screen or 9 inch screen. With built in goodies such as internal webcam and microphone, genuine windows software and Wifi ready, it is no wonder people opted for it. The cheap price is the major contributing factor for its popularity.

Before you rush off to get one, there are some points you need to know about these 1 kg. ultra mini weights. The processor that UMPC uses are typically very slow. You will be lucky to get one running at 1.3 GHz. At this speed, it will cost you more than perhaps one that runs at 700 Hz.
Another short coming of these little wonders is the lack of DVD drives. The manufacturers did not think it a necessity since thumb drives are the better alternatives to DVD drives. It also means they can sell the UMPC much cheaper.

Whatever your reason is for buying a UMPC, it is a laptop you would like to carry around to get some serious work done.

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Here are some popular programs with free PC to mobile or PC to landlines charges. I listed the more popular ones by merit. You can try each one out to see how goog their claims are.

1. Voipbuster - offers free calls internationally to alot of countries.

2. FreeCalls - another favourite of mine and easy user interface.

3. Jajah - do not require a softphones to be installed on your PC.

4. VoxOx - when you sign up, you get 2 hours talk time free!

Try out these, even if you only get trial sessions. They are free to call worldwide, so make the most of it.



Links to free programs

Voipbuster : http://www.voipbuster.com/en/index.html

FreeCall : http://www.freecall.com/

VoxOx : http://www.voxox.com/

Jajah : http://www.jajah.com/

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Voipbuster is truly a free program to use to call landlines and international mobile phones for free. It has been around for a while and I have tried it. The quality is good and connects quite fast. You will find many countries that you can call for free. Those that are not in the list, you can still call internationally at a very low rate. You need to buy credits before you start using it for these countries.

The quality of communications is quite good when calling international landlines. You can also call others free of charge, provided they too have downloaded and installed the program. Every pc to pc call is free. Purchasing credits is easy, you can pay either by credit card or bank transfers. Other options are also available.

Voipbuster can be downloaded from their site http://www.voipbuster.com/en/index.html

Download it and enjoy your free calls today!

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Everyone wants to have free calls to mobile phones from their computer. There are lots of programs using voip technology to make it possible. Skype was a pioneer in this field and has a good following. What Skype does best compare to other similar voip operators is that Skype has a wider audience base. Using Skype to call mobiles and land lines from your computer is also very cheap. One would just need to buy credits and start your calls straight away. When all credits has been used up, all you need to do is to top it up with more credits.

But there is also another software which can do that and you can call out free of charge. All you require is to download and install it, the icon will be in your desktop from which you can start calling. Although it is called "FreeCalls", the trial limits you to 10 minutes. After which you will need to purchase credits much like Skype does. Every call you make will be charged a reduced rate and deducted as you go along.

For those of you who wants to make free calls, download FreeCall from http://www.freecall.com/ and start calling international numbers for free!

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