mini-computers

It produced large computers, then known as mini-computers.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com William Bradley 2011

Most mobile phones are now SmartPhones for example, mini-computers if you like.

Gary Lee Walters: Phone Hacking - Not Just a Phone Crime? Gary Lee Walters 2011

However, Microsoft argues that smartphones — such as those that use Android — are becoming mini-computers that run afoul of its patents covering features like s ynchronizing email, calendars and contacts.

Tech Firms Intensify Clashes Over Patents Don Clark 2010

It's also hard to see Windows as a tablet contender amid an onslaught of new tablets running Google Inc.'s Android software, which has already helped turn mobile phones into mini-computers.

Microsoft's Answer To The iPad Is Still In Pieces AP 2011

"What has occurred almost simultaneously is the rise of phones and other devices that act as wallets, mini-computers, organizers, etc," says Davie.

T-Mobile mum on hacker claim 2009

Mainframe computers dominated the 1950s and '60s, mini-computers the 1970s, desktop PCs the' 80s and the Internet the '90s.

Tech CEOs try to predict who'll win tomorrow's tech race 2010

It's also hard to see Windows as a tablet contender amid an onslaught of new tablets running Google Inc.'s Android software, which has already helped turn mobile phones into mini-computers.

Microsoft's Answer To The iPad Is Still In Pieces AP 2011

Still, whether you use a smart phone powered by Google's Android or Apple's iOS operating system, you should remember that smart phones are really mobile mini-computers — and potentially subject to the same online security risks as their larger brethren.

88 high-level security risks found in Android operating system 2010

Automakers from General Motors Co. to Hyundai Motor Co. are using the Consumer Electronics Show to announce plans that will transform dashboards into mini-computers running Internet-connected programs.

Car Makers Add Apps to Their Dashboards Ian Sherr 2011

With profit margins dwindling due to ongoing price wars, PC makers hope new touch-screen devices will sell for higher prices than mini-computers like netbooks, which have comparable components.

PC Makers Ready iPad Rivals Justin Scheck 2010