''Mobile PC'' was a monthly magazine covering mobile technology, including

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, mobile game consoles, and other portable electronics.

History and profile

The magazine was published by Future Network USA, its first issue was released on 14 June 2004. Founded as ''Mobile PC'' in 2003, then changed to ''Mobile'' in June 2005. Christopher Null was the first

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. A cease and desist order on the use of the confusingly similar magazine name and website domain MobileMagazine.com was sent to Future Network USA. The print publication ''Mobile'' ceased publication in November 2005 due to undetermined reasons and the domain name MobileMagazine.com was transferred to Pilato Private Consulting. The ''Mobile PC'' editorial staff included

Christopher Null Christopher Null (born September 7, 1971) is an American writer, journalist and entrepreneur. A former blogger for Yahoo! Tech, he was the editor of Drinkhacker.com, and the founder and editor-in-chief of Filmcritic.com, which operated from 1995 ...

, Dylan Tweney, Robert Strohmeyer, Rachel Rosmarin, Roger Hibbert, and Mark McClusky. The design staff included Chris Imlay, Christina Empedocles, and Morgan McDermott. Mobile featured a monthly product design column by '' MAKE'' editor

Mark Frauenfelder Mark Frauenfelder (born November 22, 1960) is an American blogger, illustrator, and journalist. He was editor-in-chief of the magazine '' MAKE'' and is co-owner of the collaborative weblog ''Boing Boing''. Along with his wife, Carla Sinclair, he ...

. Outstanding subscriptions to ''Mobile PC'' were fulfilled by subscriptions to ''

Maximum PC ''Maximum PC'', formerly known as ''boot'', was an American magazine and website published by Future US. It focuses on cutting-edge PC hardware, with an emphasis on product reviews, step-by-step tutorials, and in-depth technical briefs. Compon ...

'', a sister technical magazine.

References

Monthly magazines published in the United States Science and technology magazines published in the United States Defunct computer magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 2003 Magazines disestablished in 2005 {{compu-mag-stub