14 new members join Open Handset Alliance
Open Handset Alliance is now bigger than ever.
The group has seen a major expansion with the addition of 14 new member companies.
These include: AKM Semiconductor Inc., ARM, ASUS, Atheros Communications, Borqs, Ericsson, Garmin, Huawei Technologies, Omron Software, Softbank Mobile Corporation, Sony Ericsson, Teleca AB, Toshiba and Vodafone.
Google G1 is [...]
Sony Laptop Battery Recall: Once again
Sony laptop batteries are being recalled once again.
Dell, HP and Toshiba are the laptop manufacturers who are announcing this recall.
This new recall is for around 100,000 batteries. This is much smaller than the earlier recall which saw the companies replacing millions of laptop batteries.
The three companies are advising that customers [...]
Toshiba to soon offer 256GB Solid State Drive
Japanese personal computer maker Toshiba has announced that they would soon start offering a 256GB solid state drive.
This drive would be targeted at UMPCs and laptops.
Toshiba aims to display these new disks at the CEATEC show in Tokyo beginning Sept. 30.
The company said that the drive would fit [...]
Toshiba laptops to get Ericsson mobile broadband technology
Ericsson has announced that they are collaborating with PC manufacturer Toshiba to provide mobile broadband technology.
Toshiba’s business laptops would now get integrated support for mobile broadband access using HSPA standard.
The Japanese company aims to launch the first products in the second half of 2008. These would be sold [...]
Toshiba set to launch Cell powered Qosmio G50 and Qosmio F40
Japanese tech giant Toshiba is set to launch their latest notebook models Qosmio G50 and Qosmio F40.
These new models would use the SpursEngine which is powered by the Cell technology currently used by Sony Playstation 3 gaming console.
The company said that the notebooks would come [...]
Toshiba Protégé R500-S5007V comes with a 128GB solid state drive
Toshiba has announced their latest entry into the world of ultraportable laptops with the launch of Toshiba Protégé R500-S5007V.
Toshiba Protégé R500-S5007V comes loaded with a 128GB solid state drive along with a 12.1-inch display.
It weighs just around 2.4 pounds which makes it one of the lightest [...]
Wal-Mart pushes Blu-Ray drives to customers
US based retailing giant Wal-Mart has decided that they are going to make the Blu-Ray player more popular amongst the Americans.
Since the format war is now over with the exit of Toshiba from this industry, they now have the clear winner to promote in their stores.
The company said that during [...]
Toshiba staying away from Blu-Ray format for now
Toshiba lost the next generation format war when they announced their exit from the HD DVD industry.
The company had developed the HD DVD format and their exit meant that this format was dead and Sony won with their Blu-Ray format.
However, Toshiba has now said that they are not [...]
Toshiba planning a Cell processor based Laptop
Japanese tech giant Toshiba is expected to bring to the market a new notebook model powered with a processor based on the Cell technology.
Cell processors are already being used in the Sony Playstation 3 gaming console and some servers made by IBM.
Market sources say that the Toshiba Qosmio G40 [...]
Universal Studios set to release Blu-Ray titles
Universal Studios has announced that they would soon release the Blu-Ray edition of their titles.
They were one of the major supporters of the Toshiba’s HD DVD format which is now practically dead.
The movie studio plans to release about 40 titles in the second half of the year.
These would include [...]
