Yet another AMD Brazos-based netbook has appeared ahead of the platform's launch, this time from Toshiba. Notebook Italia has the scoop on the company's upcoming entry, which has similar specifications as Acer's Aspire One 522. The NB550D marks the third…
Posted December 24, 2010, 5:02 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Hardware
Toshiba, the world's third biggest chip maker behind Intel and Samsung, is planning on outsourcing output of some system chips to Samsung Electronics and selling a production line to Sony. The company wants to reduce its non-memory chip exposure by…
Posted December 7, 2010, 2:45 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Hardware
With CES 2011 only a few weeks away now, it's becoming apparent that Toshiba is planning to debut three tablet computers in the next quarter. One will run Windows 7, one will be powered by Android, and one will feature…
Posted November 25, 2010, 11:21 AM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Industry News
Not only is Samsung planning to announce Google TV hardware in January, but it looks like Toshiba and Vizio will be joining the fray at CES as well. The news comes from "people familiar with the matter," according to Bloomberg.
Posted November 17, 2010, 8:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
Toshiba has introduced a new hard disk drive to its lineup designed specifically for use in rugged operating environments. The MK1060GSCX can reportedly be used 24/7 in non-conventional environments and can withstand extreme temperatures ranging from a high of +70…
Toshiba today announced a new generation of SSD modules designed for use in space-sensitive devices with high capacity storage requirements. Called Blade X-gale, the drives come in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB versions and have a maximum sequential read and write…
Posted November 4, 2010, 5:55 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing
Toshiba has begun selling its answer to the Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab: the Folio 100. First announced during the IFA 2010 conference in September, the 10.1-inch slate packs a 1024x600 capacitive multitouch display and a dual-core 1GHz Nvidia…
Posted October 29, 2010, 12:32 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
Intel, Samsung, and Toshiba are joining forces and pooling R&D efforts to build 10 nanometer semiconductor chips by 2016, according to Reuters. The three have joined a consortium to work towards the goal. The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and…
Toshiba has updated its Portege line with two R700 models (R700-S1322W and R700-S1332W) that pack built-in 4G connectivity, allowing road warriors to kick their USB dongle to the curb. The 13.3-inch featherweight ships with an integrated WiMAX modem for speedy…
Toshiba says it has cleared one of the biggest obstacles for 3DTV adoption by developing the world’s first television set that won’t require users to wear special glasses to view stereoscopic images. The new Regza line of glasses-free 3DTVs will…
Posted October 3, 2010, 8:36 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
Citing an increasing demand for LCDs alongside the impact of the recent economic recession, Toshiba says its OLED mass production plans are no more. "The plan (for mass-production) is currently frozen," Toshiba Mobile Display spokesman Masahiro Kume told Reuters. "We'll…
Posted September 22, 2010, 3:07 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
Toshiba has updated four of its laptops to include a built-in WiMAX modem. The 13.3-inch Portege R705, 14-inch Satellite M645 and E205, as well as the 16-inch Satellite A665 will all be available with integrated 4G connectivity. WiMAX is currently…
Posted September 2, 2010, 7:44 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
Toshiba's brought all sorts of goodies to IFA this year. We covered the company's Folio 100 Android tablet earlier, but the company has announced a ton of other products. The manufacturer has introduced its new StorE TV+ set-top box with…
Posted September 2, 2010, 1:01 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing
Not wanting to be left out of the party, Toshiba has also announced its entry into the tablet fray at IFA 2010 with the Android-powered Folio 100. The device measures 10.1-inch across and offers a capacitive multi-touch screen sporting a…
Toshiba has announced it has begun mass production of NAND flash memory chips using a 24-nanometer manufacturing process. The latest technology advance is being applied to 2-bit-per-cell (MLC) 64Gb (8GB) chips, which are claimed to be the world's smallest and…
Posted August 24, 2010, 2:25 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News
Although consumers remain skeptical about in-home 3D media, the entertainment industry is pressing forward with its largest rollout of 3D products to date. Headaches and hefty admission price aside, people tend to be put off by the goofy shades required…
First seen last month, more shots of Toshiba's upcoming "SmartPad" tablet have been released, showing an iPad-esque design. While not as aesthetically unique as the dual-screen clamshell Libretto W100, the SmartPad still looks pretty slick. The 10-inch slate uses Nvidia's…
Posted August 18, 2010, 3:24 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
Toshiba has announced a storage breakthrough that it will demonstrate today at a conference in San Diego. By using a technique called bit-pattern recording, the prototype to be shown boasts an areal density of 2.5Tb per square inch. That's about…
Posted August 10, 2010, 10:43 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, IT Security
Toshiba today announced it has developed a new technique, dubbed Wipe, that will make self-encrypting drives even more secure by automatically erasing data upon removing them from a system or when the system itself is powered down. Needless to say,…
Posted July 23, 2010, 12:47 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
Samsung and Toshiba have announced plans to push for a new NAND flash memory specification meant to significantly speed up transfer rates. Specifically, the two companies committed themselves to develop toggle-mode DDR 2.0 NAND flash memory with a 400Mb/s interface,…
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