Intel has begun shipping its 160GB solid-state drives, the manufacturer announced on Monday.
Flash drives, which unlike traditional hard drives do not have any moving parts, will be common in notebooks bought during 2009 and account for 15 percent of that market by 2011.
Samsung Electronics has unveiled a 256GB SSD solid state drive that is less than 10mm thick.
Samsung SDI says that by 2009, not only will it have OLED panels for larger TVs, but also for monitors and notebook displays, according to a report in Digitimes.
Microsoft and Samsung showed off a prototype hard drive on Monday that can record data while idling, a twist that has the potential to significantly cut power consumption in notebooks.
It's easy to sneer at notebook manufacturers while battery recalls seem to be a near-daily occurrence, but that's going to look like a minor issue if your mobile phone decides to catch fire in your shirt pocket.
Microsoft and Samsung showed off a prototype hard drive on Monday that can record data while idling, a twist that has the potential to significantly cut power consumption in notebooks.
SanDisk co-founder and CEO Eli Harari continues to fight the good fight against Apple's iPod juggernaut, but even he's starting to look toward the future.
Sony has been in the news a lot in the last year, but mostly for the wrong reasons.
New technology promises to increase the speed of wireless networks by a factor of 20, but the emerging standard is being delayed by vendors squabbling.
Intel today said it was too early to rule out the possibility that its components played a role in technical glitches that forced Hewlett-Packard to recall memory modules in 900,000 of its portable PCs.
The Samsung Q30 Plus's superb battery life and light chassis make it a highly attractive ultra-portable, despite questionable performance scores.
The X15 Plus is an interesting enough notebook, but screen issues and a lacklustre bundled software package make it less enticing.
Shouldered aside by recent entrants into the smartphone and mobile e-mail market, HP sees a tougher focus on business users, enterprise markets and device management as keys to regaining its leadership.
If we're lucky, the current fighting to be the top dog in OLED development could lead to better products that we'll actually see a lot sooner.
The Samsung ML-1740 black-and-white laser printer will satisfy a tight budget in a small office or at home, but you should opt for a more sophisticated machine if you need a corporate workhorse.
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