23rd of May 2013 08:34 GMT
This year, touch-enabled notebooks are expected to reach 24 million or so, a 400% increase over 2012. That would put them at 10% or a bit more of the total laptop market. This percentage won't last though, according to IHS iSuppli analyst firm. And I mean that in a good way. Long story short, mobile computers ...
23rd of May 2013 08:12 GMT
One thing about flash drives is that there can never be too many of them. Even though new ones seldom outdo old ones, they come out all the time, for the sake of freshness. Of course, there are occasions when drives really do make leaps, like when a new USB specification is released. The USB Implementers Forum hasn...
23rd of May 2013 07:48 GMT
When Microsoft first released Windows 8, its licensing fees were rather high. That, along with the limited options for x86 tablet processors, caused Windows 8 slates to be rare and expensive. Now, though, Microsoft has lowered the licensing rates, prompting more vendors to develop Windows 8 slates and prepare for la...
23rd of May 2013 07:20 GMT
I've heard of bendable and even rollable displays, some of which have been shown while others were just patents, so I can't say I am shocked that Samsung is planning a bendable tablet. Nevertheless, I also cannot say I expected to see a render of a foldable tablet, but that's what the picture above sh...
23rd of May 2013 06:10 GMT
E-readers have lessened in number greatly over the past year, leaving just Amazon's Kindle Line, some B&N Nook, and Sony's models for the most part (even 13.3-inch flexible projects). E Ink hasn't had the sort of e-paper sales it would have enjoyed if the electronic reader industry hadn't slowed...