Flash drives being used in bigger devices (USATODAY.com)

Flash drives being used in bigger devices (USATODAY.com)

USATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - Go ahead - drop that laptop. If it has a new flash memory drive inside, there's a good chance it won't break. Flash memory, the type of computer memory in digital cameras and other small electronics, is finding its way into bigger, more powerful devices.



Quanta launches ultra-low-cost PCs

Quanta Computer, the world's largest manufacturer of notebook computers, will start making ultra-low-cost computers that could be sold for $200 this



Synaptics: 'Touchpad' star

The company's touchpads -- which are used to move the cursor - are the standard on notebook computers, notes George Gilder and Charlie Burger.



HP tops Dell in Q4 notebook sales (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - Hewlett-Packard Co. built on its lead over Dell Inc. in the global notebook PC market for the fourth quarter of 2006, and Acer Inc. increased its lead over fourth-place Toshiba Corp., according to an analyst report released Monday.