Wednesday, August 22, 2007

A Long Essay on the “Shortgevity” of Computer Media


A Long Essay on the “Shortgevity” of Computer Media
Even today, standard notebook computers don’t have floppy disk drives — and how many of us have a mountain of VHS tapes sitting at home...

Toshiba Gives Laptops a Storage Boost (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Toshiba has announced it will soon begin offering manufacturers the ability to choose models from a new hard drive line that is specifically designed for use in high-end laptops and media players.

Toshiba Planning 320GB Notebook Drive (PC World)
PC World - Toshiba Corp. will start producing a 320G-byte hard-disk drive for laptop computers before the end of this year, the company said Tuesday.

Dell Delays Colorful PCs Due To Paint, Supply Glitches
...a rainbow of colorful PCs. Just as the heavy back-to-school market peaks, Dell is having problems with painting the notebook computers.

Sony Asks Small Fortune for Fash-Based Vaio (PC World)
PC World - Sony has introduced a flash memory-based Vaio notebook that, compared to a hard-drive model, costs US$700 extra and delivers 68GB less storage.

Skype to make internet communications on Toshiba notebooks even...
Skype announce that Toshiba's Digital Products Division will market the Skype Internet communication software on the company's notebook computers...