Asus To Buy Toshiba's Notebook Brand?

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Asustek is a company with some serious goals. They intend to be one of the top three notebook vendors in the world, and they plan to accomplish this by 2011. While putting out one of the best lines of netbooks on the market is a good start, Asus knows they need to do more. Digitimes reports that the company is looking towards corporate acquisitions as a way to give themselves a boost.

Their first target appears to be Toshiba's notebook business. Asus has already had contact with the company and, while nothing is finalized, it sounds like this is an offer that both companies are taking seriously. Toshiba is a well-known brand, and having access to that name would be of substantial benefit to Asus.

Posted on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:13:25 CST | by Robert Evans

Stylish Toshiba Windows 7 Notebook Is Best Buy Deal Of The Day

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Another hot weekend of early Black Friday deals is behind us, but the sales offers continue. Today Best Buy features in their Daily deal a Toshiba Satellite Laptop with Windows 7 in Gold Onyx design, selling for $599.99.
The Toshiba looks cool, but the CPU it is featuring is a low performer found in the lower third in CPU performance ranking.
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Posted on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:44:46 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Early Best Buy Black Friday Deal Features $349.99 Toshiba AMD Athlon II Windows

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If you are shopping for early Black Friday deals do not miss Best Buy and Amazon online today.
Best Buy has been featuring a sub-$500 42-inch Panasonic Plasma HDTV since yesterday. Best Buy actually reduced the price of the Panasonic TC-P42C1 down to $489.99.

Today Best Buy also features a low priced Windows 7 Toshiba notebook in limited quantities.
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Posted on Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Toshiba Satellite T135 Windows 7 CULV Notebook Review

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The Toshiba T135 CULV Windows 7 Notebook starts at $599 on Amazon.com.
Hothardware has tested the Toshiba T135 and published this review.

Quote from the review: "We're seeing more and more CULV notebooks hit the market these days. The growing sector of Consumer Ultra Low Voltage machines attempts to bridge the gap between lower cost netbooks and full-size notebooks, offering a more powerful chip than the ubiquitous Atom options we see in netbooks, but one that consumes less power than the mainstream Core 2 Duo processors we see in many full-size notebooks. Read more

Posted on Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Toshiba Launches 1.8-inch 320GB Hard Drive

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Toshiba sent out a press release today announcing the launch of two additions to their 1.8” Serial ATA HDD line of products. The first is the MKxx33GSG series of 5400 RPM 320 GB, 250 GB and 160 GB mobile hard drives. The second new series is the low-power MK1235GSL 120 GB "ultraportable" hard drive. Toshiba brags that these new 1.8" HDDs are substantially tougher than their bulkier cousins.

The manufacturer claims that these new drives can handle up to 1,500 Gs of non-operational shock, and as much as 500 Gs of operational shock. That makes them 50% and 25% (respectively) tougher than their 2.5" counter-parts. These 5400 RPM devices are capable of a transfer rate of 830 MB/s, quite impressive by any standards.

Posted on Thu, 5 Nov 2009 06:26:43 CST | by Robert Evans

Toshiba Mini NB205-N330 Windows 7 Netbook Review

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All the major netbook makers unveiled Windows 7 netbooks back in October. One of the more popular is the Toshiba Mini NB205.
Liliputing has tested the Toshiba Mini NB205-N330 and published this review.

Quote from the review: "The Toshiba Mini NB205-N330 is an interesting machine. It has an excellent, if somewhat quirky keyboard and the best touchpad I’ve used that doesn’t support multitouch gestures. Read more

Posted on Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sexy Toshiba Smartphones Could Hit Holiday 09

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Windows Mobile 6.5 isn't exactly an exciting OS. It's been panned by reviewers and customers alike for being too little, too late. That said, the release of 6.5 could still herald some very cool things; like Toshiba's new line of WinMo 6.5 smartphones. According to Akihabara News (via Gizmodo) at least one of these slick new Toshiba beauties could be released before the end of 2009.

Both new smartphones, the K01 and the K02, were displayed at CEATEC recently. The K01 is a thin, glossy QWERTY slider with a 4.1" capacitive touchscreen, a 1 GHz processor, and a 3.2 MP camera. The K02 is a clamshell phone with a 3.5" resistive touchscreen, and a second dual screen that might display a touchscreen keyboard.

Posted on Thu, 8 Oct 2009 11:02:36 CDT | by Robert Evans

Super Talent Offers New Toshiba Branded UltraDrive SSD

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Super Talent has announced that it is now offering branded Toshiba SSDs in a line known as the UltraDrive DX. The new line of SSDs offers two levels of security to prevent unauthorized data theft or loss. The drives will be sold via Super Talent starting this week.

The first level of security that the SSDs offer is password protection with an encrypted password. The password keeps hackers from accessing the data on the drive. The second level of protection is a new hardware randomizing technology. Read more

Posted on Tue, 6 Oct 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Toshiba CELL Regza 55X1 HDTV Unveiled

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Toshiba unveiled today the Toshiba CELL Regza 55X1 HDTV featuring the famous CELL CPU also found in the Sony PS3.
The Toshiba Regza 55X1 features the Mega Panel LED display with 1,250cd/m2 brightness, a 5m:1 contrast ratio and 240Hz technology. As far as I can translate the Japanese announcement Toshiba split the LED panel in 512 regions (96 are supposed to be standard) that are individually controlled to achieve good visual representation of the temper of the adjacent edges in the depiction of shadows and glows.

Toshiba placed a 3TB hard-drive storage system into the 55X1 and the CELL CPU plays out its power by enabling the recording of 8 channels at the same time. Read more

Posted on Mon, 5 Oct 2009 02:22:01 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Toshiba T100 Series: 1080p+ULV Processor

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October 22nd is already set to be one of the best PC shopping days in recent memory. With the launch of Windows 7 will come a flurry of new notebooks, netbooks, nettops, and desktop computers. If you're planning to buy a new PC, that will be the day to do it, especially now that the first two models of the Toshiba T100 series of ULV notebooks are set to hit on the 22nd. (Thanks, Gizmodo!)

So far, two sizes have been revealed; the 11.6" T115 and the 13.3" T135. Aside from the screen size, both machines appear to be identical now; they can both manage 1080p out, both have ULV chips, and rock Win 7 Premium. The 115 is rated for 9 hours, and the 135 for 7.5. To see a review of the 135, you can check out Laptop Magazine.

Posted on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:24:28 CDT | by Robert Evans

Toshiba Qosmio X500 Announced

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Toshiba's just announced a new high-end gaming laptop, the awkwardly named Qosmio X500. This new laptop is built to be a multimedia/gaming workhorse, and it has the specs to carry out that role well. Under its hood the Qosmio is powered by an Intel Core i7 quad core processor. It'll come loaded up with Windows 7, as well as Intel's TurboBoost technology (makes the cores run faster if the machine is operating at low power).

The Qosmio's have varying amounts of DDR3 system memory, dual HD configuration options, and Nvidia GeForce GTS 250M graphics (1GB video memory). Certain models will be sold with integrated Blu-ray drives. All Qosmio's have 18.4" screens, as well as harman/kardon speakers and integrated HDMI-CEC ports.

Posted on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:01:46 CDT | by Robert Evans

Toshiba Unveils 500GB 2.5-inch HDD

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Toshiba has announced a new HDD called the MKXX56GSY that is available in 500GB capacity. The line now offers drives with 160GB, 250GB, and 320GB capacities as well. The 500GB drive has two platters and a maximum areal density of 395 Gb/in2.

The average seek time for the drive is 11ms and it spins at 7200 rpm. The interface is SATA 3Gb/s and the drive measures 69.85mm x 100mm x 9.5mm. 115g. The drive can withstand shocks of 325G while operating and 900G when not operating. Read more

Posted on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

IFA 2009: Toshiba Camileo S20, H30 and X100

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Toshiba introduced at the IFA 2009 the new Camileo S20, H30 and X100 camcorders.
The new Toshiba Camileo series shoots high quality video in almost all lighting conditions, thanks to an optimized night mode that captures high levels of detail, even in low light. All models also double up as high quality digital still cameras, delivering excellent quality snapshots at resolutions of 5MP (Camileo S20) and 10MP (Camileo H30 and Camileo X100). Read more

Posted on Sun, 6 Sep 2009 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Toshiba BDX2000 Blu-ray Player Unveiled at IFA 2009

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Toshiba unveiled their first Blu-ray player at the IFA 2009. After the company's defeat in the HD format war, it took a while for the company to decide to join the winning Blu-ray camp.
The Toshiba BDX2000 supports BD-Live (Profile 2.0) needed to play Blu-ray discs with online content (Bonus View). Read more

Posted on Sat, 5 Sep 2009 02:52:55 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Toshiba JournE Touch: The Tablet/Media Box?

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More and more people every year are using media boxes. Manufacturers have started to take note of this, and now an increasing number of products are being launched that have media box functionality. The Zune HD is a perfect example. It's a media player, but with HDMI out and its own TV interface, it also makes a solid choice for a media box. According to Gizmodo, Toshiba is getting in on the game as well; their JournE Touch media tablet is built for use in the living room.

The JournE is a 7" tablet that runs on Windows CE. It has an ARM processor inside, and it can run a full web browser and access things like Picasa, YouTube, Flickr, and IM clients. It comes with WiFi enabled and its (separately sold) base station has USB and HDMI outlets. At $350, this machine isn't too terribly expensive. With the base station, you could hook it up to your TV and use it as a cheap, tiny media box and browsing device.

Posted on Thu, 3 Sep 2009 11:45:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Toshiba Applies to Join Blu-ray Disc Association

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Toshiba lost the HD Disc war last year. Today the company announced that they have applied to become a member of the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA).
Toshiba plans to launch Blu-ray players for home use and Blu-ray drives for PCs. Read more

Posted on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Toshiba 64GB SDXC Card is World's First

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Today Toshiba announced the launch of the world's first 64GB SDXC Memory Card capable of operating at the world's fastest data transfer rate for reading and writing to a flash memory card.

The new 64GB SDXC Memory Card is compliant with the new SD Memory Standard, Ver. 3.00, UHS104.
Toshiba also unveiled 32GB and 16GB SDHC Memory Cards compliant with the world's fastest data transfer rate. Read more

Posted on Tue, 4 Aug 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Toshiba Jumps into External HDDs

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Toshiba announced today that it was getting into the external storage market with a new 3.5-inch external HDD. The drive offers software features and 1TB of storage space. Connectivity options on the drive include USB and eSATA.

The included software allows users to select the specific files they want to backup and automates the process. The drive has a slim form factor designed to take up less desktop space and is compatible with both Mac and PC systems. Read more

Posted on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Toshiba Wi-Fi Photo Frames DMF82XKU and DMF102XKU unveiled

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Toshiba introduced Wireless photo frames today. The three models include two 8-inch frames available in black (DMF82XKU) or white (DMF82XWU) with an acrylic front finish and reflective trim and a black 10-inch frames (DMF102XKU).

Besides showing your own digital photos the new Toshiba Digital Photo Frames also deliver real-time information through its partnership with FrameChannel, such as personalized weather, traffic, and sports scores as well as music and video to any room in the connected home. Read more

Posted on Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:47:28 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Toshiba Launches Updated Satellite Notebooks

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Toshiba has updated much of its notebook line including models in it’s A, M, P, and U series. The updated machines sell at different price points starting at $699.99. The updates vary by model but include things like new displays with HD TruBrite technology.

The laptops get a new typing surface that is flat and has a matte black finish and some models get an illuminated keyboard for typing in low light environments. The standard touchpad on all models gets gesture and multi touch support. Read more

Posted on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Toshiba Unveils L Series Notebooks

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Toshiba has announced a new line of notebook computers called the Satellite L Series. The new notebook line is designed for users on a budget and shoppers looking for a computer to send to school with students next year. The series starts at $549.99.

The L series has four models including the 14-inch L510/L515, the 15.6-inch L500, 16-inch L505, and the 17.3-inch L550/L555 notebooks. The line has HD resolution TruBrite widescreen displays, storage ranging from 250GB to 500GB, and wireless connectivity. Read more

Posted on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun