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Parker Highlights the Windows 10 Wave

by Tom Allen

Microsoft’s keynote speech, by Nick Parker (corporate VP of the OEM division), was really just an excuse to show off the new Windows 10 devices that have been launched in recent months, as well …

Toshiba Knows the Importance of Colour

by Tom Allen

We were kept busy at the Toshiba stand for at least an hour and a half last year, but the 2015 booth was much more compact. Toshiba had moved from Hall 22 to Hall …

Medion Goes Premium – We Think

by Tom Allen

Lenovo subsidiary Medion was not showing all of its new products on the stand – the brand had, somewhat oddly, decided to give the space to existing products, instead. However, there was enough information …

Hybrids Grow While Tablet Shipments Fall

by Tom Allen

Shipments of tablet and hybrid PCs will fall 8% YoY this year, IDC has said – a significant fall from the previous -3.8% forecast. Shipments are now expected to reach 212 million, the majority …

Acer’s Redesigned Switch 11 Boasts Snap Hinge

by Tom Allen

Acer has slimmed down its Iconia tablet series, with a new model called the Iconia One 7. Available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB variants, the tablet features a micro-SD slot that will accept cards …

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Device Forecast Falls From Q4

by Tom Allen

Worldwide device (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones) shipments are forecast to reach 2.5 billion this year: up 1.5% from 2014, although down from the Q4’14 forecast of 2.8% growth. Gartner expects end-user spending …

Toshiba Gets Into Windows 10, Pre-Launch

by Tom Allen

Toshiba has announced a range of laptops that will go on sale at the start of July, just before the launch of Windows 10. Each one uses either a new AMD Carrizo or a …

USB-C Makes HP Appearance

by Tom Allen

HP has shared more details, as well as a launch date, of its first USB-C hybrid: the Pavilion X2, which was teased at Computex this month. Set to arrive at the same time as …

Hybrid Vendors Achieve Triple-Digit Growth

by Tom Allen

Hybrid device popularity is climbing rapidly, with shipments expected to be up 70% from 2014 levels this year. Gartner believes that shipments will reach 21.5 million units, representing 12% of total mobile PC sales …

Toshiba Expands Line of 2-in-1 PCs With Satellite Fusion: A Twist on the Conventional Laptop

by Helen Vince

Toshiba’s Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced Satellite Fusion™, a sleek, large-screen convertible PC that offers new ways to accelerate work and play from a single, …

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Acer Refreshes Mobiles at Computex

by Tom Allen

At Computex this month, Acer has introduced several new mobile devices, in addition to larger displays (Acer’s Projectors Compensate for Ambient Light). The 8″ Iconia One 8 (B1-830) and 7″ Iconia One 7 (B1-760HD) …

E Fun Promotes ‘Affordable’ Hybrids

by Tom Allen

Two new Intel-powered tablets are now on sale at Walmart in the USA, from E Fun. Both are hybrid models running Windows 8.1, with a detachable keyboard. The tablets feature micro-HDMI and micro-USB ports, …