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DisplayLink Dock Accepts Multiple Device Types

by Tom Allen

At the recent Interop Las Vegas Expo, DisplayLink showed a dock that connected to a new Macbook, Chromebook Pixel 2 and Windows notebook via USB-C, and existing notebooks, tablets and Android smartphones through USB-A. …

Tags:Back Panel| DisplayLink| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Smartphones| tablets| USB| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Lenovo Widens Battery Recall

by Tom Allen

Lenovo has extended its recall for faulty Thinkpad batteries to include computers shipped between 2010 and 2012. The batteries may overheat, posing a fire hazard. A list of affected devices can be found at …

Tags:Batteries| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Recalls & Problems| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Acer Press Conference 2015 in New York City

by Norbert Hildebrand

In its press conference and product announcement event in New York, Acer laid out its success during last year as well as the company’s strategy going forward. The location was very remarkable as so …

Tags:Acer| Notebooks| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Mobile Panel Prices Fall, but Demand to Rise

by Tom Allen

Through to the end of April, panel makers are experiencing price declines of around 1% in most applications, IHS DisplaySearch data shows. Larger notebook PC brands continue to adjust inventories in April; both panel …

Tags:LCD Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Pricing| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Toshiba Scoops Red Dot

by Tom Allen

Toshiba’s Chromebook 2 and Portégé Z20T notebooks have won Red Dot design awards. The ‘Product Design’ section this year had almost 5,000 entries from, 2,000 participants across 56 countries.

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| toshiba| Vol 22 - Issue 17

iFixit Gives 2015 Macbook 1/10

by Tom Allen

Teardown specialist iFixit has found that the secret behind Apple’s new Macbook is…glue. Lots and lots of glue. The company gave the device a 1/10 repairability score. Most of the internals are battery, with …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Repair| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Dell’s Vostro Notebooks Enhance Productivity

by Tom Allen

Dell’s Vostro notebook line, for mobile and home workers, now has new 14″ and 15″ models with multiple features designed for productivity. The Vostro 14 3000 and 15 3000 are less than 25mm thick, …

Tags:Dell| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Toshiba Chooses Cidexport for Clearance Lines

by Helen Vince

In France, Toshiba has chosen Cidexport as its official distributor of clearance models. The broker already offers a selection of Toshiba notebooks through local and international resellers.

Tags:Distribution| Distributors| France| Large Display Monitor| Notebooks| toshiba| Vol 22 - Issue 16

TV Viewing Falls, Makes Way for Mobiles

by Tom Allen

Market researcher Accenture has bad news for the TV market. In a new research report titled ‘Digital Video and the Connected Consumer’, TV was the only product category to experience double-digit usage declines across …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| PCs| Second Screens| Smart TV| Smartphones| Streaming Video| tablets| TV Viewing| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Intel’s Wireless Prototype Uses Skylake

by Tom Allen

Intel has shown a prototype wire-free laptop at its Developer Forum in Shenzen, China. The company has been promoting the concept since summer last year, and is now readying reference designs for licensing. The …

Tags:Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 16| Wireless Charging| wireless communications

Toshiba Expands SMB Offerings with Ultraportable Portégé R30 Laptop

by Vanessa Browning

Toshiba’s Business Solutions Division (BSD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced that it is expanding its portfolio of products designed for Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMB) to include the Portégé® …

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