Toshiba’s 7-inch tablet is already available for purchase if you know where to look: One reseller is offering the smaller Thrive. But the $450 price has to include some large markup; here’s why I suspect Toshiba Thrive will see an official price of around $299. Read More »
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Big hardware vendors continue to fight Apple’s iPad for a piece of the tablet pie and the three newest entries debuted today at the IFA electronics show. Samsung went high-end in a small device, while Lenovo went low cost. Meanwhile, Toshiba slimmed its 10.1-inch Android tablet. Read More »
After watching other hardware makers launch Google Honeycomb tablets, Toshiba’s take is ready. The Thrive ships next month but can be pre-ordered starting today. At $429, you only get 8 GB of internal storage, but a full-sized USB port and memory card slot can expand memory. Read More »
The race to build a tablet that competes with the iPad is underway, with Toshiba set to announce the Folio 100 this week. The Folio is an Android slate designed for HD video playback. Samsung will announce its own tablet to compete with the iPad. Read More »
What do you get when you build a smartbook using the Android OS without touch support? The Toshiba AC100 smartbook. The AC100 is a thin 10-inch notebook running Android 2.1 without touch support that is intended to be an always connected device with long battery life. Read More »
Toshiba is resurrecting the Libretto for its 25th anniversary, in a dual screen model that lacks a physical keyboard. Libretto W100 is only a prototype, but will be sold in limited numbers to enthusiasts wanting to see “what the future of mobile computing” could be. Read More »
I have been following rumors of a new Toshiba laptop with interest. Not because it is cool — what has me excited is the Super Charge Ion Battery (SCiB) it’s reported to use. These batteries supposedly can be 90% charged in only 10 minutes. Read More »
My favorite convertible Tablet PC of all time was the Toshiba Portégé M205 back in 2004. Fast forward to current day and Toshiba has updates galore including support for touch gestures in Microsoft Windows 7. Read More »
This is firmly in the unverified rumor department, but a Chinese source is claiming that netbook maker ASUS is in talks to buy the notebook division of Toshiba. The source of the rumor is reported to be none other than ASUS CEO Jonney Shih, so… Read More »
Looks like you can add Toshiba to the ranks of netbook brands going the subsidy route. Over the weekend, jkOTR reader Hector Gomez and I both saw the deal in this week’s Best Buy circular — which is actually square, not circular at all. The standard… Read More »
