Hybrid touch-screen notebooks account for over 20% of all notebooks in 1Q13, say Taiwan hinge makers

Apr 18, 14:24

Hybrid touchscreen notebooks (featuring a detachable keyboard) developed in the first quarter of 2013 accounted for more than 20% of all notebook models, and because hinges used in...

Lite-On IT pushes for 3.5-4 million SSD shipments in 2013

Dec 5, 21:22

Optical disc drive maker (ODD) Lite-On IT has been aggressively expanding its solid state drive (SSD) business and expects its annual capacity for 2013 to reach 3.5-4 million units,...

Taiwan market: Toshiba to launch 2 hybrid drives

Sep 26, 14:58

Toshiba Digital Media Network Taiwan, Toshiba Storage Products' subsidiary responsible for marketing hard disk drives (HDDs) in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, on September...

Cache is king in solid state drive market, says IHS

Jun 15, 10:14

Hybrid hard disk drives (HDD) containing a built-in layer of NAND flash memory may offer the advantage of consolidated storage for increasingly popular ultrabooks, but cache solid...

Intel estimates ultrabook shipments of 20-30 million units in 2012

Apr 19, 01:05

Intel has internally estimated that ultrabook shipments will reach 20-30 million units in 2012 and the volume in 2013 is expected to double or even triple on year as the integration...

Most vendors expected to adopt hybrid HDDs for Ivy Bridge ultrabooks

Feb 22, 01:45

As Intel will launch Ivy Bridge processors for use in second-generation ultrabooks in May and demands that data read/write speeds attain a certain level through adopting SSDs or hybrid...

Intel CTO to visit Taiwan and discuss new technologies

Dec 1, 01:35

Intel Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Justin Rattner is set to visit Taiwan on December 6 to announce several new technologies developed by Intel Lab.

Ultrabook players to adopt hybrid HDD to save cost

Oct 18, 01:10

Hybrid hard disc drives (HDD) have recently become a popular choice among notebook brand vendors for their ultrabook models, according to sources from ultrabook players.

Micron and Samsung form consortium to push HMC interface adoption

Oct 7, 12:23

Micron Technology and Samsung Electronics announced on October 6 the creation of an industry consortium for OEMs, enablers and integrators that will collaborate in developing and...

Intel directly cooperates with chassis suppliers to lower Ultrabook costs

Sep 8, 01:00

Intel has recently been aggressively cooperating with notebook chassis suppliers hoping to achieve the goal of dropping Ultrabook prices to below US$1,000, and Intel is currently...

Lithium-ion battery market set for boom courtesy of hybrid and electric vehicles, says IHS iSuppli

Aug 16, 13:42

Driven by plunging prices and accelerating demand from the electric and hybrid automobile market, lithium-ion will emerge as the world's leading rechargeable battery technology and...

CES 2011: Smart TVs, 3D TVs and tablet PCs to be the spotlights

Jan 6, 01:20

Samsung Electronics and Sony are both preparing to promote their smart TV businesses at CES 2011, which will start on January 5. Samsung is displaying its smart TV advertisement on...

Micron 25nm NAND selected for HLDS hybrid drive

Oct 5, 14:12

Micron Technology recently announced Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) has selected its 25nm NAND as the flash memory solution for a new HLDS hybrid optical disk drive (ODD). The hybrid...

Taiwan market: Casio to launch LED-laser hybrid projectors

Jul 9, 16:40

Casio on July 8 unveiled four Green Slim business-use projectors featuring LED and laser hybrid light sources for launch in the Taiwan market, according to Casio Taiwan.

MSI announces netbook with hybrid storage system

Dec 30, 16:15

MSI has announced the U115 Hybrid netbook that is capable of operating both a solid state drive (SSD) and hard drive simultaneously.