LAPTOPS & ULTRATHIN ULTRABOOKS
Solid Sales Trends for Solid-State Drives, SSDs 2012

IDC research indicates SSD prices will fall below one-dollar per gigabyte. One thing is clear. Solid-state memory, in various forms, is not a "flash in the pan".

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
1TB Swiss Army SSD USB eSATA II Flash-drive Knife With LCD – Victorinox

It's a bird, it's a plane: No, it's a Swiss Army knife that comes with its own software-suite, LCD display, solid-state USB 3.0 / 2.0, eSATA II drive, and combination hardware, software encryption. Can we say el-wow-zoid? If not, you may want to practice.

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
Ultrathin Ultrabook Security, Connectivity Drive Business Sales

Ultrathin Ultrabooks using Intel's new ULV (Ultra Low Voltage) chip-sets, and other ultrathins using AMD's APUs (accelerated processor units) are set to be a driving force in business, enterprise laptop sales for 2012 and beyond. A convergence of features, characteristics, capabilities, hardware, and net-book-like form-factors are already creating a new normal.

 

DELL
That Round Logo on Some DELL Products May Actually Be the Winners’ Circle

More than ever the accelerating trend is definitely toward thinner & lighter, while sacrificing none of the power and battery life of thicker, heavier machines. Both the Dell INSPIRON 14z and the XPS 14z have taken a big step in that direction, and the differences between them are somewhat analogous to that automotive scenario.

 

LAPTOPS & ULTRATHIN ULTRABOOKS
Flooding in Thailand Causes More than a Spike in Water Levels

After an especially torrential monsoon season, massive flooding in Thailand has destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes and left countless factories underwater, including some of the major players in the hard disk drive industry.