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Toshiba dynaPad 12 inch Windows 2-in-1 tablet coming to America for $569 and up

Toshiba first unveiled the dynaPad tablet with a 12 inch screen, support for a Wacom active pen, and a detachable keyboard dock in October. Now the company is bringing the tablet in the United States. It goes up for pre-order from Toshiba.com and the Microsoft Store this month with prices starting at $570. The tablet has […]

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Toshiba to eliminate 6800 jobs

Toshiba plans to eliminate 6,800 jobs in the company’s consumer electronics division. While that only represents about 3.4 percent of Toshiba’s 200,000 person workforce, it’s close to a third of the company’s “Lifestyle business segment.” The move is part of a big restructuring in response to an annual loss of more than $4.5 billion. The optimistic name […]

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Toshiba, Fujitsu and Vaio could join forces to create a PC supergroup

Three Japanese electronics companies are reportedly thinking about merging their PC divisions to create the largest personal computer company in that country. Nikkei reports that Toshiba, Fujitsu, and Vaio are in negotiations, and could launch a new company together in April, 2016. If that happens, the new company would immediately have abotu a 30 percent share of […]

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Sony acquires Toshiba’s image sensor business

Over the past few years Sony has been shedding unprofitable business divisions like the VAIO PC unit. But when the company announced plans to spin off the division responsible for its cameras and image sensors recently, Sony essentially created a separate company that’s still wholly owned by Sony. The idea is to give the group responsible for […]

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Toshiba’s new dynaPad is a 12 inch 2-in-1 tablet with a Wacom pen

Toshiba’s 12.5 inch convertible Satellite Radius 12 isn’t the company’s only new 2-in-1 Windows PC. The company also introduced a new dynaPad tablet in Japan. The tablet has a 12 inch display and a detachable keyboard dock. But it’s stand-out feature is probably its support for pen input. The Toshiba dynaPad comes with a Wacom Active […]

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Toshiba’s 12 inch convertible with optional 4K display launches for $1000 and up

The Toshiba Satellite Radius 12 is a convertible notebook with a 12.5 inch display, an Intel Skylake processor, and a case that measures just 0.6 inches thick and which weighs about 2.9 pounds. Toshiba introduced the Satellite Radius 12 in September, and now the company has announced that it’ll be available for purchase starting October […]

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Toshiba Chromebook 2 with Broadwell launches in October

Toshiba’s Chromebook 2 earned high marks last year for its high-quality display and other premium options including 802.11ac WiFi and up to 4GB of RAM. Now Toshiba is launching a new model with more powerful processor options. The new Toshiba Chromebook 2 should be available in October for $330 and up. The new Chromebook 2 is […]