Toshiba upgrades mini-notebook
In Asia, Toshiba releases a new Libretto model that features a wider screen than its previous versions.
The high-end Libretto 100 features a larger 7.1-inch active-matrix display, as well as a faster microprocessor, more memory, and a larger hard drive, according to the online edition of Nikkei Business Publications. Toshiba America would not confirm the release of products not sold in the United States.
The news comes at the same time as this week's release of handheld computers with 8-inch screens from Hitachi, NEC Electronics, and LG Electronics.
Mini-notebooks like the Libretto blur the line between handheld computers using Microsoft's Windows CE operating system and full-sized notebooks incorporating Windows 95. Unlike CE devices, however, the Libretto and other mini-notebooks offer full computing applications rather than slimmed-down versions.