Iomega adds USB 3.0

Iomega has added USB 3.0 to its external hard drives, says PC World.

Desktop users will be able to use the eGo desktop hard drive, offering 1TB and 2TB of data storage, while the eGo portable hard drive offers 500GB.

Iomega claims up to 10 times the performance of the equivalent USB 2.0 drives.

Toshiba India has set its target on increasing its market share in laptops to 12%, states My Digital FC.

The manufacturer plans to spend $10 million to improve its brand visibility, product portfolio and channel presence.

According to the IDC, laptop sales grew at 72% in the first quarter 2010. HP currently has the top spot with 25.90%, followed by Dell and Acer.

Hardware manufacturer Gigabyte says smartphones and tablet PCs are destroying the laptop and netbook market, reports Tom's Hardware.

In an interview with Henry Kao, vice-president of the motherboard business unit at Gigabyte, he says the desktop market is important because of shifts happening in the portable space.

“Because of the Internet capabilities of said devices, users will eventually stop buying notebooks for their mobile computing needs. Instead, everything done away from the desk or even on the road will be through a smartphone or tablet,” says Kao.