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More and more users today report overheating of their portable devices like laptops, netbooks or computer tablets which in some cases result in absolute damage. It shows that like human beings technologies also need a proper care during summer days. As you may know chips installed into laptops turn off as soon as they reach 80 or 90 degrees C. While this protects the processor you may have other problems like spoiled or damaged hard drive which should be kept under temperature that does not exceed 40 degrees C.

Sony is launching a new touchscreen-equipped all-on-one PC line. Scheduled to debut in July this year the Vaio J series features a 21.5in display with 1920 x 1080 resolution and "multiple lamp" backlighting. It's driven by a 2.26GHz Intel Core i3-350M processor and an Nvidia GeForce 310M 512MB graphics chip.

Other specifications include 4GB of DDR 3 memory, a 500GB 7200rpm hard drive, a multi-format DVD writer, 802.11n wireless networking, Bluetooth and a webcam.

Toshiba has introduced its new line of laptops. This week the company unveiled the C650, L650 and L670, and they're essentially the consumer models upgraded with Windows 7 Pro.

According to the reports, the L650 and L670 have, respectively, 15.6in and 17.3in 1366 x 768 displays. The machines are equipped with AMD ATI Mobility Radeon 5650 1GB graphics chips and Intel CPUs represented in a choice of 2.13GHz Core i3-330M or 2.26GHz Core i5-430M.

According to the statistics given by IDC the SSD market grew 14% in 2009 with more than 11 million units shipped that year. Besides, it is expected to grow further through 2010 and by 2013, SSD's compound growth rate (CAGR) over 2008-2013 will reach 54%.

"Despite lingering uncertainties around the economy, IDC remains positive on the outlook for SSDs and believes the trajectories for shipment and revenue growth are a source of optimism moving forward," said Jeff Janukowicz, research manger, Hard Disk Drive Components and Solid State Drives at IDC.

 Back in 1996 the USB 1.0 specification was introduced. USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a specification for establishing a communication between devices and a host controller (usually personal computers). As is known USB was designed to replace different kinds of serial and parallel ports. USB can connect computer devices such as mice, keyboards, digital cameras, printers, personal media players, flash drives, and external hard drives. For many of those devices, USB has become the standard connection method.

 Dell announced the availability of the world’s lightest and thinnest 16in machine that measures 396 x 272 x 20mm and weighs 2kg. Its new Latitude Z has a 1600 x 900 display and can be fitted with either a 1.4GHz or 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor.

The company reported that it can slot up to 4GB of DDR 3 memory into the Latitude Z and equip it with dual SSDs – each with a capacity of up to 256GB. Graphics are delivered courtesy of Intel’s Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD.