Dynabook to Drop Toshiba Name From PCs but Portege, Tecra to Live On, It Says
The Toshiba name is disappearing from PCs this quarter, although the sub-brands Portege, Tecra and DynaEdge will live on, said parent company Dynabook Americas, which Sharp bought last summer. Dynabook Americas is the new name of Toshiba America Client Solutions.…
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The Dynabook brand, well established in Japan, launched the TFT color display, integrated optical drive, wireless docking, quad-core HD processor and 4K laptop display, said the company Tuesday. “Although our name is changing, we are still the company that in 1985 introduced the world’s first laptop and pioneered the adoption of more than 30 World’s First Technologies, including design, battery, display and wireless breakthroughs, which have shaped the modern laptop,” said Takayuki Tono, senior vice president, Dynabook Americas. The company will continue to deliver mobility products, expand its IoT and smart glasses portfolio and support Toshiba products, it said.