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• Toshiba's 4K laptop to ship next week for $1,499.99

  One of the first laptops with a 4K screen will go on sale from Toshiba for US$1,499.99 next week.

• Compact breath sniffer could warn of diabetes

  If you're worried about being out of shape, or suspect you might have a disease like diabetes, just breathe into this Toshiba tube.

• Memory rivals brace for legal battle after alleged trade secrets theft

  A former SK Hynix employee is at the center of a brewing legal battle between top flash memory rivals after allegedly stealing trade secrets.

• Toshiba's OCZ cranks up speed on new 3.2TB solid state drives

  OCZ Storage Solutions is starting a new chapter in its enterprise operations with shipments of a new line of solid-state drives (SSDs) that offer maximum storage capacity of 3.2TB.

• Tech ad watch: Toshiba's 'testing' spots fall flat

  There's a fine art to the kind of slightly surreal, relentlessly tongue-in-cheek school of humor that seems to appeal to hipster types from a few years ago – think movies like Napoleon Dynamite or comedians like Demetri Martin. Those two things were funny, but they also spawned endless numbers of off-putting, obnoxious imitations, particularly in the advertising industry.

• NTT DoCoMo reveals smart clothing, fitness band in healthcare push

  Japan's dominant mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo is pushing into wearable technology with new smart clothing and a wrist band that can monitor wearers' health while sending data to smartphones and the cloud.

• Toshiba completes acquisition of OCZ Storage

  Toshiba has completed its acquisition of OCZ Storage Solutions, a failed Silicon Valley maker of solid-state drives, the company said Tuesday.

• Google boosts patents in 2013 but IBM still dominates

  IBM retained its patent crown in 2013, snaring more U.S. patents than any other company for the 21st year in a row. But the big news is Google, which quickened its patent pace and climbed to No. 11 in the rankings.

• Toshiba shows off shape-shifting 5-in-1 concept PC

  Convertible laptops are already becoming commonplace in the market, but Toshiba is taking the idea to the extreme with a concept PC that can physically change into five different modes.

• Faster mobile storage from Toshiba coming next quarter

  Toshiba in the second quarter of this year will start making flash drives for smartphones and tablets that are substantially faster, smaller and more power-efficient than current NAND flash, the company said on Tuesday.

• Toshiba offers to buy failed SSD maker OCZ

  Toshiba has offered to buy the assets of OCZ Technology, a solid-state drive manufacturer on the verge of bankruptcy.

• HP sues seven optical drive makers over price-fixing

  HP has filed suit against seven makers of optical disk drive technology, claiming that over a six-year period the group conspired to drive up the price of products sold to HP and others.

• Toshiba Portege Z30 ultrabook enables in-house upgrades, fixes

  Toshiba's new Portege Z30 ultrabook can be fixed or upgraded in-house, which the company hopes will set the new offering apart from competition.

• Toshiba's first cloud service has a built-to-order twist

  Toshiba's first cloud offering will come with a twist -- users will be able to customize the remote hardware being used to host the virtual desktop and storage service.

• Intel, Google show 'next-generation' Chromebooks

  Intel and Google showed off the next generation of Chromebooks from Hewlett-Packard, Acer and Toshiba, which will be faster and more power-efficient than predecessors.