Toshiba has unveiled a new dual-screen, touch-screen mini laptop designed for surfing the internet, sending and receiving emails and keeping up to speed with social networking sites on the move. | The international launch of the iPad at the weekend is set to be swiftly followed by the release of a raft of rival tablet PCs, costing a fraction of Apple’s $500 device. | The days of the 3.5-inch floppy disk are now officially numbered. Sony, which boasts 70 percent of the anemic market, announced Friday that it would end Japanese sales of the ancient storage medium in March 2011, according to a report in the Mainichi Daily ... | Virginia Campbell, a 99-year-old woman from Lake Oswego, has finally bought her first computer -- an Apple iPad. | SmashingLists.com has dug up the some of the weirdest and coolest-looking computer mice around and compiled them in a top 10 list. | Microsoft and HP have unveiled a new touch-screen tablet computer they hope will overshadow a similar device that Apple is expected to launch this month. | LAS VEGAS—Lenovo continues to roll out new laptops at CES 2010. The company has launched its first convertible netbook tablet and updated its 14 and 15.6-inch Ideapads with Intel Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 technology. | India has unveiled a $35 computer prototype as part of its program to provide connectivity to its students and teachers at affordable prices. |