Throw the (Net)Book at Laptop Failures
Last month I started a Toughbloggers discussion about a recent PCMag.com article that showed approximately 22 percent of business laptops require repair on an annual basis and, yet, people seem to view these high failure rates as acceptable.  Well, a new study by Squaretrade shows, once again, alarmingly high failure rates for notebooks and—not surprisingly— even higher ones for netbooks.  The study found that nearly one-third of all lapto

Panasonic at SUPERCOMM 2009
Two weeks ago, PCSC exhibited at SUPERCOMMM, an industry leading telecommunications tradeshow. SUPERCOMM attracts technology buyers and connects them to suppliers in the broadband technology supply chain. Panasonic participates in this show because our line of Toughbook mobile computers serves a large number of service technicians and installers in the telecommunications field.   These communication professionals depend on Panasonic’s Toughbook mobile computers to restore and install network service immediately. Rugged Toughbook computers enable crews to

Apps.gov Raises Priority for Reliable Mobile Broadband
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra recently announced the launch of Apps.gov, a GSA-operated Web site that government agencies can use to both install and purchase cloud computing applications. Apps.gov features a multitude of applications designed to help government employees work more productively online.

Toughbook 30 Endures GCN Rugged Testing without a Scratch
The current issue of Government Computer News features a detailed GCN Lab review of the Panasonic Toughbook 30, as part of a broader roundup of eight rugged devices. It’s the sec

What Laptop Manufacturers Don’t Want You to Know
For years we’ve been hearing that sales of laptops have been outpacing desktops, and that our workforce is becoming increasingly mobile. For laptop manufacturers, this is obviously good news – the demand for our products is growing and will continue to grow.  Unfortunately, for the end user, laptop reliability is not growing at the same rate as demand.  A recent PC Magazine