Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes at least one solid state drive (SSD) and an element which prevents removal of the device from a computer housing with which the device engages with unique data on the SSD being accessible.

Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a processor, a camera accessible to the processor, and memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to determine that a user is at least one of outside a threshold distance from the device and at a threshold distance from the device, and responsive to the determination, disallow the camera from generating images based on light from exterior to the device.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and program products are disclosed for reducing road travel costs. By use of a processor, multiple routes that a vehicle may traverse to get from a starting point to a selected destination are determined. A projected mileage that the vehicle will traverse to get from the starting point to the selected destination for each route is dynamically calculated. A cost associated with each route is determined based at least in part on the projected mileage for the respective route.

Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes at least one solid state drive (SSD) and an element which prevents removal of the device from a computer housing with which the device engages with unique data on the SSD being accessible.

Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a processor, at least one at least partially transparent display accessible to the processor, at least one eye sensor accessible to the processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to present content at a first location on the at least partially transparent display and, based at least in part on data from the eye sensor, determine whether a user is looking one of at least substantially at the first location and past the first location. The instructions are also executable to, in response to a determination that the user is looking past the first location, remove the content from presentation at the first location.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, comprising: detecting, using a processor, a notification at an information handling device; detecting, using a processor, availability of an input associated with an user at the information handling device; and selecting, using a processor, an operating mode of the information handling device, wherein the selected operating mode of the information handling device comprises a mode that modulates a noise. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: An apparatus can include an interface; cache memory; a plurality of drives; and a controller that includes detection circuitry, a write through mode and a write back mode, where the write through mode writes information received via the interface to the plurality of drives, where the write back mode writes information received via the interface to the cache memory and writes information written to the cache memory to the plurality of drives, and where the detection circuitry selects the write through mode based at least in part on detection of a first condition and selects the write back mode based at least in part on detection of a second condition, where the first condition and the second condition differ.

Abstract: Methods, systems and program products are provided for obtaining navigation data indicative of a present position of a vehicle and assessing lane restriction information in connection with a road lane corresponding to a present position of the vehicle as designated by the navigation data. The methods, systems and program products also activate a turn indicator of the vehicle based on the lane information and the navigation data. The methods, systems and program products collect navigation data indicative of a present position of a vehicle.

Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor and a memory accessible to the at least one processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the at least one processor to determine that a virtual machine (VM) at the device is in an at least partially idle state and pause the VM in response to the determination that the VM is in an at least partially idle state.

Abstract: An apparatus can include a processor; memory accessible by the processor; a microphone; an audio signal output; audio circuitry that renders audio signals to the audio signal output; and volume control circuitry that regulates coarseness of increments of a dynamic range of the audio signals responsive to input via the microphone.

Abstract: For temporal message ordering, a method is disclosed that includes receiving an inbound text message from one or more remote devices, transmitting an entered outbound text message, and ordering the inbound text message and the outbound text message based on an order wherein the outbound text message is ordered before the inbound text message based on the inbound text message having a reception time after an entry start time for the outbound text message.

Abstract: An aspect provides a plug including: a connection element for connecting to a port of an information handling device; a detection element disposed within the plug; and an illumination source disposed within the plug; the detection element controlling illumination of the illumination source via detecting the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: An aspect provides a method, including: implementing, using a processor, a current language setting for an input component of an electronic device; detecting, using a processor, a language context using data accessible to the electronic device; determining, using a processor, if the language context is mismatched with the current language setting; and responsive to the determining, automatically switching, using a processor, the current language setting to a language setting matching the language context detected. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to engage in telephonic communication with at least a second device and a third device and, in response to input to the first device and without the first device concluding the telephonic communication with the second and third devices, enable auditory telephonic communication of the first device with the second device and prevent auditory telephonic communication of the first device with the third device.

Abstract: A method includes detecting when a call is placed on hold on a call enabled device by another party on the call, performing an action via the call enabled device based on detection that the call has been placed on hold, and detecting when the call is taken off of hold. A user of the call enabled device may be notified when the call has been taken off of hold.

Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a battery, a display, a processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to detect a rate of charge of the battery or a rate of discharge of the battery and, based at least in part on the detected rate, actuate at least one of the display and a light on the device other than the display to indicate the detected rate. The display and/or light are actuated based on the detected rate without user input to actuate the display or the light to indicate the detected rate, and without user input to detect or determine the rate of charge of the battery or discharge of the battery.

Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a battery, a display, a processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to detect a rate of charge of the battery or a rate of discharge of the battery and, based at least in part on the detected rate, actuate at least one of the display and a light on the device other than the display to indicate the detected rate. The display and/or light are actuated based on the detected rate without user input to actuate the display or the light to indicate the detected rate, and without user input to detect or determine the rate of charge of the battery or discharge of the battery.

Abstract: An embodiment provides a method, including: receiving input via a sensor positioned within a vehicle; determining, using the senor input, a passenger is within the vehicle; and analyzing the input received via the sensor to selectively disable a feature of an information handling device within the vehicle. In some embodiments, different sets of instruments or features thereof may be selectively disabled depending on the presence of a driver and/or passenger. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: For preventing clearing of a display, a method is disclosed that includes receiving input from a non-tactile sensor, determining user activity based on the input from the sensor, and preventing a display from clearing in response to determining the user activity.

Abstract: An aspect provides a method, including: receiving audio input via an audio receiver of an information handling device; matching, using a processor, the audio input to a predetermined audio; and providing a non-audio notification matched to the predetermined audio. Other aspects are described and claimed.