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google
Google Chrome OS Partners: PC and Chip-Makers, but Not Dell, Sony, or Toshiba
Google released a partial list of their Chrome OS partners, and it includes most of the big boys you'd expect, from all sectors of the computing world, from full-featured PCs to netbooks to handhelds, plus Adobe for some Flash support. More » -
notebooks
Cheap, Thin Laptops Suffering From Cheapness, Thinness
The new litter of thin, cheap laptops, as we've seen from Lenovo and Dell, is inherently charming, making the experience of using a cheap, portable laptop bearable for people put off by netbook tininess. There's just one problem. More » -
lenovo
Lenovo S12 VIA Nano Option Swaps Battery Life For Speed Boost
A quiet addition to the relatively new Lenovo S12 grants users a bit of a speed boost if they're willing to sacrifice some battery life to get it. More » -
lenovo
Lenovo Installs Adware With Latest Automatic Update
A recent automatic update from Lenovo contains adware that subjects users to irremovable pop-up ads that advertise various accessories contained in the Lenovo website. More » -
laptops
Lenovo Considering Thinkpads with Multitouch and OLED
If Apple won't do it, maybe it's time for us to celebrate the potential of another company's multitouch laptops. Because Lenovo's worldwide product marketing manager Franciso Carias revealed that the company is considering building multitouch screens into their Thinkpads and creating a 15-inch OLED version of the T500 "if demand is there." Well Lenovo, we demand it, so chop-chop. [ComputerWorld via OLED Display] -
lenovo
Lenovo's T400s Aims For the Line Between Portability and Performance
Lenovo's new T400s laptop aims for the sweet spot between portability and performance, offering up a whole bevy of options in a device with a 14.1-inch screen that weighs under four pounds. More » -
laptops
You Can Run Over a Lenovo ThinkPad T400s with a 26,000-Pound Truck
I mean, I don't really see why you'd want to run over a non-rugged, Lenovo T400s laptop with a large truck. But as I was told many times as a kid, it's a free country. Anyways, the spinnerific HDD survived. More » -
netbooks
Lenovo S12 Is the First Netbook With Nvidia Ion, Costs Under $500
With the IdeaPad S12, Lenovo, as rumored, is first out of the gates with a netbook based on Nvidia's Ion chipset, and it's a hell of a promising start: this 12-inch netbook promises the whole HD-playing, game-conquering Ion experience for around $500. More » -
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laptops
Lenovo U350 Is Pretty Thin, Pretty Light, and Pretty Cheap
Just last week Intel was all "Hey! Thin, light and cheap laptops are the next big thing, TRUST US!" The Lenovo IdeaPad U350, a $650, 13.3-inch ultrathin notebook, is exactly what they were talking about. More » -
lenovo
Lenovo May Be Working on a Netbook That's Good Enough For Businessmen
Businessmen are picky bastards, which is why Lenovo working on a ThinkPad-branded netbook is good news for everyone. -
lenovo
AT&T 3G Compatible Lenovo Netbook Appears in FCC Filing
Guess what recently showed up in the FCC database: A 9-inch Lenovo netbook with a built-in 3G card. Because of its AT&T compatibility, it looks like this netbook will be joining the iPhone at the network that gets "more bars in more places". [FCC via Engadget] -
android
Lenovo's Droolworthy OPhone Gets Handled on Video
This video of Lenovo's Android-powered OPhone makes me hungry for Android's Cupcake and what it could possibly do. If this is the future of Android, I'm upgrading. More » -
lenovo
Touchscreen MRT800 Is Lenovo's First Personal Media Player
There's very little from Lenovo's laptop side that appears with their splash into the PMP front. The specs for their newly announced China-bound MRT800 are pretty standard, and there's nary an HD screen in sight. More » -
reliability
Apple Falls to Third Place in Reliability Report, Loses to Asus and Lenovo/IBM
Apple, the previous champ in RESCUECOM's consumer reliability 2008 report, just got demolished by Asus in an almost 3 to 1 score for Q1 2009. It even loses to Lenovo. More » -
ophone
Rumored Lenovo oPhone OS Looks Too Apple-like
Chinese bloggers have posted photos that are rumored to depict what the Lenovo oPhone's operating system looks like. Apparently, much like their moniker, the oPhone OS also has that slight Apple-y touch. More » -
windows xp
The World's Most Expensive Copy of Windows XP
Geez. And this is with the Lenovo employee discount, even. Thanks L! -
rumor smashed
That Awesome Lenovo Pocket Yoga Netbook From Earlier This Morning? Not a Product
Sadly, the folks at Lenovo's design department have outed the Pocket Yoga as a two-year-old concept. Why photos of it showed up on a Lenovo Flickr stream earlier today is anyone's guess, but as of now, they're denying that this is an actual upcoming product. Boo. [Lenovo Design Matters] -
netbooks
Shots Leak of Lenovo Pocket Yoga
Lenovo has let slip some official-looking (if not rendered) shots of a Vaio P-like netbook, the Pocket Yoga. Update: Sadly, it's just a concept. More »NetbookConcept, Looks Like it Actually Fits In a Pocket -
adwatch
The Unforeseen Downside of Using Your Head for Your Password
Lenovo's IdeaPad face recognition sounds like a good idea, that is, until someone abruptly minimizes the password field. [Ads of the World via walyou] -
lenovo
Lenovo ThinkPads Officially Semi-Rugged Certified to Withstand Ass-Beatings, Mr. Freeze
Good news if you own a ThinkPad X200, X300 or T400 or a few other Lenovo laptops: You actually got a mil-spec semi-ruggedized computer and didn't even know it! -
rumor
Lenovo First to Pack Nvidia Ion HD Graphics Into Netbooks
We're gonna see Nvidia's Ion platform in dirt-cheap desktops first, but Taiwan rag Commercial Times says Lenovo looks like the first to put it in netbooks, starting with 11.6 and 12.1-inch IdeaPads. [Digitimes via Electronista] -
unconfirmed
Lenovo Releasing a 12-Inch IdeaPad S20 Netbook?
While it was tough to know just who Dell's Mini 12 appealed to, apparently the idea of a 12-inch netbook wasn't so crazy. Because rumor has it that Lenovo will be releasing one, too. More » -
gadget
Lenovo Constant Connect Lets ThinkPads Sync Emails Instantly and Automatically With Blackberry Phones
Thanks to a new technology called Lenovo Constant Connect, Lenovo laptops will be able to sync enterprise-based emails with Blackberry phones at all times, even while the laptop is powered off. More » -
man vs machine
Your Keyboards May Have Been Made In Appalling Conditions
I don't mean to get super human-rights on everyone, but if you're using a keyboard from Microsoft, IBM, Dell, Lenovo or HP, there's a chance it was made under some horrific working conditions. More » -
computers
Lenovo CEO Resigns After a Bad Quarter
Lenovo CEO William Amelio, along with two other senior execs previously at Dell and Microsoft, resigned after a bad quarter. [NYT] -
notebooks
Dell Mini 9 Has a More Pro Screen Than MacBook Pro
Rob Galbraith checks out the screens on the three hottest notebooks in their respective classes from a pro photographer's standpoint—new MacBook Pro, Dell Mini 9 and Lenovo W700—and how they stack up will surprise you More » -
nsfw
Lenovo 'Ad' Does Great Disservice to the W700ds, Humanity
This video, in short: an creepy guy tells a ridiculous story involving a lusty lady and a Lenovo W700ds. He brags about his second screen, then makes a joke about his presumably large genitals. Genius! More » -
laptops
Hands On: Lenovo's Dual-Screen Laptop Has Basically Every Feature Ever
I just played around with the new Lenovo W700ds laptop, complete with two screens and built-in Wacom tablet, and it's a monster. It's not exactly portable, but it's as feature-filled as laptops get. More » -
ces 2009
Lenovo IdeaCentre 600 All-in-One and Motion Controller Hands On: Ain't No Wii
In person, Lenovo's IdeaCentre 600 all-in-one PC is not as beautiful as we'd hoped, with a bulbous ass. But its do-it-all remote, with Wii-like gaming, is exactly like we expected: crap. More » -
ces 2009
Lenovo IdeaCentre 600: Thinnest (Hottest?) All-in-One PC on the Block
Lenovo's IdeaCentre 600 is a pretty splashy debut: Its first ever all-in-one is a simple curved slab that's supposedly the thinnest all-in-one in the industry. More » -
ces 2009
Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 Is Thinnest, Lightest 16-Inch Notebook Thanks to Carbon Fiber
Lenovo's IdeaPad Y-series consumer notebooks are all going 16:9 widescreen, teed off by the 16-inch Y650, which is the thinnest, lightest notebook in that class, thanks to carbon fiber. More » -
laptops
How the Dual Display Works In the IBM ThinkPad W700ds, Part II
We've already seen a clip with the Lenovo W700ds laptop popping out its secondary monitor. But here's much better clip that really gives you a real idea of how it works. -
ophone
Lenovo OPhone Sizes Up Against iPhone, iPhone 3G
Some China bloggers got hold of a Lenovo OPhone shell and did a sizemodo against the iPhone and iPhone 3G. Verdict: Similar slimness with more features. *swoon* I know what I want for Christmas.
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notebook
How the Dual Display Works In the IBM ThinkPad W700
If you were curious about how the secondary display works in the new dual display IBM ThinkPad W700 laptop, take a look a this video. It looks pretty sleek and sturdy to me. [Uberbin] -
notebook
Crazy IBM ThinkPad W700ds Has Integrated Secondary Display
The new IBM ThinkPad W700 has an integrated secondary display. Foldable, 10.6 inches of it, with 768 x 1,280 pixels and LED backlight. Color us impressed. The amazing feature list doesn't stop there.
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android
Check Out a Few Extra Pics of Lenovo's Android OPhone
ModMyGphone has some great shots of the China-only, Lenovo OPhone—which runs the Android OS. Originally surfacing last week, a few more details have also popped up, revealing that it has a 5 MP camera, microSD support, English/Chinese virtual keyboard, Bluetooth and video recording capability. And after seeing these pics, all I can think is how cruel it is for Lenovo to deprive North America of the OPhone. [ModMyGphone] -
android phones
Lenovo's China-Only Android OPhone Gives Us An O-Face
Aside from its wretched battery life, I dig the G1 hardware. But the first shots of the OPhone, Lenovo's Android phone for China Mobile, are making me sad I'm not in Shanghai with Elaine. -
face
Enhanced Photos Can Bypass Any Face-Recognition Software
BKIS, a Vietnamese security center, recently demonstrated that face-recognition security programs found in Toshiba, Asus and Lenovo laptops can be bypassed with a special photo. -
security
Lenovo Lets You Disable Your Stolen Laptop With a Stern Text Message
In the next couple months Lenovo will be rolling out a BIOS update for its Montevina laptop users which enables remote shutdown and subsequent encryption via text message. The tech relies on the laptop having a WWAN connection and activates when a custom string, defined by the user and sent from a single, paired phone, is received. In other words, you can choose whatever you want as the shutdown signal, from a cool "Kill" or "Self-Destruct" to a long, patronizing multi-part message about the thieving youth of today. More »


































