CNET Publishes Story on Which Computer Manufacterers Will Survive the Coming Recession

CNET published a story today on the sustainability of the big-time PC manufacturers. They postulate that there will be fewer people shopping for new PCs, and fewer businesses making the leap as well.

Lenovo Announces ThinkPad USB Portable Secure Hard Drive - With Passcode

Lenovo has announced their ThinkPad USB Portable Secure hard drive. It features a passcode system that uses a physical keypad. This should be useful for those who store sensitive information.

Sony Battery Recall Triples - Now Includes Acer and Lenovo

The Sony laptop battery recall has hit 100,000, tripling in size since yesterday’s announcement that 35,000 were being recalled due to overheating problems. The recall now includes Li-ion batteries used in some Lenovo and Acer laptops as well as the original list of Dells, HPs and Toshibas.

Lenovo to Develop Android Phone for China

China Mobile said no to HTC’s G1 Android phone and has opted to go with the Lenovo Mobile version instead. The device is said to be released in 2009 sometime in February or March.

Beware Shentech Fake Batteries

An Ohio man bought a battery from Shentech for his ThinkPad and ended up with a fire and damaged laptop. After reporting this to Lenovo, IBM discovered that the battery was not the genuine IBM article it was made out to be. It then purchased 12 batteries from Shentech only to discover that all were [...]

Lenovo Auctions for Charity

With just one year before the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games," Lenovo announced plans for a major philanthropic auction, with limited-edition notebook computers inspired by their 2008 Olympic Torch.
From February 8th next year, the "Cloud of Promise" notebook PCs will begin, with several of the PCs autographed by athletes.

Hold Your Horses - Lenovo Will Deliver Linux Someday!

Yes, after making hay about their plan to install SUSE Linux on some laptops, it looks like it’s actually going to happen. You’ll have to wait until the fourth quarter, but hey, you’re a patient sort, aren’t you?

Apple’s Failure to Meet New Guidelines

On July 20th, Energy Star’s new specs for computers went into effect. While some product lines of all manufacturers fall short of these new standards, a few do comply - except for Apple which does not have a single item in compliance.
Only about 125 computers meet the new requirements and can be seen here in [...]

Lenovo Maintains ThinkPad’s Tank-Like Durability with T61p

I, for one, worried that Lenovo might let the ThinkPad line slip in its legendary ruggedness. Looks like such fears were unfounded. Looking at the internals of the upcoming  T61p, it would seem that Lenovo’s making the things even more robust. Specs are decent: Santa Rosa, nVidia Quadro FX 570M, and ultra-wideband. Pricing is as [...]

Nokia, Dell, Lenovo Lead the Green

Greenpeace increased Apple’s marks just for promising to be more green in the future, but Nokia came out on top along with Dell and Lenovo which garnered second place. Apple and Sony were near the bottom of the pile.

Greenpeace is aggressive in criticizing electronics manufacturers: ‘The electronics ranking guide has been our answer to [...]