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IBM unveils PCs for the Net

...PCs offer new industrial designs, courtesy of the IBM team responsible for ThinkPad notebooks, with matt-black finish and flat-panel displays. "These are new... Read more

14 March, 2000 by John G.Spooner

Lenovo ThinkPads to get text-message kill switch

...is to build a new security feature into some of its upcoming ThinkPad notebooks, allowing users to remotely lock their machines' functionality by sending an... Read more

25 November, 2008 by David Meyer

IBM to offer Crusoe ThinkPads

Computer manufacturer IBM claims it will demonstrate Thinkpad notebooks featuring Transmeta's Crusoe processors at the PC Expo in New... Read more

6 June, 2000 by Will Knight

ThinkPad notebook goes desktop

IBM's latest ThinkPad notebooks are designed for businesses that are thinking of moving over from... Read more

22 April, 2003 by John G.Spooner

IBM DVD ThinkPad to act as 'VCR'

IBM will launch a range of ThinkPad notebooks in the U.K. in October which will enable users to... Read more

8 June, 1999 by Marc Ambasna Jones

What's Lenovo's Linux stance?

...We will continue to certify Novell and Red Hat Linux on our ThinkPad notebooks and ThinkCentre desktops. Additionally, we will be offering Linux on our... Read more

9 September, 2008

Dell launches Linux PCs in the UK

...matters. Earlier on Tuesday, rival PC manufacturer Lenovo said it would offer ThinkPad notebooks with Linux pre-installed in the fourth quarter of this year... Read more

7 August, 2007 by Richard Thurston

Lenovo to launch Linux ThinkPads

Lenovo is to offer a Linux operating system pre-installed on its ThinkPad notebooks. ThinkPad T Series notebooks will come pre-installed with Novell's... Read more

7 August, 2007 by Richard Thurston

Avaya and Lenovo team up on VoIP

Avaya and Lenovo have announced a partnership to enhance IP communications on ThinkPad notebooks, the companies announced on Wednesday. The partnership will see Lenovo's... Read more

21 March, 2007 by David Meyer

HP investigates Greenpeace toxic claims

...bottom in a another Greenpeace toxic report, announced this week that its ThinkPad notebooks, ThinkCentre Desktops and ThinkVision monitors have received high ratings from EPEAT... Read more

20 September, 2006 by Andrew Donoghue

Lenovo denies ditching Linux

...Godin said. Because different companies use different configurations of Linux on their ThinkPad notebooks, Lenovo doesn't provide licences for the software, he said. Customers... Read more

5 June, 2006 by Colin Barker

ThinkPad X41

Although it's costly and no faster than the ThinkPad X40, the ultraportable ThinkPad X41 is still a great choice for the mobile professional. Read more

5 July, 2005 by Brian Nadel and Charles McLellan

IBM shows off fuel cell with mobile potential

...Sanyo have put together a prototype of a fuel cell system for ThinkPad notebooks. The methanol-based fuel cell is designed to work with most... Read more

12 April, 2005 by Dinesh C Sharma

Apple updates PowerBooks

...a patent application before Christmas; IBM has included a similar feature in ThinkPad notebooks since late 2003, although Apple submitted a patent somewhat earlier. The... Read more

31 January, 2005 by Graeme Wearden

IBM sells PC division to Lenovo

The rumours were true: IBM is going to exit the market that it was responsible for creating by selling its PC division to Lenovo Read more

8 December, 2004 by John G.Spooner and Michael Kanellos

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