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So long Motorola
Motorola phones are dying. Lenovo announced it will dump the Motorola brand in favor of its own name. All of their phones will now carry the Lenovo branding, but they will carry the same "M" logo and be known as "Moto." Lenovo purchased Motorola in 2014. Motorola CEO, Rick Osterloh, told CNET abo....more
01/07/2016
Lenovo launching Windows Phone this year
Microsoft announced a partnership with Lenovo at the WinHEC conference in Shenzhen, China today. At the same time Lenovo announced it will make a smartphone running Windows and distribute it through China Mobile. That sounds like very exciting news for Microsoft as they could use all the customers they can ....more
03/18/2015
Rumor: Lenovo to acquire BlackBerry
Another BlackBerry acquisition rumor is floating around again. We've heard this rumor before, but it's rearing its head again. News website, benzinga.com, reported Lenovo would make a bid for BlackBerry. It went so far as to say an offer of up to $15 per share could come as soon as this week. Both BlackBe....more
10/20/2014
Google sells Motorola Mobility to Lenovo
Just a few short years after Google purchase Motorola Mobility, the company is dumping the cell phone maker. Many were questioning Google's decision after finding out the sale price is $2.9 Billion. After all, Google paid $12.5 Billion for Motorola just a few years ago. It appears that Google will be keepi....more
01/29/2014
BlackBerry board voted against break up
Despite rumors and suggestions that BlackBerry should sell of parts of the company, BlackBerry's board voted against such a move. Lenovo, Microsoft, Apple and others expressed interest in BlackBerry's intellectual property, but the board decided it didn't make sense for all parties involved. Breaking up the....more
11/08/2013
Canadian government blocked Lenovo's BlackBerry bid
Chinese electronics company Lenovo was very interested in making a bid for BlackBerry, but the Canadian government apparently nixed the deal. According to The Globe and Mail, Lenovo was interested in a deal but BlackBerry was told by the Canadian government that it could not proceed for national security rea....more
11/05/2013
BlackBerry shares up on sales speculation
BlackBerry's stock price is up nearly 2% after a report by The Wall Street Journal indicated the board wanted to complete a sale of the company by November. In the wake of the Microsoft/Nokia deal, many observers expressed negative sentiments as it seemed an acquisition of BlackBerry by Microsoft was not goi....more
09/05/2013
BlackBerry takeover rumors, AT&T pre-orders, fuel 14 percent stock jump
BlackBerry shares jumped 14 percent today after CEO made another comment about his company possibly acquiring BlackBerry. AT&T also started taking pre-orders for the BlackBerry Z10 today which could have contributed to the positive move in the stock price. Yang Yuanqing, Lenovo Group Ltd. CEO, told ....more
03/12/2013
Lenovo is not looking to acquire RIM after all
Last week Lenovo CFO, Wong Wai Ming, made comments suggesting his company was looking at the possibility of acquiring RIM to bolster its mobile business. It seems Mr. Wong may have be speaking out of turn. Lenovo has released a statement to The Next Web clearing up the rumor.
In general....more
01/28/2013
Will Lenovo buy RIM?
Lenovo is apparently in talks to purchase RIM in an effort to boost its mobile business. According to Bloomberg, Lenovo CFO Wong Wai Ming made the revelation at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday.
“We are looking at all opportunities -- RIM and many others,” Chief Financial Off....more
01/24/2013
HP plans to cut more jobs than expected
HP announced plans earlier this year to cut 27,000 jobs from its global workforce. Now a new SEC filing released today indicates the number will actually be 29,000. The cuts will supposedly save the company over $3 billion. In the filing the company said it had already cut about 3800 jobs. The cut....more
09/10/2012
Palm, Inc. is for sale
According to Bloomberg, Palm, Inc. is looking for a buyer. The company who created the webOS platform that runs on the Palm Pre and Pixi will start taking offers this wekk. Palm is working with Goldman Sachs and Qatalyst Partners to find a buyer. According to sources, HTC and Lenovo could be among those int....more
04/12/2010
Android killing Windows Mobile?
Microsoft used to dominate the mobile handset market but companies that used to be loyal to Microsoft are heading for Google's Android OS. Motorola is a good example of a company that has previously worked well with Microsoft. They are now turning their focus to Android. "Like upstart HTC, a lon....more
08/06/2009
Man stabs Macbook Air 3 times over broken hinge
This guy is upset because his Macbook Air has a broken hinge. In the video he types and explains that six of his friends purchased Macbook Airs and they all broke in the same place. He's so upset that he takes a kitchen knife to the laptop and stabs it three times. The stabber recommends that we ....more
04/30/2009
Lenovo sells off mobile phone business
Did you know Lenovo was in the mobile phone business? Well, they're not anymore. It seems Lenovo is getting out of the mobile business because they weren't making any money. Lenovo announced they are selling their handset and mobile phone business to a private equity firm. They will be receive $1....more
02/05/2008
Lenovo's ET600 Pocket PC Phone
Lenovo's ET600 running Windows Mobile 6 Professional will not see the US shores any time soon. Unfortunately, the ET600 is for the China-only market. This means no HSDPA support as GPRS is still the standard in China. The ET600 is a tri-band GSM phone with a QVGA display and 2 megapixel camera. ....more
03/21/2007
Levono CocaCola Edition 2008 Olympics Laptop
Lenovo, the company that took over the ThinkPad notebooks line, is one of the sponsors of the 2008 Olympics. They recently unveiled their special 2008 Olympics edition of the Lenovo F20 laptop. The widescreen computer features a red monitor with the olympic rings and a painted-on logo of Coca-Cola. ....more
06/20/2006
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