ThinkPad

A Look Back at IBM’s Palmisano Era and the China Strategy

Arik Hesseldahl in News on January 2 at 9:33 am PT

Palmisano will be remembered as the man who sold IBM’s PC division to China’s Lenovo. Seven years later, it seems to have been a good trade for both parties.

Lenovo Jumps Into Tablet Fray With Two Android Models and a Windows 7 Device for Good Measure

Ina Fried in News on July 19, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

Lenovo hopes its ThinkPad and IdeaPad Android tablets, due next month, will stand out from the pack thanks to a few unique features.

Exclusive: Lenovo Exec Sees a Lot to Like in Windows 8, but Betting on Android, Too

Ina Fried in D9 on June 2, 2011 at 10:36 am PT

In an interview with AllThingsD’s Ina Fried, Peter Hortensius said he was pleased with what he is seeing with Windows 8, both in terms of its ability to appeal to traditional PC buyers and to expand the OS into new shapes and sizes. That said, Lenovo is not betting exclusively on Windows and is hard at work bringing its first Android-based tablets to market later this summer.

Who Will Buy Palm? If Not HTC, How About HP?

John Paczkowski in News on April 23, 2010 at 8:34 am PT

Well, this is a bit ironic, coming as it does on the heels of Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein’s “I believe Palm can survive as an independent company” proclamation Thursday: HTC has reportedly declined to bid on the company. So where will Palm look now?

Using the iPad as a Standalone Device

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on March 24, 2010 at 2:42 pm PT

Readers ask about the iPad, the ThinkPad Edge and deleting cookies.

Weekend Update 3/20/10–The Broadband Plan Edition

Beth Callaghan in News on March 20, 2010 at 8:13 pm PT

BoomTown traveled to Washington, D.C., this week for festivities surrounding the 25th anniversary of the registration of the first .com domain name, and while in our nation’s capital, lugged a giant binder containing a paper printout of the National Broadband Plan to various historic spots for educational opportunities.