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NEWS ABOUT: Lenovo

Lenovo stories: 5 news summaries

 EU Fines Intel Record $1.45B 

Chip maker paid firms to use its chips, commission says

May 13, 09 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The EU is fining Intel $1.45 billion for violating antitrust laws—a record amount that far exceeds the €497 million ($680 million) fine levied against Microsoft in 2004, the BBC reports. The EU competition commission said Intel paid manufacturers and a retailer to give its chips a leg... More »

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Dell • European Union • Intel • business • antitrust • Lenovo • monopoly • HP • fine • anticompetitive

PRODUCT REVIEW

Subnotebooks Don't Quite Measure Up

Lenovo, Asus debut lightweights that are close, but not there

May 8, 08 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hamstrung by poor battery life, and burdened with an overly weighty Vista operating system that makes starting up a drag, a pair of new subnotebook computers offer a glimpse of what could be—but isn’t quite, writes Wall Street Journal tech guru Walt Mossberg. Lenovo’s IdeaPad—a junior... More »

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IBM • Lenovo • laptop • computer • MacBook Air • Asus • subnotebooks

China Protests Singe Torch Sponsor Lenovo

Computer maker invested $100M; 'didn't  anticipate' brouhaha

Apr 14, 08 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lenovo execs were hoping for some major branding momentum from winning the Olympic torch design competition—not to mention from plunking down some $100 million as sponsors of the 2008 Beijing Games. What they got was anti-China vitriol that has accompanied the torch around the globe, and a marketing campaign... More »

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Richard Gere • Coca Cola • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Samsung • Lenovo • Olympic torch

Lenovo Debuts Hip Laptop Line

New models will emphasize design, extra features

Jan 3, 08 12:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Longtime business stalwart Lenovo will unleash a stylish new line of laptops on a crowded consumer field, the Wall Street Journal reports. Lenovo’s IdeaPad line will offer sporty red aluminum-alloy cases and higher-performance gaming specs, as well as novel features such as face-recognition software that lets users log in... More »

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Lenovo • face recognition • laptop • computer • IdeaPad • ThinkPad • personal computers

Acer to Buy Gateway for $710M

Stock jumps 50% following announcement

Aug 27, 07 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gateway’s stock jumped 50% today on news that Taiwan’s Acer will buy the former PC giant for $1.90 a share, MarketWatch reports. The acquisition leapfrogs Acer over Lenovo to the No. 3 spot in world computer sales. Meanwhile, Gateway said it will execute its right of first... More »

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stocks • acquisition • Gateway • Acer • Lenovo • eMachines • computer

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