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There’s a disturbing side-effect that’s coming from the increased use of internet marketing – it can be done cheaper in China and India.

While advertising continues to bring us greater efficiencies and cheaper costs, it’s also driving our need for faster turnaround and rapid deployment. When you can test 100 ads online within a week, you need a solution that can keep up with that pace, without breaking the bank.

Lenovo Group announced today that it would sell no thrills personal computers targeted at China’s large poor rural population starting at $199.

Today is the Ides of March – the same day that Julius Caesar was betrayed and assassinated so many years ago.  And although it’s not likely to go down in history in quite the same way, another betrayal has taken place – Lenovo has chosen Microsoft’s software (in place of Google’s) as its default search application.

Frank Kardonski, worldwide product manager of PC manufacturer Lenovo, made comments to the extent that the company will no longer offer Linux as an option.

Warning: This could be just a rumor. Lenovo’s been pretty quiet about the inevitability of a move to include tablet computing capabilities into its recently released ThinkPad X60 line. But the bloggers at Core Duo say they’ve found the smoking gun.

Lenovo may have seen a good spike in brand-awareness when they sponsored the Olympics, but if you want to win the hearts of the “mavens” and “connectors” you’ve got to think outside the box when it comes to marketing.

The ThinkPad X41 Tablet represents another attempt to gain market share for a write-screen device.

To understand why Steve Jobs fired IBM you need to look no further than the Lenovo Thinkpad T41 Tablet PC.

The new maker of IBM personal computers has introduced the ThinkPad X41 Tablet PC to the market on June 14.

Lenovo has now completed the acquisition of IBM’s Personal Computing Division making it the third-largest PC company in the world.

Lenovo announced an agreement with Texas Pacific, General Atlantic, and Newbridge Capital, to provide Lenovo with a US$350 million strategic investment for its acquisition of IBM’s PC business.

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) has approved the sale of IBM’s PC Division to Lenovo.

IBM and Lenovo have been given clearance by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) to complete the sale of IBM’s PC Division to Lenovo.

Lenovo reported an increase in net profit in its third quarter on lower revenue despite strong sales.

Republicans in the U.S. Senate want a full investigation of the security implications of IBM sale of its PC business to China’s Lenovo.

While Lenovo’s deal with IBM is being reviewed by U.S. officials over possible security issues, Lenovo is confident that the deal will still go through.

As reported yesterday, IBM’s recent deal with Lenovo is under review by the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (CFIUS).

The Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (CFIUS) is reviewing IBM’s recent deal with Chinese PC giant, Lenovo.