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Over 100 Lenovo laptop models affected by firmware vulnerability

HemantSaxena@TWCN — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 08:40:27 +0000

The tagline of Lenovo PCs and tablets reads – Thin, Light, and Reliable – but the recent incident has somewhat impacted its reputation. A recent vulnerability discovered in the Notebook BIOS of Lenovo laptop models has the potential to escalate privileges. The scope of impact is Lenovo specific and the severity is medium. Firmware vulnerability […]

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Lenovo Voice could go up against Cortana; now listed on Microsoft Store

TanmayPatange@TWCN — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 17:06:33 +0000

Lenovo has introduced its AI-based voice-assistant service Lenovo Voice for Windows 10 computers. The app that falls under the productivity category is around 70MB in size and it can access your files, peripheral devices, apps, programs, and registry, etc. It also seeks permission to access your microphone. Lenovo Voice for Windows 10 Lenovo initially introduced […]

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Windows 7 users receiving Please uninstall KB3172605 and/or KB3161608 message

MahitHuilgol@TWC — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 19:09:38 +0000

Random errors on Windows operating system are not something new and now a strange error in has cropped up. This error fires up the CMD and is affecting quite a lot of users. The issue is limited to Windows 7 only. This is what the error message says: KB3172605 and/or KB3161608 are installed in your […]

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Lenovo done with Windows Phone platform, says Microsoft not supporting it

VamienMcKalin@TWCN — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 14:30:44 +0000

Windows Phone in its current form is dead, and many hardware manufacturers from around the world have come to accept this. The latest in Lenovo, and as expected, the company has no plans to support the platform going forward. Microsoft continues to support Windows Phone but only in small ways. When it comes down to […]

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Lenovo and Razer join hands to build a range of Gaming Devices

MahitHuilgol@TWC — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 17:00:13 +0000

Razer is a brand that needs no introduction especially for the gaming folks this is the brand that has always listened to them and come out with some of the best gaming accessories. Now Lenovo has partnered with Razer to revolutionize the gaming devices by bringing a new range of co-branded Lenovo Y Series Razer […]

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Lenovo copied the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 with Lenovo IdeaPad MIIX 700

VamienMcKalin@TWCN — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 04:44:10 +0000

The Microsoft Surface laptop/tablet computer is one of the best Windows devices ever created. The design is top notch from the Surface to the hardware inside, which is why Lenovo has chosen to copy it. Lenovo IdeaPad MIIX 700 is not just any ordinary copy, this is basically a carbon copy of the Microsoft Surface, […]

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Lenovo using rootkit-like tool to reload their software on clean Windows installs

AnkitGupta@TWCN — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 04:10:05 +0000

It seems that year 2015 is not a great year for Lenovo in terms of publicity. In fact, there have been several issues with their PCs and laptops that have given Lenovo a negative publicity. Earlier it was SuperFish, that was pre-installed on brand new Lenovo PCs and which was classified as adware. Then there […]

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Lenovo takes a lead against Apple in PC market with 15% share in Q2 2015

AnkitGupta@TWCN — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 18:25:59 +0000

In a study carried out by Canalys, an independent analyst company, Lenovo, the Chinese multinational PC maker, has overtaken Apple in the PC market(desktops, notebooks and tablets) with a total share of 15% in quarter 2 of 2015. Since Q3 2013, Apple dominated the PC market and was leading the race. However, this year, Lenovo […]

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Lenovo again found risking users to massive security breach

AnkitGupta@TWCN — Thu, 07 May 2015 12:30:07 +0000

Lenovo it is again and this time hitting users in the form of Lenovo System update (previously known as ThinkVantage System Update). Reported by security consultancy IOActive, a Lenovo PC owner is exposed to malware attacks from remote hackers, while running a Lenovo System update. Though users would see the Lenovo system update as an […]

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Lenovo to ship a clean (Superfish-free) recovery media for free

AnkitGupta@TWCN — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 20:30:24 +0000

Lenovo has made an announcement that it would be shipping the ‘clean’, (Superfish-free) recovery media for free. This recovery media will make sure that the rather dangerous adware, Superfish, will be eradicated and won’t reappear when users reinstall Windows from their recovery partition. The laptops that were shipped between September 2014 and February 2015, have […]

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Lenovo gets notice from Attorney General George Jepsen over adware Superfish

RogerDunning@TWCN — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 11:39:08 +0000

Chinese multinational, Lenovo is in troubled waters for sure over Superfish adware controversy. We broke the story of Lenovo machines being sold with pre-installed Superfish Adware for the period of September 2014 to January 2015. The company later clarified that it had removed Superfish completely and was working with Microsoft and McAfee to provide automated […]

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Lenovo promises crapware-free Windows PCs

AnandKhanse@TWC — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 04:59:53 +0000

After the SuperFish mess, Lenovo has decided to start afresh. The company announced that it will ship cleaner, safer, adware-free and bloatware-free Windows PCs, by significantly reducing the number of pre-installed software on its systems. Lenovo has been down in dumps since the last two weeks as shipping computer systems with a pre-loaded adware Superfish actually […]

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