Test Center review: The mightiest ThinkPad

Wednesday, Mar 04, 2009 EDITOR'S NOTE: Using an iPhone or similar device? Try InfoWorld's new mobile site: http://infoworldmobile.com/ Test Center review: The mightiest ThinkPad Posted March 03, 03:00 a.m. Pacific Time "The Beast" is the nickname I've picked for the Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds, which has dominated my test bench for the past two weeks. A massive machine -- my test unit measures a healthy 16.1 by 12.2 by 2.1 inches -- the W700ds is what you might call a LINO: laptop in name only. No sane businessperson would haul one of these 11-pound monstrosities around (13 pounds with the power brick), which is just fine with Lenovo. The W700ds isn't aimed at the run-of-the-mill ThinkPad crowd, but at the extreme mobile customer: hard-core graphics artists and power users who need to run high-end 3-D workstation applications. For these rarefied souls, the W700ds provides an attractive slate of unique features.   >> A D V E R T I S E M E N T CHOOSING THE RIGHT HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR DATA PROTECTION The latest white paper from the Mesabi Group explores the challenge facing many businesses in deciding what combination of software-hardware best meets their needs for data protection, storage, and business needs. There are a number of good options available and as data protection grows more complicated each day, businesses should review their data protection from the ground up. Click here. >> Microsoft devising Office for netbooks Posted March 04, 04:18 a.m. Pacific Time Microsoft is bending its Office franchise toward netbooks and is developing packages that are unique to that market, according to the head of the company's business division.   >> Apple launches new iMacs, Mac Minis, Mac Pros Posted March 03, 07:04 a.m. Pacific Time As had been rumored, Apple this morning upgraded its line of iMacs, Mac Minis, and Mac Pros, with improved processor speeds and upgraded storage space. All of the new computers are now available in the Apple store.   >> The mobile application explosion Posted February 26, 08:49 a.m. Pacific Time Despite an overall decline in cell phones sales due to the bad economy, smartphone sales are expected to grow. If you ask me, a large part of the appeal is that you can continually enhance smartphones by downloading and installing new applications. You know all about iPhone App Store. But with new stores from Nokia, Palm, and Microsoft on the horizon, this could be the year of the mobile application, with competition resulting in a bounty of tasty choices. A recent ...  >> A D V E R T I S E M E N T CHOOSING THE RIGHT HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR DATA PROTECTION The latest white paper from the Mesabi Group explores the challenge facing many businesses in deciding what combination of software-hardware best meets their needs for data protection, storage, and business needs. There are a number of good options available and as data protection grows more complicated each day, businesses should review their data protection from the ground up. Click here. >> Nokia considers developing its own laptop Posted February 26, 07:26 a.m. Pacific Time Will the laptop and smartphone converge in the future? Nokia is lending more credence to that idea, with the company's comments yesterday that it may develop its own laptop. In an interview with Finnish broadcaster YLE, Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said his company was "looking very actively" at the laptop market.   >> Google blocks paid apps for unlocked G1 users Posted February 25, 13:17 p.m. Pacific Time People who bought an unlocked version of the Android G1 phone are no longer allowed to download new paid applications from the Market, after a change Google made late last week.   >> Lumension Mobile fights malware on the smartphone Posted February 25, 07:04 a.m. Pacific Time As more and more people bring personal technology into the workplace -- most often smartphones -- malicious code writers are beginning to take notice and target these weak points of entry. In its 2009 Cyber Threat Report, the Georgia Tech Information Security Center cited the possibility of botnets moving from the desktop to the smartphone within the year. A few enterprise security vendors are not waiting.   >>
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