Lenovo recalling 544,000 laptop power cords, fire and burn hazards cited

Lenovo has issued a recall of over half a million laptop power cords. Of these, 500,000 cords are from the U.S. and about 44,000 cords are estimated in  Canada. Model number or identifier is theLS-15 AC power cord, manufactured from February 2011 to December 2011.

These cords have the “LS-15″ molded mark on the AC adapter end, and have the manufacture date code in the format REV: 00 YYMM on an attached label. According to VentureBeat, "IdeaPad brand B-, G-, S-, U-, V-, and Z-series laptop computers and Lenovo brand B-, G-, and V-series laptop computers. A full list is available on this page."

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Lenovo earns top spot of PC+tablet market

Lenovo had a goal to become the biggest PC and tablet maker by the end of 2016. They seem to have reached that about six financial quarters earlier. Based on their latest earnings release, Lenovo takes the cake of the PC+tablet world with a US$262 million net profit for the three months between July and September. There has been a big upswing for tablet and smartphone sales from Lenovo as well as a boost from the enterprise side. 

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Lenovo introduces new Yoga lineup

On the market for a new Yoga tablet or hybrid laptop? Lenovo is bringing its latest lineup to the country including Yoga Tablet 2 Pro, Yoga Tablet 2, and Yoga 3 Pro.

The Yoga Tablet 2 Pro ($549.99) is the first tablet with a built-in Pico projector. Turn it into your entertainment hub and project up to 50-inch images on any wall or screen.

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Motorola's sale to Lenovo has been finalized

Just one day after launching its Nexus 6 device for former owner Google, Motorola is officially a part of Lenovo which now might be the third largest phone maker in the world. Lenovo will let Motorola do its thing as a wholly-owned subsidiary and will absorb Moto's employees.

“Today we achieved a historic milestone for Lenovo and for Motorola – and together we are ready to compete, grow and win in the global smartphone market. By building a strong number three and a credible challenger to the top two in smartphones, we will give the market something it has needed: choice, competition and a new spark of innovation,” said Yang Yuanqing, chairman and CEO, Lenovo. 

“Motorola is in great hands with Lenovo, a company that’s all-in on making great devices,” said Larry Page, CEO, Google. Okay....Hit jump for the official release and the nitty-gritty

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