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ohgizmo.com - 11/26/2008

Lenovo Laptops To Get Disable By Text Message Feature

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By Andrew Liszewski Come 2009, Lenovo will be adding a new feature to their ThinkPad notebooks called ‘Lenovo Constant Secure Remote Disable’ that was co-developed with Phoenix Technologies. The new feature works with the ThinkPad’s BIOS to allow a user to disable their ...

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engadget.com - 11/25/2008

Lenovo ThinkPads to freeze when texted, deter thieves from getting the goods

— engadget.com — We've seen some pretty sophisticated laptop security measures out here in the volatile civilian world, but Lenovo's... taking things all top secret with its new Constant Secure Remote Disable feature. Slated to hit select ThinkPads in Q1 2009, the ... (more) Lenovo ThinkPads to freeze when texted, deter thieves ...

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news.cnet.com - 12/3/2008

Vietnamese security company: Your face is easy to fake

— news.cnet.com — This is me being enrolled by the Y430's Lenovo Veriface III authentication software to be a legitimate... user of the computer. (Credit: Dong Ngo/CBS Interactive) Editor's note: CNET editor and Crave contributor Dong Ngo is spending the month of ... (more) Vietnamese security company: Your face is easy to fake

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slashgear.com - 11/26/2008

Lenovo S10e & S9e netbooks with QuickStart available end of November

— slashgear.com — Lenovo Europe have announced the availability of the IdeaPad S10e and S9e, the Instant On versions of... its existing netbook range. While the hardware of both netbooks is the same as the current models - a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, up to 1.5GB of ... (more) Lenovo S10e & S9e netbooks with QuickStart available end ...

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Lenovo building a SMS security feature to safeguard the ThinkPad
Gizmo Watch — ... All seems good, but a demerit follows the system – for the feature to function the notebook needs to be in the mobile phones coverage area and moreover the notebook should have an active broadband to receive and send signal. Alternative security measures are required in this ever increasing mayhem of spam and infringement, so we are all praise for this added feature, but is it an add-on or an pre-installed trait, we aren’t actually sure. Via: FayerWayer / OhGizmo

Lenovo introducing SMS disable to Thinkpad
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... WAN card. So the extra security has a monthly fee. It also means the first thing canny thieves will do when they steal a Thinkpad is pop out the SIM card, but there's realistically slim chance of that: most thieves are idiots. Still, wouldn't a better security measure be not only to disable the laptop, but secretly phone home with location coordinates once the code is activated? eWeek - Lenovo ThinkPad Notebooks Will Use Text Messages for Additional Security [eWeek via OhGizmo!]

Future Lenovo Laptops Will Include SMS Disable
Mobile Whack — ... your laptop after stealing it. With the SMS disable option you will be able to send a tiny SMS message which will disable your laptop. In order to set it up you need to also get a data plan and get a WAN card but it should be all worth it. The process is reversible in case you misplace your laptop but think it was stolen. There’s a minor major flaw with the whole concept. In case the thief removes the SIM card from the laptop your hole SMS disable plan won’t work at all. via ohgizmo! Tags: laptop , Laptops , Lenovo , Mobile News , ...