Lenovo to Sell Linux-Equipped Thinkpads (PC World)

Lenovo to Sell Linux-Equipped Thinkpads (PC World)
PC World - Lenovo Group Ltd. will begin shipping Thinkpad notebooks preloaded with Linux from Novell Inc. in the fourth quarter of this year, the companies announced Monday.

Dell to offer Inspirons with Linux in European market (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Following up on its spring '07 announcement that it will ship Inspiron notebook and desktops with the Linux OS, Dell chose the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco to add the United Kingdom, France, and Germany to its Linux stable of models.

Laptop Industry Faces Parts Shortages (PC World)
PC World - Hot demand and a massive battery recall are causing shortages of key components for the notebook computer industry, analysts and companies say.

Notebooks Drive European PC Shipments (PC World)
PC World - PC shipments in Western Europe increased 9.3 percent in the second quarter compared to the year-earlier period, fueled by strong consumer demand, particularly for notebook computers, according to market research published Monday by Gartner Inc.