That little red nub on a ThinkPad keyboard has been there since IBM launched the line in 1992. Here's what it actually does ...

Rest in peace, Trackpoint. We barely needed ye. Although a pointing stick — which is apparently the brand-agnostic name for the Trackpoint — was popular on laptops in the late 1990s and early 2000s, ...

Too expensive. Not as fast or long-lasting as the competition. If you’re an old-school ThinkPad fan, Lenovo has done the unthinkable: The ThinkPad X9 14 doesn’t have the famous red TrackPoint in the ...