Tim Culpan, Columnist

Le-no-no-vo

Toshiba's computer business is the last thing the Chinese company needs.
Photographer: Tsutomu Fujita/Bloomberg News
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Two ugly acquisitions don't seem to have sated Lenovo Group Inc.'s appetite.

Now the Chinese company is considering purchasing the PC business of Toshiba Corp., pitting itself against Taiwan's Asustek Computer Inc., according to Nikkei. The Japanese company stopped short of denying any spinoff plans, saying that reports of a sale "are not grounded in fact, nor is it in discussion with any individual company."