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The fourth quarter of Lenovo's fiscal year 2012 ended on March 31 and the company has finally finished tallying its sales and purchases. Lenovo is famous for being the fastest-growing PC supplier worldwide, and the results published a short time ago definitely give credence to that reputation. Through strong ... |
23 May 2012
15:11 GMT |
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Chinese PC and notebook manufacturer Lenovo is now stuffing Intel’s new Ivy Bridge processors in most of its laptops. The ThinkPad T series are now updated to T430, T430s and T530 models that come with an HD 720p webcam and Lenovo’s RapidCharge. The i7-powered systems with the T430 label come complete ... |
16 May 2012
11:20 GMT |
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Today, Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo is previewing at the company’s Accelerate Channel Partner Conference in Las Vegas the lightest 14” UltraBook in the industry. It’s called the ThinkPad X1 Carbon and it’s made out of a premium carbon fiber chassis. The new Lenovo ThinkPad X1 UltraBo... |
15 May 2012
11:34 GMT |
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Lenovo has introduced, even made a video of, the ThinkPad USB 3.0 dock, a sort of connection hub meant to supplement the company's mobile PCs. The whole point of its creation was to provide as many connections as possible on the energy and bandwidth available on a single USB 3.0 link to the PC. That said, ther... |
15 May 2012
10:19 GMT |
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Lenovo's workstation line is always growing, even though it is already quite large, and now we get to lay our eyes on the ThinkStation E31 series. The ThinkStation E31 series has just two members, which are really the same hardware configuration with different clothing and luggage. The big one is a full tower... |
14 May 2012
15:11 GMT |
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When it comes to the total shipments in the first quarter of 2012, well-known notebook manufacturer Acer is back being the second-largest notebook vendor according to IDC. Lenovo was a bit ahead Acer since last summer, but it’s back again on the third place. The “lots of Intel” policy from Dell do... |
10 May 2012
02:18 GMT |
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Lenovo is finally making the official introduction of its new systems powered by Intel's Ivy Bridge central processor series.
Intel's Ivy Bridge CPUs have been selling for over a week and, finally, Lenovo has formally launched its new ThinkCentre systems.
The company did its best to cover as much of the... |
8 May 2012
05:35 GMT |
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Hony is reportedly planning outsourcing to the Hiroshima Elpida DRAM plant. They even have a potential client for their DRAM if they win the bid. The company in question is none other than China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation. SMIC is a semiconductor foundry in mainland China, providin... |
6 May 2012
07:26 GMT |
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Analyst firm Canalys has recently published its study of the current PC market, on its official website. According the company, HP has regained the top spot on the client PC market.
Remember those days when HP decided to buy Compaq and practically destroy every successful line of products that Compaq had? At the tim... |
2 May 2012
11:12 GMT |
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Propaganda is the norm on the IT industry, and pretty much every other facet of the world's economy, so we aren't all that shocked to see Lenovo praising its new notebook as the one that provides an “unbeatable entertainment and gaming experience.”
Of course, this also means that we aren'... |
28 April 2012
07:14 GMT |
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Lenovo will release a successor to the Thinkpad X220 at some point, one that bears the name of X230 and a chiclet AccuType keyboard.
Opinions might be divided on whether or not the keyboard is a good thing, but we like it.
Some of us also like the clickpad with the buttons “at the top” instead of the ... |
20 April 2012
10:22 GMT |
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We've been talking about the impending arrival of Intel's Ivy Bridge central processing units and how there isn't, or wasn't, much of a way to find out when the laptops would start showing up. Sure, the first 22nm-based central processing units will be released on April 23, but it will take the ... |
19 April 2012
08:37 GMT |
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Lenovo’s IdeaPad Yoga convertible notebook has reportedly been presented at a conference by Lenovo UK complete with sale prices.At a price of 1,199 pounds in the UK, almost $1,900 for the USA, the Yoga tablet is not really the steal we’ve been hoping for. For Europeans, this means around 1,450 EUR, but th... |
12 April 2012
11:05 GMT |
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Lenovo has officially introduced the S2109 Android tablet, even though it didn't say when sales would start or at what price.
The product relies on a Texas Instruments OMAP processor and a TI WiLink WL1281 wireless controller.
The screen diagonal is of 9.7 inches in length, and the aspect ratio is 4:3 (the res... |
9 April 2012
08:54 GMT |
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It has been a week since we reported on Pixel Qi's determination to come up with better displays.
In the meantime, the Pixel Qi DIY kits sold by MAKE magazine have been acquired by some daring users.
Truthfully, you don't need to be all that brave to actually change the display of a compatible laptop, i... |
9 April 2012
04:03 GMT |
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As far as Smart TVs go, Samsung and LG are the main names, but Lenovo is also determined to carve out a share of the market.
You'd think Lenovo would be satisfied with its reputation as the fastest growing PC maker, but that's not the case.
The company also eyes other market segments, Smart TVs being the ... |
7 April 2012
06:52 GMT |
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There are various IT stores all around the world, and that goes for Asia as much as it does for everywhere else, although the US, Europe and Japan take the cake.
Still, such places don't necessarily help companies' stores as much as they would like, nor does it increase brand awareness.
Seeking to promot... |
27 March 2012
14:01 GMT |
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Lenovo is really experimenting with its PC line, making both questionable and understandable design and release decisions, and the ThinkCentre M92z is no exception.
The ThinkCentre M92z would be an average, run off the mill all-in-one computer if Lenovo didn't decide to make it look like a monitor.
Granted, ... |
19 March 2012
06:51 GMT |
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Intel's Ivy Bridge aren't the only CPUs that Lenovo will use in its upcoming ThinkPad Edge laptops, if a certain report has any truth to it that is. It looks like the news about Lenovo's laptops not accepting third-party batteries isn't the only thing surfacing about the ThinkPad Edge. The sam... |
19 March 2012
06:22 GMT |
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Lenovo really wants to make sure its laptops use as many of its own inventions as possible, so it will indirectly crack down on makers of batteries as soon as its upcoming Ivy Bridge systems show up.This is still just a rumor, but it is said that Lenovo's ThinkPad Edge E430 and E530 mobile personal computers wil... |
19 March 2012
05:52 GMT |
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Unveiled by the company during this year’s CES fair, Lenovo’s IdeaPad Y480 notebook powered by Intel’s upcoming Ivy Bridge processors just paid a quick visit to the FCC to receive WiFi certification for its US launch. The notebook, which made a brief appearance on Amazon last week, is based on Inte... |
16 March 2012
06:12 GMT |
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Lenovo PCs and tablets will get Cloud Storage out-of-the-box starting next month, thanks to its partnership with SugarSync.
Lenovo Cloud Storage by SugarSync gives buyers of Lenovo ThinkPad and IdeaPad laptops and slates a free 5GB cloud account.
That means that they will be able to auto-sync their files, be they ... |
14 March 2012
06:33 GMT |
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Lenovo has already showcased a wide number of Android-powered smartphones and tablets this year, but it now seems like the company has yet another Google-powered slate in the works which is dubbed the IdeaTab S2109.
The device made its appearance in FCC’s product database, where it was spotted by engadget earl... |
13 March 2012
19:01 GMT |
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It's the 13th day of spring, or at least that's what the calendar tells us, but we haven't got any bad news for you; instead of ill omens, we're delivering another nice BIOS listing for today.
The highlight for now is the new BIOS developed by Asus for the boards in their P8H61 series. All the mo... |
13 March 2012
12:41 GMT |
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It has been a while since we last wrote about PCs or PC components that may or may not explode.Not that Lenovo worries are that its ThinkCentre computers will explode, but overheating is still a possibility.Bu we are getting ahead of ourselves. Basically, about 50,000 Lenovo ThinkCentre M70z and M90z PCs have been re... |
9 March 2012
10:14 GMT |
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Even though almost two more months separate us from the Intel Ivy Bridge launch, Amazon has already listed in its online store the Lenovo IdeaPad Y480 laptop that is powered by the upcoming Core i7-3610QM quad-core CPU. The notebook is available for pre-order as we speak with pricing being set at $999 (about 755 EUR... |
9 March 2012
06:26 GMT |
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Here we go with this spring's third BIOS listing, bringing you software for a Gigabyte board (a stable one and a beta), two HP notebooks and for a nice Lenovo workstation.The Lenovo ThinkStation E20 is by far the highlight of today's list. If you're looking for a no-nonsens PC packing great looks and s... |
3 March 2012
07:00 GMT |
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If it wasn't for the beta BIOS for the Gigabyte GA-M68MT-D3 (rev. 2.3), we'd have had an all-notebook day.
Nevertheless, the Gigabyte board can be dubbed as today's highlight: a nifty AM3 board, ready for the PhenomII X6 processors, suitable for both multitasking and gaming/multimedia. The board runs... |
28 February 2012
11:30 GMT |
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If anyone had told us this two years ago, or even early last year, we may have been a bit skeptical, but netbooks look like they are ready to disappear. The latest company to add weight to this expectation is Lenovo, who may cease online sales of netbooks soon. Reports say that there was even a “temporarily... |
27 February 2012
20:11 GMT |
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Lenovo has officially started accepting orders for the IdeaPad U300e, the ultrabook revealed back at CES 2012, but it will have a hard time gathering buyers. With a price of $959, which translates into 725 Euro, no great crown is going to flock towards it all that fast. It doesn't help that previous rumors sug... |
21 February 2012
10:50 GMT |
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Ultrabooks started off as the same old type of notebook everyone is familiar with, only much thinner, but their makers are now considering new design elements. People may or may not remember the IdeaPad Yoga, the Lenovo ultrabook that is not really an ultrabook, not in the strictest sense anyway. Rather that stick... |
17 February 2012
09:19 GMT |
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Announced last month at the CES 2012 fair, Lenovo’s IdeaPad U300e 13.3-inch Ultrabook has now become available for purchase in the US, from Lenovo’s online shop, with prices starting at $959.20 (about 736 EUR).
This price includes an eCoupon discount which subtracts $240 from the $1,199 (922 EUR) online ... |
16 February 2012
04:55 GMT |
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Lenovo has again posted its financial results and, as has become easy to expect from this particular IT player, its evolution during the latest quarter was positive indeed.
Lenovo wasn't much of a PC brand name a few years ago, but it soon became one of the fastest-growing IT companies in the world.
This situ... |
9 February 2012
02:48 GMT |
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There seems to be quite a bit of fuss about ultrabooks, just as Intel hoped for, and the latest reports on the matter should be just what prospective customers want.
Ultrabooks have begun to steadily drop in price, according to a recent report posted by news and rumor site Digitimes.
HP, Lenovo and Acer have are a... |
7 February 2012
14:01 GMT |
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One might say that it was only a matter of time before something like this happened, even though it has definitely been a while since the motive behind Acer's latest action arose.
Basically, Acer has sued former chief executive officer Gianfranco Lanci over alleged breaching of a non-compete clause.
Details ... |
7 February 2012
13:01 GMT |
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Tomorrow we'll list the BIOS (and drivers) for Gigabyte's two new AM3+ motherboards, as promised. After almost a month with close to no new releases from major manufacturers, we're still bringing you new stuff. And since we started to list drivers for Lenovo's nice array of notebooks, here's... |
7 February 2012
11:26 GMT |
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If that Q2 estimate was a bit to sketchy for you, Lenovo now returned with a more definitive release date for the ThinkPad Tablet Android 4.0 update.
According to the outfit, this is expected to arrive over-the-air in about three months from now, in May to be more precise.
For those of you in need of a quick refre... |
7 February 2012
04:50 GMT |
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The list of devices that are supposed to receive an Android 4.0 upgrade in the near future has just grown by one, as Lenovo has recently announced that its ThinkPad Tablet will soon get an ICS port.
According to SlashGear, this is bound to happen in the second quarter of this year, which will hopefully give Lenovo e... |
31 January 2012
03:17 GMT |
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Lenovo keeps expanding its notebook lineup with new models, the latest offering to be added by the company to its Website being the IdeaPad Y470p 14-inch laptop which despite its compact size features a top of the line configuration.
Housed in a case less than one inch thick, the Y470p packs a quad-core Intel Sandy ... |
30 January 2012
04:28 GMT |
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It wasn't so long ago that we wrote about the IdeaPad Yoga tablet/ultrabook hybrid and, now, Lenovo has expressed its belief as to what this device type will accomplish.
IdeaPad Yoga is a sort of merger between a tablet and a super-thin and light mobile personal computer, hence its “hybrid” status... |
30 January 2012
04:08 GMT |
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Announced in December 2011, Lenovo’s ThinkPad X130e educational notebook has now become available for pre-order from the company’s website with shipments being expected to begin on February 10.
Since the X130e is built especially for education, Lenovo concentrated on making its new ThinkPad tougher than ... |
27 January 2012
02:49 GMT |
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Lenovo’s ThinkPad Tablet has certainly been a tough nut to crack, but hackers have finally managed to root the slate and unlock its bootloader, so you can now install custom recovery apps or other software.
Put together by security researcher Dan Rosenberg, the hack is pretty straightforward, if you already in... |
24 January 2012
15:21 GMT |
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Yet again a rumor has sprouted about the newly-created ultrabook market, this time involving Acer, ASUS and Lenovo.
Ultrabook market seems to be very keen on putting on a good show for those customers that are open to the idea of buying ultrabooks.
They are so keen, in fact, that they will even outfit their super-... |
20 January 2012
07:35 GMT |
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Looks like Quanta has scored manufacturing deals with Lenovo and Toshiba for the production of their tablets, which have ARM as a hardware platform and Windows 8 as the operating system.
As previously reported, sales will only begin at some point during the first quarter of 2013.
In the meantime, the companies are ... |
19 January 2012
10:57 GMT |
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Lenovo and McAfee have just tightened their partnership, the former having chosen the latter's Mobile Security solutions for its ThinkPad Android tablet.
This is one of, if not the first concrete step forward in McAfee's quest to become a main player in the field of mobile security.
On that note, this al... |
17 January 2012
03:37 GMT |
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McAfee, the world renowned security solutions provider, revealed its agreement with Lenovo as a result of which the latter’s ThinkPad tablet will benefit from the protection offered by McAfee’s Mobile Security software.
The Android-based device comes preloaded with the security suit that encapsulates Vir... |
17 January 2012
03:27 GMT |
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Outside of the usual assortment of notebooks and tablets, Lenovo has also introduced during this year’s CES fair a new series of all-in-one computers, the IdeaCentre B340 and B540, using Intel’s Sandy Bridge processors and Nvidia discrete graphics.The two IdeaCentre AIO systems are based on a Full HD (192... |
16 January 2012
05:49 GMT |
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Lenovo has just introduced the company’s second generation Classmate+ laptops destined to be used in the education environment that promise to bring a tougher design and up to 10 hours of battery life to the table.First introduced early last year, the Classmate+ laptops has now received a new case that features... |
12 January 2012
03:42 GMT |
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Like so many other companies, Lenovo is present at the 2012 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show, eagerly showing off its products, such as the A720 all-in-one. The IdeaPad Yoga Ultrabook/Tablet Hybrid may end up stealing the attention of most people visiting Lenovo's booth in Las Vegas, Nevada. That doe... |
10 January 2012
12:51 GMT |
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Ultrabooks are supposed to help secure the notebook market against the so-called tablet onslaught, but Lenovo may have just thrown a wrench in Intel's plans. Intel advertises Ultrabooks as the new incarnation of notebooks, so to speak. Their key selling point is the decent performance in a package that is no ... |
10 January 2012
09:13 GMT |
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