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With profits rising, Lenovo hedges bets with smartphones, tablets

Lenovo reported record sales during the fiscal quarter that ended December 31st, and the company recorded profits of $153 million, or about 54 percent higher than the same period a year earlier. Most of that revenue came from sales of traditional PCs. But the company also sold more than 6.5 million phones, with nearly half […]

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Lenovo ThinkPad X130e laptop now available for $429 and up

The Lenovo ThinkPad X130e us the latest 11.6 inch member of Lenovo’s business-focused ThinkPad family… but this model isn’t really aimed at business. When the company introduced the laptop late last year, the goal was to position the X130e as a laptop for students. The laptop was supposed to be available in December, but that […]

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Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet (finally) rooted

The Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet is a 10 inch Android tablet aimed at business professionals. Lenovo offers the tablet with a stylus for writing, as well as an optional Folio case with a built-in keyboard and pointing nub. It also has a very business-like, no-nonsense design. But feature-wise the tablet is a lot like others released […]

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Lenovo IdeaPad A1 tablet for $167, CyanogenMod port in the works

Lenovo is offering the IdeaPad A1 tablet for $167.20 this week when you use the coupon: EMPLOYEEPRICE0119. That’s more than $30 lower than the best price I’ve seen for this tablet to date. Update: It looks like the promotion ran its course a bit early. Prices are now back to $199.20 and up.  The IdeaPad […]

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Lenovo IdeaPad YOGA convertible tablet is awfully flexible

Lenovo is introducing a new convertible tablet-style notebook called the IdeaPad YOGA. While notebooks that transform into tablets are nothing new, the YOGA takes an unusual approach. You just push the screen back 360 degrees and fold the laptop as if you were closing the lid — but the “flip-and-fold” design means that the screen […]

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Lenovo rolling out Android 4.0 update for the ThinkPad Tablet soon

Lenovo may have a new line of tablets scheduled to hit the streets this year, but the company isn’t turning its back on customers that purchased the original ThinkPad Tablet in 2011. The company says it will be rolling out a software update bringing Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to its business tablet in […]