Lenovo intros new ThinkPad T, L and w series laptops

After the inauguration of a couple of Sandy Bridge equipped ThinkPad Edge at CES, Lenovo is refreshing the rest of its business-oriented lineup with new Core i5 processors 2011 and i7, integrated and discrete graphics options, new video and voice call functionality, better power management, and new features for better management.

The company claims that the new laptops incorporating "technologies self-aware and adaptive components is not used for certain tasks is turned off. So, for example, when someone is watching a movie, Lenovo is capable of reducing the power draw on port E-SATA, SD card or different places where the power is not required. This, combined with the characteristics of on-chip power-efficiency of Intel Sandy Bridge, is likely to increase the battery life of up to 30% compared to previous models.

Line of laptop Lenovo's entry-level business saw the addition of 14-inch and 15.6-inch L420 L520 starting from $ 719. Both models can be configured with up to 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU 2620M and a maximum of 8 GB of DDR3 memory, and sports four USB 2.0 ports, 1 x eSATA, ExpressCard 54 slot/34 mm, a media card reader and DisplayPort.

New models in the series of performance ThinkPad T include the 14 inch T420 printer and leaner version of T420s with 15 inch T520 printer. The first two are priced at $ 779 or $ 1329, respectively and will be available with Nvidia Optimus. The slim T420s, four-pound reportedly will start 30% faster than the previous model, and the slightly thicker T420 printer and heavier will last up to 30 hours on a charge with his share of nine-cell extended battery.

Finally, Lenovo has also updated W520 workstation with a range of Core i5 and i7 processors, up to a whopping 32 GB of RAM, and a dedicated Framework 100 M 2000M graphics or Nvidia featuring up to 2 GB of graphics memory. Also hosts two USB 3.0 ports and can be configured with up to 160 GB SSD. The W520 starts at $ 1329 and comes with ISV certification for DSS CATIA, SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, Adobe, and Maya.

Lenovo updates the voice calling functions on its new range of Thinkpads with dual array microphones, a LED-lit microphone mute key and keyboard noise reduction technology, and some models are also bundled with Intel VPro Core platform hardware and software for IT managers to manage and protect portable computers remotely. All computers are laptops will be available in March from Lenovo business partners and www.lenovo.com.

Lenovo Q3 profit rises on strong sales of PCS in China

Largest PC vendor Lenovo of China, reported strong growth in net profit in the third quarter, as it increased the market share in China and calibrate lively sales of laptops and Smartphones.

The Beijing-based company said its rose 22% to $ 5.8 billion in the three months ended 31 December, while net income rose 25 percent to $ 100 million in revenue.

Mobile computing has led the company, with revenue accounting laptop PC for $ 3.4 billion in total revenues in the quarter, up 15% year on year, Lenovo said in a statement.

Lenovo also saw gains in its smartphone business, which has become a new growth area for many PC vendors. Lenovo smartphone sales doubled in the third quarter compared to the previous three months, the company said in a statement.

The company credited stronger sales smartphone to its new Mobile Internet and Digital Home business group, which was formed during the quarter to focus on mobile devices, including tablets and smartphones, as well as devices for Cloud computing and smart TV.

"Looking ahead, we will be investing in building our global brand, driving product innovation and creating a business model-to-end even more effective ... we are confident that we can continue to outpace the market and provide strong results across our business," said Yang Yuanqing, CEO of Lenovo, in education.

Lenovo has also signed an important agreement with NEC in Japan last month. NEC is the largest PC vendor in Japan and the two companies will work under a joint venture to further increase the market share in the nation.

Lenovo, the deal, "says Lenovo as a leader in two out of three of the biggest PC markets worldwide," said in the statement.

Lenovo ThinkPad descents, enterprise upgrade cycle, China to the strong third quarter

Lenovo delivered the third strongest tax in China acquired shares the results of the quarter and rode the ThinkPad as updates of corporate PCs has continued.

The creator of PC delivered strong growth and maintained its global market share to 10.2%. Lenovo stored with market share of 12.7% in China. Meanwhile, Lenovo has continued to gain ground in emerging markets.

Lenovo's strategy is to protect its market share in China and in consolidated markets while aggressively pushing into emerging markets.

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The company reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $ 100 million, or 98 cents a share, on revenue of $ 5.8 billion, 22 percent a year ago. These results are in line with expectations. Yang Yuanqing, Lenovo CEO said the company was focused on building its global brand and face the market of mobile telephony. Yuanqing has also indicated that the corporate PC refresh cycle is expected to continue.

By the numbers:

Lenovo had $ 2.7 billion in the third quarter sales from China, 18 percent a year ago.Emerging markets accounted for $ 1.1 billion of sales, 34 percent a year ago.The United States accounted for $ 2 billion in the third quarter sales, 22 percent a year ago.Laptop accounted for 59 percent of the total sales of Lenovo Mobile Lenovo. had sales of $ 218 million. Lenovo added it past supply constraints for devices as LePhone.

Larry Dignan is Editor in Chief of ZDNet and SmartPlanet as well as Editorial Director of ZDNet sister site TechRepublic.

Lenovo earns first gold rating in the new green certification system

It seems that there is a certification of new types IT can look at when it comes to ratings for green IT.

Maker Lenovo notebooks known has earned the first gold rating for laptop under the UL environment sustainable production certification (CPS). The rating has been granted for the next ThinkPad420, a laptop that is expected to be launched later in the month of February.

The video below provides some perspectives, but some of the factors that have contributed to Lenovo earn this distinction were a focus on the use of low-halogen and post-consumer recycled content in the product, and the choice of a design that make this notebook than the average for dismantling for recycling or reuse after his life. Some expected to release the ThinkPads this year have more than 10 percent post-consumer content, while some ThinkCentre and Lenovo ThinkVision contain recycled up to 65 percent of things. Specific things that are examined during the review process of UL environment include product documentation, compliance with Energy Star 5.0 and production facilities. The evaluation programme is based on IEEE standard 1680 sustainability, who leads the process of certification of EPEAT green technology more familiar.

As I reported earlier this month, UL environment is spearheading the development of standards for mobile phones.

Heather Clancy is an award-winning business journalist with a passion for green technology and corporate sustainability issues.