Noah Garrett

Fans of IdeaPad S Series laptops have three new models to choose from Lenovo. The world’s No. 2 PC maker unveiled the IdeaPad S300, S400, and S405 laptops on Thursday at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Germany. All three are now available in the U.S. starting at $499, respectively. According to Lenovo, these thin and light laptops strike a balance between portability and performance for consumers who want more computing power than a netbook and longer battery life than a traditional laptop. Measuring less than one inch and weighing less than 4 pounds, the S Series features...

Lenovo is unveiling this week a new line of consumer laptops and desktops at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas aimed at meeting a broad spectrum of computing needs. New laptops in the IdeaPad U Series, Y Series, S Series and Z Series provide a full spectrum of styles, colors and performance – from mobile professionals to students and everyone in between. New models of IdeaCentre desktops range from the performance K Series to the multi-touch IdeaCentre B Series All-In-One (AIO). A look at the new models: IdeaPad U310 and U410 Lenovo is expanding its Ultrabook...

At Lenovo, PC no longer means personal computer – it’s the personal cloud. The world’s No. 2 PC company is looking to create a seamless digital experience for its customers across multiple devices and recently unveiled its “personal cloud” vision, marking the transformation of the company from a “personal computer” manufacturer to what they are labeling as a “personal cloud solution” provider. The personal cloud vision integrates all devices, from tablets to TVs, for a comprehensive mobile Internet experience. The company’s new direction is evident in a variety of new products being unveiled this week at CES, including the...

A powerful second-generation ThinkPad products are ready for the challenges of 2012. Lenovo, the world’s No. 2 PC manufacturer, is adding to its portfolio of small-to-medium business (SMB) laptops this year, and they are loaded with serious business technology and personal lifestyle computing features. The portfolio ranges from the premium ThinkPad Edge S Series to the mainstream ThinkPad Edge Series to entry-level laptops in the Lenovo B Series, available in select markets. The company also unveiled a hybrid laptop and ultrabook as part of its strategy to grow global market share. (Lenovo takes aim at No. 1 HP –...

Lenovo has plans in 2012. Big plans. Lenovo has been firing on all cylinders the last 18 months and has continued its torrid sales growth, climbing past Acer and eventually Dell in the third quarter to become the world’s No. 2 PC manufacturer. The Morrisville-based company is now mounting a challenge to the No. 1 ranked Hewlett-Packard, according to IHS Inc.’s (IHS) iSuppli. The research firm noted that Lenovo’s recent performance represents the closest any company has come to taking the lead position from HP since the second quarter of 2008. IHS said Lenovo’s global PC shipments in the...

Lenovo’s new ThinkPad Tablet is ready for business. Dilip Bhatia, vice president of Lenovo’s Think Product Group, said during a product demo that this device addresses three keys in business: mobile business professionals, a great consumer experience, and support to IT managers. “We have spent a lot of time meeting with customers about the unique requirements for what it takes to make the best business tablet in the marketplace, and we believe the ThinkPad Tablet is the best solution out there today,” said Bhatia. Designed as a companion computing device for professionals on the go, the ThinkPad Tablet released...

Lenovo finally has a tablet outside of China. Well, they actually now have three. Lenovo has been mum about their new tablets in recent weeks, but fans of the world’s No. 3 PC maker no longer have to wait. The company, which bases its headquarters in Morrisville, now has a counter to Apple’s increasingly popular iPad and tablets launched by numerous other competitors. Lenovo unveiled on Wednesday its first family of tablets – the IdeaPad Tablet K1 for consumers, the ThinkPad Tablet for business customers, and the IdeaPad Tablet P1 for both home and office use. These new tablets...

Lenovo has something unique here. Lenovo unveiled three new tablets on Wednesday. This one, the IdeaPad P1 Tablet is the only one slated to run on Windows. The Lenovo IdeaPad Tablet P1 has 32 gigs of space and runs on the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system and features a 1.5GHz Intel processor. The other two tablets announced on Wednesday will run on the Android Honeycomb 3.1 OS. During a recent product demo, Lenovo representatives didn’t go into much detail about this device, but did say they plan to release it publicly in the fourth quarter of this year. What...

Don’t like spending hours setting up a new device? Lenovo has an answer for you. The IdeaPad K1 Tablet is one of Lenovo’s first Internet mobile devices and comes ready to use as soon as you open the box and turn on the power. Ninis Samuel, Lenovo’s global director of mobile and digital home product marketing, said this tablet is really all about choice instead of providing a one-size-fits-all tablet. “We call the K1 our anything, anywhere, anytime `do’ machine,” Samuel said during a product demo. Weighing 1.65 pounds, the highly-mobile IdeaPad K1 has a sleek design, 10-hour battery...