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Lenovo A7-50 with quad-core processor, voice calling officially launched in India for Rs. 15499

Lenovo A7-50

Lenovo A7-50 in the A7 series went on sale in India earlier this week. Today, the company has officially launched the tablet. It was originally announced in April along with a range of A series tablets and packs a 7-inch (1280 x 800) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT8382 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) that is upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Lenovo A7-50 with quad-core processor, voice calling officially launched in India for Rs. 15499”

Lenovo A7-50 with 7-inch HD display, voice calling goes on sale in India for Rs. 15499

Lenovo A7-50

Lenovo A7-50, the company’s latest tablet is now on sale in India through the official online store. It was announced back in April along with a range of tablets. It has a 7-inch (1280 x 800) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT8382 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) that is upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo A7-50 with 7-inch HD display, voice calling goes on sale in India for Rs. 15499”

Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro with 6-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 801 surfaces

Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro leak

Lenovo unveiled the Vibe Z with a 5.5-inch 1080p display and Snapdragon 800 last year and it launched in India earlier. Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro, its successor with a 6-inch ( 2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD display and 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 CPU has been spotted in China Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro with 6-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 801 surfaces”

Lenovo to debut its first Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone later this year

Lenovo, which is one of the leading smartphone makers in India will introduce Windows Phone 8.1 device later this year. Lui Jun, President of Lenovo’s Mobile Division, confirmed the news in an interview with the German website mobilegeeks.de.

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Lenovo reports record $817 million annual profit, 50 million smartphone shipments

Lenovo Vibe Z-7

Lenovo has reported its Q4 FY14 financial results and the full 2013/14 year that ended March 31, 2014. It has reported revenue of US$9.4 billion for Q4 FY14, up 19-percent year-over-year and the full-year revenue of US$38.7 billion, up 14-percent year-over-year. Its profit stands at $817 million, up 29% YTY. This is the all time high revenue for Lenovo in an year. It shipped a total of 115 million devices in the year that includes, 55 million PCs, 9.2 million tablets and 50 million smartphones. Continue reading “Lenovo reports record $817 million annual profit, 50 million smartphone shipments”

Lenovo Vibe X and Vibe Z getting Android 4.4 from May-end in India, Vibe X gets a price cut

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Lenovo has announced that it would start rolling out Android 4.4 (KitKat) update for both Vibe X and Vibe Z smartphones in the Vibe series starting from the last week of May in India. It launched the Vibe X, the first phone in the Vibe series in India last year for Rs. 25999. It has received a price cut and would be available for Rs. 22,999. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe X and Vibe Z getting Android 4.4 from May-end in India, Vibe X gets a price cut”

Lenovo S860 with 5.3-inch HD display, 4000 mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 21500

Lenovo has launched the Lenovo S860, the company’s latest smartphone in the S Series in India. It was announced at the MWC 2014 earlier this year and packs a 5.3-inch HD screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Lenovo’s custom UI on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.6-megapixel fixed-focus front-facing camera. It has two speakers and has brushed-metal exterior that is resistant to scratches and fingerprints. Continue reading “Lenovo S860 with 5.3-inch HD display, 4000 mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 21500”

Lenovo Vibe Z Review

Lenovo Vibe Z, the Chinese company’s flagship smartphone, was launched in India for a price of 35,999 a while back. The phone, also know by its codename K910, is the successor to Lenovo’s K900, the flagship from last year. We had reviewed the K900 and found it to be a really good flagship at that point in time, and it’s not surprising that the Vibe Z is modeled off the same. With improvements on the outside in terms of design and build and on the inside in terms of internals, is the Vibe Z Lenovo’s best offering yet? How does it compare to the newer breed of flagships from other companies? Here is our detailed review of the Lenovo Vibe Z aka K910 to answer those questions.

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Lenovo S660 with 4.7-inch display, 3000 mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 13999

Lenovo S660 Lenovo has launch the S660, the company’s latest smartphone in the S Series in India. It was announced at the Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona earlier this year and packs a 4.7-inch (960 x 540 pixels) display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Lenovo’s custom UI on top. Continue reading “Lenovo S660 with 4.7-inch display, 3000 mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 13999”

Worldwide PC shipment drops 1.7% in Q4 2014 YoY: Gartner

The downward slide of PC shipment continued even in the first quarter of 2014 after constant decline throughout entire 2013. Global PC shipments dropped to 76.6 million units in the first quarter of 2014, a 1.7 percent decrease from the same period last year, according to Gartner. Gartner attributed the slump in PC shipments to Microsoft’s decision to end support for Windows XP operating system.

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Lenovo India picks Ranbir Kapoor as its brand ambassador for smartphones

Ranbir Kapoor, the critically acclaimed Bollywood actor slash rom-com hero, who incidentally used to be the brand ambassador for Lenovo’s PC products, will now promote the company’s smartphones too. As the company slowly moves away from its focus on PCs to Smartphones, Ranbir Kapoor too will move along to promote the Chinese company’s smartphones as well as tablets in India. The deal includes TV commercials, online advertising and so forth, which will eventually be released in some time to the Indian media.

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Lenovo acquires more than 3800 patents for 3G and LTE from NEC

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Lenovo has announced that it has acquired a huge patent portfolio from NEC Corporation. You might have seen the NEC Medias W Android Phone with dual screens. NEC Corporation is mainly popular for providing information technology services and products in Japan. This patent portfolio has over 3,800 patent across several countries that includes patents for 3G and LTE technologies and other technologies used in several smartphones, said the company. Continue reading “Lenovo acquires more than 3800 patents for 3G and LTE from NEC”

Lenovo A526 with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 9499

Lenovo A526

Lenovo has launched the Lenovo A526, the company’s latest smartphone in the A-series. It has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touchscreen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad-core Mediatek MT6582M processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera without flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo A526 with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 9499”

Lenovo A10-70, A8-50, A7-50 and A7-30 Android tablets announced

Lenovo A8-50

Lenovo has announced four new Android tablets, A10-70, A8-50, A7-50 and A7-30 in the A-series. The A10-70 has a 10.1-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) display, A8-50 has a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) and both the A7-50 and A7-30 have 7-inch displays. All these run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Lenovo A10-70, A8-50, A7-50 and A7-30 Android tablets announced”

Lenovo Vibe Z camera tips and tricks

We had earlier taken a look at the photo gallery and hardware walkthrough of the Vibe Z and even saw how the camera on the latest Lenovo flagship worked, in our camera review. But, as with any camera, there is always a bit of a learning curve, and over the course of traversing that path, some options become more apparent and useful. On the same note, we did find some really useful tips and tricks, involving workarounds for minor issues and overall knowledgeable execution of the camera, so here they are, the top 5 tips and tricks for the Lenovo Vibe Z’s camera.

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