Chinese PC maker Lenovo says its quarterly profit has doubled on strong sales in emerging markets.
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Our results show that Lenovo's acquisition of the IBM PC business has become a success.
This network helps Lenovo introduce new products and reach consumers, small businesses, and regional enterprises.
Expansion into other markets is still the long-term plan, Lenovo spokesman Reid Walker says.
That country is where Lenovo derives 45% of its revenue and the majority of its profits.
This was followed by deals made by private enterprises like Lenovo and, more recently, Geely.
Lenovo's first home server - the IdeaCentre D400 - makes managing content across several PCs simple.
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Lenovo also expanded its ultraportable line with the thin and light IdeaPad U450p for extra portability.
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Grabe, a Lenovo board member and managing director with private equity firm General Atlantic.
Lenovo is slowly beefing up its consumer and small-business efforts, and its sales to emerging markets.
Dell, Lenovo, and Acer have sometimes diverged from results of suppliers like Microsoft and Intel.
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Lenovo's is a Windows-Android hybrid, which a spokesman said was not near a final build.
Since then Lenovo has spread to many major emerging markets from Russia to India.
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The Lenovo feels sturdy and has a keyboard I found superb, and a roomy touch pad.
Samsung gained ground in South Korea while Huawei, Lenovo, and ZTE launched devices in several markets.
When Lenovo throws a party for the ThinkPad, does IBM get invited?
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The newly-released Lenovo Folio case is a gem, but alas, only functions with the ThinkPad Tablet.
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Hewlett-Packard failed to see the threat from IBM (NYSE:IBM), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), and Lenovo.
So, it is from a position of strength that Lenovo can contemplate the work yet ahead.
Overall, Lenovo has used 42 million gross pounds of PCC since 2005 in Think-branded products.
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The ThinkPad L412 and L512 laptops are available starting in mid-May through www.lenovo.com and business partners.
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There I was, an Apple fan since 1980, telling my parents to pick up a Lenovo.
The IdeaCentre Q190 and C-Series AIOs will be offered through business partners and www.lenovo.com.
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Lenovo had 15.7% of the market, up from 13.1% in the year ago quarter.
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In the third quarter, Lenovo shipped 9.2 million units to take 10.2% of the market.
Lenovo, in fact, waited for that Android build, known as 3.0 or Honeycomb, to release LePad.
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So far, there are just a handful of ultrabooks, from Asus, Acer, Lenovo and Toshiba.
According to Reuters, Lenovo would use Packard Bell to give a boost to its European business.
Then came Lenovo, Toshiba and Dell with the IdeaPad S10, NB100 and Mini 9.
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