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IDC: More than 327 million smartphones shipped in Q3 2014

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Smartphones shipments continued to show no sign of slowing down in Q3 2014 but the top five manufacturer list underwent some changes. According to the latest edition of IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, 327.6 million smartphones were shipped over the quarter, up 8.5% from the 301 millon the previous quarter and up 25.2% from the 261.7 million shipped over […]

Lenovo closes Motorola acquisition

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It took nearly a year but Motorola today has a new owner, China’s Lenovo. The Motorola acquisition was first announced back in January 2014 when Google agreed to sell the mobile device manufacturer to Lenovo for US$2.91 billion. Motorola will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Lenovo and remain headquartered in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. As had been expected, the iconic […]

Lenovo unveils Lenovo C1 smartglasses prototype

Lenovo C1 smartglasses prototype

Lenovo may the latest to get into the smartglasses market. It unveiled a prototype dubbed the Lenovo C1 last week as it launched a new program to offer a broader range of connected devices with new partners that would include both developers and other hardware manufacturers. Lenovo showed off a prototype of the C1  but revealed few details about it. […]

Lenovo expects to close Motorola acquisition by end of year

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Google announced back in January that Lenovo would acquire its Motorola Mobillity subsidiary for US$2.91 billion. The deal has since been winding its way through the necessary regulatory requirements and closing conditions. Speaking at the Lenovo annual general meeting in Hong Kong, CEO Yang Yuanqing said that he expects both the Motorola acquisition and another for IBM’s low-end server business to […]