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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Lenovo LePhone S760 shows up with Android 2.3.5 and 3.7-inch AMOLED display]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/29/lenovo-lephone-s760-shows-up-with-android-2-3-5-and-3-7-inch-amo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/29/lenovo-lephone-s760-shows-up-with-android-2-3-5-and-3-7-inch-amo/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/29/lenovo-lephone-s760-shows-up-with-android-2-3-5-and-3-7-inch-amo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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Alongside the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/29/lenovos-lephone-s2-joins-the-beijing-party-boasts-a-1-4ghz-chi/">LePhone S2</a> and the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/29/lenovo-unveils-the-lepad-s2007-and-lepad-s2010-tablets-both-wit/">two</a>-and-a-<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/29/lenovo-launches-ideatab-s2005-aka-lepad-s2005-a-5-inch-ginger/">half</a> tablets from earlier today, Lenovo also showed off a 3.7-inch Android 2.3.5 phone dubbed the S760. Packed within is a 1GHz processor, 512MB RAM, a vibrant AMOLED display, five megapixel camera and Lenovo's usual customised UI. Externally the phone looks very much like the S2, though the former's shiny plastic backside gives out more of a toy-like feel. No prices just yet but expect this to hit the Chinese market at the end of December.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-lephone-s760-shows-up-with-android-2-3-5-and-3-7-inch-amoled-display/">Lenovo LePhone S760 shows up with Android 2.3.5 and 3.7-inch AMOLED display</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-lephone-s760-shows-up-with-android-2-3-5-and-3-7-inch-amoled-display/#4643535"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/11/dsc3296-1322597997_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-lephone-s760-shows-up-with-android-2-3-5-and-3-7-inch-amoled-display/#4643536"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/11/dsc3295-1322597994_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-lephone-s760-shows-up-with-android-2-3-5-and-3-7-inch-amoled-display/#4643537"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/11/dsc3294-1322597990_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-lephone-s760-shows-up-with-android-2-3-5-and-3-7-inch-amoled-display/#4643538"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/11/dsc3293-1322597987_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-lephone-s760-shows-up-with-android-2-3-5-and-3-7-inch-amoled-display/#4643539"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/11/dsc3288-1322597984_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/29/lenovo-lephone-s760-shows-up-with-android-2-3-5-and-3-7-inch-amo/">Lenovo LePhone S760 shows up with Android 2.3.5 and 3.7-inch AMOLED display</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:13:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/29/lenovo-lephone-s760-shows-up-with-android-2-3-5-and-3-7-inch-amo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20117126/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/29/lenovo-lephone-s760-shows-up-with-android-2-3-5-and-3-7-inch-amo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>android 2.3.5</category><category>Android2.3.5</category><category>china</category><category>cn</category><category>hands-on</category><category>lenovo</category><category>lenovo lephone s760</category><category>lenovo s760</category><category>LenovoLephoneS760</category><category>LenovoS760</category><category>lephone</category><category>lephone s760</category><category>LephoneS760</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>s760</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Lai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:13:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lenovo's LePhone S2 joins the Beijing party, boasts a 1.4GHz chip in a much lighter body (updated)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/29/lenovos-lephone-s2-joins-the-beijing-party-boasts-a-1-4ghz-chi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/29/lenovos-lephone-s2-joins-the-beijing-party-boasts-a-1-4ghz-chi/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/29/lenovos-lephone-s2-joins-the-beijing-party-boasts-a-1-4ghz-chi/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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Just to wrap up today's product launch <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/29/lenovo-unveils-the-lepad-s2007-and-lepad-s2010-tablets-both-wit/">extravaganza</a> in Beijing, Lenovo also threw in its new LePhone S2 dedicated to the phone category in China (while insisting the 5-inch <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/29/lenovo-launches-ideatab-s2005-aka-lepad-s2005-a-5-inch-ginger/">LePad S2005</a> is more of a tablet, but we'll let you guys do the debate). This 3.8-inch WCDMA phone is no match for many of the big players out there with its single-core 1.4GHz Qualcomm <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/msm8255">MSM8255</a> chip, but other than that it should be pretty sufficient for the average user. The specs include a 800 x 480 TFT display, Android 2.3.4, 512MB RAM with 8GB ROM or 1GB RAM with 16GB ROM (neither comes with memory expansion), slightly different casing design for both models, eight megapixel 720p CMOS camera and a much lighter body compared to its two predecessors -- we're looking at a reduction from 165g to just 120g (including the 1,500mAh battery) at 10.9mm thick. Despite the weight loss, this phone has kept the handy gesture area below the screen.<br />
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Sadly there's no word on release dates or prices for the S2, so again, come back in a bit for our hands-on photos from Engadget Chinese.<br />
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<strong>Update: </strong>We've now been told that starting today the S2 will be sold for RMB 2,990 (about $470) unsubsidized. There will also be a TD-SCDMA variant at some point for those hooked up to China Mobile.<br />
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<strong>Update 2:</strong> And our <a href="http://chinese.engadget.com/2011/11/29/lenovo-phone-s2-hands-on-with-video/">hands-on photos plus video</a> are up now! Enjoy.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/29/lenovos-lephone-s2-joins-the-beijing-party-boasts-a-1-4ghz-chi/">Lenovo's LePhone S2 joins the Beijing party, boasts a 1.4GHz chip in a much lighter body (updated)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:33:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/29/lenovos-lephone-s2-joins-the-beijing-party-boasts-a-1-4ghz-chi/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20116332/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/29/lenovos-lephone-s2-joins-the-beijing-party-boasts-a-1-4ghz-chi/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>1.4GHz</category><category>3.8-inch</category><category>breaking news</category><category>cellphone</category><category>china</category><category>hands-on</category><category>ideaphone</category><category>ideaphone s2</category><category>IdeaphoneS2</category><category>lenovo</category><category>leos</category><category>lephone</category><category>lephone s2</category><category>LephoneS2</category><category>mobile phone</category><category>MobilePhone</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>MSM8255</category><category>phone</category><category>smartphone</category><category>WCDMA</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Lai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lenovo's upcoming LePhone S2 seen running Android as well as Windows Phone, looks confused]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/30/lenovos-upcoming-lephone-s2-seen-running-android-as-well-as-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/30/lenovos-upcoming-lephone-s2-seen-running-android-as-well-as-win/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/30/lenovos-upcoming-lephone-s2-seen-running-android-as-well-as-win/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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We're not quite sure what's going on here: you see, Lenovo's been cosying up to Android for its <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/lephone">smartphones</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/lepad">tablets</a> all this time, so we were a bit surprised when one of its product managers posted some photos of a Windows Phone-powered handset (even Engadget makes an <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-teases-upcoming-windows-phone-possibly-dubbed-lephone-s2/#4567938">appearance</a>). More interestingly, this mysterious phone looks identical to the upcoming Lenovo LePhone S2, which features a heavily customized Android 2.3.4, 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 chip, 480 x 800 display, eight-megapixel camera (with 720p recording) and a smaller plus lighter body than its <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/lephone">predecessor</a>. <em>PCPOP's</em> done a brief preview of the S2 Android if you're curious.<br />
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But the bigger story here is that if Lenovo is indeed developing a Windows Phone Mango device for the Chinese market <strike>(and remember that Lenovo has yet to market its smartphones outside China)</strike>, then this S2 variant could be the first of its kind that gets the blessing from the Chinese authorities. Right now Windows Phone has a tight Facebook and Twitter integration, both of which are unfortunately banned by the Great Firewall; and additionally, even the Windows Phone Marketplace had fallen victim to the system for unknown reasons <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/08/china-loses-partial-access-to-windows-phone-7-marketplace-great/">back in August</a>. Of course, Windows Phone's China penetration could be just a matter of time anyway, but it'll be interesting to see what compromises Microsoft will have made to keep the authorities happy -- <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/nokia%2Cwindowsphone">Nokia</a> will surely need this to keep a good shape in China.<br />
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On the other hand, given the common hardware compatibility between the two mobile OSes, there's also a good chance that this strange device is merely the work of some curious engineers at Lenovo -- you know, much like the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/24/nokias-android-flirtations-revealed/">Android-powered Nokia prototype</a> spotted in June. If this is indeed the truth then let our bubbles burst.<br />
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<strong>Update: </strong>It turns out that Lenovo's less-known <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;js=n&amp;prev=_t&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;layout=2&amp;eotf=1&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fchinese.engadget.com%2F2011%2F08%2F10%2Flenovo-150-android-2-3-a60%2F">A60</a> Android handset has already made it to the Philippines at least, so the company does have a small presence in the mobile market outside China. Thanks Ravin!<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-teases-upcoming-windows-phone-possibly-dubbed-lephone-s2/">Lenovo's upcoming LePhone S2 seen running Android as well as Windows Phone, looks confused</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-teases-upcoming-windows-phone-possibly-dubbed-lephone-s2/#4567937"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/10/photo-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-teases-upcoming-windows-phone-possibly-dubbed-lephone-s2/#4567955"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/10/61d83e1bjw1dmil1vd2vnj_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-teases-upcoming-windows-phone-possibly-dubbed-lephone-s2/#4567938"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/10/photo-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-teases-upcoming-windows-phone-possibly-dubbed-lephone-s2/#4567939"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/10/photo-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-teases-upcoming-windows-phone-possibly-dubbed-lephone-s2/#4567940"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/10/11025586-z_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/30/lenovos-upcoming-lephone-s2-seen-running-android-as-well-as-win/">Lenovo's upcoming LePhone S2 seen running Android as well as Windows Phone, looks confused</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:13:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/30/lenovos-upcoming-lephone-s2-seen-running-android-as-well-as-win/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20093797/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/30/lenovos-upcoming-lephone-s2-seen-running-android-as-well-as-win/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>android 2.3.4</category><category>Android2.3.4</category><category>China</category><category>le os</category><category>leak</category><category>lenovo</category><category>LeOs</category><category>lephone</category><category>lephone s2</category><category>LephoneS2</category><category>mango</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>MSM8255</category><category>prototype</category><category>teaser</category><category>windows phone</category><category>windows phone mango</category><category>WindowsPhone</category><category>WindowsPhoneMango</category><category>wp7.5</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Lai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:13:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lenovo says no Android tablet in US until Honeycomb; no Windows 7 tablet, period]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/20/lenovo-says-no-android-tablet-in-us-until-honeycomb-no-windows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/20/lenovo-says-no-android-tablet-in-us-until-honeycomb-no-windows/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/20/lenovo-says-no-android-tablet-in-us-until-honeycomb-no-windows/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/20/lenovo-says-no-android-tablet-in-us-until-honeycomb-no-windows/"><img border="1" hspace="4" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/10/10x1020h42ubgelnvoj.jpg" /></a></div>
If you happen to be enthusiastic about Lenovo, tablets, and your American residency, look away now. Lenovo still plans to ship the Android-based <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/lenovo-promises-lepad-android-tablet-for-the-end-of-the-year/">LePad</a> in China <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/17/lenovo-lepad-to-ship-in-december-ideapad-u1-hybrid-dock-slated/">some time soonish</a>, but its US roadmap can pretty much be summed up as "wait and see." The company's COO Rory Read has been cited as saying there are no plans to release a slate for the US market until at least Android's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/all/honeycomb">Honeycomb</a> version comes out, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/10/google-android-2-2-not-designed-for-the-tablet-form-factor/">agreeing with Google</a> on the point that Froyo is not "the right base to have a fully functioning pad." Lest you think Windows 7 will fill the void until whenever in 2011 that Android tablet does arrive, Lenovo's director of new technology, Howard Locker, sets you straight: "Windows 7 is based on the same paradigm as 1985 -- it's really an interface that's optimized for a mouse and keyboard," and the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/all/thinkpad">Thinking</a> machine team doesn't intend to build a slate around it. And if you were thinking of maybe picking up a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/08/lenovo-lephone-unboxed-exhaustively-reviewed-ahead-of-launch-in/">LePhone</a> as a consolation prize, tough luck, that won't be arriving in the US for at least another two years (which in smartphone terms is basically "never"), although it's good to know that it's now got 13 percent of the smartphone market in China. You know, in case you own stock in LeCompany.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/20/lenovo-says-no-android-tablet-in-us-until-honeycomb-no-windows/">Lenovo says no Android tablet in US until Honeycomb; no Windows 7 tablet, period</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:26:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/20/lenovo-says-no-android-tablet-in-us-until-honeycomb-no-windows/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19681268/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/20/lenovo-says-no-android-tablet-in-us-until-honeycomb-no-windows/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2011</category><category>android</category><category>china</category><category>coo</category><category>google</category><category>honeycomb</category><category>lenovo</category><category>lenovo lepad</category><category>lenovo lephone</category><category>LenovoLepad</category><category>LenovoLephone</category><category>lepad</category><category>lephone</category><category>plans</category><category>roadmap</category><category>rory read</category><category>RoryRead</category><category>schedule</category><category>slate</category><category>tablet</category><category>tablets</category><category>us</category><category>usa</category><category>windows</category><category>windows 7</category><category>Windows7</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vlad Savov]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lenovo LePhone unboxed, exhaustively reviewed ahead of launch in China]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/08/lenovo-lephone-unboxed-exhaustively-reviewed-ahead-of-launch-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/08/lenovo-lephone-unboxed-exhaustively-reviewed-ahead-of-launch-in/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/08/lenovo-lephone-unboxed-exhaustively-reviewed-ahead-of-launch-in/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/08/lenovo-lephone-unboxed-exhaustively-reviewed-ahead-of-launch-in/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/05/lenovolephonehed05082010.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
We're not sure how we missed this one, but it's better late than never -- turns out some lucky jerks in China were given a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/lephone">Lenovo LePhone</a> to play with back in mid-April, and the guys at <em>Sooyuu</em> have just finished the fifth and final part of their lengthy review, just in time for the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-talks-up-lephone-shows-off-app-store-ahead-of-may-launch/">May launch</a>. We weren't expecting any changes since our last encounter <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/lenovo-announces-lephone-android-device-for-china/">at CES</a>, but apparently the 3.7-inch screen's now been upgraded from LCD to AMOLED, and like the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/palmpre">Palm Pre</a>, the LePhone also sports a gesture area below the screen. Of course, there's also the never-before-seen packaging that we totally dig, not to mention the bundled goodies such as a leather case, a noise-isolation handsfree kit (but sans music and volume control), plus a magnetic dock adapter. As for software, the reviewer praises Lenovo's snappy, heavily customized <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/android">Android</a> with its vast Chinese social networking service integration, music store, video apps, and an impressive Chinese turn-by-turn navigation suite. We almost want to adopt this baby, only to be let down by its 3.2-megapixel camera's mediocre quality, lack of flash, and inability to autofocus. Anyhow, you can be the final judge -- head over to <em>Sooyuu</em> for plenty more pictures.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/08/lenovo-lephone-unboxed-exhaustively-reviewed-ahead-of-launch-in/">Lenovo LePhone unboxed, exhaustively reviewed ahead of launch in China</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sat, 08 May 2010 17:13:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/08/lenovo-lephone-unboxed-exhaustively-reviewed-ahead-of-launch-in/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19469822/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/08/lenovo-lephone-unboxed-exhaustively-reviewed-ahead-of-launch-in/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3GW100</category><category>amoled</category><category>android</category><category>cellphone</category><category>china</category><category>china unicom</category><category>ChinaUnicom</category><category>lenovo</category><category>lenovo 3GW100</category><category>lenovo lephone</category><category>Lenovo3gw100</category><category>LenovoLephone</category><category>lephone</category><category>mobile phone</category><category>MobilePhone</category><category>phone</category><category>qualcomm snapdragon</category><category>QualcommSnapdragon</category><category>smartphone</category><category>snapdragon</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Lai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 17:13:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lenovo talks up LePhone, shows off app store ahead of May launch]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-talks-up-lephone-shows-off-app-store-ahead-of-may-launch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-talks-up-lephone-shows-off-app-store-ahead-of-may-launch/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-talks-up-lephone-shows-off-app-store-ahead-of-may-launch/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703757504575193713389188490.html?mod=rss_Technology"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/01-11-10lephonekb.jpg" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">Lenovo's Android-based <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/lephone">LePhone</a> (not LePhono, sadly) may not be officially launching in China until <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/22/lenovo-lephone-launching-in-le-may/">next month</a>, but the company did just hold a launch event of sorts in the country, in which it revealed a few new details and did a fair bit of boasting. According to <em>The Wall Street Journal</em>, Lenovo says that it's aiming to sell "millions" of the phones in the next five years, and "tens of millions" after that -- although not just involving this particular phone, obviously. Lenovo COO Rory Read also reportedly further added that the company is ready for a "<span class="HeadLineNewsContent1">tough fight" against Apple's iPhone, and that Lenovo will have a "better brand position" that RIM, which hasn't yet gained a significant foothold in China. </span>That's certainly plenty ambitious for a company new to the cellphone space, and should no doubt only further fuel those rumors of a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/palm,lenovo">certain acquisition</a>. In other le news, Lenovo also apparently further demonstrated the tweaked version of Android that the handset will use (<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/lenovo-announces-lephone-android-device-for-china/">first seen</a> at CES), and it has shown off its own app store for the first time, which can already be browsed at the site linked below.</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-talks-up-lephone-shows-off-app-store-ahead-of-may-launch/">Lenovo talks up LePhone, shows off app store ahead of May launch</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-talks-up-lephone-shows-off-app-store-ahead-of-may-launch/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19447410/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-talks-up-lephone-shows-off-app-store-ahead-of-may-launch/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>app store</category><category>AppStore</category><category>china</category><category>lenovo</category><category>lenovo lephone</category><category>LenovoLephone</category><category>lephone</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Melanson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lenovo LePhone launching in Le May]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/22/lenovo-lephone-launching-in-le-may/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/22/lenovo-lephone-launching-in-le-may/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/22/lenovo-lephone-launching-in-le-may/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703699204575018264249401490.html?mod=rss_Asia_Technology"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/lemaygunlephone.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
As Google and China trade blows on the global stage Lenovo just keeps on truckin' with its plans to launch the Android-powered <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/lephone">LePhone</a> in China and overseas. Samsung and Motorola you'll recall, already bent under Google's pressure and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/googles-spat-with-chinese-government-causes-postponement-of-a/">agreed to delay</a> the launch of their respective handsets in China last week. Lenovo execs are planning for a hat-trick launch in May on China Unicom, China Mobile, and China Telecom with a rest of world launch expected later in the year. Lenovo shareholders also approved the company's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/lenovo-200m-buyback-of-lenovo-mobile/">planned buy-back</a> of its mobile handset division today, making them just the latest tier-1 PC maker to join the smartphone party. Picture of the LePhone with its optional keyboard accessory after the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/22/lenovo-lephone-launching-in-le-may/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Lenovo LePhone launching in Le May</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/22/lenovo-lephone-launching-in-le-may/">Lenovo LePhone launching in Le May</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:23:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/22/lenovo-lephone-launching-in-le-may/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19327182/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/22/lenovo-lephone-launching-in-le-may/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>china</category><category>China Mobile</category><category>China Telecom</category><category>China Unicom</category><category>ChinaUnicom</category><category>lenovo</category><category>lephone</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Ricker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lenovo LePhone seen again, Android skinned like Skylight]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/11/lenovo-lephone-seen-again-os-cues-taken-from-skylight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/11/lenovo-lephone-seen-again-os-cues-taken-from-skylight/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/11/lenovo-lephone-seen-again-os-cues-taken-from-skylight/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lenovophotolibrary/tags/lephone/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/01-11-10lephonekb.jpg" alt="" /><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">We've been graced with a stack of new shots of Lenovo's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/lephone">LePhone</a>, and, beauty aside, another standout here is the similarity of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-lephone-seen-again-os-cues-taken-from-skylight/#2608116">this phone's Android / OPhone skin</a> to Lenovo's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/lenovo-skylight-its-first-arm-snapdragon-based-smartbook-com/">Skylight OS</a>. Of course, they're not the same UI exactly, but, between that and the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-lephone-seen-again-os-cues-taken-from-skylight/#2608117">optional keyboard accessory</a> that mirrors the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-hands-on-and-impressions/">IdeaPad U1</a>'s detachable display, it looks like the beginning of a happy -- and winsome -- family. Wander on to the gallery for all the shimmering and glossy poses -- including one that looks suspiciously like HTC's <a href="http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/02/htc-cedars-bluetooth-certification-might-confirm-leaked-lineup/">typical exploded view</a> of all angles.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-lephone-seen-again-os-cues-taken-from-skylight/">Lenovo LePhone seen again, OS cues taken from Skylight?</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-lephone-seen-again-os-cues-taken-from-skylight/#2608111"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/jan_11_2010_lenovo_lephone1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-lephone-seen-again-os-cues-taken-from-skylight/#2608120"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/jan_11_2010_lenovo_lephone10_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-lephone-seen-again-os-cues-taken-from-skylight/#2608121"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/jan_11_2010_lenovo_lephone11_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-lephone-seen-again-os-cues-taken-from-skylight/#2608112"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/jan_11_2010_lenovo_lephone2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-lephone-seen-again-os-cues-taken-from-skylight/#2608113"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/jan_11_2010_lenovo_lephone3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/11/lenovo-lephone-seen-again-os-cues-taken-from-skylight/">Lenovo LePhone seen again, Android skinned like Skylight</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:51:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/11/lenovo-lephone-seen-again-os-cues-taken-from-skylight/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19311785/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/11/lenovo-lephone-seen-again-os-cues-taken-from-skylight/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>le phone</category><category>Lenovo</category><category>lenovo le phone</category><category>lenovo lephone</category><category>LenovoLePhone</category><category>lephone</category><category>ophone</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Cooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lenovo LePhone Android device announced for China (update: hands-on video!)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/lenovo-announces-lephone-android-device-for-china/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/lenovo-announces-lephone-android-device-for-china/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/lenovo-announces-lephone-android-device-for-china/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/lenovo-announces-lephone-android-device-for-china/"><img border="1" vspace="4" hspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/lephone01061020.jpg" /></a></div>
Lenovo has just announced the LePhone for the Chinese <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/wcdma">WCDMA</a> market, available in May this year. Notable features include a vibrant 3.7-inch 800x480 capacitive touchscreen (not <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/oled">OLED</a>, sadly), 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon, 3.5mm headphone jack, a camera on both the front and back (3 megapixels for the latter), A-GPS, WiFi (but no WAPI, strangely), removable battery and a proprietary 9-pin dock connector. Lovers of physical keyboards may be interested in the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-announces-lephone-android-device-for-china/#2588519">optional external keyboard</a> -- the clamshell-style snap-on is very similar to the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/IdeaPad+U1/">IdeaPad U1 Hybrid</a>'s. On the software front the LePhone will have <a href="http://www.engadget.com/product/android">Android</a> 1.6 (yeah, we know) which is somewhat enhanced with accelerometer-based gesture control (read: tilting) and, dare we say, a few design cues from the iPhone OS -- the voice-call interface shown in the presentation video is a perfect example. There will also be a carrier-specific application store which Lenovo couldn't demo at the event. Similarly, details on prices, carriers and plans of international launch were missing. Presentation and hands-on videos after the break.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-announces-lephone-android-device-for-china/">Lenovo announces LePhone Android device for China</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-announces-lephone-android-device-for-china/#2588546"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/lephone2010-01-07_00-59-45_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-announces-lephone-android-device-for-china/#2588552"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/lephone2010-01-07_01-00-57_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-announces-lephone-android-device-for-china/#2588555"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/lephone2010-01-07_01-01-23_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-announces-lephone-android-device-for-china/#2588541"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/lephone2010-01-07_00-47-53_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lenovo-announces-lephone-android-device-for-china/#2588537"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/lephone2010-01-07_00-38-31_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/lenovo-announces-lephone-android-device-for-china/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Lenovo LePhone Android device announced for China (update: hands-on video!)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/lenovo-announces-lephone-android-device-for-china/">Lenovo LePhone Android device announced for China (update: hands-on video!)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:34:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/lenovo-announces-lephone-android-device-for-china/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19305977/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/lenovo-announces-lephone-android-device-for-china/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>breaking news</category><category>BreakingNews</category><category>ces</category><category>ces 2010</category><category>Ces2010</category><category>hands-on</category><category>lenovo</category><category>lenovo lephone</category><category>LenovoLephone</category><category>lephone</category><category>qualcomm</category><category>snapdragon</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Lai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:34:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
