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CES 2014 : Lenovo announces new Windows devices

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<b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">New Lenovo MIIX 2 models:</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lenovo <a href="http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/windowsexperience/archive/2013/10/16/lenovo-announces-the-miix2-8-inch-tablet.aspx" style="font-weight: 600; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">has an 8-inch MIIX 2 model</a> available today but in recognizing that one design doesn’t fit all, they are announcing 10-inch and 11-inch MIIX 2 models today. The MIIX 2 has the ability to connect to a unique detachable keyboard from Lenovo to be used in “Laptop Mode”. However, you can use it only as a tablet whenever you need to or use it in “Stand Mode” to watch movies or view photos.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The 10-inch MIIX 2 focuses on mobility: it weighs only 1.3 lbs. and is only 0.36-inches thick. It comes with a new 64-bit enabled quad-core Intel Atom processor 1, a full HD 1920x1200 10-point touchscreen display, Wi-Fi (and optional 3G), JBL surround speakers for great sounding audio, up to 128GB of eMMC storage and a microSD slot for adding up to 32GB of storage . The 10-inch MIIX 2 also comes with a 720p high resolution 2 megapixel front and 5 megapixel rear cameras. And it has all day battery life.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The 11-inch MIIX 2 focuses on performance offer up to a 4th generation Intel Core i5 processor, greater storage with up to 256GB of fast SSD storage and a full HD 1920x1200 IPS wide-view display. The 11-inch MIIX 2 comes with many of the same leading features of 10-inch model and Windows 8.1.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Both models come in the Silver Grey color and have a mini HDMI port to display content on larger screens, an SD card reader, micro USB port and microSD cards along with USB 2.0 support on the keyboard. The 10-inch MIIX 2 will start at $499 (U.S.) and the 11-inch MIIX 2 will start at $699 (U.S.). The 10-in model will be available beginning in March. The 11-in model will be available starting in April. They will be sold via major retailers and <a href="http://www.lenovo.com/" style="font-weight: 600; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">www.lenovo.com</a>.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">New Lenovo X1 Carbon:</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lenovo is announcing the new X1 Carbon 14-inch Ultrabook today. The X1 Carbon is designed with Carbon Fiber – the same material used on aircraft and cars. It weighs less than magnesium and aluminum but is stronger than both. The X1 Carbon only weighs 2.8 lbs. – its super strong AND super light. The new X1 Carbon comes with an improved display (with touch) giving customers brighter and crisper images at higher resolutions and better viewing angles. It also comes with Lenovo’s Rapid Charge technology that allows you to get an 80% charge of the battery in under an hour. And the new X1 Carbon has an over 70% improvement on battery life over the previous model with up to 9 hours. Finally, the new X1 Carbon also introduces an improved docking experience with Lenovo’s OneLink connector that brings power, gigabit Ethernet, and dual display support all through a single cable. Models of the new ThinkPad X1 Carbon will start at $1,299 (U.S.) and availability will begin late January.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lenovo ThinkPad 8:</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The ThinkPad 8 is a new 8-inch business tablet constructed of machine-cut aluminum. The ThinkPad 8 has 3 modes: “Tablet Mode” for on the go, “Desktop Mode” while connected to an optional keyboard base, dock or monitor, or in “Tent Mode” with its optional Quickshot Cover over the tablet. The ThinkPad 8 has an 8.3-inch 1920x1200 display and comes with the latest Intel Atom quad core processor, up to 128GB of storage, a microUSB 3.0 port, LTE connectivity, and Windows 8.1 Pro. The ThinkPad 8 convertible tablet will be available as configure-to-order models starting at $399 (U.S.) and at retailers starting at $429 (U.S.) in late January.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lenovo Y and Z Series laptops:</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The new 14-inch Y40 and 15.6-inch Y50 laptops come encased in a black shell and offer several options. The Y50 has an optional backlit keyboard for example and offers up to an Ultra HD 3840x2160 display or full HD 1920x1080 display with optional touch. The Y40 features a full HD display. The Y Series laptops come powered by up to a 4th generation Intel Core i7 processor, an HDD or SSD, optional AMD Radeon on the Y40 and NVIDIA GeForce on the Y50, and Windows 8.1. The Y40 and Y50 both come with JBL speakers and Dolby Home Theater v4. Models of the Lenovo Y40 and Y50 laptops will start at $999 (U.S.) beginning in May at major retailers and <a href="http://www.lenovo.com/" style="font-weight: 600; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">www.lenovo.com</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The new 14-inch Z40 and 15.6-inch Z50 laptops offer a lightweight design for mobile productivity and come in black, silver or white. These laptops come with an optional full HD 1920x1080 display and powered with up to a 4th generation Intel Core i7 processor. They also have optional NVIDIA GeForce graphics, Windows 8.1 and Dolby Home Theatre v4. And you can get up to 1TB of storage for both in either as an HDD or hybrid SSD. Models of the Lenovo Z40 and Z50 laptops will start at $599 (U.S.) beginning in March at major retailers and <a href="http://www.lenovo.com/" style="font-weight: 600; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">www.lenovo.com</a>.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lenovo Horizon 2:</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At last year’s CES, Lenovo unveiled the 27-inch Horizon Table PC designed for full-on multitouch family entertainment in a form factor easy to transport around the home. The Horizon table PC could be used as an All-in-One sitting a desk (“Stand Mode”) or in the living room surrounded by friends and family playing games (“Table Mode”). Today, Lenovo is announcing the Horizon 2 Table PC. The Horizon 2 is dramatically thinner and lighter – measuring as thin as a deck of playing cards at just 19.5mm. It also comes with improved performance with up to a 4th generation Intel Core i7 processor, Dolby Home Theater for amazing audio, and large traditional or hybrid storage. And it comes with NFC (Near Field Communications) – making is real easy to share content from your phone to the Horizon 2. The Horizon 2 comes with Windows 8.1 and a 10-point touchscreen. The Horizon 2 be available beginning in June starting at $1,499 (U.S.) via major retailers and <a href="http://www.lenovo.com/" style="font-weight: 600; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">www.lenovo.com</a>.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lenovo A740:</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The A740 is a new All-in-One from Lenovo that has only a 4mm thin display – making it one of the thinnest 27-inch All-in-Ones around. I am a huge fan of All-in-Ones and the A740 has really caught my attention. The A740 comes packed with the latest technology you would expect for a high-performance AIO: a (optional) WQHD 2560X1440 display with a wide 178-degree viewing angle, NVIDIA GeForce graphics, JBL speakers and Dolby Home Theater, up to 1TB of hard drive storage, NFC, 802.11 AC Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI-in support, an optional TV tuner and comes with Windows 8.1. The A740’s stand and display back is cut from a single piece of aluminum looking real sleek and modern. And it can fold down 90-degrees flat. The Lenovo A740 be available beginning in June starting at $1,499 (U.S.) via major retailers and <a href="http://www.lenovo.com/" style="font-weight: 600; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">www.lenovo.com</a>.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lenovo C560:</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Lenovo C560 is a new 23-inch All-in-One perfect for the entire family available in white or jet black. It has a full HD 1920x1080 optional multitouch display and comes powered with up to a 4th generation Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce graphics. You get Dolby Advanced Audio for amazing sounding audio. And it also comes with up to 2TB of storage. If you want to use the C560 as a TV, it also has the option for a built-in TV tuner and also comes with HDMI out to connect to a bigger screen such as a TV. And no tools are required to update the memory or hard drive in the C560. The touchscreen Lenovo C560 All-in-One will start at $659 (U.S.) and available beginning in February at major retailers and <a href="http://www.lenovo.com/" style="font-weight: 600; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">www.lenovo.com</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Souce : <a href="http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/windowsexperience/archive/2014/01/05/lenovo-announces-new-windows-devices-at-ces-2014.aspx">Windows</a></span></div>
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CES 2014 : Lenovo announces new Windows devices

Windows devices New Lenovo MIIX 2 models: Lenovo has an 8-inch MIIX 2 model available today but in recognizing that one design does...

ET deals: 15% off Lenovo ThinkPad T540p laptop with high resolution LCD

Unknown 0 Laptop, LCD, Lenovo, News 8:09 AM

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When a new Intel platform launches, we typically see the consumer PCs updated with the new tech first. Business customers that make up the bulk of the demand for enterprise-grade PCs aren’t in a hurry to buy new models, as they go through purchasing cycles and don’t clamor quite like us consumers. Lenovo finally made public their refreshed ThinkPad laptops a few months ago and today we are excited to bring you the first real discount on them.</div>
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<a href="http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lenovo-thinkpad-t540p-keyboard-closeup-1060px.jpg" style="color: #b1700a; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="lenovo-thinkpad-t540p-keyboard-closeup-1060px" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-173654" height="168" src="http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lenovo-thinkpad-t540p-keyboard-closeup-1060px-300x168.jpg" style="border-style: none; float: right; padding-left: 10px;" width="300" /></a>After watching the last couple iterations of the famed ThinkPad lineup contain few changes or enhancements beyond the new processors, we are excited to see a complete refresh and the first sizeable discount to boot. The T540p replaces the outgoing T530 and brings a lot of new stuff to the table.</div>
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The design has changed in ways that may seem subtle to some, with a shift away from a blackhole-esque dark paint job to a more gunmetal or carbon gray paint job. Many of the underpinnings are still just as robust and feature-filled, with ultra-durable 180-degree hinges and an internal magnesium roll cage for added stability.</div>
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Intel’s new Haswell processors power up this high performance machine, with options up to the quad-core i7-4900MQ available. Intel HD graphics are standard, though it doesn’t specify which version, with an Nvidia GT 730M 1GB card available for upgrade. All the usual storage and expansions options are here, including a 512GB SSD, though us consumers might appreciate a Blu-ray option to take advantage of the gorgeous screen.</div>
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The screen is perhaps the real star of this show, with three choices and one clear winner. While a base 1366×768 HD panel is still available, you’ll undoubtedly want more pixels on such an expansive display. The 1080p option is probably tempting and a good screen on past 15-inch ThinkPads, but the undeniable winner is the new “3K” IPS LCD panel.</div>
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While it’s not quite 3K at 2880×1620 resolution, it’s still quite excellent and a leader in this class of laptops. It also uses IPS technology for extra-wide viewing angles and richer colors, something we are universally a fan of. This $370 option will be worth every penny and with this sale you get 15% off all upgrades as well. Pricing starts $832 for the base model, but expect to break the $1000 mark with a faster CPU and screen upgrade.</div>
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<i>Via<a href="http://www.extremetech.com/deals/173650-et-deals-15-off-lenovo-thinkpad-t540p-laptop-with-high-resolution-lcd">: ExtremeTech</a></i></div>
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ET deals: 15% off Lenovo ThinkPad T540p laptop with high resolution LCD

When a new Intel platform launches, we typically see the consumer PCs updated with the new tech first. Business customers that m...

Lenovo's Flex 10 offers a flip-mode display on a $550 netbook-style body

Unknown 0 Lenovo, News 5:10 AM

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmbgO_efUhQijyg6KO8BI0osTgk_TWiFNKGNPx5YSnwLpOnINmEiiR7QQYme_XvHaZYs6-LpxaNfni-1eLUoRskYdBPQiGm_hK3M8ukjY0cml0dkYJMnSnD0HskMWnc-5E7C7efPaPN4/s1600/flex10-lead.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmbgO_efUhQijyg6KO8BI0osTgk_TWiFNKGNPx5YSnwLpOnINmEiiR7QQYme_XvHaZYs6-LpxaNfni-1eLUoRskYdBPQiGm_hK3M8ukjY0cml0dkYJMnSnD0HskMWnc-5E7C7efPaPN4/s320/flex10-lead.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px;">Aging Busta Rhymes witticisms aside, this new Lenovo might just be a contender for anyone on the lookout for a versatile Windows 8.1 machine. The Flex 10 is a 10-inch version of the </span><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/05/lenovo-flex-14-15-20-hands-on/" style="background-color: white; color: #3399cc; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none;">Flex 14 and 15</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px;"> models we've already seen, with the same 1,366 x 768 resolution and 10-point touch panel, but with a </span>Bay Trail<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px;"> Pentium or Celeron processor instead of Haswell. It's a sort of half-way house between a fanless hybrid and a full-wattage laptop, and in some ways it offers the worst of both worlds -- for example, the base model provides a battery life of just four hours but has a relatively stocky weight of 2.6 pounds (1.2kg). On the other hand, the Flex 10 should run Microsoft Office and other productivity software at a faster clip than mobile-class machines like the </span><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/06/lenovo-miix-10-windows-8-tablet-on-sale-date/" style="background-color: white; color: #3399cc; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none;">Miix 10</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px;"> or </span><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/16/lenovo-miix2/" style="background-color: white; color: #3399cc; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none;">Miix2</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px;">. Plus, it allows the screen to be flipped back 300 degrees into a "stand" mode, likely without costing as much as a Core i3-powered </span>Yoga 11S<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px;"> -- assuming the unconfirmed starting price of $550 proves to be accurate. Lenovo has a habit of adding products to its website before releasing full pricing and availability, so we'll update this post when we learn more</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Via: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/25/lenovo-flex-10-laptop/">Engadget</a></span></i></span>

Lenovo's Flex 10 offers a flip-mode display on a $550 netbook-style body

Aging Busta Rhymes witticisms aside, this new Lenovo might just be a contender for anyone on the lookout for a versatile Windows 8.1 machine...

Lenovo Yoga Tablet 8 review: Bad in any position

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iUmoPng8NxajX9HqavGtDnP9XNun0_-ZJC_W_Raj8Y25ATomiTuvD4zvpJNVYQCaZ5xjptX7XGKKrJ9fDlBa77zXg91xCITvBTIaZ-gPfu5kcpGAVWJ2JYo2FDOzT5zcYtlGeJw7yEsJ/s1600/lenovotabletsmall_6-100068187-large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iUmoPng8NxajX9HqavGtDnP9XNun0_-ZJC_W_Raj8Y25ATomiTuvD4zvpJNVYQCaZ5xjptX7XGKKrJ9fDlBa77zXg91xCITvBTIaZ-gPfu5kcpGAVWJ2JYo2FDOzT5zcYtlGeJw7yEsJ/s640/lenovotabletsmall_6-100068187-large.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Yoga’s interesting shape is perhaps the tablet’s one high point: By confining the battery to one part of the device, Lenovo made the Yoga easier to hold with one hand than traditional tablets. The tapered, lopsided design also helps to prop up the tablet slightly, making it better suited for typing when you lay it flat on a table.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Yoga’s most standout feature, though, is its metal kickstand. Compared to the rest of the device, the kickstand feels solid and lets you know with a satisfying click when it’s fully extended and locked into place. Underneath the kickstand is a MicroSD card slot, but you’ll have to supply your own memory card (up to 64GB).</span></div><figure class=" large" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="387" src="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/lenovotabletbig_1-100068252-large.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: auto;" width="580" /></span><small class="credit" style="background-image: url(http://zapt5.staticworld.net/images/furniture/techhive/backgroundwhite70.png); box-sizing: border-box; display: block; float: left; font-size: 9px; margin-top: -16px; padding: 1px 3px 2px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">IMAGE: MICHAEL HOMNICK</span></small><figcaption style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; font-size: 13px; margin-top: 5px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The sticker on the Yoga tells you how to twist open the kickstand.</span></i></figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, using the kickstand is a huge pain. In order to open it, you have to twist the base of the tablet until you can get the stand far enough out for you to stick your finger underneath and snap it into place. The whole process is so backwards that Lenovo had to include a sticker on the tablet detailing how to properly extend the kickstand.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What’s worse, there’s a small slit on the back of the tablet—on the lip of the stand—that almost demands you stick your fingernails in there and try to pry the tablet open. The tablet hinge is so stiff, though, that attempting to open the kickstand with this method will leave you with broken or chipped nails.</span></div><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-top: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It looks like a trackpad</span></h2><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The rest of the tablet is nothing to write home about: The plastic chassis feels cheap and undependable, like a short drop or particularly intense session of Fruit Ninja would cause it to fall apart in your hands. The plastic is very easy to scratch or dent, making you think twice about throwing the tablet into your bag. Compared to Google and Amazon’s tablet offerings, the Yoga feels like a toy, though I’d feel sorry for any kid that got this under the Christmas tree.</span></div><figure class=" large" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="387" src="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/lenovotabletsmall_5-100068185-large.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: auto;" width="580" /></span><small class="credit" style="background-image: url(http://zapt5.staticworld.net/images/furniture/techhive/backgroundwhite70.png); box-sizing: border-box; display: block; float: left; font-size: 9px; margin-top: -16px; padding: 1px 3px 2px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">IMAGE: MICHAEL HOMNICK</span></small><figcaption style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; font-size: 13px; margin-top: 5px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Long-lost relatives?</span></figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This isn’t the first tablet we’ve seen with a tapered design—Sony had a few a year or two back—but the Yoga looks like Lenovo’s design team ripped off Apple’s <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/1153031/magic_trackpad.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Magic Trackpad</a>. The two look strikingly similar, they even feature a big power button in the same location, but Apple’s trackpad feels better built.</span></div><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-top: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Humdrum performance, stellar battery life</span></h2><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Yoga’s 8-inch screen is a good size for gaming and reading books, but magazines, comics, and videos feel a tad cramped. Not that you’ll want to read much on the tablet anyways, as its 1280 by 800 resolution makes all content look fuzzy. </span></div><figure class=" large" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="387" src="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/lenovotabletsmall_3-100068183-large.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: auto;" width="580" /></span><small class="credit" style="background-image: url(http://zapt5.staticworld.net/images/furniture/techhive/backgroundwhite70.png); box-sizing: border-box; display: block; float: left; font-size: 9px; margin-top: -16px; padding: 1px 3px 2px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">IMAGE: MICHAEL HOMNICK</span></small><figcaption style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; font-size: 13px; margin-top: 5px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Yoga has two front-facing stereo speakers that aren't all that loud.</span></figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Packing a quad-core <a href="http://www.techhive.com/article/2037066/mediatek-to-improve-lowcost-android-smartphone-performance.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">MediaTek processor</a> and 1GB of RAM, the Yoga’s performance is adequate—but just barely. The frame rate drops when playing graphic-intensive games, and the tablet struggles to smoothly play back HD video. I didn’t encounter any of these problems while watching YouTube videos or playing simple games like Solitaire, but it’s a bummer to have a quad-core equipped tablet this pokey.</span></div><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-top: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A lawsuit waiting to happen</span></h2><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Although the tablet ships running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, the interface has been heavily customized with a colorful overlay that makes Samsung’s TouchWiz look reserved. There are three themes you can choose from that slightly alter the appearance of certain icons, but they all look largely the same and give off a weirdly childish vibe. The overlay is also weird in that is removes the standard app drawer and just throws all your apps across your home screen as you download them.</span></div><figure class=" large" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="363" src="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/screenshot_2013-11-13-13-49-54-100068253-large.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: auto;" width="580" /></span><figcaption style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; font-size: 13px; margin-top: 5px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gee this doesn't look like iOS at all.</span></figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can still organize apps into folders and use widgets, but it really seems like Lenovo was doing its best to copy iOS 6. All the stock app icons are square with rounded corners, the folders look similar to the ones in iOS 6, and freshly downloaded apps carry a red badge that says “NEW” and appears suspiciously similar to the ones in Apple’s mobile OS. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Source : <a href="http://www.techhive.com/article/2062827/lenovo-yoga-tablet-8-review-bad-in-any-position.html">TechHive</a></i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Image : TechHive</i></span></div>

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