Lenovo stories - Page 24

Six months is a long time in the New Zealand channel market - The Channel looks back at the big stories in February...

Being back in the country after 12 years abroad has delivered a refreshing sense of perspective for Nathan Knight, channel executive at Lenovo New Zealand.

Adobe named leader in web analytics, achieving top scores in 66 out of 75 criteria in independent Forrester report.

Juniper Research estimates that the combined Motorola-Lenovo smartphone shipments for Q1 2013 exceeded 20 million, putting the joint entity into a third place.

Tablet market stagnates with shipments dipping to 50.4m in Q1 2014, hinting at a tough year ahead for the tech industry.

Synnex NZ and Lenovo are sending three resellers to Rio De Janeiro to watch World Cup games at Maracana Stadium.

PC market in Asia/Pacific (excl. Japan) contracts for 8th quarter in a row, hitting 23.8 million units in 2014 Q1 amidst political and economic shifts.

Global PC shipments in Q1 2014 decline by 1.7%, but eased compared to the past seven quarters, reports Gartner.

Lenovo has purchased over 3,800 patents from NEC Corporation to strengthen its intellectual property portfolio.

Companies don’t just want to buy a piece of hardware for storage; they are looking for functionality, automation and reliability.

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty has said the company must address its under-performing hardware business after a disappointing year.

Worldwide sales of tablets to end users reached 195.4 million units in 2013, a 68 percent increase on 2012, according to Gartner.

Lenovo ANZ MD, Matt Codrington, outlines ambitious channel plans for NZ, despite regulatory silences on recent tech acquisitions.

Microsoft has announced new partners and relaxed requirements for Windows Phone, according to industry analyst firm Ovum.

Worldwide sales of smartphones accounted for 53.6 percent of overall mobile phone sales in 2013, exceeding annual sales of feature phones for the first time.

News that Google is selling Motorola has sparked media commentary that this acquisition was a mistake – but is that really the case?.

Google sells its smartphone division to Lenovo at a significant loss, exiting the race less than three years after buying Motorola.

Google has sold Motorola Mobility to Lenovo for $2.91bn, aiming to bolster Android and focus on innovation in the ecosystem.

Gartner analyst Hugues de la Vergne shares his views on the impact of Lenovo’s announcement to acquire Motorola Mobility.

Samsung and Google's relationship shows signs of healing following Lenovo's acquisition of Motorola, promising a more unified Android market.