Lenovo makes mobile phones, you probably didn’t know that however and that is why they never made any money. In a move that surprised no one they’ve decided to get rid of their mobile phones unit for a cool $100 million; Hony Capital is the buyer.

[Via: The New York Times]

Lenovo (OTCPK: LNVGY) is preparing a new gaming phone for the Chinese market – i909. Similarly to utec T680 and Century Sutra 1688, Lenovo’s device also comes with the gamepad, enabling users to enjoy playing games in a more convenient manner. The i909 doesn’t support Java games — rather it relies on the built-in NES emulator, meaning users will have a huge game base at their disposal right from the start.

As for the specs, the candybar device comes with the 2.4″ 262K color QVGA TFT screen, 2 MP camera, media player and of course the microSD memory slot. The device measures 111.4×50.2×15.5 mm and has a weight of 112.8 grams.

Nice idea. I wonder when we’ll see this happening (handset makers bundling gamepads with phones) in the Western hemisphere. That could certainly help Nokia (NYSE: NOK) sell more NGage-enabled phones…

[Via: Unwired View]

Somehow we all waited for this to happen. After all, if Sony uses its popular brands like Walkman, Cybershot and Bravia for Sony Ericsson (NYSE: SNE) handsets, why wouldn’t Lenovo (OTCPK: LNVGY) use the famous Thinkpad brand for its phones.

While there is no official “Thinkpad” logo, The Lenovo P768 clearly suggests it is heavily influenced by the Thinkpad style — the device is almost totally black and has that famous red dot for navigation. In terms of specs, the P768 is a solid mid-range device boasting such features as 2″ 260K color 176×220 screen, 2 MP camera, FM radio, stereo Bluetooth and the microSD expansion slot. I guess music will be the key selling point of this device, as I can’t imagine watching any video on the 176×220 screen.

At the moment, we don’t know whether the Thinkpad phone will ever be available outside of Chinese borders.

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I hate to steal a marketing term, but Nokia (NYSE: NOK) really does connect people. When I started my RingNokia blog over half a year ago I had my phone number listed in the right hand corner. I felt that if anyone wanted to connect to me they could shoot me a text or even give me a call (+1 817 808 9258). Ricky Cadden, a blogger I knew, instantly recognized that 817 prefix and asked where I lived. A few emails back and forth and we soon discovered we were only 15 miles (24 km) away from each other.

Neither of us like the iPhone and we were amazed no one made any commercials bashing it. We got together one afternoon and shoot 6 parodies of the Mac vs PC commercials. One will be released everyday at 18:00 CST until the iPhone’s launch on Friday. Hope you find them funny.

White boy can’t dance and yes I’m playing the iPhone.

Being mobile goes beyond what cellphone you carry. Sometimes you need to have a full blown computer in your book bag. Every laptop I have ever owned has been a ThinkPad and videos like this make me proud of that fact. I ordered a T61 a few days ago, can’t wait until it reaches the IntoMobile offices!

[Via: Inside the Box]

Current Lenovo (OTCPK: LNVGY) based devices using the LoCosto chipset include the V350, E200, E303, i366, i323, i515 with more launching by the end of this year. LoCosto is powerful enough for MP4 recording and playback, 1 megapixel camera, Bluetooth and that is about it.

[Via: Just Another Mobile Phone Blog]

Just recently Lenovo (OTCPK: LNVGY) announced its first WM6-based smartphone in China. The ET600 is a GSM tri-band device that runs the Windows Mobile 6 Chinese Pocket PC Phone edition, and is an all-touchscreen device. Among the specs, we highlight the huge 2.8″ QVGA TFT screen, a 2 MP camera with auto-focus, and support for Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity. Basically, it’s a thin entry-level smartphone, which measures 110×60x16 mm and weighs 128 grams. (via: Slashphone)