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This latest FCC showing comes not as not much of a surprise, but seems to almost be a formality, a right of passage so to speak. We have already seen the IdeaPad S9 and S10 a few times, but at least this listing makes them a little more official.

An interesting item to note that has come from this particular listing is that it covers both the S9 and S10 IdeaPad, and it also has just one User Guide, which just goes to show how little difference there will be between the two models. The main difference of course would be the display size. The S9 has an 8.9-inch display while the S10 has the slightly larger 10-inch display.

Otherwise things seem pretty standard here although there is a nice “hard drive/RAM panel” on the bottom of the notebooks, which would lead one to believe that both of those items will be easily serviced by the end-user. Keep reading to check out a few of the dissection images…

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Some of you might remember two weeks ago when we said that we would keep you posted on the Lenovo IdeaPad U8. 

Well, it has been officially launched at the Olympics!  I guess there is no better place to launch Chinese technology than in Beijing right now, right? 

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Lenovo has just offered up an official site detailing the pricing and specs of their new IdeaPad Lite S9 netbook. They have also done something a little unique with the netbook, of course I am not sure how many buyers would take advantage of the offer, but hey at least its different. Lenovo has decided to sell the IdeaPad Lite S9 for HKD 2,899 (around $371 US) if its purchased as one, however they are offering a bulk discount when you purchase in quantities of three. With that the pricing will drop down to HKD 1,933 (around $247 US), which is actually a pretty nice savings.

Otherwise the specs are pretty close to most of the netbook models that we have been seeing lately and include an 8.9-inch display, 1.6GHz Intel N270 Atom processor, 512MB of RAM, a 4GB SSD and will be running Linux. In addition the IdeaPad Lite S9 will be available in white, red, or pink and also feature Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth, a built-in webcam, a multi-touch trackpad and ship with a 3-cell battery.

Via [UMPC Fever]

Lenovo has recently announced their latest mobile phone; the P960. Overall this is really a fairly basic model, but it does have one really cool feature that we have yet to see on a wide variety of mobile phones; fingerprint biometrics security.

In this case the fingerprint security is handled by Atrua Technologies and the scanner is located on the right side of the phone, towards the bottom, or next to the keypad, and can be used to protect “sensitive data” which can include your address book, call history or even messages.

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Lenovo has just announced an update to their X300, which is appropriately named the ThinkPad X301 and it comes with some welcomed improvements. Now included will be a few more, larger options for SSD-based storage, with a possible upgrade to either 64 or 128GB.

In addition the X300 will also be powered by an Intel Centrino 2 processor, as well as have support for DDR3 RAM and DisplayPort. Lenovo has also added an option to have built-in support for UWB and 3G broadband (with GPS), these will be tied to the AT&T network. Other specs of the X301 include either a 1.2GHz U9300 and 1.4GHz U9400 processor and a 13.3-inch backlit display.

Look for the ThinkPad X301 to be available beginning August 26, pricing will begin at $2600 and go up depending on configuration.

Via [SlashGear]

Lenovo apparently wants to replace your entire computer set up with the new ThinkPad W700.  The laptop is the first ever to have a built in Wacom tablet.  While the tablet itself may not be very large, the laptop certainly is, sporting a 17” screen complete with a full size keyboard including a number pad.

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Remember that MID we featured early in February called the Lenovo IdeaPad U8? Back then, the IdeaPad U8 was still in concept stage and several months later the word on the street is that Lenovo is already prepping it for a possible September release. This comes on the heels of the just announced IdeaPad S10.

Like we told you before, the IdeaPad S10 shall have the Intel Atom processor, a 4.9-inch touchscreen display, 3G connectivity, a “trackball”, GPS and will run on a Linux OS. Aside from these details, other information about the IdeaPad U8 are still unknown. We’ll definitely keep an eye for new information on this one.

Via [Aving]

Lenovo has officially unveiled the IdeaPad S10, which is going to be available beginning in September. The IdeaPad S10 will be available in two options, one with an 80GB hard drive and 512MB of RAM for $399 and the second with a 160GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM for $449.

Other features of the IdeaPad S10 include are a 10.2-inch widescreen LED backlit display with a 1024 x 600 resolution, 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 4-in-1 multi card reader, express card slot, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Ethernet, Bluetooth, stereo speakers, built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam, a multi-touch trackpad and a near full-size (85%) keyboard.

The S10 will be available in white, black or red and will be made with “advanced thermal engineering” which is reported to be designed to keep some of the heat away from the palm areas and the bottom of the notebook. Keep reading to check out some more images of the IdeaPad S10…

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Lenovo has just released the new SL400 and SL500 ThinkPads touting a 14- and 15-inch LCD display respectively. Both laptops are loaded with the new Intel Centrino 2 processor. Covered in black-gloss design, these ThinkPads are being geared for small- and medium-size business users. Aside from the Centrino 2 processor, the laptops feature high-speed mobile broadband connectivity, various software for data recovery, Internet connection setup and some optional service package for online data back-up and on-site warranty repair.

Some other noteworthy features of these Lenovo ThinkPads include; high definition audio and video including an optional Blu-ray DVD optical drives and HDMI port, high resolution WXGA widescreen displays, SXGA webcam, and a full-size ergonomic keyboard.

The Lenovo SL400 and SL500 ThinkPads are both available now and are priced starting at $799.

Product [Lenovo] Via [electronista]

We’ve known that Lenovo is offering a little new laptop called the IdeaPad U110 for quite some time now. It’s an 11.1-inch widescreen display equipped notebook that’s available in two colors - red or black. But surely Lenovo realized that releasing a few other models with different specs wouldn’t hurt anyone, not to mention the sales of their laptops, right? Well, they did. And in fact, not only are they releasing a similar notebook to the IdeaPad U110, they’re expanding IdeaPad into a full range of new laptops. And the good part is that pricing starts at $669. Yes, Mr. Thrifty Consumer, I’m talking to you.

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