Lenovo experiences slow growth, but sees profit up by 30%

Lenovo logoIf you want to make big amounts of money in life, then run a business and not charity. Since Lenovo is ultimately a business entity, it makes perfect sense to have its accountants make a scramble each quarter to make sure the figures released would not anger their shareholders, so the latest figures released would put a smile on the faces of its investors, as the Lenovo Group announced a quarterly profit that increased 30% on the back of strong sales in developing markets, although the organization did experience slower growth in the midst of global economic weakness.

Lenovo is the second-largest personal computer maker in the world, having earned $144 million in the three months that ended on June 30th, where these came about from $8 billion worth of global sales. The profit growth rate dropped from the previous quarter’s 59% increase, but at least it was still turning a profit, which is always a good thing in such economic climates.

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The Gadgets that Got Us Going, Back in 2002 [Gizmodo10]

Gizmodo is officially 10 years old! And, while we’ve been celebrating this all week, I thought it would be fun (and/or funny) to take a look back at the ancestor gadgets we would all be using if someone were to turn the dial back, way back, all the way back to 2002.

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Storm Power Gamer AVA Edition Gaming PC

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Storm System Technology has rolled out their newest gaming PC, the Storm Power Gamer AVA Edition. Powered by a 3.40GHz Intel Core i7-3770 processor, the system sports an Intel Z77 Express Chipset, a GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB graphics card, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 2TB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive, a 600W power supply and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (SP1) OS. The Storm Power Gamer AVA Edition will set you back 99,750 Yen (about $1,266). [Product Page]

VIA APC 8750 Android Computer Board

VIA APC 8750 Android Computer Board

The VIA APC 8750 Android computer board is now available for only $49. Powered by a 800MHz WonderMedia WM8750 ARM11 processor, the VIA APC 8750 features a 512MB of RAM, a 2GB of internal storage capacity, a microSD card slot and a built-in 3D graphic engine. This Android computer board provides several connectivity options such as 4x USB 2.0 ports, HDMI, VGA and 10/100 Ethernet. The VIA APC 8750 Android computer board runs on a custom Android 2.3 operating system. [Liliputing]

Branch and Medium launched by Twitter founders

Evan Williams and Biz Stone, founders of Twitter who are most probably more famous amongst the tech community as @ev and @biz, have recently introduced Branch and Medium, two new websites which intend to complement the Twitter ecosystem. Williams and Stone were careful enough to make sure that Medium and Branch will not offer a repeat of Twitter in any way, but they do hope that the Internet savvy community will be able to have Branch and Medium work alongside Twitter, keeping their fingers crossed that the two new websites will end up as indispensable in the long run. (more…)

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Outlook passes 10 million user milestone

Do you remember how Microsoft revamped their webmail service recently, calling it Microsoft Outlook at Outlook.com? Well, it seems that this particular webmail service has already surpassed the 10 million user mark, in just a couple of weeks of action. This can be said to be rather speedy when you compare it to other online mail services such as Gmail that featured slow, albeit steady growth. Of course, 10 million users signing up does not mean much, since it could very well be a spam account, so apart from the 10 million mark, one needs to be able to single out just who are the active users, those who are not. Are you one of the 10 million folks out there who have signed up for a spanking new account, simply because you do not want to be stuck with your email address that was thought up of during your juvenile years, where you attached your birth year at the end of your handle?

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Microsoft Outlook email garners over 1 million users in under a day, Microsoft Outlook webmail service launched,

Mouse Computer MDV-AQX9020X2M-WS-RAIS Desktop PC

Mouse Computer MDV-AQX9020X2M-WS-RAIS Desktop PC

Here we have another newly released desktop PC from Mouse Computer, the MDV-AQX9020X2M-WS-RAIS. The system sports a 3.20GHz Intel Core i7-3930K processor, an Intel X79 Express Chipset, a NVIDIA Quadro 2000D 1GB graphics card, a 32GB DDR3 RAM, a 2TB hard drive x2, a DVD Super Multi Drive, a multi-card reader, a 700W 80PLUS GOLD certified power supply and runs on Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (SP1) OS. The MDV-AQX9020X2M-WS-RAIS sells for 224,910 Yen (about $2,868). [Product Page]

MSI B75IA-E33 Mini-ITX Motherboard

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MSI has just added a new mini-ITX motherboard to its product page, the B75IA-E33. Based on Intel B75 Express Chipset, the board supports for Intel LGA1155 processors, and features two DDR3 DIMM memory slots (up to 16GB RAM) and one PCIe 3.0 x16 slot. Connectivity-wise, it has one SATA 6.0 Gbps, three SATA 3.0 Gbps, three USB 3.0, six USB 2.0 and Gigabit Ethernet. Pricing info is still unknown at the moment. [MSI]

Giada i35G Small Form Factor PC

Giada i35G Small Form Factor PC

Giada has unveiled the i35G Small Form Factor (SFF) PC. Measuring 192mm x 155mm x 26mm, the mini computer supports 1080p full HD video playback thanks to its powerful 512MB nVidia GT 610 GPU. The Giada i35G provides an Intel Atom D2500 CPU, a 320GB of HDD, a 2GB of DDR3 RAM (upgradeable up to 4GB), a remote control, five USB 2.0 ports, HDMI, a VGA output, Bluetooth and a memory card slot. The Giada i35G Small Form Factor PC retails for $274 each. [Geeky-gadgets]

Facebook has new “Expecting a Baby” Timeline event

Facebook has received its fair share of brickbats when it comes to the Timeline interface, but the social network giant chugs forward without paying too much attention to those as it is too late to stop the machine’s cogs from turning now. Well, early last month we saw how Facebook introduced the Same Sex Marriage icon in Timeline, and here we are with another addition – with the Live Event known as “Expecting a Baby”.

Basically, since a picture speaks a thousand words, and an icon does qualify as a picture somewhat, Life Events makes it easy for you to express those joyful moments in your life, such as when you have the stork knocking on your door. Watch the number of likes as well as congratulatory messages start to flow in on your Facebook account once you have updated your Live Event to “Expecting a Baby”! Not only that, you too, are able to view when your friends are expecting a baby right from the comfort of your Celebrations section on your homepage.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: All Facebook users to receive timeline this fall, Facebook reportedly rolling out Timeline for pages on mobile devices,