Lenovo chief operating officer confirms that this year's push for tablet computers

Lenovo plans to launch a tablet computer in China later this year in an effort to keep up with rivals and try to emulate Apple's success.

In Tuesday, Rory, Lenovo's chief operating officer, said the company would launch a tablet computer in the emerging markets before Rory it to the developed world. He said: "We will see the product before the end of this year, first in China." "Although Lenovo is headquartered in the US North Carolina State, most of its operations are in China," he said.

Lenovo's tablet, Rory said, is a "hybrid" device that provides a separate keyboard, priced at the "mainstream" consumer.

Prior to that, Lenovo had said it would launch a tablet computer LePad, which runs the Android operating system. Rory stressed that Lenovo's focus remains on the traditional http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/9600.html "> Laptops and desktops," he said. "In the tablet sector, you'll see growth in terms of information consumption, But it is only a small part of the market, at least for the foreseeable future, that is, within 5-10 years. ”

Lenovo's share of the global PC market has topped 10% per cent for the first year, according to Gartner's latest report, which has only 8.2% of its market in recent years.

Rory said: "We will promote these new technologies, but for us, the key is to continue to win in the notebook and desktop areas." We need to continue to expand and gain share. ”

In the tablet world, competition is already fierce, with mobile and PC makers fighting. Last month, Dell unveiled its tablet computer steak in the US, and Samsung unveiled its tablet Galaxy Tab.

But capturing the market from Apple is no easy feat. According to Isuppli's expectation, even if the new tablet device is launched, the Apple ipad will still be able to win the global tablet Three-fourths market, 2011 years at least 70% of the market.

Lenovo plans to let LePad tablet and smartphone lephone work together.

Talking about the nascent smartphone business, Rory said the company plans to expand beyond China, but it will take some time for the company to have no fixed plans at the moment. It is certain that Lenovo will eventually enter the smartphone arena in North America and Western Europe, and Rory said that for the moment it is imperative to establish a position in China.

Rory said: "In China, Lenovo is undoubtedly the leading brand, if we are there to push the smartphone, 11545.html" > We have the scale, we have a considerable number of business. Then you can start to internationalize, because you can touch the right price point, you are more important to the operator, to the service provider, these are the key. The