Lenovo eyes mobile Internet

Lenovo is attempting to gain ground in the smartphone market by developing products for mobile Internet, states Reuters.

Lenovo entered the mobile phone sector last year when it repurchased a mobile unit it sold less than two years earlier. It had originally sold the business to focus on its core PC operations, but jumped back into the mobile market recognising the growing convergence between smartphones and PCs.

Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing says it aims to gain market share in China, its home market, where it now controls a third of the market.

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) plans to roll out fixed-mobile convergence technology in India, reports Telecomyatra.

The fixed-mobile convergence services are expected to be released early next year. The technology will provide seamless connectivity between fixed and wireless telecommunications networks.

BSNL says its large wireless and fixed-line subscriber base has given the company an advantage over other existing operators in the region.

TiVo has redesigned its digital video recorder (DVR), called TiVo Premiere, which searches for entertainment programmes from conventional TV and the Internet, says USA Today.

"The DVR was only the warm-up," says TiVo CEO. "This is the next big thing. One box for everything you want to do."

TiVo's subscriptions dropped to 2.7 million in October, the lowest they've been since 2004, as consumers flocked to lower-priced cable and satellite DVRs.