Lenovo Turns to Phones With Novel Technology for Growth
- New phones bundle in extra technology to tempt consumers.
- Company faces shrunken PC market and strong mobile competition
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Lenovo Group Ltd. is adding experimental technologies to its smartphones in a bid to grow its business, trying to overcome declining personal computer shipments and a competitive mobile market.
The Beijing-based company said Thursday it will introduce a phone that uses a Google sensory technology named Tango, and announced two new Motorola handsets that can be augmented with additional equipment via 16 “magic dots” in their backs. At an event in San Francisco, the company also announced a partnership with networking vendor Juniper Networks to extend its data center unit.