At MWC 2022, Lenovo announced a raft of new devices aimed at helping remote and hybrid workers. Credit: Lenovo On the first day of Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, PC maker Lenovo announced a raft of new ThinkPad, IdeaPad and tablet devices, all aimed at better enabling remote and hybrid working. The most significant product from the launch is the incoming ThinkPad X13s, which is the first to be powered by the new Arm-designed Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 compute platform. The ultrathin, fanless Windows 11 machine has been designed with hybrid working in mind, boasting a 28-hour battery life and 5G connectivity. Lenovo also announced various refreshes to its ThinkPad lineup on the first day of MWC, including camera, speaker and connectivity upgrades for the popular T-series laptops, and the new high-end Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5. Other new business products included an ultramobile ThinkVision M14d USB-C monitor, and updates to Lenovo’s lineup of mobile workstations, with the new ThinkPad P16s and an update to the ThinkPad P14s Gen 3. Lenovo also updated its range of detachable laptops and tablets aimed at workers and consumers who are constantly on the move. These include the IdeaPad Flex 5i and IdeaPad Flex 5 convertible laptops, a new 12-inch Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 5i detachable laptop, and new IdeaPad Flex 5i, 3i and Duet 3 Chromebooks, as well as the third generation Lenovo Tab M10 Plus Android tablet. These new devices will be available to customers from April onward. Even though a huge proportion of workers have had to adapt to hybrid and remote working arrangements over the past couple of years, 28% of workers still worry about not having the right technology tools to support hybrid work, according to research from PWC. Related content news analysis AI chip shortages continue, but there may be an end in sight While GPUs are in high demand, they still need high-performance memory chips for AI apps. The market is tight for both — for now. By Lucas Mearian May 07, 2024 7 mins CPUs and Processors Generative AI Technology Industry feature Windows 11 Insider Previews: What’s in the latest build? Get the latest info on new preview builds of Windows 11 as they roll out to Windows Insiders. Now updated for Build 22635.3570 for the Beta Channel and Build 26120.461 for the Dev channel, both released on May 3, 2024. By Preston Gralla May 07, 2024 252 mins Small and Medium Business Microsoft Windows 11 news analysis 3+ reasons Apple might want to make its own server chips Apple reportedly has a top secret plan to make AI chips for servers to provide generative AI services. By Jonny Evans May 07, 2024 5 mins Apple CPUs and Processors Generative AI opinion GenAI is to data visibility what absolute zero is to a hot summer day Given the plethora of privacy rules already in place in Europe, how are companies with shiny, new, not-understood genAI tools supposed to comply? (Hint: they can’t.) By Evan Schuman May 06, 2024 6 mins Data Privacy GDPR Generative AI Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe