No Lenovo LePad Until 2011

Initially expected by the end of 2010, Lenovo’s LePad won’t ship until 2011. This according to CEO Yang Yuanqing, who told The Wall Street Journal that the company expects the Android-based tablet to go on sale in China early next year.

Lenovo: New World. New Thinking. New CEO. New Chairman.

For Lenovo, it’s a bit like Michael Dell returning to Dell. Or Steve Jobs returning to Apple. Stung by a brutal third-quarter loss, its first in nearly three years, the PC maker ousted CEO Bill Amelio and called in former CEO Yang Yuanqing and founder Liu Chuanzhi to reverse its declining fortunes.