As part of Lenovo’s 5-Thinkpad -Ultrabook launch today, the S440 (14-inch replacement for S430) and S540 (15.6-inch replacement for the S531) were introduced as business laptops at a lower cost than the new T-series. Lenovo Thinkpad S440 (left) and S540 (right) Offering less in terms of ruggedness but slightly more in terms of style when compared to the Thinkpad T-series, these two Ultrabooks start at €649 (S540 in Oct) and €699 (S440 in Sept)

Lenovo launched five new Thinkpads today. We’ve taken a look at the X240 here but now we’re looking closely at the Thinkpad T440 and T440s which obviously replace the T430/T431 range as 14-inch business-class Ultrabooks.

Lenovo launched five new Thinkpads today. We’re taking a closer look at each one in turn. First-up is what we consider to be the one that embraces what we love about Ultrabooks. High mobility, long battery life and lots of technology that helps to ‘get things done.’ The Lenovo Thinkpad X240 will replace the X230 and offer Ultrabook builds on the 15W TDP Haswell processors.

Starting in October The Scott Expedition is aiming to re-trace the route taken by Robert Scott on his 1911/12 journey to the South Pole. He made it, but never quite made it back and so the 1800 mile round trip remains unfinished. Image, right, via Forbes. Ben Saunders and team-mate Tarka L’Herpiniere will clearly have some challenges and I won’t attempt to detail the obvious ones but less obvious is the need for non-safety-related communication. Sponsors need pictures, videos, webcasts, social network feedback and tracking so the requirements for electronic […]