Apple surpasses Lenovo sales in China on strength of iPhones

HONG KONG - Apple Inc may have surpassed Lenovo Group Ltd's revenue in China and the surrounding region for the first time in at least a decade as the iPhone-maker's surge in sales hurt growth at the biggest Chinese computer maker.

Lenovo's combined revenues from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan last quarter lagged behind the $3.8 billion for Apple, according to four analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News.

Lenovo, which acquired International Business Machines Corp's personal computer business in 2005, this week added two new tablets in the US featuring Google Inc's Android software to take on Apple on its home turf.