Lenovo aims to sell 120m smartphones and tablets

CEO plans marketing, social media campaigns to lure young customers

Lenovo Group Ltd has targeted global sales of 120 million smartphones and tablets this financial year with the help of marketing and social media campaigns to lure young customers.

Yang Yuanqing, chairman and chief executive of Lenovo, outlined the Beijing-based company's plans on Monday when he said the world's largest personal computer maker will expand its services to combat rivals such as Apple Inc and Xiaomi Corp.