Lenovo Flex2 15: NetworkManager issue with WiFi in Gnome3 & battery

I've installed Arch on a Lenovo Flex2 15 and most of the things are working nicely. However 1 issue with NetworkManager is driving me nuts.
I have the following system in use:
Gnome 3.14.1 overview:
Memory 7.7GiB
Processor Intel Core i3-4010U CPU @ 1.70GHz x 4
Graphics Intel Hasswell Mobile
Base system Arch Linux 64-bit
Disk 329.0GB
[dennisf@hossman ~]$ uname -a
Linux hossman 3.16.4-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Oct 6 08:22:27 CEST 2014 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[dennisf@hossman ~]$ screenfetch
-`
.o+` dennisf@hossman
`ooo/ OS: Arch Linux
`+oooo: Kernel: x86_64 Linux 3.16.4-1-ARCH
`+oooooo: Uptime: 1h 39m
-+oooooo+: Packages: 765
`/:-:++oooo+: Shell: bash 4.3.30
`/++++/+++++++: Resolution: 1920x1080
`/++++++++++++++: WM: GNOME Shell
`/+++ooooooooooooo/` WM Theme: Adwaita
./ooosssso++osssssso+` GTK Theme: Not Found [GTK2], Not Found [GTK3]
.oossssso-````/ossssss+` Icon Theme: Not Found
-osssssso. :ssssssso. Font: Not Found
:osssssss/ osssso+++. CPU: Intel Core i3-4010U CPU @ 1.7GHz
/ossssssss/ +ssssooo/- RAM: 1096MB / 7897MB
`/ossssso+/:- -:/+osssso+-
`+sso+:-` `.-/+oso:
`++:. `-/+/
.` `/
Whenever I connect to a wireless network with the network applet in the top right of the screen, it keeps "connecting" even though it has already connected. This does not happen when I disable WiFi and use the cable. The connected cable icon is show properly.
http://snag.gy/DVj9Z.jpg
I have disabled netctl
$ sudo systemctl disable netctl
How can I make the applet show that the connection has been succesfully established?
Bonus question is that on Windows the laptop can run for hours, but in Arch it's drained considerably faster. I also have a Dell XPS L502x and since Linux was installed the battery died pretty quickly because it drained so fast and we had to charge it constantly. That laptop is left with a 15 minute charge at 100%. The new Lenovo somehow takes 3 hours to charge from 0 to 100% and drains in about the same time. The same applet in the top right also keeps saying "Estimating...". I have installed PowerTOP and ran a diagnostics. Is it save enough to apply everything suggested?
Last edited by InFerYes (2014-10-23 08:43:43)

The Red cross usually appears when the battery has failed.
If you already tried the hard reset and the drivers update, then there doesn't seem to be much that you can do.
Get it repaired from Lenovo while you are still in warranty, that would be my suggestion.
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