The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 is a laptop computer that turns into a tablet when you push the screen back 360 degrees so that it’s parallel to the keyboard. Lenovo first introduced the concept at CES in January, and now it’s almost ready to ship. Starting October 12th, you’ll be able to pre-order the IdeaPad Yoga 13 for $1099 and…
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Lenovo’s upcoming IdeaTab Lynx is a Windows 8 tablet with an 11.6 inch display and Intel Atom Z2760 Clover Trail processor. The Lynx will go on sale in December, when you’ll be able to pick up the tablet for $599. You can also add an optional keyboard docking station for another $150. The Lenovo IdeaTab Lynx features a 1366 x…
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The Acer Iconia W510 is a tablet with a 10.1 inch display, an Intel Atom Z2760 Clover Trail processor and Windows 8 operating system. Acer first unveiled the tablet in June, but now the company’s ready to talk about the price and launch date. Starting November 9th, you’ll be able to pick up the Iconia W510 in the US and…
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Microsoft will release Windows 8 and Windows RT on October 26th, and that’s when you’ll be able to find dozens of laptop, tablet, and desktop computers with Microsoft’s latest operating systems pre-installed. Or you could order one today from HSN.com. HSN is offering 3 laptop and 2 all-in-one desktop computers with Windows 8. All 5 devices are Acer or Gateway…
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Mozilla has been working on a new Windows 8 style user interface for the Firefox web browser for a few months. Now a preview version is available for community testing. You’ll still be able to run the full desktop-style version of Firefox on a Windows 8 computer, and navigate with a keyboard and mouse. But the Firefox Metro app is…
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Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system goes on sale on October 26th, and so does the company’s first Surface tablet. In fact, The Verge reports that Microsoft will start selling the Surface tablet at midnight on the 26th at select Microsoft Stores and pop-up store locations. What we still don’t know is how much the tablet will cost. Microsoft actually has…
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The Acer Iconia Tab W700 is a tablet with an 11.6 inch, full HD display, an Intel Ivy Bridge processor, and Windows 8 operating system. We first saw the tablet in June, but now Acer has confirmed that it will be available on Windows 8 launch day on October 26th, with prices starting at $799.99. The tablet measures 0.5 inches…
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Chinese device maker ZTE is working hard to enter the US market, bringing smartphones and tablets to US shores. At least one of those will be a Windows tablet called the ZTE V98. The tablet features a 10.1 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display, an Intel Atom Z2760 Clover Trail processor, 64GB of storage, 2GB of RAM, and a microSD card…
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Think of a major PC maker. Odds are they’re launching a new tablet on or around October 26th. It will run Windows 8, and there’s a good chance it will have an Intel Atom Z760 “Clover Trail” processor. Intel is holding an event in San Francisco today to show off many of the upcoming Clover Trail tablets, such as the…
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The Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 is a 10 inch tablet with a 1366 x 768 pixel display, and Intel Atom (probably Clover Trail) processor, and Windows 8 Pro software. It’s aimed at business and enterprise, and it’s expected to launch with Windows 8 on October 26th. And it will apparently cost about $799 when you buy the tablet with a…
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While a number of companies have started showing of tablets and laptops running early builds of Windows 8, we haven’t seen a lot of price tags yet. But the folks at ZDNet got their hands on a leaked product roadmap showing possible suggested retail prices for upcoming tablets from Asus. Price start at $599 and go all the way up…
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Microsoft is offering recent PC buyers the chance to upgrade to Windows 8 for less than $15. The cost of a full upgrade from an earlier version of Windows will run $40 for a limited time. But how much will you have to pay for a full version of Windows 8? At least $100. That’s the price Microsoft is expected…
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Samsung plans to launch a new line of Windows 8 computers this fall. The Samsung Series 5 and Series 7 hybrids look like notebook computers… until you pull out the display and start using it as a tablet. But there’s more than one way to combine a tablet and notebook. Slashgear spotted 3 other Samsung concept designs on display at…
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Windows 8 is designed to play well with touchscreens, which is why we’re seeing companies announce tablet after tablet and convertible notebook after convertible notebook. But you don’t need a slate-like PC to take advantage of Windows 8′s touch-based navigation. You can just slap a touchscreen into a standard notebook. That’s exactly what Sony plans to do with an upcoming…
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Dell plans to launch a new 12.5 inch convertible tablet-style notebook this fall. It’s called the Dell XPS Duo 12, and you can use it like any Windows 8 notebook. But if you push back the touchscreen display, it rotates 180 degrees inside its frame, letting you close the laptop lid and hold the computer like a tablet. This isn’t…
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