Five reasons Microsoft can still win the tablet war

	Intel launches new class of 'Ultrabook' laptops | Asus demos phone-tablet combo, Meego netbook
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	Five reasons Microsoft can still win the tablet war Microsoft has let it be known that the next version of Windows will run on ARM-architecture, and it has demonstrated early builds of Windows 8 -- or whatever Microsoft ultimately calls the next OS -- on a tablet at both CES 2011, and MIX '11. While Microsoft did a quick 180 on comments from Steve Ballmer confirming a 2012 launch of Windows 8, we know it's coming sometime, and when it does it quickly dominate the tablet market. Read More WHITE PAPER: Polycom Technology Breakthrough Reduces Network Resources With the first and only H.264 High Profile implementation for real-time video from Polycom, organizations can immediately begin saving on bandwidth costs by up to 50%! Read now! In this Issue Intel launches new class of 'Ultrabook' laptops Asus demos phone-tablet combo, Meego netbook Samsung demands to see Apple's next-gen iPhone, iPad MSI shows new thin-and-light laptops and tablets WHITE PAPER: HP Reduce Networking Costs by 66% This IDC paper highlights interviews with customers who have implemented a complete HP networking solution from the edge to the core. Read IDC's opinion on HP's networking solutions since its recent acquisition of 3Com and see how customers on average have reduced networking costs by 66% and achieved a ROI of 466%. Read now. Intel launches new class of 'Ultrabook' laptops Intel announced plans for a new class of thin and light laptops at the Computex trade show on Tuesday, its latest move to improve its competitiveness in the mobile computing market. The new class of "Ultrabook" PCs will have "thin, light, beautiful" designs and be priced for the mainstream market, as opposed to high-end buyers. Intel expects the new systems to account for 40 percent of consumer laptop sales by the end of next year, it said. Read More Asus demos phone-tablet combo, Meego netbook Taiwan's Asustek Computer has previewed a smartphone-tablet PC combo device that seeks to bring together the strengths of both devices without completely duplicating the hardware. The Padfone comprises a pair of devices: a smartphone and a dumb tablet. Read More Samsung demands to see Apple's next-gen iPhone, iPad In the latest round of an ongoing patent and trademark battle, Samsung on Friday asked a federal judge to make Apple provide the Korean electronics giant with samples of its next-generation iPhone and iPad. Samsung asked U.S. District Court Judge Koh to force Apple to give it "a sample of the final, commercial version of the next generation iPhone that Apple will release, whether that product will be known as the 'iPhone 4S,' 'iPhone 5,' or some other name," according to a motion filed in a California federal court. Read More MSI shows new thin-and-light laptops and tablets MSI is showing off new X-Slim laptops at Computex that are less than an inch thick, contain the latest Intel and AMD processors, and offer over eight hours of battery life. It is also showing new tablets running Windows or Android at the Taipei trade show, it announced this week. Read More
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