A man looks at a Samsung laptop during
Computex 2012 in Taipei. South Korea's Samsung Electronics unveiled
notebook and tablet computers running on Windows 8, the latest firm to
showcase products that use Microsoft's eagerly-awaited new operating
system.
South Korea's Samsung Electronics unveiled
notebook and tablet computers running on Windows 8 Tuesday, the latest
firm to showcase products that use Microsoft's eagerly-awaited new
operating system.
On the opening day of Asia's leading IT fair
in Taipei, Samsung showcased the products, including the Series 5 Hybrid
which has features of both a laptop and a tablet, in a low-key display.
"Visitors should be able to see the tight
partnership between Samsung and Microsoft and Intel," said Lorraine
Tsao, a spokeswoman for Samsung in Taiwan.
It came a day after Taiwanese rivals Acer and
Asus unveiled products running on Windows 8, which is the focus of the
annual Computex fair, in its 32nd year.
A new survey meanwhile showed that Samsung
overtook Amazon in the first three months of the year to take second
spot in the global market for tablet sales, but still lagged far behind
Apple with its ever-popular iPad.
Windows 8 is touted as Microsoft's
long-awaited riposte to the rise of Apple and mobile devices powered by
Google's Android operating system. There is no official release date but
reports have predicted an October launch.
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer says
that Windows 8 will support a wider range of devices including touch-
and stylus-based smartphones and tablet PCs, as well as desktops and
laptops.
The ABI Research survey, out Monday, showed
that the iPad extended its lead in the global market for tablets in the
first three months of the year, holding 65 percent of the market with
11.8 million shipments of the device.
Samsung grabbed the number two spot with 1.1
million shipments, or six percent of the market, overtaking Amazon,
which saw an 80 percent quarter-over-quarter drop in sales of the Kindle
Fire, according to ABI.
Computex features more than 1,800 exhibitors registering 5,400 booths, up two percent from a year ago.
The organisers estimate that the IT fair will draw 36,000 foreign buyers who may place bulk orders worth up to $28 billion.
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