Samsung plans to launch windows 8 based tablets.
Samsung - the smartphone giant has planned to launch windows 8 based tablets in 2013. The tablets will be released by Samsung in the second half of 2013. The South Korean electronics giant has decided to move a step further an integrate the tablet PC based windows 8 in its upcoming tablets. An executive of Samsung said that the company would be releasing the product later in 2013.
Windows 8 is microsoft's new Operating System in the Windows OS line. It was released this year in October and has gained huge popularity since then. User's are loving it and the sales has also set a new record. Windows 8 enables a touch based user-friendly interface for its users. It brings with it cool new features and a brand new app store where you can get cool new apps at a price or free of cost.
Prior to heading towards launching its new tablets based on the Windows 8 OS, Samsung has focused only on Android based OS till now for its touch based tabs and smartphones. However, Samsung has now shifted towards Windows 8 seeing the huge popularity that windows 8 is making in the market. This will surely help Samsung gain a huge share in the smartphone and tablet market.
Earlier, the samsung galaxy tab, the samsung galaxy s series all came with the latest Android OS, but this strategic shift of the OS from Android to Windows 8 is worrying the competitors of Samsung.
Jin Park, the vice President of IT solutions department of Samsung Electronics said that sometime during the later half of the year 2013 they are planning to release the windows 8 based tablets into the market. He also hinted at the price range saying that these tablets will be available at an affordable price range.
Jin Park stated this when he was in New Delhi at the launch of the Samsung new Windows 8 based notebooks - the "ATIV series". These notebooks can also be used as a touch-based tablets. Apart from this Samsung has also launched a series of Windows 8 based touch notebooks that include Series 9 and series 5 ultra touch.
Windows 8 is microsoft's new Operating System in the Windows OS line. It was released this year in October and has gained huge popularity since then. User's are loving it and the sales has also set a new record. Windows 8 enables a touch based user-friendly interface for its users. It brings with it cool new features and a brand new app store where you can get cool new apps at a price or free of cost.
Prior to heading towards launching its new tablets based on the Windows 8 OS, Samsung has focused only on Android based OS till now for its touch based tabs and smartphones. However, Samsung has now shifted towards Windows 8 seeing the huge popularity that windows 8 is making in the market. This will surely help Samsung gain a huge share in the smartphone and tablet market.
Earlier, the samsung galaxy tab, the samsung galaxy s series all came with the latest Android OS, but this strategic shift of the OS from Android to Windows 8 is worrying the competitors of Samsung.
Jin Park, the vice President of IT solutions department of Samsung Electronics said that sometime during the later half of the year 2013 they are planning to release the windows 8 based tablets into the market. He also hinted at the price range saying that these tablets will be available at an affordable price range.
Jin Park stated this when he was in New Delhi at the launch of the Samsung new Windows 8 based notebooks - the "ATIV series". These notebooks can also be used as a touch-based tablets. Apart from this Samsung has also launched a series of Windows 8 based touch notebooks that include Series 9 and series 5 ultra touch.
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