Samsung Windows 8 tablet pic leaked by blogger

Rich Fiscus
13 Sep 2011 11:46

A picture of the Samsung Windows 8 tablet rumored to be unveiled at Microsoft's BUILD conference later today has appeared online.
Stories about the tablet surfaced last week. It's an obvious move considering Microsoft's focus on promoting Windows 8 as a legitimate tablet OS.

The picture was posted by by a Chinese blogger to her Weibo page. Analysis from MobileTechWorld suggests it may be the recently introduced Samsung Slate PC Series 7, which is powered by an Intel i5 processor.
Alternatively, the article suggests, it could be an nVidia powered variant of that design using the Kel-El quad-core CPU.

Power usage is one of the biggest hurdles Microsoft has to overcome in making Windows 8 a serious force in the tablet market. It was the focus of a recent installment of their Building Windows 8 blog.

However, software is only part of the equation. It is important for Microsoft to show Windows actually running on low power hardware as well.