Lenovo just announced its business-centric ThinkPad Tablet 2, but there was another Windows 8 device from the company we originally saw back at CES: the convertible laptop / tablet called the IdeaPad Yoga, which has a screen that flips all the way around the back the device to convert into a tablet mode. When we saw it at CES, it was running on a Core i7 Intel processor — which would line it up as a full Windows 8 device. However, ABC News’ Joanna Stern reports that the company is planning on releasing an ARM-based version running Windows 8 RT at “around the time” that Microsoft is releasing the OS itself, October 26th. That news lines up perfectly with an earlier report that Lenovo was working with Nvidia on a Windows RT tablet.
IdeaPad Yoga reportedly will be Lenovo’s Windows RT tablet
Lenovo is planning on releasing an ARM-based version running Windows 8 RT at “around the time” that Microsoft is releasing the OS itself, October 26th
Lenovo is planning on releasing an ARM-based version running Windows 8 RT at “around the time” that Microsoft is releasing the OS itself, October 26th
This second version of the Yoga will reportedly have twice the battery life of the Intel version. Hopefully it will also cost less as well — the Intel version will start at around $1,900 when it ships, but we still don’t have a firm release date yet.
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