One of the major themes at Intel's annual developer conference, which takes place this week in San Francisco, is expected to be convertible PCs that function as laptops and tablets. Until recently Intel was focused largely on thinner and lighter laptops, known as Ultrabooks, but Microsoft's "reimagining" of Windows has shaken things up.
Windows 8, which officially arrives on October 26, is designed to work on both PCs and tablets. There will be plenty of conventional laptops-with and without touchscreens-as well as slates. But the hybrids that attempt to bridge both worlds
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People must know that I can’t predict the future, but that doesn’t stop them from constantly asking me what I think the next big thing will be. I typically offer two replies: one sardonic, the other serious. First, I’ll joke that if I knew what was coming, I wouldn’t be an analyst, I’d be a billionaire. The real answer is that while none of us can easily predict which device or development might shake up the CE industry next, there are many ways to gain a competitive advantage.
