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Samsung Ativ Q combines Windows with Android

The Daily Telegraph

A raft of new Samsung products include the convertible Ativ Q tablet and laptop that runs both Windows an Android.

Samsung's Ativ Q hybrid tablet runs Windows 8 and Android.

The device is the technology industry’s latest bid to combine laptop with tablet, and works in four different configurations.

“Addressing a common desire among PC users to be able to access Android apps on a Windows-based PC, the ATIV Q allows you to now experience both Windows 8 and Android Jellybean 4.2.2 on the same device,” Samsung said. “Not only will you get access to Android apps via Google Play, but you will also be able to transfer files or share folders and files from Windows 8 to Android.”

Other devices announced by Samsung included the successor to the Series 9 laptop, the Ativ Book 9 Plus, featuring a similar resolution display but in a standard Windows 8 touchscreen laptop format and claiming 12 hours of battery life in a 1.39kg package. The cheaper Ativ Book 9 Lite offers a touchscreen as an optional extra.

Samsung also announced a new all-in-one PC, the Ativ One5, and a Windows 8 tablet called the Ativ Tab 3. It also confirmed the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom camera and introduced an Android-powered, 4G-enabled interchangeable lens 20.3MP camera called the Galaxy NX.

Pricing and availability were not confirmed.

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