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Intel: Lenovo Android tablet soon, Windows 8 later


LAS VEGAS--Intel demonstrated today at CES a Lenovo tablet based on its new "Medfield" Atom processor and said a Windows 8 tablet based on a next-generation Atom was on the way.
The Lenovo IdeaTab K2110 tablet (see photo and video) is based on Intel's freshly-minted Medfield Atom processor--the same processor powering the Lenovo K800 smartphone announced today.
This Android Ice Cream Sandwich-based tablet is slated to appear sometime in the second quarter.
Lenovo IdeaTab K2110 Android Ice Cream Sandwich tablet based on new Intel Medfield Atom chip. It's due in the second quarter.
Lenovo IdeaTab K2110 Android Ice Cream Sandwich tablet based on new Intel Medfield Atom chip. It's due in the second quarter.


Intel and Lenovo are also demonstrating a more futuristic Lenovo tablet running Windows 8 and packing Intel's next-generation Atom chip, dubbed Clover Trail.
That chip, due in the second half of the year, distinguishes itself from Medfield by integrating two processor cores (Medfield has only one) and a higher-performance graphics engine.
Clover Trail will be Intel's platform of choice for Windows 8 tablets this year, while Hybrid tablet-laptop designs will use both Clover Trail and Intel's high-performance Ivy Bridge processor.

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