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Is this leaked hybrid the world’s first Haswell-powered laptop?

Sony’s refresh of its Ultrabook convertible notebook line will be slim and run for 10 hours before seeking a socket, if an alleged leaked video is to be believed.        

Western Digital and SanDisk deliver their first hybrid drive

Western Digital has unveiled more information on its first hybrid solid-state drive, revealing that it worked with SanDisk to create the 500GB drive.        

Dell XPS 12 convertible Ultrabook: a tablet and laptop hybrid

Dell XPS 12 convertible Ultrabook, is supposed to be a laptop/tablet hybrid, but it’s clutching at straws when claiming to be a tablet. Think of this more as a decent laptop, that can sort of be used as a tablet.

Asus launching oversized Transformer AiO hybrid in April

Consider this a friendly reminder that the Asus Transformer AiO, a gigantic hybrid PC that runs both Windows 8 and Android, still exists.

Asus’ mammoth tablet, desktop hybrid combines Android, Windows 8

Asustek has announced it will soon begin U.S. shipments of an all-in-one PC that can be an Android 4.1 tablet, or a fully functional desktop running Windows 8 when attached to a docking station.

Queensland college deploys Samsung ATIV hybrid devices

Samsung Electronics has signed an education partnership with Queensland’s AB Paterson College which will see the latter deploy 1400 Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro devices running Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system.

Surface Pro review – if Microsoft can’t make the perfect Windows 8 hybrid laptop and tablet, who can?

The Surface Pro is both a tiny Ultrabook and a bulky Windows 8 tablet. Is the Surface Pro the one device to rule them all? Here’s our Surface Pro review.

Lenovo’s hybrid laptops get smaller with the Yoga 11S, Helix tablet

Lenovo continued its deluge of new Windows 8 product offerings at CES 2013, with key additions to its line of Windows 8 hybrid laptops announced Monday, including a smaller IdeaPad Yoga 11S. These new laptops follow up on the company’s earlier announcements of touch-based additions to its IdeaPad and ThinkPad clamshell line.

MSI reveals Slider 20 hybrid ultrabook at CES 2013

MSI’s Slider 20 joins the growing list of hybrid Windows 8 laptops being announced at CES 2013

Toshiba Satellite U920T hybrid Ultrabook review

This Windows 8 hybrid Ultrabook is a tablet that can be transformed into a laptop thanks to a sliding screen mechanism. Read our Toshiba Satellite U920T hybrid Ultrabook review to find out more.

HP’s Envy X2 tablet-laptop hybrid will cost from $850

Hewlett-Packard’s Envy X2 tablet-laptop hybrid will cost from US$849.99 when it starts shipping in the U.S on Nov. 14, the company revealed on Wednesday.

Toshiba U920T Windows 8 hybrid hands-on and pictures

At the end of the month, Microsoft will launch Windows 8 and with it will come an onslaught of convertible hybrid Ultrabook laptop tablet devices. One of these is the Toshiba U920T so here are our hands-on pictures.

Asus’ dual-screen Taichi tablet-laptop hybrid on sale for $1299

Asustek’s innovative laptop-tablet hybrid called Taichi is now on sale in the U.S. starting at US$1,299.

Toshiba U940T Windows 8 hybrid hands-on and pictures

At the end of the month, Microsoft will launch Windows 8 and with it will come an onslaught of convertible hybrid Ultrabook laptop tablet devices. One of these is the Toshiba U940T so here are our hands-on pictures.

Lenovo announces new Windows 8, RT hybrid laptop/tablet devices

Lenovo on Tuesday announced a new range of Windows 8 and RT hybrid computing devices that can function as tablets or laptops.

Toshiba to sell own hybrid drive for laptops

Toshiba plans to release its own hybrid hard drive, which will combine 8GB of NAND flash with 32MB of RAM in a drive that will have a total of 1TB of capacity.

Toshiba introduces hybrid hard disks

NAND flash cache speeds up boot times and file transfers

Toshiba aims to slash ultrabook prices with new hybrid hard drives

Toshiba said Tuesday it will soon begin mass production of a new line of hybrid disk drives equipped with flash memory, touting them as a low-cost replacement for the solid-state drives used in ultrabook and laptop computers.

Western Digital releases samples of its thinnest hybrid drive for Ultrabooks

Western Digital announced what it said is the industry’s thinnest hybrid drive for Ultrabooks, a 5mm-thick model that has 500GB capacity.

Western Digital to Create 5mm-thick Hybrid Hard-Drives for Ultrabooks

Are those 7mm-thick drives looking bulkier ever day? Well, Western Digital (WD) has just announced that it is now producing sampling versions of 5mm-thin (0.2 inch) hard disk drive featuring hybrid technology, which will be showcased during WD’s Investor Day on Sept. 13. WD started shipping 7mm hard drives for thin notebooks (e.g. Ultrabooks) earlier [...]

Hybrid tablets and 4K TVs top trends at IFA in Berlin

This year at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin vendors introduced and demonstrated a plethora of ultra-high resolution TVs, hybrid tablets based on Microsoft’s upcoming operating systems, as well as the first device based on Windows Phone 8.

HP announces Envy X2 tablet-laptop hybrid device with Windows 8

Hewlett-Packard on Thursday announced an Envy X2 tablet-laptop hybrid device with the Windows 8 OS, signaling the company’s re-entry into the consumer tablet market, which it abandoned after the highly publicized failure of its TouchPad product.

HP Announces the ENVY x2, a Laptop, Tablet Hybrid

HP has announced the HP ENVY x2 hybrid laptop, a performance-heavy and ultrathin device with the power of a notebook but the portability of a tablet. The biggest lure (and gimmick) of the HP ENVY x2 is that it has a detachable screen that transforms into a full tablet when separated from the keyboard through [...]

Hybrid tablets and 4K TVs top trends at IFA in Berlin

This year at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin vendors introduced and demonstrated a plethora of ultra-high resolution TVs, hybrid tablets based on Microsoft’s upcoming operating systems, as well as the first device based on Windows Phone 8.

Toshiba U920t Windows 8 hybrid laptop review – hands on

slide out keyboard and a 12.5in display for the best of both worlds