Lenovo to release Windows 8 RT tablet IdeaPad Yoga - report

Last week we reported that Lenovo has confirmed the release of the Windows 8-based ThinkPad Tablet 2 targeted at business professionals. Now according to reports from ABC News, the company is planning to release more consumer centric Windows 8 tablets. One of them is the IdeaPad Yoga, which will be released in two versions.

While one will run on an Intel processor, the other will feature a lower-powered ARM Nvidia Tegra processor. Sources close to the agency revealed that the later would have double the battery life of the Intel version. The expected pricing for the Intel version is about £1,199 or close to $1,880.

Initially showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show this year, the convertible ultrabook has a unique foldable design that transforms it into a tablet.

The tablet should be in the market at the same time as the launch of Windows 8, that is October 26. ABC further reports that ARM-based Windows RT tablets won't have access to all Windows applications, Windows RT tablets, like the Yoga, will have access to all the apps in Microsoft's Store.

Microsoft is also launching its much-hyped Windows 8 tablet, the Surface along side the release of its new operating system.

Asus is also working on similar Windows 8 tablets. While the first one Taichi is a dual-display Windows 8 laptop, the other one is company's detachable Windows 8 laptop Transformer Book. The company showed off these devices at Computex this year.