Hardware company HP has gone one step beyond by announcing they are giving up on their Windows
RT tablet plans, though HP has stated that they stand committed to an Intel based tablet running Windows 8 with businesses as the targeted client base.
Not exact matches
Toshiba has stated that it is putting its Windows
RT based
tablet plans on hold, making it the second company after HP to throw in the towel.
HP says it is not
planning to release a Windows
RT tablet initially, sticking to Intel - based Windows 8 ones first of all.
Samsung is
planning on building a Windows
RT tablet that could be running a Qualcomm processor, according to Bloomberg.
Asus has come up with its Windows 8 based hardware
plans, which include three
tablet devices — Vivo Tab, Vivo tab
RT, and Vivo Tab Smart.
Torres didn't rule out using Windows
RT in the future, saying the company
plans a broad portfolio of
tablets tailored toward different types of buyers.
By late summer, Microsoft is expected to make clear its
plans for Windows 8 and Windows
RT tablets, even if the devices don't ship until fall or later.
Sources familiar with Nokia's
plans have revealed to The Verge that Nokia's
tablet will include HDMI and USB ports and a 10.1 - inch display that's similar to Microsoft's Surface
RT screen.
While the company won't comment about its future Windows
RT plans, it did reveal to PC World that a fresh
tablet line up will be announced at an event in early October.
The software giant is
planning to introduce its Surface for Windows
RT tablet at the same time as Windows 8 general availability on October 26th.
Sources familiar with Nokia's
plans have reported that the upcoming Nokia's 10 - inch Windows
RT tablet will have a cellular connectivity, a battery - equipped keyboard cover and more.
On the other side, HTC is also
planning affordable Windows
RT 7 - inch and 12 - inch
tablets for the market next year.
I wrote a post a little while back called The Elephant in the room with the Dell Venue Pro 8 which discusses the Microsoft's possible
plans on how they will organize the App Stores if they combine Windows
RT and Windows Phone and leaves Windows 8 as a laptop / desktop operating system and where that would leave these 8 ″ Windows
tablets.
Sources familiar with Nokia's
plans have revealed to The Verge that Nokia's
tablet will include HDMI and USB ports and a 10.1 - inch display that's similar to Microsoft's Surface
RT screen.
Nokia is
planning to launch its first Windows
RT tablet in September.
While we don't expect much in the way of new product announcements as part of this speech, it's possible that Elop will use his keynote time to give an overall update on Microsoft's first party hardware
plans, including the company's Lumia devices for Windows Phone and the Surface
tablets for Windows
RT and Windows 8.1.
If Microsoft is
planning to make Windows Phone apps available on Windows 8.1 or Windows
RT 8.1 devices then it's well positioned to have them run in a Snap View alongside
tablet optimized apps.
HTC reportedly cancelled its own
plans for a large - screen Windows
RT tablet, and Nokia ditched its own
plans too.
While the company won't comment about its future Windows
RT plans, it did reveal to PC World that a fresh
tablet line up will be announced at an event in early October.
According to earlier reports, Microsoft cancelled
plans to unveil its smaller Surface
tablet at the last minute this past May when the realization set in that consumers likely would have no reason to purchase the Windows
RT slate over the similarly sized iPad mini or Android
tablets.
According to Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows, Microsoft
plans to unveil a smaller 8 - inch
tablet that will run on a Qualcomm ARM processor and Windows
RT 8.1.
The company
plans to launch 32 pop - up stores this holiday season, according to computerworld.com, in order to market its Surface for Windows
RT tablet.