Asus PadFone Windows 8 tablet and phone duo incoming!

Taiwanese gadget maker Asus is in talks with Microsoft about a deal to make Windows 8 gizmos, including a new flavour of the two-in-one PadFone, according to a new report. Is this your next phone and tablet?

According to the always reliable Wall Street Journal, Asus has approached Microsoft about making a Windows-fuelled PadFone. “I think it makes sense for Windows 8,” Benson Lin, corporate vice president of mobile communication products, told the paper.

Asus’ Nexus 7 tablet put it at the top of the Android premier league, but the company’s range of PadFones – phones that slot into a tablet to power it – are a unique idea that’s so far been ignored by shoppers and rival manufacturers alike.

While it make sense for a Windows phone and tablet duo to join forces, and Asus looks like the company to do it, Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 or RT don’t work together beyond the standard desktop syncing and Microsoft’s cloud services like SkyDrive. How Asus will pull off a Windows PadFone remains to be seen.

Think you would use a Windows phone and tablet combo? Let us know in the comments.

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Sony Vaio Duo 11 Price and Specification

Sony Vaio Duo 11, Price and Specification - Sony introduces a new product to the world market by featuring luxurious design with great features. Laptop Sony Vaio Duo 11 is a hybrid model of Vaio Duo 11 which can change from tablets to ultrabook etc. Who can say a great view and has a dual function in the latest sony laptop. Sony Vaio Duo 11 using the Core i5-3317U, 8 GB RAM, and solid state storage drive (SSD) capacity of 128 GB and has a weight of 1.3 kg. Screen Vaio Duo 11 which have spans 11.6 inches with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels equipped with a stylus pen for the purposes of drawing or writing. To change the function, can be done by sliding the screen open and close - very easily. Like a laptop, the Vaio Duo 11 comes complete with ports, such as USB 3.0 ports, Ethernet, VGA out, and an HDMI port.

Specifications Sony Vaio Duo 11:

• Processor Intel Core i7-3517U/i5-3317U/i3-3217U
• Windows operating system Windows 8 Pro
• 4GB/8GB RAM DDR3L
• SSD 128 GB/256GB
• Display 11.6-inch screen with a resolution FullHD (1920x1080)
• Graphics card Intel HD Graphics 4000
• Weight, 1.3 kg
• Dimensions: 320mm x 17.85 mm x 199mm
• Features: WLAN; Bluetooth 4.0, Ethernet; USB 3.0 (x1), USB 3.0 with USB charge (x1), VGA out; HDMI out; Memory Stick Duo / SD memory card slot combined; stereo speakers with xLOUD ™; Full HD Web Cameras , Sensors : NFC, GPS, Accelerometer, Gyro, Digital Compass.

Price U.S. $1800.

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