Lenovo ThinkPad Carbon X1 now touch-optimized for Windows 8

Lenovo's ThinkPad Carbon X1 was one of the more impressive (and original looking) Ultrabooks we reviwed in the last year. The sleek, carbon-fibre laced ultralight had a lot of desirable features for a 3 pound, 14-inch notebook but it wasn't touch-enabled, until now. Lenovo has just revealed an updated US $1499 ThinkPad Carbon X1 that's ready to rock those Windows 8 tiles. Hit jump for the details.

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Samsung's ATIV Smart PC Windows 8 tablets convert to Ultrabooks

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Samsung's relentlessly pursuing the Windows 8 tablet market with the recently released ATIV Smart PC tablets that can run Windows 8 (not Windows RT) and operate as standalone tablets or as 11-inch Ultrabooks with accessory tablets.

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Video: Checking out the Sony VAIO Duo 11

A look at the Sony Vaio Duo 11 during a recent Intel event focusing on the latest trends in Windows 8 devices. Intel's Market Development Manager Joe Ellis discusses the benefits it the Sony Vaio Duo, which takes a tablet-first approach to the convertible Ultrabook segment. By allowing a full QWERTY keyboard  retract from underneath the 11-inch tablet, users can have best of both world input options on screen and on a dedicated keyboard. This is a sign of exciting things to come in the Windows 8 market.

Windows boss Steven Sinofski to leave Microsoft

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

A report for All Things D states that Steven Sinofski, Microsoft's President of Windows and Windows Live Division since July 2009, is leaving the company effective immediately. Sinofski's departure comes suddenly just as he was highly visible in the recent Microsoft Surface and Windows 8 launches, which were high-profile events for Microsoft.

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