HP CEO Meg Whitman: HP will release a Windows 8 tablet in Q4 2012.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.

Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman said the company will release a tablet computer based on Microsoft Corp.’s new version of its Windows software before the end of the year.

Speaking at a Wall Street Journal conference in Menlo Park, California, Whitman said the initial tablet will be based on Intel Corp.’s technology.

 It’s “not clear” when Windows 8, the update to Microsoft’s operating system, will be released for devices running chips based on ARM Holdings Plc technology, she said. Microsoft hasn’t given an official release date for Windows 8.

Source: BW