In this photo taken May 31, 2011, Intel Corp. Executive Vice President Sean Maloney, left, and AsusTek Computer Inc. Chairman Jonney Shih hold an ASUS Ultrabook laptop on the opening day of the Computex computer expo in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan's struggling computer makers will use the Computex show, which starts from June 5, 2012 in Taipei, to promote a new generation of ultra-thin laptops that might be their last hope of turning back the seemingly unstoppable momentum of Apple's iPad and other hot-selling tablets. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
News Summary: Laptop-tablet hybrids at Taiwan show
In this photo taken May 31, 2011, Intel Corp. Executive Vice President Sean Maloney, left, and AsusTek Computer Inc. Chairman Jonney Shih hold an ASUS Ultrabook laptop on the opening day of the Computex computer expo in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan's struggling computer makers will use the Computex show, which starts from June 5, 2012 in Taipei, to promote a new generation of ultra-thin laptops that might be their last hope of turning back the seemingly unstoppable momentum of Apple's iPad and other hot-selling tablets. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
By The Associated Press
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June 1, 2012
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NEW HOPE: Taiwan’s struggling computer makers will showcase a new generation of ultra-thin laptops as alternatives to Apple’s iPad and other hot-selling tablets. Other PC makers have also been looking to these ultrabooks for relief.
ON DISPLAY: Taipei’s Computex, the world’s second-largest computer show, will feature more than a dozen 12- to 17-inch models. They are laptop-tablet hybrids with such features as instant log on.
UNDER THE HOOD: They are powered by Intel Corp.’s new generation of ‘‘Ivy Bridge’’ processors, which allow for more powerful and electricity-efficient computing devices than the typical tablet.
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