Rumor: Google to Wrap up Development of 2-in-1 Chromebook in Q1 2015

[[Coi] Mr.CLuBBeR]

Google-branded hybrid device is reportedly being developed by Quanta Computer

Google is getting ready to give Wintel-powered 2-in-1 devices a run for their money with a Chromebook-tablet hybrid of its own and the device is expected to be ready by the end of this quarter, notorious rumor monger Digitimes said Friday in a report citing unnamed sources in the “upstream supply chain.”
Allegedly designed by Taiwan-based Quanta Computer, the rumored 2-in-1 Chromebook is said to feature a detachable screen that transforms into an Android tablet when detached. The device, Digitimes says, is a testament to the “dramatic advance” Google has made in integrating Android and Chrome OS — for long a stated goal of the company. The report adds that such integration could finally see Chromebooks gain a beachhead outside the United States, which accounts for over 85 percent of all Chromebook sales. Although the first 2-in-1 Chromebook will be a Google-branded device, the site says other vendors also plan to launch similar devices in 2015.
If the report is to believed, Google and its chums are not the only ones working on 2-in-1 devices right not. Even Microsoft is said to be readying “an own-brand 10.6-inch Surface detachable 2-in-1 to promote Windows-based 2-in-1 devices” and fend off any future competition.
Follow Pulkit on Google+



More...