<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"Dell and Hewlett Packard (HP) are rumoured to be prepping Windows 8-powered tablets for release next year. BGR reports that competition from Amazon&amp;#039;s budget friendly Kindle Fire is behind the computing giants&amp;#039; decision to stand by the Microsoft operating system. Dell is expected to invest its resources in a tablet geared towards the business sector, while HP is said to be looking at the consumer market. It has been speculated that the new devices could serve as a middle ground between low cost Android tablets and higher priced Apple ones. HTC is also rumoured to be working on a Windows 8 tablet despite its strong association with Android. Lenovo is allegedly building a similar device, expected to be powered by Android. Microsoft previously confirmed that Windows 8 will include an applications store and use less power than its Windows 7. The operating system is expected to be released next year. Dell and HP&amp;#039;s new tablet devices have been pencilled in for a Q3, 2012 launch. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/tablets/news/a346245/dell-hp-to-launch-windows-8-tablets-in-2012/>