Samsung unveils Android and Windows 8 compatible tablet

Samsung has unveiled a tablet that can switch between the Windows 8 and Android operating systems. The Ativ Q has a 13.3in screen that sits over a keyboard that can be folded out for typing or set to act as a stand. In addition it has a stylus. It comes just over a fortnight after Asus unveiled its own laptop-tablet hybrid which also runs both Microsoft and Google's systems. One analyst said he expected this to be a trend that other firms would follow. Chris Green, principal technology analyst at Davies Murphy group said "it's a very cost-effective way for manufacturers to offer extra value to consumers at a time when it's very hard to differentiate benefits from one device to another. it's the logical next step."