Lenovo postponed the 'hybrid' laptop to 'run' under Android

Chinese computer maker decided to abandon the Linux Skylight operating system and replace it with Google's platform for the " hybrid " IdeaPad U1 Hybrid laptop.

Once introduced at CES 2010, the IdeaPad U1 Hybrid is Lenovo's strange laptop. It has an 11.6-inch multi-touch screen and can be detached from the camera body. When this screen is installed in the body, the IdeaPad U1 Hybrid will run on the CULV Intel Core 2 Duo processor and use the Windows 7 Home Premium operating system. When the screen is disassembled, it is capable of operating independently of Qualcomm Snapdragon processor chip and running on the Skylight Linux operating system, which is Lenovo's 16GB SSD.

IdeaPad U1 Hybrid.

However, only a few days before launching according to schedule, Lenovo suddenly announced to postpone the previous plan. They said that the custom interface on the Linux operating system will not be rich in software with the same features, user interface like Android. Therefore, Google's platform will be chosen to replace its smart devices.

It is not clear whether Lenovo will simply put Android into the IdeaPad U1 Hybrid or will redesign this entire product. However, Lilputing predicts that this " half-tablet " hardware will be almost similar to the Compaq AirLife 100 with a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 processor, 512MB of RAM, 512MB flash memory, and solid-state hard drive. 16GB amount.

Lenovo also said that this product will be introduced by the company in the fourth quarter of this year.