According to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo the iPad portfolio will see all of one addition come Q3 2014-- an iPad Air refresh armed with a next-gen A8 processor and Touch ID fingerprint sensors.

As AppleInsider reports chances for an H2 2014 release of the supposed 12.9-inch enterprise iPad (or "iPad Pro") are "slim," since the larger display demands an iOS revision. Such an update has to wait due to Apple being too busy working on the OS for the much anticipated iWatch.

Kuo also forecasts declining iPad forecasts-- from 34 million units in H1 2013 to less than 30m for H1 2014. And "unless more aggressive promotions are launched" shipments will only decline further, with Q1 2014 iPad Air shipments dropping 30-40% and "weak" iPad mini with Retina display performance.

Asus continues building on the Transformer tablet/laptop hybrid concept at CES 2014 with the Transformer Book Duet (TD300)-- reportedly the first "quad-mode dual-OS laptop and tablet convertible."

The Transformer Book Duet allows one to switch between Windows 8.1 and Android with either the press of a dedicated "switch" key or a virtual on-screen button. Impressively, switching between operating systems takes all of 4 seconds since, as Asus puts it, no OS virtualisation is used.

Specification-wise it is a 13.3-inch number with a choice of Haswell Core i3, i5 or i7 CPUs, 4GB RAM, 128GB storage (with up to 1TB in the keyboard dock) and either 1366x768 or 1920x1080 resolution IPS display. Meanwhile the hardware looks nice enough, with a keyboard similar to the chiclet number seen in Asus Zenbook ultrabooks.

Will the next iPad launch involve a 12-inch number aimed at enterprise customers? Evercore Partners analyst Patrick Wang believes so, predicting Apple will release the larger device by Q3 2014. 

"Arriving in fall 2014, Apple goes enterprise with an 12-inch iPad," Wang writes in a research note. "Powered by the A8 chip (perhaps 4C), this expands ARM’s reach and, once again, transforms the traditional notebook market as we know it."

CES might be as consumer related as tradeshows can get but Samsung uses it to make a couple of reveals more relevant to our business-- the Galaxy NotePRO and TabPRO enterprise tablet lineup.

“We created the Galaxy NotePRO and TabPRO series to kick-off a year in which Samsung truly establishes its leadership in the tablet market,” Samsung Electronics CEO JK Shin boasts. “This new line offers the best-in-class content consumption and productivity, combining a stunning viewing experience with Samsung’s design legacy.”

The NotePRO is a 12.2-inch tablet with a 16:10 display handling 2560x1600 resolution, a first for Samsung. It features an optimised UI the company calls Magazine UX, S Pen input, a multiwindow mode allowing users to split the display in 4 windows and a virtual keyboard complete with haptic feedback.