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The tablet, slate and pad, or Apple iPad, category is barely hatched, but the operating system wars are well worth noting. Let's consider the moving parts: Apple powers the iPad with its iPhone ...

Five years ago, on November 7 2002, Microsoft launched Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. Bill Gates himself was on-hand to launch the new platform at a large press event. “The launch of the Tablet PC ...

At this point in time, no one can deny Apple has hit a home run with the iPad. While it may have its critics, the iPad has clearly redefined the market. Where people used to utilize a desktop computer ...

JingOS is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution designed to mimic the look and feel of touch-first operating systems like iOS and Android. Developed by a Chinese company called Jingling, the operating ...

When TechCrunch founder Mike Arrington first came up with the idea for the CrunchPad tablet, here’s what he wanted: A cheap touchscreen tablet that was pretty much just a screen and web browser. He ...

Remember the Freescale Smart Tablet from CES earlier this year? Well, it’s returned with a range of compatible operating systems which now includes Android, Chromium OS, or Linux. Freescale says that ...

New split-screen mode for tablets and screenshot feature borrowed from Android are telling signs New split-screen mode for tablets and screenshot feature borrowed from Android are telling signs Google ...

But it’s the only tablet operating system that lets you run both big applications and smaller apps. As for Windows 8 as an operating system for traditional computers, it’s not a winner, because its ...