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 ...

Microsoft announced general availability on March 1 of the final version of its Windows Embedded Compact 7 operating system, codenamed "Chelan." Microsoft posted a 180-day trial version of the final ...

China's Huawei has begun talks with Russia about installing Russian operating system (OS) Aurora on 360,000 of its tablets to conduct Russia's population census next year, two sources told Reuters. By ...

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 ...

To update your Kindle Fire tablet, simply navigate to the Device Options section of your Settings app.

SAN FRANCISCO–The BlackBerry DevCon conference kicked off here Tuesday with RIM President and Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis unveiling a brand new operating system for tablets and phones: BBX OS. RIM ...

[timecom-gdgt url=”http://gdgt.com/google/android/3-0/” style=”full” float=”right”] Google has branched its Android operating system into phone ...

It's not finished yet, and Microsoft still has plenty of work ahead of it, but one thing is clear: Windows 8 is a genuine, uncompromised tablet operating system. It was a long time coming. For many ...

Among desktop users, Windows 8’s user interface has been met with a lukewarm reception, inspiring a recurring refrain: “Why have they put a tablet interface on my desktop system?” That Windows 8 is ...