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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On the one side: The iPad. On the other: The upcoming HP, LG, and BlackBerry tablets, each having its praises sung loudly, and each to a different tune–so that it stands apart from Apple’s ...

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

With Apple's long-rumored tablet device reportedly set for an introduction later this month, much remains unknown about the operating system it will be using. Speculation has ranged from a ...

Windows 8 is going to be a "true" tablet platform that provides first-class support for touch-based tablet systems. But not everyone wants a tablet. Lots of us use PCs and are happy with our mice and ...

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 ...