Just as PCs and Macs run Microsoft Windows and MacOS X, so different tablets are based around different operating systems. The most popular of these is Apple's iOS found on the various iterations ...

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 ...

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 ...

Canonical believes that Ubuntu can be one operating system and Unity the one interface you need for your PC, your smartphone, and your tablet. Here's how they'll do it.

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.

As you are likely aware, there''s lots of excitement around tablet computing. Today all of the major technology vendors have released or announced tablet computers and their long term plans. These ...

I’ve been testing Windows 8 RTM on a tablet, and it’s clear that as a tablet operating system, Windows 8 is a winner. Here’s three reasons why it may be better than the iPad and Android tablets.

There's a reason why the word tablet is synonymous with iPad.Every year, Apple has been making small tweaks to the user interface of iPadOS—its tablet operating system—to optimize the ...

Android and iOS may be the top operating systems for tablets, ... However, generally speaking, we really like the way webOS 3.0 works - it's a superb interface, ...