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.

Windows 8 is an odd, discombobulated beast of an operating system that suffers from an identity crisis of the most severe degree. The good news, though -- if you're a tablet user, anyway -- is ...

HTC said to be planning Windows tablet to rival Apple's iPad, Google's Android HTC plans to make tablets based on the Windows operating system, giving Microsoft another ally in its challenge to Apple ...

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 ...

Microsoft will add its popular Outlook email program to more tablets running on a lightweight version of its Windows operating system as part of a free software update this year.

The tablet, slate and pad, or Apple iPad, category is barely hatched, but the operating system wars are well worth noting as mobile platforms move upstream and Windows 7 tries to go downstream.

It's not a straight answer, but it's pretty clear Windows RT is a massive operating system. For reference, Apple's iPad operating system takes up less than 1 GB.

The company announced that about 100 Huawei smartphone models will use its proprietary HarmonyOS system, and that the operating system will also be available on certain tablets and smart screens ...

While Microsoft has aggressively talked up Windows 8, the company has been relatively quiet about Windows RT, the all-mobile OS destined for tablets. We fill in the blanks for you.

Microsoft is working to update its Windows 7 operating system with features more tailored to the touch screens, size and battery life of tablet computers to win a place in the surging market for the ...

Windows 8 is a PC operating system, so it does have a local file system with a file browser, and you can pick pictures there, but traditionally that doesn't give you access to those cloud pictures.

Does Windows 7 have a future on consumer tablets? Based on the angle that PC manufacturers seem to be taking, the outlook appears grim.