Many different manufacturers have already gotten down on the tablet game with several high name devices having already hit the market. Of these tablets, many of them are powered by tablet-centric platforms such as Google’s Android Honeycomb like the recently launched Motorola XOOM. However, some manufacturers have decided to go an entirely different route opting [...]

When it comes to a tablet or smartphone there are usually some distinct characteristics that will give away what type of device it actually is. The biggest giveaway, more times than not, would be the varying screen sizes where typical smartphones don’t tend to go about 4.3-inches (like the HTC EVO 4G) while tablets tend [...]

While there are many different desktop platforms on the market, many folks tend to sway towards Microsoft’s Windows, Mac’s OS X and the famously open source Linux. While we’ll save Linux for another story there has been an ongoing war between OS X and Windows in terms of market share with Windows managing to gain [...]

There are many different tablets on the market with even more expected to be released in the not so distant future. Of these tablets many of them are powered by Google’s Android in addition to the iOS powered behemoth, Apple’s iPad. However, on the other side of things are tablets powered by Microsoft’s Windows 7 [...]

If you’ve been paying attention to just about any media outlet you’ll know that Nokia and Microsoft recently inked a deal that would see most future phones from the popular handset manufacturer powered by the Windows Phone 7 platform. This angered many who thought Nokia would be going the MeeGo route. However, thanks to a [...]

Smartphones have already secured their spot in all of our pockets but tablets are only just starting their reign of terror. Starting with the iPad last year, just about every hardware manufacturer in the game has come forth to announce their own competitors. While many of these are powered by Android, Microsoft’s Windows 7 is also looking to [...]

Mobile platforms all share their respective similarities and differences but it’s largely the third party software offered for these platforms that will keep consumers around. Apple is in a clear lead with their App Store but their main competitor, the Android Market, is quickly playing catch up. Seeing how Microsoft launched Windows Phone 7 quite [...]

While a lot of talk in the mobile community surrounds platforms like Android and iOS, Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 is quietly (or not so quietly) gaining a steady following. If you’ve been paying attention you’ll know that Sprint recently announced the WP7 powered HTC Arrive for release on March 20th – so where is Verizon’s offering? [...]

Microsoft has long been one of the biggest players in the software community both in terms of desktop operating systems and mobile platforms. However, with the introduction of modern mobile platforms like iOS and Android, Windows Mobile was quickly pushed to the back of the pack. Luckily, Microsoft fought right back with Windows Phone 7 which [...]

While a lot of buzz in the tech world is focusing on platforms like Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS, Microsoft is making quite a splash with their recently launched Windows Phone 7 platform. Not only do they have several high powered devices running the platform already on the market by their recent partnership with Nokia [...]