Can Nokia Bring the Right Stuff to the Tablet Race? |
- Can Nokia Bring the Right Stuff to the Tablet Race?
- And Now for Something Completely Different: Taking the Windows 8 Plunge
- Android Tablets and Windows 8: Let the Games Begin
| Can Nokia Bring the Right Stuff to the Tablet Race? Posted: 16 Mar 2012 03:18 PM PDT  Nokia has confirmed that work is progressing on a Window 8 tablet device. That Nokia is opting for Windows 8 instead of Android is hardly a surprise, given Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop's history with Microsoft. Still, there are many questions surrounding the endeavor. What can Nokia bring to the tablet market that is unique? Will its special relationship with Microsoft give it a leg up over the scores of other iPad tablet contenders either on the market or coming soon? Can it translate its cellphone-building chops to tablets? |
| And Now for Something Completely Different: Taking the Windows 8 Plunge Posted: 16 Mar 2012 05:00 AM PDT  Microsoft has made available a consumer preview version of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system that you can try out. The OS caught my eye because the tile-like user interface appears radically different from the boring old reiterations of Windows 3.1 -- with minor tweaks that irritatingly require getting used to after every upgrade. This looks like it's worth it. It incorporates a touch interface and striking colors, and it will be equally at home on tablets as on PCs. The app concept is included, as is immersive Web without grubby screen borders. |
| Android Tablets and Windows 8: Let the Games Begin Posted: 16 Mar 2012 05:00 AM PDT  Windows 8 is on its way. In fact, it's already here, in a manner of speaking. Microsoft recently released what it called a "consumer preview" version of the OS. When the final versions arrive, it will finally give Microsoft a leg up in the tablet market. That might take a bite out of the market share Android has managed to scratch out in tablets. It could also offer an attractive alternative to pricier iPads. But the new line of Windows 8-based tablets might see its biggest impact on the larger use of tablets in the workplace. |
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