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Are tablets driving e-readers to extinction?
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Matthew Miller
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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Matthew Miller
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Google's operating system is installed on almost three quarters of all mobile devices sold, and these devices are now outselling PCs. But is market dominance where the similarities end?
Eventually, sure. But how much training and testing does this touch-enabled operating system deserve?
If you're looking to buy tablets for your business, soon there will be a tough choice. Will the new Windows RT tablets be a better long-term choice than Apple's iPad?
A U.S. House of Representatives report says no. But is this a question of security or competition?
Apple Maps debuted in Apple's new mobile iOS 6 and became a crack in the company's invincibility. But how much?
Big Data technology can absolutely take Enterprise analytics to the next level....but when?
The company's momentum is undeniable. But what's under the covers of its expansive vision?
Will the iPhone continue to be the smartphone of choice among executives? Or will CIOs be looking with renewed interest at Windows 8 devices?
Jason Perlow says Android is toast. James Kendrick thinks one jury's ruling won't make or break a thing.
Jason Perlow says Microsoft's latest OS will turn your old PC into Greased Lightning. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols thinks old PCs need Windows 8 like a hole in the head.
Or will HTML5 make them irrelevant?
Ed Burnette says the Jelly Bean-powered Nexus 7 changes the tablet game. Jason Perlow sees the same old same old.
Who are the victims of last week's Surface and Windows Phone 8 announcements?
Canada's Research in Motion and Finland's Nokia once owned significant pieces of the global handset market. What are their prospects now?