Android is a smartphone and
tablet operating system created by Google and opened up to customization by major device manufacturers, such as Samsung, LG, Sony, and HTC.
Not exact matches
Though Windows 8's Metro - based design will be found on desktops, laptops and
tablets, it requires a singular clarity of vision to
create a great
operating system suited to such different devices.
In return, Barnes & Noble will
create a NOOK e-reading app for the new Windows 8
tablet and PC
operating system and for smart phones running Windows Phone 7.
Magazine publishers and catalog retailers have been relying on Adobe Digital Publishing Suite and InDesign to
create the digital editions of their materials for some time, using the streamlined process to make print editions and digital across various
tablet operating systems and screen sizes in a nearly seamless way.
The OS was ultimately acquired by BlackBerry RIM in 2010, and the Canadian OEM's mobile branch made use of the QNX
operating system one year later to
create the BlackBerry
Tablet OS for the PlayBook t
Tablet OS for the PlayBook
tablettablet.
IDC said that Microsoft and its partners may need to
create smaller devices and lower prices in order to compete because consumers are shying away from more expensive
tablets with desktop
operating systems.
Windows 8
tablets are starting to gain in popularity as OEMs have begun
creating their own
tablets running Microsoft's latest Windows
operating system.
Windows 7 Embedded runs on the Windows CE platform which Microsoft isn't pushing as a finalised
tablet ready
operating system but instead a base in which OEM's like Asus can
create their own user interfaces for.
But
creating a truly enterprise - ready Windows 7
tablet may require some radical retooling of the
operating system, according to some analysts.
But even Google was forced to admit that its Honeycomb
operating system was not up to standard, having previously condemned vendors for
creating tablet devices that ran Android builds that were specifically tailored for smartphones.
Featuring Android's
tablet - optimised
operating system, 3.0 «Honeycomb», Samsung has
created a device that is powerful and fast.
Amazon wanted to
create its own
operating system for its
tablets.
For a
tablet, Microsoft uses their desktop
operating system while Apple uses their mobile OS,
creating two completely different experiences.
With Windows 10, Microsoft is trying to keep some of the touch and
tablet features it
created for Windows 8, combine them with the familiar Start menu and desktop, and run it all on top of an improved
operating system with more security, a new browser, the Cortana assistant, its own version of Office for on - the - go editing and plenty of new features intended to make life simpler.
Google has been partnering up with some manufacturers to
create some hardware, most notably, the Nexus lineup of smartphones and
tablets is meant to showcase how the Android
operating system should work.