COMMENTARY-- Tablet PCs have become something of an ongoing joke for us. Seems like every year at Comdex, Microsoft and others proclaim that it's now finally the "Year of the Tablet." In fact, even ...

Some time ago, I noted that despite multiple attempts with different Linux distros, Windows 11 remained the best experience for a tablet PC (outside of fully mobile OSes like iPadOS or Android). Linux ...

Manufacturers are having a field day with their new tablet PCs. Top vendors Hewlett-Packard and Toshiba say sales of their tablet PCs--tiny portable computers fitted with pens, touch screens and ...

Do we go with the head or the heart on this one? Microsoft’s Tablet PC push is all about taking pen-based, clipboard computing out of its various vertical-market niches — doctors making rounds, ...

Though he’s now said to be overseeing development of the fabled Apple tablet, Steve Jobs reportedly questioned whether the device was good for anything but surfing the Web from the toilet. That’s ...

The HP Compaq tc4200 Tablet PC is a full-function PC delivering performance and compatibility in an innovative form factor, while simplifying your computing needs with the added convenience of ...

Steve Ballmer’s keynote address at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) did not unveil the rumored Microsoft Courier tablet PC. Ballmer did take the opportunity, though, to reveal an ...

Tablet PCs running Windows XP Tablet Edition come in two flavors: standard notebook designs with keyboards and true tablets. The ViewSonic Tablet PC is among the latter. The ViewSonic is the only XP ...

Within five years, according to Bill Gates, the most popular type of computer will be one that hardly exists today: a slate-shaped, pen-controlled, wirelessly networked portable called the tablet PC.

The first time I took my new Tablet PC out in public, after the "Ooohs" and "Ahhhs," the first question I was asked was, "Does it run on XP Home or Pro?" I said, "Er, neither. It runs XP Tablet PC ...