[TechRepublic] The tablet OS is dead

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The death of the tablet OS Patrick Gray believes that tablet mobile operating systems are beginning to take a back seat to the apps, content, and connectivity available on the devices. Do you agree? Read more Resource of the day Free 2011 Salary Report IT Professionals - Register on activeTechPros for immediate access Business Professionals - Join the activeBizPros community to view the report Four ways the Android tablet differs from the smartphone interface Jack Wallen highlights a few of the differences between the Android smartphone and Android tablet platforms. Read more Increase the read/write speed of the SD card on your rooted Android tablet Jack Wallen show you how to boost the performance of your rooted Android tablet by increasing the read/write speed of the SD card. Read more 10 hottest tablets of 2011 Jason Hiner highlights 10 of the hottest tablets so far in 2011. Did your favorite make his list? Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   How tablets are being used in business; listed by industry Tablets are seeing major uptake from business professionals. Here's Gartner's list of the business functions for tablets, broken down by industry. Read more Mobile malware: A clear and present danger A group of Berkeley researchers take a long, hard look at mobile malware. What they found should interest you. Read more Extending battery life for Apple portables Wil Limoges offers some basic tips about how to extend the battery life of your Apple portable devices. Read more Look out: The 10 rising tech trends of 2012 At its annual Symposium, Gartner unveiled its list of the 10 most strategic tech trends of 2012, including a controversial demotion of the cloud. Read more Microsoft bringing touchscreens to walls, clothes, and more Microsoft Research has unveiled a pair of new projects aimed at bringing touch technology to a lot more places. Will they become real products? Read more On leadership, success, TouchPad, and The Godfather How often do we cancel (or let die slowly and painfully) business ventures, initiatives, and projects without giving them every chance to be successful, without actually trying hard enough? Read more Featured multimedia   Microsoft's OmniTouch turns any surface into a touchscreen (photos) Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University have shown off technology that can turn any surface into a touchscreen. View on site Plasma Active KDE has annouced the first release of their Plasma Active project that provides an alternate interface for tablets. Based on Qt 4.7 and the Plasma framework seen in the KDE Platform, KDE says that it will run almost any software that is available for Linux platforms. View on site Unwrapping Google Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 (photos) We get our first glimpse of Google's updated Android OS, version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and yes, it's tasty. View on site Today's recommended downloads Free 2011 Salary Report Remote support for PCs, Macs and Smartphones (LogMeIn) On Demand Event: WHY be Social? (IBM) Webcast: See What Your Customers See - Part 1 (Quest Software) Integrating CRM and ERP at Siemens Energy (IBM) Perennial favorites   Enterprise: 95 percent are choosing iPad over Android tablets Tablets are for people who hate computers Tablets at work: Disney uses iPads to drive construction project Five tips for improving your tablet experience Survey says: Most unusual excuses employees gave for missing work Ever had to call in sick because some bats got in your hair? That's just one of the unusual excuses employers reported hearing for missed days. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tech Sanity Check Google in the Enterprise TR Dojo 10 Things Must-read posts The 10 rising tech trends of 2012 Top IT skills wanted for 2012 Tablets will replace PCs for many enterprise users What the IT department will look like in 2015

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