Stories by Galen Gruman

In Pictures: App wars - Windows 8 Metro vs. the iPad

Microsoft's Metro environment in Windows 8 and Windows RT takes the iPad approach to apps, but is it better?

Review: Microsoft's Surface RT will make even a fanboy cry

Is it a laptop or a tablet? The Surface makes a valiant attempt at being both -- but leaves you yearning for one or the other

In Pictures: The new breed, Windows 8 PCs that innovate

These eight next-gen tablets and laptops show a new spirit of innovation in PCs

Deathmatch: Apple iPhone 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy S III

Is Apple's svelte, skinny iPhone 5 strong enough to fend off the challenge from the big, bold Android muscle phone?

In Pictures: The best office apps for your iPad, round 4

Be sure to have these apps to get the most office productivity possible from your iPad

In Pictures: iOS 6 arrives - its 16 key new features

Although the new OS for the iPad and iPhone is largely a collection of refinements, users will still want it

Review: The first Android tablet that could replace an iPad

Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1 offers significant ease-of-use improvements, plus pen computing the iPad can't match

In Pictures: OS X Mountain Lion arrives - the top 25 features

Apple's latest OS X version amps up the iOS integration, but offers much more for business and personal use

In Pictures: Mac OS X's 9 lives

In 21 years, Apple's reinvented Mac OS has pushed computing in vibrant new directions. Now a new version is imminent

Android 4.1 'Jelly Bean' takes on Apple's Siri

New OS also boosts performance improvements, actionable notifications; Kindle Fire competitor also unveiled

In Pictures: The best office apps for your iPad, round 3

As your iPad gets more and more business use, be sure to have these apps to get the most office productivity possible

'Ice Cream Sandwich' makes the Galaxy Tab a little sweeter

Samsung's original 7-inch Galaxy Tab from late 2010 was an awkward animal, fusing the Android 2.2 "Froyo" smartphone operating system onto a tablet too big for the phone-sized UI and too small for Web browsing and other computer-type work. The Galaxy...

New Galaxy Tabs focus on the living room, not the office

The new Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablets announced last night are a lot like the old Galaxy Tabs, with essentially the same hardware specs for processor speed, screen resolution, battery life, and wireless connectivity options. The 7-inch model to ...