In fact, even if a user turns on his or screen to access cloud (or iCloud) apps, there is still a full OS running behind that screen in the device.
Apple built the iPhone's touch-sensitive screen atop an OS X foundation, presaging fresh innovations to come.
When you plug in the handset, the display turns into an all-in-one PC, with Ice Cream Sandwich as your desktop OS. Since the 1920 x 1200 screen isn't touch-enabled, you'll have to get used to interacting with Android using only a mouse and keyboard.
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Anywhere within the OS, you can tap the pen on the screen to take a screenshot and then instantaneously start writing or doodling over that image.
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But Nokia stuck with Symbian OS, adding in new elements such as touch screen operation and (slightly) improved media handling, rather than make a switch to one of their in-house alternatives that were under development.
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He says the first 4G tablet will come from Motorola , with a 10.1 inch screen, Nvidia Tegra processor and Android Honeycomb OS. Other tablets are coming.
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The primary upgrade outside of the OS is a swap-out of that frankly mediocre Super AMOLED screen of the original RAZR smartphone for a much nicer ColorBoost LCD -- sorry, ColourBoost.
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We already have Google's own Samsung-made Nexus 10 as a high-water mark for a reference design, what with its 10-inch screen, Butter-smooth Android 4.2 OS and Retina-like 2, 560 x 1, 600 resolution.
The 925 model also sports an 4.5-inch AMOLED screen, so while it matches the resolution of the existing 920 (1, 280 x 768), those on-screen blacks -- a regular occurrence with the Windows Phone OS -- should be notably deeper than the LCD competition.
More importantly, the Windows Phone OS and its vertically-scrolling live tiles are particularly well suited to a greater screen acreage: almost every bit of it is put to good use, but Microsoft's minimalist design stops it from feeling overcrowded.
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The tweaked software does feature a smartphone-sized keyboard, but webOS Nation says some of the OS' trappings are difficult to read, and were clearly meant to be refined for the smaller screen before release.
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Even better, the Charms Bar and toggle-trigger on the left side of the screen are both within thumbs reach, so it's easy to move through the OS while still cradling your tablet in a natural position.
First, touch-enabled laptops running the new OS are more expensive than non-touch versions, giving consumers a reverse incentive to adopt a new screen experience which is clearly designed for touch.
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Alternatively, anywhere in the OS you can perform a V-shaped gesture on the LCD display to bring up a replica of the current screen (even the home screen, if you wanted) in E Ink.
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