Microsoft first attempted to popularize the approach with its original Tablet PCs a decade ago. The rise of screens and the iPad pushed the industry away from the stylus. But the Redmond company doesn’t appear to be giving up on the concept just yet. First came the unveiling of the company’s Surface tablet computer, with [...]

Two out of three Americans who bought a mobile phone in the past three months opted for a smartphone and, while Android continues to dominate as the most popular OS, Apple retains the largest manufacture share, Nielsen reports. The Q2 2012 report shows that 54.9pc of US mobile subscribers owned smartphones as of June 2012, [...]