What's in store for 2010?

The year 2010 has created much hype as world's leading companies have their own products lined up for release.

The first that top's the list is iPad - tablet pc from Apple. Used for bowsing the web, mailing, watching movies, listening to music, reading e-books and what not, iPad is set to release on April 3, 2010. With its high-resolution, 9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS(in-plane switching) display, multi-touch screen, 10 hours battery life, Wireless and 3G technology that supports data speeds up to 7.2 Mbps it has become the hot topic of the techie world.

Though it's been said that Google may also develop its own Tablet pc , iPad is sure to sweep off the market. But one thing that has to be taken into consideration is that, there isn't any official information about multitasking. Which means, iPad may not support multitasking like its iPhone.

Windows Phone 7 Series

The much awaited Microsoft's new software for smart phones, Windows Phone 7 series will be available this year, but not until the holidays.

The software is designed from scratch and is totally different from the ones that are already available making it one of its biggest advantage. As stated by Microsoft, it is a "clean break" with the past and won't run any applications written for older versions of Microsoft's phone software.

It has already become famous among gamers for its Xbox Live feature!!

With its refreshingly new user interface and exciting new features, will it become the iPhone killer??

Google Chromium OS

How will it be, if we are able to work on our system the moment we switch it on without waiting for it to boot up? Well, Google has answered it with its new Chrome OS.

Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that is being desinged for people who spend most of their time on internet. Though official release date has not yet been announced, google has said that it will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010.

Everything here is web based. It mainly deals with web applications rather than desktop applications. Speed and Security are the two major features. Chrome being already popular among users for its multitasking, has created a lot expectations.