Touring Google's Crazy MWC Booth

Just like last year at Mobile World Congress here in Barcelona, Google’s booth is a playground. The search behemoth behind the Android mobile operating system is using its share of expensive tradeshow floor square footage as a place for OS and app developers along with enthusiasts to hang out, do business, get nourished, and have fun. More importantly, the company is showing off its dominance as the unquestionable number-one smartphone operating system provider. (For now, at least, of course.)

Installing Windows 8 on the Lenovo ThinkPad X220 Tablet

Now that Windows 8 Developer's Preview, the first official build of Microsoft's forthcoming operating system, is finding its way into many PCs (Microsoft released it to the public for download), it's only natural that we install a fresh copy into various laptops here at. We already tried it on an Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (Thunderbolt) running BootCamp, but what the Air lacked was a touchscreen that could take advantage of Windows 8's touch-centric features, particularly its Metro UI. That's why the Lenovo ThinkPad X220 Tablet was a logical choice, since it has a rotating touchscreen that exposes a full size keyboard. It's an Editors' Choice and recipient of our first Windows 8 convertible tablet hand-on.