Is it finally time for the Tablet to gain mainstream approval and use?  Might they even overtake the Smartphone in popularity?

It’s an interesting world we find ourselves in.   The concept of the Tablet has been around for over 20 years, but the supporting infrastructure (security, most notably) was not in place and the mindshare did not exist either.  Indeed, it has taken many years for the straightforward SMS technology to be mostly accepted.

Now, Smartphone technology and application availability is growing at an astounding rate.  Thanks to the Apple store and the Nokia forum, to name a few, developers can post applications and consumers can browse the marketplace easily.

With Google Android and the Series 60 SDK, among others, developers are plugged in to the marketplace quickly and easily.  As we have been working with the various SDKs, we have developed applications for iPhones, Android-based Tablets, Blackberry devices, and others.  Developing software for a variety of mobile devices presents some interesting challenges – there are different screen sizes, different hardware capabilities, and even different operating systems that the same application will need to run on.

We predict that manufacturers, application developers and consumers alike will find 2010 to be an interesting year in the mobile device world.  Rumors promise that Apple will unveil a Tablet in the next week or so.  Does that mean that Tablets are the next “it device” for consumers?

Come back and visit us in successive weeks as we report on the technology developments and our own findings about developing software applications for the new mobile devices.