The Galaxy Tab hit the market with a bang! It’s the first 7-inch tablet to become available with the Android operating system (and a 10-inch version is just on the horizon), a popular open source OS that is extremely versatile, stable, and feature packed. Add in the ability for third-party software developers to create new programs (called apps) for consumers, and the Galaxy Tab offers users a wide range of services, games, and capabilities in a portable and lightweight package.

Now, tablet computing is certainly not new—they started appearing in the mid-’90s and typically weighed as much as a laptop! The first attempt at tablets were nothing more than stripped-down laptops with hardware that really wasn’t up to the task of running bloated operating systems and gargantuan programs that took forever to open and use. Tablets appeared and disappeared as consumers made their frustrations known, and sales plummeted.

Jump forward a decade and the day of the tablet has come again... but this time the technology appears to have matured. The Galaxy Tab is one of the newest tablets to hit the market, and it brings with it numerous hardware and software features that are sure to impress consumers—and maybe impress you. Whether you already own a Galaxy Tab or are considering purchasing one, this book provides you with information about the device’s features and capabilities.