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Microsoft Monday unveiled a pair of tablet computers dubbed "Surface" in a bold move that thrusts the world's largest software company into uncharted hardware waters. Microsoft said the tablets would ...

If you're in the market for a tablet, this is your chance to grab one and save big.

If Microsoft is too slow developing Windows-based tablets, its bread-and-butter enterprise business could soon pay the price, according to industry analysts. What are the implications if Microsoft ...

Microsoft,” according to GeekWire’s Todd Bishop. Surface attempts to take advantage of one of the few criticisms of Apple’s iPad, that it is better for consuming content than creating it. Ballmer said ...

The fruity cargo cult Apple might have stolen the tablet idea from Microsoft but it seems that karma is biting back. Now that no one actually can be bothered buying tablets any more, Redmond has ...

While Apple is synonymous with the iPad and touch-based devices, it could’ve been a completely different world had Microsoft acted on its own ambitions in the tablet domain. In November 2000, a full ...