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Microsoft on Monday announced the Surface tablet during a press conference in Los Angeles, California. Rumors leading up to the event suggested that the Redmond-based company had an own-brand tablet ...

Which Microsoft Surface tablet is best? Microsoft Surface tablets are often overlooked in favor of other traditional tablets, but they’re perfect for anyone who wants a lightweight device that can ...

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 ...

Is a Microsoft Surface tablet priced at $499 good enough to entice you away from that Apple iPad you might be considering? That's the question Microsoft faces now that it has announced the starting ...

Apple has little to worry about from Microsoft’s tradition-breaking move to sell its own tablets, analysts said today. Microsoft’s new Surface, a line of 10.6-in. tablets that will run the company’s ...

Planning to buy a loved one a Microsoft Surface tablet computer this holiday season? It'll cost you at least $499. Microsoft announced pricing and other details Tuesday, ahead of an Oct. 26 launch, ...

Surprise, surprise: Microsoft today officially unveiled its first branded tablet, the Windows 8-powered Microsoft Surface, at an event in Los Angeles. (Check out our live blog for the full rundown of ...

Microsoft Corp. joined the tablet wars Monday, unveiling its own Windows-powered tablet computer called Surface. The move makes clear that the Redmond, Wash., tech giant is altering its longtime ...